What to get for Christmas... What is everyone else getting?

[abillybob]

So I have a dilemma. My lovely Mum is giving me £300 so spend on a Christmas present but I'm really struggling to find anything I want as I have a computer which does all my gaming etc.. and a TV. Help me out and post here what cool gadgets you're getting for Christmas Bit of fun.

[Greenbeast]

...My lovely Mum is giving me £300 so spend on a Christmas present...

 

I'm asking for richer parents....

[featured_spectre]

Daughters presents. All I want.

[abillybob]

I'm asking for richer parents....

Haha It's only a one off as she got a nice big bonus this year!!

[DMcGuigan]

Getting £50 from the parents which is going towards one of these bad boys:

 

Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with BattleField 4 PC Game Included [GV-R928XOC-3GD]

[Oaktech]

Things i'm buying for my missus this year:

 

ultrasonic cleaner...

Chocolate.

TShirt with 'Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow' on it and a diagram of an engine.

An apron that matches the oven gloves, tea towels and cookware we already own.

Lego City Police quad bike.

Taylor Swift Red album.

Some purple fleece pyjamas with owls on them.

 

Things I know she is getting me:

 

Paramo Velez smock jacket,

A gertboard kit for my raspberry pi

Jelly tots.

 

Things we are buying together:

Lego city police station.

[Vegas]

Just took delivery of my Canon EOS 100D..........thank you Santa.

[LosOjos]

I asked for these:

 

George Orwell books - Nineteen Eighty Four, Animal Farm (read both but want my own copies)

Microsoft Sidewinder X4 keyboard (gonna have to rethink that one as they seem to be out of production and there are idiots trying to charge £800 for them on Amazon)

Perixx MX-2000 mouse

Soundmagic E10 earphones

Dremel multi tool (to replace the cheap no-brand one I have finally given up with)

The Last of Us - PS3

Kurushi Final PS1

Rocksmith 2014 with Real Tone Cable (PC version)

Teenage Dirtbags Compilation (CD)

Hipe Waterproof Bluetooth Stereo Shower Speaker

 

To be fair though I'm not expecting all of that for xmas, I keep a constant list on Google Drive that I add things I really want to, that way when I have a bit of money I can refer back to it and buy something I really want rather than blowing it on some silly impulse purchase (although it must be said, I still do that far too often!)

[plexer]

Quadcopter!!!!!

 

Ben

[Garacesh]

My mother is a camera enthusiast - so much so she's doing it professionally now! She often travels the length of the country to photograph weddings. Therefore the ideal present, I thought, was a travel mug/thermos shaped like a Canon camera lens (other brands are available, but she uses a Canon). Also I'm getting her an Amazon gift card, as she does a lot of reading and has a Kindle.

 

I have two housemates. One of them is often the butt of 'forever-alone' type jokes as he's more-than-a-little socially awkward (but he knows it's all in friendly jest). Therefore the only appropriate presents for him are a book titled 'Images you shouldn't masturbate to' and a box rather tastefully labelled 'W*nk Wipes'.

 

My other housemate I have no clue what to get him. He's an avid anime fan but I don't know what he likes as I'm not really that into it. Also quite the gamer, but already has plenty of gaming merch.

 

My mother's husband, I'm not so sure what to get either. We get on well, but I just have no clue. He runs his own network consultancy business, so he's a big geek, but doesn't really do gaming and already owns a Raspberry Pi. I have no idea what to get him.

[rickjames]

Have no idea what to get my parents (divorced so split over two days) and my brothers.

 

As for me just a book and a record and I'll be all set.

[rush_tech]

treated myself to a QNAP nas box:)

[Gibson335]

Drunk!

[StevieM]

George Orwell books - Nineteen Eighty Four, Animal Farm (read both but want my own copies)

 

Great choices, both, but my favourite books are Mervyn Peake's 'Gormenghast Trilogy' and David McKee's 'I Hate My Teddy Bear!'

 

Things I'd like for Christmas this year include a new dressing gown (can't decide whether I should be a Jedi or go over to the Dark Side) and a pair of wookiee slippers (and hope that my dog doesn't eat them!).

[Garacesh]

a pair of wookiee slippers (and hope that my dog doesn't eat them!).

 

'eat' may be the least of your worries..

[StevieM]

'eat' may be the least of your worries..

 

She's a good girl and doesn't do things like that, I'll have you know. Unlike my friend's dog (also a bitch) that used to regularly mount and hump cushions.

[CHR1S]

Or do what I do and buy them EVERYTHING and then regret it after....

 

Top Tip - Don't shop drunk, its even worse!!

[rich_tech]

Great choices, both, but my favourite books are Mervyn Peake's 'Gormenghast Trilogy' and David McKee's 'I Hate My Teddy Bear!'

 

Things I'd like for Christmas this year include a new dressing gown (can't decide whether I should be a Jedi or go over to the Dark Side) and a pair of wookiee slippers (and hope that my dog doesn't eat them!).

 

I would recommend the Jedi robes, I got bought some by my parents year before last, real quality robe and v warm, plus it looks pretty pimp

[Garacesh]

She's a good girl and doesn't do things like that, I'll have you know. Unlike my friend's dog (also a bitch) that used to regularly mount and hump cushions.

Is dog. Humps everything by default. Doesn't matter if she doesn't, she does. Fact of life

[LosOjos]

Oh damn, I completely forgot to add Jedi robe to my list!

 

For other family members, I bought my Mom (who's not an alcoholic, honest):

 

Vodka Zinger: Vodka Zinger - buy at Firebox.com

Wyborowa Vodka: realwodka.com

 

My brother is getting:

 

Elder Scrolls Anthology: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Elder-Scrolls-Anthology-DVD/dp/B00EE01ITE

Moga Pro: Amazon.com: POWER A MOGA Pro Mobile Gaming System for Android Smartphones - Retail Packaging - Black: Video Games

 

Daughter I've built her own first gaming PC

[Dos_Box]

To help you all along we have created several new geek present threads here:

 

 

• £1 - £25
  
• £25 - £75
  
• £75 and above
  

 

 

Which will allow you to recommend gifts in a price range without having to trawl through single threads when you are on a budget, so feel free to dig in!

[AMLinington]

So I have a dilemma. My lovely Mum is giving me £300 so spend on a Christmas present but I'm really struggling to find anything I want as I have a computer which does all my gaming etc.. and a TV. Help me out and post here what cool gadgets you're getting for Christmas Bit of fun.

 

I bought a tablet with my birthday cash.

[abillybob]

I bought a tablet with my birthday cash.

Meh..... Tablets don't excite me! I have had an iPad, Surface Pro and a android, I'd rather buy a £300 laptop!! :/

[Smee]

I've just sent my son his Christmas presents as he was due home for Christmas but his ship got diverted to the Philippines for obvious reasons. This year he is getting

"How to swear around the world" book. useful I'm sure in his current situation

Poo Trumps - same cards as Top Trumps but with obvious difference.

Magnetic filings draw your own Beaver (don't think it means the rodent type!) :0

And various other daft and throw away things. Just trying to keep him and his shipmates moral up even if it does cost me a fortune in jelly babies

[LosOjos]

Meh..... Tablets don't excite me! I have had an iPad, Surface Pro and a android, I'd rather buy a £300 laptop!! :/

 

Tablets don't excite you yet you have one of each OS?

 

I really am underpaid.