What To Buy For Boyfriend, Husband, Friends, Dad (PHOTOS)

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Be it your boyfriend or your dad, shopping for the men in your life can sometimes be a little more difficult than you think. Clothes are generally a failsafe but not exactly exciting to receive. A bottle of his favorite liquor, electronics and gadgets are much more exciting, but are not exactly budget-friendly. So what to do? We asked ourselves that very question and came up with a handful of smaller gifts that are good for the everyday but also have plenty of personality.

Click through the slideshow to see our picks for the boys.

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The men in your life will definitely find these sinfully cheeky double old-fashioned glasses just plain delightful. Each glass is etched with a cartoon character that wittily reflects one of the seven deadly sins. Your male giftee can have his pick. Uncommongoods.com.


 
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GoodBoySunshine
If you cannot help, at least do no harm
10:47 AM on 12/04/2011
To all that are getting a gift for me . please donate the money to the homeless.

Thank you.
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BlackJAC
It's better to be a black king than a white knight
08:40 AM on 12/04/2011
Cufflinks: good, assuming he has shirts with French cuffs (why must they almost invariably have white cuffs and collar rather than the same color as the shirt?) to begin with.
Novelty cufflinks: bad, because you're trying to go for sophisticated style with cufflinks.  The only cufflinks I have that are remotely novelty are ones of ancient Athenian drachmas, and those were a groomsman gift from my classics-major brother at his wedding.
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Axekick
A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolve
07:12 AM on 12/04/2011
My niece got me that "Art of Shaving" shaving kit while shopping a couple years back. It was nearly worthless itself, but did pique my curiosity after which I invested a couple hundred dollars in a real wet shaving brush and razor.
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onwisconsin
Trust women; protect choice.
02:27 AM on 12/04/2011
The only one my husband would like would be the headphones. The rest miss the mark. All men are not alike. He gets a variety of presents from me each year which always include books, cds, outdoor or workout equipment, and anything else I notice during the year that he might like. What's important is getting him what he won't buy himself.
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The other mike
11:53 PM on 12/03/2011
I wouldn't want any of those things. Here's my wish list"

1. Bottle of Lagavulin
2. Bottle of Lafroaig
3. Bottle of Ardbeg
4. Bottle of Highland Park
5. Bottle of McCallan
6. Bottle of Oban
7. Bottle of Aberlour
8. Bottle of Bowmore
9. Bottle of Caol Ila
10. Bottle of Glenmorangie (Port)
01:16 AM on 12/04/2011
Ditto on the Lagavulin, that is some damn fine Scotch!
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FlipMode
07:40 AM on 12/04/2011
Cheers!
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oneeasyrider
E=mc2: From light you exist
11:23 PM on 12/03/2011
Have to reject all of it. Guys are simple or at least I am. Nothing better than a batch of homemade chocolate-chip cookies.
11:18 PM on 12/03/2011
Fully 1/3 of these gifts assume that men drink. 2 of them assume that men are some sort of 3-piece suit-wearing office type. The headphones are ok, I guess, but all of them (I checked) are overpriced. Fail.
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ApprxAm
T Parties R So Boring
10:49 PM on 12/03/2011
Maybe ties are better.
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rtolmach
09:42 PM on 12/03/2011
Why not get him a book! And if you do, get it at Bookstore That Gives http://BookstoreThatGives.org. 10% discount for you, and 20% donation to the classroom of your choice.
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08:54 PM on 12/03/2011
"The city is no place for a woman, but pretty boys go there"
WC Fields

If anyone gave me any of that dross I'd disown 'em on the spot. Hunting gear, fishing gear, or a good bottle of single malt. Anything that can be referred to as "delightful" or "whimsical" will be immediately thrown in the trash.
09:30 PM on 12/03/2011
yum Single malt, you read my mind.
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AlohaMark2
neoCONS: theocracy masquerading as politics
09:48 PM on 12/03/2011
You don't write?
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10:16 PM on 12/03/2011
Wanna see my BIC?
08:26 PM on 12/03/2011
Who cannot live without those items? The headphones would be okay. The rest wind up at Goodwill.
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08:23 PM on 12/03/2011
This is what these people think men are supposed to be into these days??? Wow.
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frank day
Republican = FAIL
07:52 PM on 12/03/2011
The headphones? yes

The others? no
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08:24 PM on 12/03/2011
Lol I concur
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Spartan112
SPARTANS!? What is your profession?
09:20 PM on 12/03/2011
I don't know...I dig those cuff links.
10:14 PM on 12/03/2011
If your an engineer or architecht your forgiven but a good bottle of scotch would still be better for business.
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frank day
Republican = FAIL
06:53 AM on 12/04/2011
Reminds me of my dad. Who wears french cuffs these days?
07:38 PM on 12/03/2011
A good gift would be a vacation. If you cant afford a vacation for such a loving person woman then try something like a Galaxy Nexus. If not that get a new tablet....
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jeffhintx
Yummy gruel! Thanks 1 percent!
07:31 PM on 12/03/2011
Not ONE of those meant anything to me.

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