what kind of a ski coat should i buy my dad for his birthday?
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Spyder, Avalance and Descente make really good gear.  Avalanche make the instructor jackets for lots of Canadian ski schools.
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Get him a fully restored Porsche 944S.....that's what I would want.
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Try the Discovery Channel store if there is one near you.  Or you could try Best Buy, Suncoast, Sam Goodie, even Blockbuster, Target or Walmart. \n\nIf not, you could put a piece of paper in a Fathers Day card saying that there is a surpise comming in the mail for him soon and just order it off the Discovery Channel's website.
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Tickets  to a sporting event.  or sports equipment.  However....... if you are crafty..........  you can make him a fleece blanket.  All you need is 3 yards of plain fleece and 3 yards of print fleece.  then cut 3 inch by 1 inch strips around the entire outer sides of the blankets (put one on top of the other) then tie the strips together ( plain and print) whoa la - a personal, not to expensive gift.  (Just watch for the sales on fleece at Walmart or Joanne Fabrics to get it 1/2 price.
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Get him some cool rugged jewelry like this http://www.giftweblog.com/2006/11/02/rugged/
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Buy him an Xbox 360. He'll love it. And put a green Gift wrapper on it.
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Have her buy you one from a ski swap or one of the end of the season sales (should be some going on right about now).\nThat way she won't have to spend that much money. \nTell her that you will chip in a little. \nAnd just generally kiss her butt for awhile :) she'll cave
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Give your dad a card made especially by your own hands.He'll love that for sure
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I'm trying to figure out the same thing. I think I'm going to get him like a sweater or a hat or something. i don't know. I've been asking around and I can't think of ne thing good.
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I would give him something priceless, my time, just to chat, go to lunch, a walk. Just good quality time.You could make him a coupon book with all those things in it, so he could turn them in at will. Think of at least 12 things. There is nothing like time with your Dad, I would give anything to hug mine just one more time.
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Porsche 911 Turbo,,,if you cant find this, you can buy Dodge Viper, and last alternative Mercedes SL 500...\n\nI m sure he will like these....
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You can buy him a shirt with a tie...and hand cuffs.\n                 OR\na shaving kit and a perfume
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Whenever I can't figure out what to get my father I ask my mom!  She lives with him and knows him best.  She's always full of helpful hints about what he's been eying in the stores or taling about or that sort of thing.  If your dad doesn't have a significant other around try to contact a good friend of his and see if they've got any ideas to help!
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Burton is by far the best, but you pay for it. \nSome other good ones are Ride, Salomon, Never Summer(good boards from what I've been hearing)\nYou may want to stay away from actually buying him a board/boots/bindings though. These are things that should be fitted for him and you wouldnt want to buy him something he's just going to take back. Maybe talk with a local board shop and see if they can set you up with a package gift certificate so he can just come in and get fitted and sized for what he needs. \nYou may want to even look into a season rental program from a local shop too until he figures out his style of riding that he wants to do, then he can buy something designed closer to that style. Board lengths/brands/design are a MAJOR factor in this as well as his height/weight and a good fitting boot is just as important.\nOther than that, some good cold weather clothing(preferably waterproof), some goggles too.\nIf he is just starting out,  I HIGHLY recommend a helmet and some wrist guards and knee pads. Helmet in case he falls and smacks his head. But he WILL fall and he WILL fall on his knees and wrists. Don't forget to protect them too. Don't wait for an "I told ya so". I'm a big fan of the Burton/Red impact gloves ($100 pair)with the built in guards and the Burton/Red knee gaskets($100 pair. Although, they are getting harder to find. Pro-tec makes a viable runner up($20-35 pair), but if you can find the burton stuff, it IS worth the money.\nNow that we know rick is a complete BONEHEAD........\nWhy anyone would tell you not to get pads is beyond me. It doesn't take a backflip to hurt yourself. All it takes is to catch one edge at a decent speed. Something a beginner WILL DO. Blown out knees and broken wrists aren't the most common injury among boards b/c they don't. The physics of the matter dont get much clearer. Not to mention it takes some of the pain out of learning (minor bumps and bruises)and puts the fun back into it. Yeah it's snow, but it's best friend is ICE. Which can be hard as concrete at times, especially on a groomed/packed snow base which you'll find on about 90% of the slopes out there. Unless your brother plans to be a strict powder hound, get the pads. And definitly dont listen to knuckleheads like rick that dont put safety and well being first.
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Many, many things would be nice.\n\n1) A good pair of sneakers.  Take him out to a good place like The Running Room and get him into a pair of good cross-trainers.  He'll love you for it in the end.\n\n2) A Gerber multitool.  He might get one issued at some point, but it's way too useful not to have one.\n\n3) An IPod loaded with his favourite music and small speakers.  Music always helps whiling away the long hours polishing boots in the shacks.  Trust me.  Also, if you get a big one, get a few movies in there too.  And some pictures.\n\n4) Anything to make his life easier, like a good electric razor.  Take my word for it, those few minutes shaved off, no pun intended, every morning come in handy just before inspection.
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If you live near Chicago, maybe tickets to a game :)\nA Chicago Bears Jersey, blanket, etc..    He'd love it
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Transportation-Car;Cell Phone,Nice suit ( Coat and Pant -nice shirt and tie with a tie pin.)Nice shoes ( preferably Black Bostonian).You can buy him out of those if you can,Or buy him a  shaving set,so before he goes to office and do the shaving he will remember you for your gift.And if you wanted to be cheap than buy a shoe polish-shoe color and shoe shine brush.Or a Nice Parker or a Shaffer pen. With an Appointment book with a address book.A pocket calculator ( from Texas Instruments) for calculating mortgage.So as a Christmas gift buy for your BF whichever you can afford it.