Holiday Gift Guide
Gift Ideas: For the Guy Who Has Everything
Shopping for a guy who seems to already have everything? Or someone who always returns the shirt you thought was a winner? Here are a few that have proven to be successful purchases.
This could be any guy—a boyfriend, husband, brother, grandfather or, in my case, dad. He has everything he needs and gets what he wants, making him the most difficult person to shop for on holidays. We've tried buying nice things—clothes (some he's even picked out), an iPod he still thinks is broken (he just doesn't really know how to use it, and prefers the box speakers from '94), a watch I haven't seen in years—none seemed to work. So I started listening a little closer (gee, what a concept) to comments like, "My pillowcases are getting kind of ratty," or, "I've been meaning to print the pictures from our trip... And get some more of those car wash vouchers." "Who took my nice pen?" "I'm out of scotch." Not all guys are like Richard …
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Charlotte Eriksen
11:20 am on Friday, December 7, 2012
I just found out how much Mont Blanc pens actually cost... and never would have included it if I hadn't just heard my dad is dying for one this Christmas. So I guess just 'a nice pen' would have been better, since I could buy a 40-inch flatscreen for the same price. more ›