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What do you get someone who has everything? everything...

Asked by trailsillustrated (16799points) November 19th, 2009

for christmas? I don’t want to seem scroogey or like I don’t care. But he has everything, I don’t know what to get. What are some things men like to get for christmas if they already have everything you can think of. A christmas card seems kind of, anyway we never give each other cards. Ideas?

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erichw1504's avatar

Give him something homemade. Take him on a little trip to somewhere you’ve never been before.

…or just get him beer.

CMaz's avatar

Nothing.

flameboi's avatar

oh, d’you know what someone who has everything does not have??? Love… the one that is sincere, pure and does not have $$$ in the eyes of the other person, tell him that your love is the most invaluable thing you have to offer, take him to the movies, get him popcorn, a chocolate a big kiss, giving doesn’t have anything to do with money, your time and companion will suffice :D and that will make him happy

janbb's avatar

Something experiential that he would like. I’ve given my husband a hot air balloon ride, a bi-plane ride, etc. for various special birthdays. Things come to be fairly meaningless after a while, even if you don’t have everything.

gailcalled's avatar

Make a donation in his honor to The Heifer Project, Doctors without Borders, The Nature Conservancy, whatever he may think is important.

janbb's avatar

@gailcalled I love the Heifer Project. Donate to them (as well as the others) every year in my kids’ names.

Judi's avatar

food, flowers or candles. Something perishable.

FreeRadical's avatar

If you want to get somebody who has everything a good present, try taking a walk on the wild side and getting something unusual, like the DIY Lily Pad Kit or Grassy Lawn Charging Station from thinkgeek.com.

Also, it would help to know what kind of person this is, like their interests, relation to you, and personality.

Judi's avatar

@erichw1504 ; That’s Awesome!!

toomuchcoffee911's avatar

Isn’t there a product that advertises itself with the slogan “what to give someone who has everything”?

I think it’s one of those multi-charger things where you can charge 7 things at once.

erichw1504's avatar

@Judi Yea, and here’s one you could give to someone who you think is a jackass: http://www.whoopassenterprises.com/bobbleheads-shop/all-basic-and-deluxe-bobble-heads/jackass/

Judi's avatar

@erichw1504, or just a loyal democrat :-)

ubersiren's avatar

Does he have one of these?

Judi's avatar

@ubersiren ; That’s really funny! I am embarrassed where my mind went!! Then I watched the next video with the guy in the glasses and cracked up!!! He said just what I was thinking!!!

ubersiren's avatar

@Judi : I know, isn’t it obscene?

Sarcasm's avatar

Two questions I asked in another “gift for men” question..
1) What is this guy to you? husband, friend, brother, dad, cousin, etc. etc.
2) How much are you looking to spend? You going to get him a $200 gift? Or a $20 gift?
3) What is this guy into? Is he into football? surfing? theater? music? computers? video games? beer? porn?

There are of course things you could do that have no cost.
If it’s your SO, I think it should be pretty obvious what to do for free.
If it’s a housemate, offer to pick up some chores.

trailsillustrated's avatar

@ubersiren hahahaha oh thats funny. @FreeRadical thanks for the think geek!
Thanks @Sarcasm , I didn’t think of that stuff- he’s a husband, I dunno how much to spend, I think I’m gonna go with some gadgets- survivalist stuff

Judi's avatar

stupid.com has some fun stuff too.

hungryhungryhortence's avatar

Is he the type of man to go get a massage or pedicure/manicure on his own? What about a detail for his car if he drives himself?

PandoraBoxx's avatar

It doesn’t have to be a big gesture, but it should be a thoughtful gesture. Just because he can buy it for himself, it doesn’t mean that he will like what he picks as much as what you pick.

Does he have a really nice portrait photograph of you?

Sometimes people have everything, if they’re not into “stuff”, like getting nice but ordinary gifts. If he wears ties for work, get him a really nice one so that when someone compliments him on it, he can say, “Thanks, my SO picked this out.” There’s a big difference between him buying himself a blue cashmere sweater and you buying a blue cashmere sweater because you think it will makes his eyes look beautiful.

occ's avatar

If he likes the outdoors, the Sierra Club has a program where you can sponsor a national park in honor of a friend or family member. You can pick a national park that is special to him and sponsor it in his name. You can choose for the recipient to get either a stuffed animal that represents the park, or a backpack for enjoying the outdoors. But in this case, for someone who doesn’t need more stuff, you can also pick a “virtual sponsorship” so that he will just get notification that the park was sponsored in his name. www.sierraclub.org/wildplaces

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