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A Few of His Favorite Things: Gift Ideas for Him

November 24, 2020November 25, 2020 by Momma

Yesterday, I shared a few of my favorite things to give you gift ideas for the ladies in your life. Today, it is time for the fellas!

My husband is literally the hardest person to shop for. He isn’t like most guys. He doesn’t like watches, and wallets and that sort of thing. He wants handmade glass spiders, and actual glass to blow glass, and things like that. BUT, as hard as he is to shop for, I have found a few winners in the 14+ years we’ve been together.

If you also have a hard time shopping for the men in your life, just know you are not alone. I’m here to help you out though with a few nifty gift ideas for him!

Again, most of these gifts will fall in the under $50 range, since budgets are much tighter for many families these days. And again, all prices posted in this guide are subject to change. To snag the sale prices advertised at the time of publishing, act quickly!

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Gifts for Him – $50 and under

Beverages & Drinking Vessels

We are big fans of Old Sugar Distillery and definitely hope they survive this pandemic! Old Sugar makes some seriously awesome spirits right here in Madison. And they sell a variety of gift packs all year round, including several priced at $50! Our personal fav is the Flagship Set, which includes a bottle each of rum, whiskey, their signature honey liqueur. The Smash Whiskey three-pack and Brandy Old Fashioned kits are also great bets at the $50 price point.

Speaking of distilleries…Yahara Bay, which is also here in Madison, sells an awesome “Age Your Own Whiskey” set complete with a mini oak barrel. I bought this for the Hubs one year and he loved it. It comes with a bottle of white whiskey to age at home, and you can get the 1 liter size package for $50. It makes for a fun “DIY” type of gift for a man who might like to try his hand at making his own spirits.

If you are buying hard liquor then you probably need some nice glasses for him to pour his drink into as well. And Cosa Boutique in Fitchburg has got you covered! They have these awesome Mixology Rocks Glasses, your choice for $12 each. They have a beautiful Wisconsin version as well, which is perfect for guy born and raised in this state, like mine.

If you’ve got a beer drinker instead of a whiskey drinker, then he probably needs a nice glass to pour it in too. And these “Gone Fishing” Pint Glasses also from Cosa Boutique are a great choice for that! I snagged one of these for my man for Valentine’s Day this year and it’s perfect because he also loves to fish. They come in six different colors, at just $12 a pop.

They have a cute Madison pint glass set (comes with 2!) for $29.50 if that’s more his jam. Right now, they are offering 30% off everything in store or online for Black Friday as well! Just use code HOLIDAY at checkout.

Even non-drinkers need nice vessels for their beverages of choice. This 40 oz. S’well Teakwood Roamer is one beautiful bottle. It features “Therma-S’well(R) Technology” which means it is triple-layered and vacuum-insulated to keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold for a longer period of time. In fact, it boasts that it can keep hot beverages hot for 18 hours! This beaut is currently on sale for $44 from Details Boutique in Cambridge!

If coffee happens to be your man’s beverage of choice, a Coffee Sampler Box Set from Stone Creek Coffee is a good bet. It comes with three 1/2 pound bags of “Farm to Cup” coffee, along with some postcards and chocolate covered espresso beans. Stone Creek is based out of Milwaukee, so close to home. And I can attest to the Cream City and Black Sheep coffees included in the box! This set currently retails for $35. If you use code: WELCOME25 you can get 25% off your purchase!

Clothing/Accessories

If the guy in your life is also a The Big Lebowski fan (what man isn’t?), then The Dude’s Threads is where it’s at. My husband loves this movie so much, so when I saw an ad for these “The Dad Abides” t-shirts around Father’s Day, I knew I had to get him one. They have several different styles, including some holiday themed tees, so you should be able to find one that works. The price varies depending on style and quality of the t-shirt. The one I got him, as shown below, goes for $25.

And speaking of tees, I love the quality of Pact Apparel and their organic cotton t-shirts would also make a great gift. Their Softspun V-Neck Tees are on sale for $19 each right now (down from $30!) and come in five different colors. For that price, you could buy him one of each if you want! They have crew necks as well if that’s more his style. The Waffle Henleys are nice too and also on sale right now for $39.

TOMS Berkeley Slippers are also a good bet. My husband rarely wears slippers (ask anyone we know and they will tell you he is almost always barefoot), but every once in awhile he will wear these slippers I bought him. They come in five different colorways so you can find one that suits your guy best. The basic colors are priced at $54.95 and the patterns run $59.95. However, everything on TOMS web site is 35% off right now which is why I’m including them in this section! The discount is applied to your bag.

Miscellaneous/Home

The Anker Soundcore Bluetooth Speaker packs a nice little punch for a nice little price. Walmart has it in three different colors, black, blue and red, ranging in price from $21.98 to $28.89 depending on which color you pick. It is easily portable and we have used this out by the pool, to serve as the speaker during an outdoor family movie night pairing it with the projector, and to jam out while cleaning on a Sunday morning. It plays for 24 hours and holds a range of 66 feet. This is a great deal!