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The inevitable what to buy dad, mum, sister etc for Xmas thread!
on: December 08, 2014, 18:50:00 PM
I bought a couple of people Yankee Candles specifically the Christmas Memories one

Bought someone else a Mecca Bingo Card/Voucher  :muttley:

Got me Bro's a Tight Arse Wallet each

Everyone else gets Wine & Chocolate, got 12 Bottles of £9.99 wine on Half price then 25% off, so didn't pay much

Bit stuck on what to buy my old man, got him a Makita Cordless Drill last year, then the Makita drill bit set for his Birthday, but don't know what to get him now! Budget is £50!

Ofc i got myself to buy for, might get myself a car, the corsa is a bit too slow :P



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Re: The inevitable what to buy dad, mum, sister etc for Xmas thread!
Reply #2 on: December 09, 2014, 12:39:19 PM
Landed in the trap of buying rugby world cup tickets for my sis and bro in law. £100 down and have nowt to show for it.

So now have to spend another bunch of money sorting out actual tangible presents they can unwrap. Doh!!!

Girlfriend is in a right mood with me at the moment. Sent me a link to an eBay item she wanted, so naturally I nabbed it, then emailed me the moment I bought it (days after her email so she must have been watching it) asking if I'd bought it.

I said "sorry I didn't see your email in time" only now she's in a huff because I didn't check my emails enough.

"Well you were on Facebook all last week, you could have at least checked your email!!!"

Looking for some DIY stuff for my dad, adjustable sawhorse x2 and horizontal rule/guide/clamp bar thing.
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Re: The inevitable what to buy dad, mum, sister etc for Xmas thread!
Reply #3 on: December 09, 2014, 14:26:48 PM
Beer, my house has ~140 bottles.

Beer is the present that keeps on giving.
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Reply #4 on: December 10, 2014, 08:05:33 AM
I'm going to get my folks in NZ a hamper.

NZ online shopping is like visiting the 90s again.
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Reply #5 on: December 10, 2014, 10:30:53 AM
For the ones that say I want nothing, "save the children" sells charity in form of a donation that is called "Ingenting" (nothing) you can give as a present so they get nothing :)
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Reply #6 on: December 10, 2014, 18:21:56 PM
Quote from: Bacon on December 08, 2014, 18:50:00 PM

Bit stuck on what to buy my old man, got him a Makita Cordless Drill last year,

how about the cord?
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Reply #7 on: December 10, 2014, 20:23:04 PM
Quote from: Eggtastico on December 10, 2014, 18:21:56 PM
Quote from: Bacon on December 08, 2014, 18:50:00 PM

Bit stuck on what to buy my old man, got him a Makita Cordless Drill last year,

how about the cord?

Its powered by his mind.
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Reply #8 on: December 10, 2014, 20:41:06 PM
One of these to check out the condition of his house, car etc.

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Reply #9 on: December 11, 2014, 10:27:55 AM
Quote from: Bacon on December 08, 2014, 18:50:00 PM

Bit stuck on what to buy my old man, got him a Makita Cordless Drill last year, then the Makita drill bit set for his Birthday, but don't know what to get him now! Budget is £50!


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Reply #10 on: December 11, 2014, 22:02:00 PM
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Reply #11 on: December 16, 2014, 20:58:03 PM
I've bought the missus some old tat off eBay, a Hans Christian Andersen fairy-tale book from 1931 and a music box from 1896 (she likes old crap) and I got her some M&S pjs and stuff too.

Folks both sides are getting a load of m&s stuff in a hamper basket, expensive but I'm using up some vouchers and we're gonna pad out the nice stuff with some morrisons/lidl crap.

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Reply #12 on: December 17, 2014, 20:38:27 PM
Quote from: Pete on December 16, 2014, 20:58:03 PM
I've bought the missus some old tat off eBay, a Hans Christian Andersen fairy-tale book from 1931 and a music box from 1896 (she likes old crap) and I got her some M&S pjs and stuff too.

Folks both sides are getting a load of m&s stuff in a hamper basket, expensive but I'm using up some vouchers and we're gonna pad out the nice stuff with some morrisons/lidl crap.



I bet xmas rounds yours is fun, i can see you now walking through the house/garage picking random sh*t up to wrap and give to your family members!  :muttley:

Oh look a drill, i'll give that to sister then when i go round i can borrow it back!  :muttley:
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Re: The inevitable what to buy dad, mum, sister etc for Xmas thread!
Reply #13 on: December 18, 2014, 14:14:59 PM
If they are an amateur photographer try something like this?

http://www.7dayshop.com/flash-guns-flash-diffusers/7dayshop-led-modelling-light-for-dslr-video-and-camcorder-uses-54-x-led-model

Not the brightest flash on the planet but it does video and can be used as an emergency torch.

My elder brother's older camera had problems with focusing in low light, it didn't or couldn't strobe the inbuilt flash and wasn't provided with a focusing light. Gave him one of these for Xmas. Set to constant on provided enough light to take photos. It works and he's happy with his camera finally. As built in flashes usually don't have a constant on option these are useful for videoing.

Should be able to rig a bar for using two at once to give a sort of cheap ring flash.

Cheap camera doesn't have a screwmount? get a suitable nut from a diy store and stick it on
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Reply #14 on: December 19, 2014, 18:45:42 PM
You can get a cheap ring light for about £20. I have one works great for macro shots and the constant light means that judging the exposure is easy as it stays constant where as with flash unless it supports TTL or something your camera supports, you're down to manually judging what the exposure is like.
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