Present required, circa £50. Suggestions please!
Present required, circa £50. Suggestions please!
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SirRantsalot

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21,763 posts

215 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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Right then chaps, off to visit the Grandfather-in-law in Biaritz in July.

I have never met him before and want to take over a gift to show my appreciation to him for putting us up for a week.

Not knowing much about him other than he likes his art, can anybody put forth any suggestions for a gift around the £50 mark? He is 70 but, according to the OH, young at heart!

JamesM

3,114 posts

218 months

GingerWizard

4,721 posts

227 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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Get him a nice bottle of scotch. Or cigar?

SirRantsalot

Original Poster:

21,763 posts

215 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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JamesM said:
I am trying to make a good impression here!

ETA hehe

Edited by SirRantsalot on Wednesday 3rd June 22:03

H_Kan

4,942 posts

228 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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Digital photoframe uploaded with some pics of paintings by painters or artists that he likes?

EDLT

15,421 posts

235 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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A weeks-worth of plonk.

NDA

25,567 posts

254 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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toasty

8,403 posts

249 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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PaulHogan

7,540 posts

307 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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Instead of a present do some research on the area (trip advisor or via michelin for starters) and find a superb restaurant. Book it and tell Gramps that you've 'heard about' this fantastic restaurant and that you'd like to take him as your treat and as a thank you for his hospitality.

Colonial

13,553 posts

234 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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Pet goose?

escargot

17,123 posts

246 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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PaulHogan said:
Instead of a present do some research on the area (trip advisor or via michelin for starters) and find a superb restaurant. Book it and tell Gramps that you've 'heard about' this fantastic restaurant and that you'd like to take him as your treat and as a thank you for his hospitality.
Sounds good. Do this.

Lefty Guns

21,179 posts

231 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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I'd go for a bottle of whisky.

PD9

2,040 posts

214 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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escargot said:
PaulHogan said:
Instead of a present do some research on the area (trip advisor or via michelin for starters) and find a superb restaurant. Book it and tell Gramps that you've 'heard about' this fantastic restaurant and that you'd like to take him as your treat and as a thank you for his hospitality.
Sounds good. Do this.
I'd expect the £50.00 to cover the first round of drinks wink

Dupont666

22,857 posts

221 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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We have a whole thread on this type of stuff running here:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=140...

dwilkie

2,222 posts

215 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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See I misread this thread as "Peasant Required" and was all set for a totally differnet kind of thread...

Jgtv

2,130 posts

226 months

Thursday 4th June 2009
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dwilkie said:
See I misread this thread as "Peasant Required" and was all set for a totally differnet kind of thread...
I read it as Pheasant required and was very confused, and now a little hungrey