I need some URGENT help for gift ideas!

[vizzini111]

Hi all

I need some help so buy a gift, its my daughters christening in 2 weeks and my cousin is the godfather and i have no idea what to buy him

His 29 years old, his the type of person that has everything he wants or if he wants something he just goes out and gets it, so i have no idea what to get.

Other then Italian soccer i have no idea what his interests are, he doesn't talk about anything else, the problem with that is his favorite team is Lazio and basically any sort of merchandise for them you have to get from overseas so i dont have time for that but he already has alot of Lazio merch so thats pretty much out of the question.

I was thinking of getting him a gift voucher for a day in a Rally car or V8 supercar but after talking to his brother we dont have much confidence in his abilty to drive a manual car, he recently went to thailand where he did white water rafting and skydiving so im not keen to get him something his already done.

Traditionally we would buy jewelry but he already has an expensive, necklace, watch, bracelet and ring which leaves me with nothing left to get.

does anyone else have any suggestions on what to buy a 29 year old male who has everythng, oh yeh and his single so i cant get hime and expensive dinner out because he has no one to take

my budget is $500 any suggestions would be great.

[Jarrod]

Wine and cigars.
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[vizzini111]

Do you buy nice cigars to smoke? because if you do he doesn't smoke

but i like that idea

[fatpizza]

Get him an AC Milan shirt... And a lighter.
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[vizzini111]

^he def would love that especially see as im an AC Milan fan, but knowing him he really will light it up in front of me and then i'd have to kick his head in for it

[segax]

How about a monitor , you can never have enough monitors .. a really nice big monitor say 27 inch.
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[grim-one]

A bible?


I have no idea how this whole Christening and Godparents thing works. /heathen
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[Esposch]

Get him a pair of tongs.
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[Appel]

Glee on DVD.

He'll hate you forever.
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[Cyph]

Traditionally it is jewellery and my suggestion is that you stick with that (unless you want the zios and zias saying stuff behind your back). With a budget of $500 and his young age, I would suggest you buy him fashionable jewellery, such as neoprene bangle. Classy enough to wear out formally, casual enough to wear anywhere.

[crescent fresh]

sounds like his a top bloke and 500$ is a big budget. PS3
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[A13x]

If you can stretch the budget just a smidgeon, these make a great gift
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[Duckula]

Get him a very nice watch. Simple, stylish, classy, practical.
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[vizzini111]

@Cyph - thats actually a really good idea i went shopping tonight, there's a good chance i'll be getting one of those

@A13x - he doesn't have a SLR camera so i cant do that

@Crescent fresh - He really is a top bloke and if my financial position was a bit better at the moment i would of set the budget alot higher then $500, I bought him a PS3 last year which he never plays

@Duckula - That originally was exactly what i wanted to buy him but i called my aunty and she told me she got him an expensive watch for his 21st, and he never wears that so i don't want to get him another watch his not going to wear

[octopia]

red balloon gift voucher then he can pick what he wants http://www.redballoon.com.au/vic/melbourne-surrounds

[Cyph]

A lot of good ideas, but with the Italian tradition being the elephant in the room, I can't stress that the gift has to be traditional.

[grim-one]

Nothing says traditional like neoprene right?
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[Cyph]

It's jewellery and is what is traditionally expected. If he didn't have a watch or anything like that then I would probably go for that. But since he is young, has all the other stuff, then I personally would be buying neoprene. In fact, I would be surprised if he didn't already have one!

And trust me, having grown up in a traditional Italian family and culture, tradition is one thing you don't want to be shitting on unless you want people talking bad about you. For example, my engagement party was a cocktail party and while all the young people enjoyed it, the oldies complained to no end.

[grim-one]

[MIkes]

To quote Will Smith in Seix Degrees of Seperation:

When rich people do something nice for you, you give 'em a pot of jam.

[vizzini111]

My family is a bit different these days, even though we're a traditional family ever since my grand parents passed away even my aunties and uncles have lost a bit of importance in the traditions we used to have, and even more so for me since my parents have also passed away so the traditional requirements for me are almost gone.

but on a positive note, when i went to the shops yesterday i found a framed picture of Hawthorns 2008 premiership winning side ($100) im almost defiantly going to go with Cyph idea of the neoprene bangle ($60-$100) <----Is that right Cyph? I couldn't find any more expensive then that and im going to give him a framed picture of my daughter (free).

and that will leave me with $300 to burn, night out at the strippers perhaps????? i can tell him behind closed doors so no one else in the family has to know

[mikezilla2]

just make srue you smang it behind PALGNS doors err i mean under rolands desk ( yea i couldn't help it )
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[Cyph]

^ Likewise with mine, but we still stick to tradition.

The neoprene bangles can be much more expensive. Jewelers usually put gold/platinum links and all sorts of things, so you can get them more expensive. Maybe look around at different jewelers.

Not sure about the strippers. That would be a strange gift to give for your daughter's christening

[vizzini111]

^^ I'm pretty sure Bubs would just want him to be happy

Nah u're right I'll skip that Idea I keep thinking its me buying the present not Bubs, I'll wait till his 30th next jan

**edit

I went to all the jewler's like zamel's, prouds, bevilles etc I'll make the trip into the city tomorrow to check out the Italian jewelers

[theory]

^ That's the problem, you're going to all the cheap jewellers. Need to seek out the exclusive joints!
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