What would YOU want for Christmas?

[dizmo]

I know most of the people on this forum are youngin's, so I have a question for you.

What would you want for Christmas?

Something under $50.

Trying to think of ideas for my 16 or 17 year old cousin.

 

I already got him:

• $40 Cineplex gift card
• Chocolates
• Body scrubber
• Soap
• Ikea lamp with RGB bulb for mood lighting
• The Art of War
• Hot chocolate recipe book (he loves hot chocolate)
• Titanium key holder

But that's all stuff for his stocking. I can't think of a gift gift. Feed me with ideas!

[AlwaysFSX]

I might not be very useful because I like books, food, and nice mugs.

[HeavyFtw]

a new life.....so many mistakes

[TheNuzziNuzz]

Steam Gift Card?

 

Is he into tech? What kind of stuff does he Like? Personally I like anything to do with lighting. Check out hitlights.com.

[Himommies]

Slightly out of budget but Ableton Live 9 Intro

[TheNuzziNuzz]

Just now, HeavyFtw said:

a new life.....so many mistakes

I think that may be a little over $50

[AresKrieger]

Already have more than I get people

 

Generally my favorite things to get a few years ago were gift cards, sports clothes, games, food and that's about it besides things like utility knives.

 

[xwboy]

I personally would ask for a Steam gift card. If he's a gamer then there's no doubt he'll put that to good use when the Holiday Sale comes around.

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, TheNuzziNuzz said:

I think that may be a little over $50

It's priceless

[Drak3]

RAM! GIVE ME RAM!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Energycore]

If someone said they'd get me anything I wanted, up to $50, I would choose one of the following:

 

1) $50 worth of beer

2) $50 worth of crafting materials for my own beer

3) A used P67/Z68 motherboard so I can pair it with an i7-2600K

4) A pair of NF-F12s (Preferably, one 1500RPM normal one and one 2000RPM iPPC one).

[TheNuzziNuzz]

3 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Slightly out of budget but Ableton Live 9 Intro

*Live 9 suite with Push

[lazyfortress]

Well, I asked my parents for the following:

A GoPro Hero 4 session

A Gibson AC/DC style electric guitar

A RX 480

A FX-9590

A kevlar helmet (always wanted one for some odd reason.  I've been reading a lot of war stories though...)

[zMeul]

Space Hulk: Deathwing - but only if it's good and has decent campaign length

[dizmo]

He's kind of a nerd, I think? He used to really like dinosaurs. And I believe he only has a few friends, and as far as I know he's never had a girlfriend before. He also doesn't drive. That'd of course make it too easy.

 

5 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

I might not be very useful because I like books, food, and nice mugs.

I got him a book, and I think I got him a mug last year. Any food ideas? Something that'd stand up to shipping.

4 minutes ago, HeavyFtw said:

a new life.....so many mistakes

He's already got a pretty blessed life Both his parents were doctors.

4 minutes ago, TheNuzziNuzz said:

Steam Gift Card?

 

Is he into tech? What kind of stuff does he Like? Personally I like anything to do with lighting. Check out hitlights.com.

He doesn't game. That's a pretty cool site! I'll have to bookmark it for later use. I'm a little leery of buying anything from the US, since it'd have to get here, and then sent there.

4 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Slightly out of budget but Ableton Live 9 Intro

I don't think he'd really be into music production, but thanks for the idea!

2 minutes ago, AresKrieger said:

More than I get people

 

Generally my favorite things to get a few years ago were gift cards, sports clothes, games, food and that's about it besides things like utility knives.

 

Haha, sadly I've already gotten most of those things. Which makes it so much harder.

2 minutes ago, xwboy said:

I personally would ask for a Steam gift card. If he's a gamer then there's no doubt he'll put that to good use when the Holiday Sale comes around.

Nah, he doesn't game. My dad does though, and you're right, makes his Christmas shopping so much easier. Last year I got him an SSD, new 1tb HDD, and a $100 Steam gift card. This year will be another Steam gift card.

[Guest]

You can never go wrong with pizza

[dizmo]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

You can never go wrong with pizza

But from where

Pizza Hut and Dominos are so played out.

[AlwaysFSX]

1 minute ago, dizmo said:

I got him a book, and I think I got him a mug last year. Any food ideas? Something that'd stand up to shipping.

Dry snacks in a sealed container would do okay, so long as they're not like.. thin wafers. Is there any kind of snack type they like?

[TheNuzziNuzz]

As many Trump posters as $50 can buy...

 

Maybe paint his room? Get some realy posters/decor. DIY lamp? Stuff you could do together for under $50, but I'm sure the time together is worth a little more than that.

[xwboy]

Maybe a gift card to his favorite restaurant/place to eat? That might be better than actually buying him the food itself.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, dizmo said:

But from where

Pizza Hut and Dominos are so played out.

Pizza Pizza

[AlwaysFSX]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Pizza Pizza

10 Little Caesars pizzas would be awesome.

[dizmo]

15 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

RAM! GIVE ME RAM!

 

As much as I hate domestic vehicles, that one actually looks pretty nice!

8 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Dry snacks in a sealed container would do okay, so long as they're not like.. thin wafers. Is there any kind of snack type they like?

I usually try and get things that people haven't tried before. It's important to expand the mind and be open to new things

7 minutes ago, TheNuzziNuzz said:

As many Trump posters as $50 can buy...

 

Maybe paint his room? Get some realy posters/decor. DIY lamp? Stuff you could do together for under $50, but I'm sure the time together is worth a little more than that.

Already got him a lamp. Haha, I don't think a 17 year old would think painting his room is a good gift? Plus we live thousands of kilometers apart. He's already got a hard enough time making friends, wouldn't want to drive any away with Trump posters!

7 minutes ago, xwboy said:

Maybe a gift card to his favorite restaurant/place to eat? That might be better than actually buying him the food itself.

I don't think he really has a favorite place to eat. Him and his mom hop around to different places pretty frequently.

I guess there's always Tim Hortons. He is Canadian after all.

[Railgun]

Give the gift of a trebuchet capable of launching a 95 kilogram projectile over 300 meters

[xwboy]

I'm out of ideas. You've done a really good job getting him gifts already and your "stocking stuffers" are what I'd consider great present material. It seems that he doesn't want software or anything gaming-related, and that food could be a nightmare to get him (unless you just take him to dinner?).

Congratulations. You're so good of a gift-giver that you've already gotten him everything I can think of. Think of his niche interests (if he has any): is there anything you could get him that he specifically would like?