Mort Fertel's Program gift giving need advice

AZMOMOFTWO · 07-05-2008, 11:34 PM

Hi,

If you receive the free advice from Mort Fertel and have gotten to step three its give a gift from the heart...I'm doing some real thinking and can't come up with anything. He's a contractor and can and does build just about anything but has a lot of tools, he's in to outdoors, fishing, shooting, archery, dirt bike riding, does not wear jewelry except earrings and a body piercing, clothes he would consider necessity not from the heart, loves music but will just download to his ipod when a new album comes out. Anyway, I am at a loss. He's also not big, never has been on sappy things. I don't know that I have ever bought well for him, usually I ask what he wants and just go get that. I'd really like to get a gift that that makes him feel really good. One year for Valentine's I did get him a subscription for massages which he has kept up and that he really appreciated. Anyway, any advice would be appreciated.

tahoehandyman · 07-06-2008, 08:15 PM

One immediate thought came to mind, You mention dirt bike ridding. Maybe he would appretiate going to a dirt bike event. Watch a show get pumped up then want to go ride. I know i would!!

AZMOMOFTWO · 07-07-2008, 03:38 PM

Thanks for the suggestion, I will google and see if there is an upcoming one.

swedish · 07-07-2008, 03:51 PM

I have the same issue as my husband will usually go out and buy something if he wants it. I think gifts from the heart aren't necessarily romantic, but something that they will appreciate and know that you put a lot of thought into getting them something they would enjoy.

My husband does woodworking as a hobby so for his birthday (he has many tools) I got him a hand-crafted dovetail saw (from adria toolworks). I don't know anything about tools, but this looked like a piece of art & he loved it

He also likes to fish and bought himself a GPS that tracks the fish underwater & had fun with it when we were out fishing a few weeks back. Although it seemed we were catching fish when there were none on the screen and when it showed a school of fish, we caught nothing!

I have also made him a CD of music that reminds me of 'us'...a song from a concert we went to together, etc. not all sappy stuff but he likes to listen to it in his car.

AZMOMOFTWO · 07-07-2008, 11:54 PM

Thank you. That GPS thing is pretty neat, he would probably get a kick out of that.