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It's Chris's birthday on Monday and as I am sure you all know his family have nothing to do with us, so he doesn't get any presents or cards apart from me and my Mum and Dad.

So this year I have decided to get him 34 presents, but I have a very limited budget.

So far I have bought

Indiana Jones PS3 game
Wall-e PS3 game
Kung Fu Panda PS3 game
Alvin and the Chipmunks PS2 game
Only Fools and Horses cufflinks
Only Fools and Horses keyring
Only Fools and Horses cars
Daffy Duck CD
Desperate Dan pj's

Any one have any cheap ideas for the rest of the presents...
 
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He buys Cds all the time, and only bought new tshirts for going away..

Doesn't wear slippers, but bed socks...you know the anti slip kind...

Might get him some of those though..
 
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How about some cheap joke gifts from a joke shop or £shop? You could even get a few things together and make a kit or set of some kind?
 
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sweets or chocolate,minature spirits,magazine(whatever hes in to),novelty playing cards,aftershave,razor setSmile




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Socks with the days of the week on. (M&S)
A home-made birthday cake.
Smelly tree for the car.
A "Naughty Cheque Book"

Let me explain the cheque book! A cheque is sort of an I.O.U. right? So print off the pc (or hand-write) I, xxnamexx promises to pay the bearer xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (type in a 'naughty' thing of your choice).

Sign some of the cheques. I've done this before as a bit of fun, and glued all the cheques together and made a cover with some pretty card, so it looks JUST like a real cheque book.


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Bexi, I was looking on Hawkins Bazaar, but not sure if they would get here on time as in Northern Ireland we have a holiday over the weekend and on Monday. Although I will check the £shop out for bits, maybe headphones for his MP3.

Steph, he doesn't eat chocolate, but I will get him some jellies. He is also a recovering alcoholic, so as much as he would LOVE the mini spirits, I don't think they are a good idea...lol

Piglet, he doesn't need socks, I was looking under the bed last week for a missing sock and found 43 socks hiding under there...all his...lol, but I like the idea of the cheque book.
 
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How about a Razor and shaving cream and huge block of chocolate which he will have to share Big Grin
 
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The shaving foam is a good idea....He keeps going on at the minute about one he seen made by Original Source, think it is TeaTree, but I can't find it anywhere..
 
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Our local tesco sell it so you might get some in there
 
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Same here hun my husbands family is the same he will get a card of his dad and my side of the family he has two brothers both married with children they dont bother with us.
 
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maybe a new belt, a book, a plushie animal...
I guess this will be a lot of things for him. How many gifts are you up in now?
 
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Karen, he said he seen it in Tesco, but I haven't ben able to find it.

Akidoasa, think a book is a good idea.

Loraine, it's awful isn't it. I don't know how Mum's can just cut off all contact.
 
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maltesers - just wrap them individually Razz




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Bath goodies - bubble bath, funny soap on rope, rubber duck Big Grin
 
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Jewelery, Boxer shorts, Body spray, Novelty pen, torch, gadget knife thingy, dvd.



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maltesers - just wrap them individually


Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin


Alison...He loves Matey Bubble Bath..

Bev, he did see a watch in the shopping centre where he works...You know the £5 stalls..Might get him one of those.
 
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This could be way of track but I know the poundshop near were I live sells fishing things if he is into that.




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No Claire...The only thing he is really into is his PS3..He works, sleeps and plays on that.