This thread is inspired by another one, but it got me to thinking.
It is hard as hell to shop a gift for dads. I mean, we usually just buy what we want, and our kids and family are left with no idea what we long for as gifts. So, use this thread as a place to share some of the godawful stuff you've received over the years, and maybe some suggestions for things that you'd like. I'm especially curious about what you'd like as gifts, as maybe it'll give me some ideas for things to ask for also.
My worst gifts were... one year I got a Singing Christmas fish that hangs on the wall. I... I... don't even know what to say about that one.
Colognes... I don't even wear cologne usually, but when I do, It's usually very subtle, and not cheap. Don't buy me cologne.
When Mrs Cosmic and I started dating, one of the things she was really attracted to about me was that I didn't drink. And, she always brought up how she hated that her husband had been a constant drunk. So, for our first Christmas, what did she get me... a sterling silver flask, ha ha. I used to put a mixture of lemon juice and sugar in it to carry with me when we would go out for dinners. I'd order unsweet tea, and pour some into my drink when it would arrive, just get some raised eyebrows, ha ha.
Things that I always suggest to the wife and kids, are things like pipe stands, old ones, new ones, whatever. How can a pipestand be bad?
To Mrs Cosmic, I always tell her that I have a pipe picked out at the Briary for about $200, which is our agreed upon price range, but every year she disapproves of the one I picked out, and buys me one that thinks I'll like better, ha ha. I always go back into the Briary to have it out with Skip, and he is always like, "I tried Cosmic, but she insisted that she get you this other... I'm so sorry." It hasn't been as terrible as it sounds, because she has given me my first Neerups and Northern Briars... even though I know, but don't tell her I know, that Neerups are cheaper than our agreed upon prices, ha ha.
So, post your worst gifts, and/or gifts that you'd like to get.
Christmas is just around the corner. It's not too early to start dropping hints.
It is hard as hell to shop a gift for dads. I mean, we usually just buy what we want, and our kids and family are left with no idea what we long for as gifts. So, use this thread as a place to share some of the godawful stuff you've received over the years, and maybe some suggestions for things that you'd like. I'm especially curious about what you'd like as gifts, as maybe it'll give me some ideas for things to ask for also.
My worst gifts were... one year I got a Singing Christmas fish that hangs on the wall. I... I... don't even know what to say about that one.
Colognes... I don't even wear cologne usually, but when I do, It's usually very subtle, and not cheap. Don't buy me cologne.
When Mrs Cosmic and I started dating, one of the things she was really attracted to about me was that I didn't drink. And, she always brought up how she hated that her husband had been a constant drunk. So, for our first Christmas, what did she get me... a sterling silver flask, ha ha. I used to put a mixture of lemon juice and sugar in it to carry with me when we would go out for dinners. I'd order unsweet tea, and pour some into my drink when it would arrive, just get some raised eyebrows, ha ha.
Things that I always suggest to the wife and kids, are things like pipe stands, old ones, new ones, whatever. How can a pipestand be bad?
To Mrs Cosmic, I always tell her that I have a pipe picked out at the Briary for about $200, which is our agreed upon price range, but every year she disapproves of the one I picked out, and buys me one that thinks I'll like better, ha ha. I always go back into the Briary to have it out with Skip, and he is always like, "I tried Cosmic, but she insisted that she get you this other... I'm so sorry." It hasn't been as terrible as it sounds, because she has given me my first Neerups and Northern Briars... even though I know, but don't tell her I know, that Neerups are cheaper than our agreed upon prices, ha ha.
So, post your worst gifts, and/or gifts that you'd like to get.
Christmas is just around the corner. It's not too early to start dropping hints.
beer and it was a bottle opener! I thought it was fitting, cause you know, he was in college and all. So yeah, I’m the one in my family known for the worst gift giving. That is until I got good at turning wood, now I make gifts for family that I think they all really enjoy but who knows?
