The ultimate "spec me a present" guide

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I'm sure there are a lot of hopeless blokes on here, just like me, that panic when it comes to buying presents.

And i'm sure there are a lot of clever blokes on here, who are aces at buying presents.


If you're the latter, help us useless ones.

What have you bought your:

Mum:
Dad:
Sister:
Brother:
Girlfriend:
Grandparents:
Others:
 
I haven't bought anything yet but I plan on:

Brother (age:10) : Video Game/Controller
Dad: Music CDs (60s/70s Classics i.e Pink Floyd or Springsteen)
 
I plan on getting my gf a digital photo frame and filling it with loads of pictures of us and friends, she loves pictures so I think its a good idea :p apart from that all I got for ideas is usual jewelry bla bla....
 
Mum: 19" LCD TV with built in DVD Player
Dad: Paid half for his flight back to the UK + Blackadder Collection DVD Boxset
Brother: Electric Toothbrust + Father Ted Collection DVD Boxset
Girlfriend: N/A (Single currently - Have a date Saturday with someone who I really like so we will see!)
Uncle: Not a clue!!! He wants for nothing! Help required.
Step-Mum: x3 Canvas A3 Prints of her and my fathers wedding from this year

Thats all I'll be buying, not close enough to the rest of my family for present buying.
 
Too be honest, I loath the present ******** of Christmas. It's become less about Prophets and more about Profits. I love the family getting together though. It's great to see all of them in one place. Some people hate that, I think it's great. It's also great because we don't buy presents, it's just a "your round" thing. Good times.
 
Mum: I bought her perfume, a bit lame i know.
Dad: A Digital Vernier
Sister 1: I bought her some lipstick in the colour she likes
Sister 2: So really expensive face cream i got cheaper as my flatmate works for the company.
Sister 3: Cash
Brother: A bottle of JD
Girlfriend: panic
Grandparents: I am taking my nan out for the morning so she can buy whatever she likes, then i will buy her some lunch.
 
Mum & Dad Joint Gift - Canon 1000D + 4GB Card + "Beginning Photography" book.
Girlfriend - iPod Nano 16GB Product Red, Loco Roco 2
Mum - Indiana Jones BluRay, "Writing a Novel" Book + Moleskine Notepad
Dad - Ian Fleming Novels

Still got some to get! That's my time off thursday through sunday sorted!

Rich
 
Grandad : will get a recent WWF dvd, like every year
Grandma : no idea
Mum : no idea
Dad : no idea
GF : some clothes + michael mcintyre dvd
Brother : no idea
Sister : no idea
Dog : bones
 
Mum: Dont know
Dad: Dont know
Sister 1 - Everton Top
Sister 2 - Everton Top (Pink)
Sister 3 - Smellies
Brother: :o I have a brother!!!
Girlfriend: I don't know, Doctor Who dvds I think...
Grandparents: Going to take him to see our relatives in Italy...
Others:
 
Mum: No idea
Dad:BBC Planet earth Blu ray
Sister: Wall-E Blu ray
Gf: Can't say she occasionally reads the forums

Ideas for my mum would be much appreciated
 
Most of my family have kind of sacked any major present buying this year, and I am truely stumped so far. Nobody really needs anything and I hate buying stuff for the sake of it.....but i'll have to get stuff. usually i'm good at present buying but this year I just dont know.....Taking the day off work later this month to go to Newcastle and do it.

I adore Christmas but for all the other things, the presents are just a bonus now.
 
Mum: Skiing gloves.
Dad: Hell is still warm.
Sister: Bath bombs and other stuff from Lush (her request).
Girlfriend: Stella McCartney gym bag, Purple converse trainers, CD's, DVDs, Retro sweets, She-Ra T-shirt (all the stuff she asked for basically). Probably need to get her some running stuff aswell, and we'll see if I manage to spot any of her other hints.
Others: Knex for my nephew, Phantom of the Opera DVD for my niece. Still looking for other presents for them, but I'm not really upto date with what 10 and 4 year olds think are cool.
 
Mum: Probably a crystal figure, she collects them
Dad: Wants a new radio mic to replace his old one
Sister: N/A
Brother: N/A
Girlfriend: Wants a watch
Grandparents: Mamma Mia for Granda, Slippers for Granda (they asked for them)
 
Mum: Perfume, Chocolates, Slippers & some books
Dad: Books, DVDs, guitar strings
Sister: Money
Girlfriend: Nintendo DS, books, cd's, dvd's vouchers, saucy undies and random bits and bobs.
Girlfriends Brother: Xbox 360 game
Girlfriends Sister: Vouchers

Others:

The cat always gets something random but seems more entertained by the wrapping paper itself ;)
 
Mum - Molton Brown handcream / facewash / something else in a tube - Chocolate orange
Dad - Books - New Richard Bransons book ( which i can read as well ), the book that accompanies that oceans series - Chocolate orange
Sister - Random Rabbit thing that you put the inside of in a microwave and smells nice, sort of a hot water bottle, top from oniel - Chocolate orange
GF - We havent been together long, im not sure if shes expecting me to get her something or not, she doesnt have a lot of money but i feel like suggesting we get some cheap flights somewhere in january but it feels too early to suggest things like that?
 
Mom - card
Dad - card
Sister - card
GF - punch
Nephew, tickle him silly for 4 hours.

I'm so glad as a hindu family we don't do xmas. One less thing to worry about each year. I don't get much in return and that's the way I like it.
 
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