What To Get?

[Jemisa]

My Uncle will be 80 years old in November, there is a secret do being held at the 'Holiday Inn' with a Jazz band so everything is going smoothly.
My biggest problem is what to get as a gift, I'm willing to go to £50-£60...

Any sugestions folks?

jem.

[janbee]

The usual suggestions... newspaper(s) from the date he was born and /or a star named after him or a bottle of single malt?

[Octavius]

Tandem sky dive

[Canary42]

A book of your jokes !

[flump1]

Photographs, Jem of his family in some nice frames. Does he have a garden ? Something for there ?

[excelsior-1]

does he have any interest in astronomy? - - - - name a star after him

[hc4361]

Could you do a 'this is your life' photo album?

An engraved photo frame for a photo of him with the family at the birthday do?

If he has a wife, you can pay for a room at the Holiday Inn so they can stay overnight after the party.

[EcclesCake]

For my 80 yr old friends and relatives I have gone down the route of a fine Malt Whisky or a Vintage Port.

The whisky, if you go for a significant date, may blow your budget; the port will be well within though.

If he doesn't drink then I have no idea.......

[Barmaid]

Would he like a nice bird table or a bench for his garden? Not sure you could do either with that budget but could you go in with someone else?

[janbee]

maybe a flying lesson? or a hot air balloon ride? They would be more than the budget though.

[albaqwerty]

my FIl will be 80 this year, widower, no garden, virtually housebound, I've gone for the little maze games and puzzles, he likes them.

[dustypuss]

Bit naughty but he may like

[dustypuss]

Oh Bum ^^It Was a stripper ^^

[Jemisa]

You've all been very helpful some good idea's there. I should have said that when he was 70 he had some of your sugestions.
I like the malt whiskey idea, The stripper, I noticed in the local paper there was a 70yr old that did it for £25.
Actually he's quite fit no health probs. Aballoon ride might be good.
Will begiving him a family photo too. Unfortunately his wife is dis abled so a stay at the Inn she couldn't do but a good idea.
Thankyou to you all. xx

jem.

[DJHawkes]

For my dad's 80th we all gave him money, he was shocked and said that no one had ever given him money for his birthday. He bought a new pair of dance shoes and paid to have some trees cut down in the garden, he was really pleased .

[Baby_Sham]

A photo album, with all the family pics in?

[Khandro]

A computer chess set; http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/chess-CMD2008.htm