Gift for the best man

[Don1]

All,

Just thought I'd throw this open to the masses. Don't want to get him the obvious cufflinks, tankard etc....(he got that at the last wedding - don't ask).

I was thinking about a solid silver 'dealer' button for poker (so it would get used every few months or so, and not sit in a draw or something), but I can only find them in the US.

Before I send my money overseas, does anyone know of a supplier in the UK, or can think of any other ideas for him (except the clap or a slap, or an MX-5).

Cheers all!

[elster]

I'm sure most reasonable jewellers could knock that up.

That is very good original present idea.

[ali_kat]

Tiffany & Co will ship to the UK

You could even call their store in London and ask them to get one shipped over with their next delivery. It doesn't take long, and the rate of exchange isn't too bad

[Plotloss]

Is he a smoker?

If so, Dunhill Rolagas.

[Don1]

Thank you, Ali and no, he's not a smoker (any more!).

He's a DJ, but I can't find silver deck covers or DJ cans...

(Mods, because of this reference, please don't move this into the AV forum....)

[CedGTV]

Oh come on, you have to think laterally on this, get him a go on the maid of honor or at least a sniff of the bridesmaids.

HTH and have a great day.

[ali_kat]

If you'd asked last week, I could have got one of 2 people to bring one back with them

Unfortunately one flies tonight, the other tomorrow

[Don1]

Don't worry Ali... CedGTV, I'm his best man this weekend. Don't think his new wife would be very happy on that one...

[ali_kat]

Don, take the design you want into your local silversmith, they'll 'usually' happily knock one up for you, that way you can personalise it as well.

If you have a local 'craft centre' type thing, there are usually independant silversmiths in there.

[Don1]

I've contacted a few, along with designs etc. Will see what happens!

[ali_kat]

Any problems, let me know and I'll see if I can get hold of an old friend in the Jewellery Quarter, if not, I know my local jeweller would do it.

[LHD]

Plotloss said:

Is he a smoker?

If so, Dunhill Rolagas.

Plotters,

Mine is broken, any ideas who could fix it?

Dunhill don't seem that intrested in helping me.

[Nightmare]

have to say that 80 dollars for https://www.holdempokerchips.com/proddetail.asp?pr... is a bloody fair deal. You couldn't get something of that detail done for that price as a one off......

[JakeR]

My best man is a big fan of roast beef.

I bought him a large, organic, bone in sirloin rib roast from the finest purveyor of quality meat I know.

My wife and I went round to his (with some other friends) to help him enjoy it with a couple of bottles of nice red.

It was the best lump of beef any of us had ever had.

splendid. Cost me a hundred notes, but quality is never cheap!

[mybrainhurts]

Half an hour with the wife...?

[Don1]

Nightmare, not bad at all - thank you.

Paddy - how about getting him an aerobatics red letter day kind of affair?

[ninja-lewis]

Paddy_n_Murphy said:

Don't mean to butt in here and Hijack the thread, but Best Man Pressie Ideas please !!!!

You know men? don't really want for much or covert like wimin do, and generally anything a bloke wants - he buys.

I should get him something as he didn't totally destroy me on the Stag Do !

So what do I get my best man? Only keen interest I think he has is Planes - did 95% of a PPL years and years ago, but still has an unhealthy attraction to the flying stuff- Red Bull Races etc.
Cufflinks? ... well we have both been Ushers enough times to collect a plethora of Cufflinks, ditto Hip Flasks.

Anything else?
I like the Beef Idea / Sentiment but not obvious to pull out in the middle of the Wedding accompanied by - "Here you go Mate, thanks" :thunk:
(oh and the tosser can't cook anyway ! )

Lives near Twickenham if it helps? I live Ooop Norf.

I was going to suggest something like this but according to their site, prices start around £1450.

The only other reasonable examples I've found are these small paperweights.

[The Moose]

Mate, when's the wedding??

I am out there in a couple of weeks (USA)

let me know (pm or whatever) the date.

Cheers

The Moose

[moleamol]

How about a watch from here: http://www.wernersflyingwatches.com/ . Some of them are lovely and the price is amazing. Unless he's a complete watch geek that regularly pays thousands for watches, in which case I'd stick with the poker thing.

[JakeR]

Paddy_n_Murphy said:

I like the Beef Idea / Sentiment but not obvious to pull out in the middle of the Wedding accompanied by - "Here you go Mate, thanks" :thunk:
(oh and the tosser can't cook anyway ! )

The beef thing was mail order (so he could choose his delivery date), but I do like the idea of dropping half a cow on the table at the wedding breakfast! Good work!

Surely he has a wife/gf/mum that could cook it for him?