Comments on: Ideas for a last-minute birthday present for my brother who lives 1000 miles away?

Question: Ideas for a last-minute birthday present for my brother who lives 1000 miles away?

davebug — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:14:41 -0800

It's my brother's birthday, I haven't gotten anything, and he lives 1000 miles away. Any ideas?

By: iconomy

iconomy — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:16:58 -0800

Yes, I have an idea. My idea is that you need to provide us with some details!

You can't lose with a gift certificate to something online - then it won't matter how far away he is.

By: davebug

davebug — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:22:20 -0800

Details...Hmm... I'm 29, he's 33 now. We both got engaged this last year, which is somehow causing the need for birthday remembrances and gifts where there weren't many before.

I was thining maybe subscription to a site online, gift certificate...or something more creative, but able to get to him today (virtual or otherwise).

By: davebug

davebug — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:23:08 -0800

(and no, we didn't get engaged to each other.)

By: majick

majick — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:34:10 -0800

Sign him up for a something of the month club. Call and give him your wishes and casually ask him to let you know how the somethings were.

By: planetkyoto

planetkyoto — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:39:46 -0800

Thunderbirds DVD!
Radio-controlled helicopter!
Beer brewing kit!
Barbecue tools!

By: davebug

davebug — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:46:22 -0800

More details: He runs a computer hardware/gadget store, so it's sort of pointless to buy him any computer hardware or gadgets unless he somehow hasn't found out about them yet.

By: weston

weston — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:14:43 -0800

You could get him a gift cert for NetFlix. If he's already subscribed, it'll pay for a month. If he's not, it will pay for a month.

Call him and talk to him for a while. I love talking to my brothers, some of the best people in the whole world.

By: ethylene

ethylene — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:30:21 -0800

ooh, good one
love the gifts that keep on giving, esp. if you can pick and choose
depending on his faves and your budget, food usually works, esp. the kind that involves nothing more than turning on an oven.
did a crazy food porn christmas once when there was this company who sent movies with the food from the movie (babette's feast, big night,etc. no tCtThWhL)
as well as just good food
"nothing says christams like burritos"