2009 PoppaBlog Holiday Gift Guide: Budget Gifts

It’s that time of year, time for all of us last minute shoppers to start scrambling to find gifts for the people that we care about. Unfortunately, for some of us, cash is tight right now. It’s been a rough couple of years and undoubtedly everyone has been impacted by the recession in one way or another. Here at PoppaBlog we like to solve problems. That being said, here are a few gift ideas for the budget minded shoppers:

• Magazines: Guys like magazines.  Personally, I have active subscriptions to over 10 magazines ranging from American Photo to Automobile. Pick something the guy in your life likes and get his something to read about it…you know during those 10-30minute daily reading sessions that he enjoys so much.
• Tools: Guys love the big expensive pneumatic powered ratcheting torque wrenching impact gunning over the top tools that we’ll find one use for and then ditch somewhere in a remote corner of the garage for a few years.  It’s in our DNA to overpay for a weapon that is too much tool for the job.  Help us out and get us something small, useful and practical.  Personally, I’d suggest a good multi-tool like the Leatherman Freestyle CX or any other Leatherman branded multi-tool. Under $100, even under $50 for the smaller ones and incredibly useful.
• Music: Is your man obsessed with 90s rock legends like Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Nelson?  Save yourself the embarrassment asking for the new Gravity Kills album at Best Buy and grab him an Amazon MP3 Gift Card (he can also use it for other merchandise).
• DVDs: Men are busy creatures.  It’s tough to schedule quality TV time when we’re already booked with happy hours, football and garage antics.  TV on DVD is quite possibly one of the greatest inventions of the 21st century.  Two of my favorites right now are Dexter and Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray]

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