hey all
i need some opinions on what to get my dad for christmas
i have 30-50 dollars to spend on him
hes in his 50s
i want to get something like power tools or somethin for his f150
i was gonna get him a cordless drill but the price range i have it wasnt worth getting him the drill i coulda got him.


ideas would be appreciated

 

I'm still trying to deal with this sentence. I'll get back to you.

 

what i meant with that was it wasnt worth buying the drill i could have bought for 30-50 dollars
we already have a 12volt and all the drills in that area were 12v and below.
i was hoping for an 18v

 

one think i hate about cordless is mix-matched cordless.......find a brand.....choose a voltage.....and stick to it......if you cant afford it......get something else............a man can never have too many loading straps for his truck/trailor or clamps for the workbench..........

 

I was looking at laser levels and the new fangled Black & Decker autowrench, $30 range in other words. I said to myself, "Self, he probably won't ever use $30 worth out of these things." I ended up taking a guilt free option with a Lowe's $30 gift card, at least he can get what he thinks he needs that way.:santa:

 

ah thanks for the ideas so far guys
my dad isnt much of a gift card person and id much rather buy him something hed love and be surprised by

so id appreciate if the ideas kept comin

 

How about a bunch of new detailing supplies for the F150? Some new wax, polish, wash soap, microfiber towels and wash mit,,,the list goes on.

A $30 - $50 power tool isn't goin to be worth a crap in a month. I would stay away from that idea with your given price range.


BREW

 

Craftsman gear wrenches. Sears had them for $39.95 last week.

 

I'm in my fifties and I want a Dremel tool, comes with a bunch of attachments for about $50.

I don't know what I'd do with it but, I'd do something.

Can you like carve signs out of wood?

Maybe I'd make some signs, or maybe I'd become a door to door dentist.

I figure somebody will get me a gift card, I just don't know if they think I'm worth $50.

Anybody got a dremel?
Do you do anything with it?

 

hes retired
he used to have town job working with sewers, landscaping, etc...
he does a lot of stuff around the house also

and f151 ill look into those

 

ive seen commercials for those
they actually look pretty good
id expect those to be more than 50 dollars if they are as strong as they make them look

 

I saw them in a flier for 50, can't remember if it was lowe's or Home Despot.

I wonder if it will do stuff like this...

 

im sure it could
go to the tv commercial part on their main page

and 50 dollars, not what the site says




maybe a different model?

 

You made me go dig the sunday paper out of the trash, did you know that?

It's Lowes, (The Jimmy Johnson store)
"Dremel 50-piece rotary tool kit $49.97 Reg. $69.97"

The picture looks like the Dremel Multi model pictured above.

I understand there is also a Dremel Mulit-Pro model and there may be others.

Lowes.com for locations.

 

lol ill check that out
looks pretty good, but like i said idk if hed have an interest for it aha.

but still, dont be shy people keep the ideas comin


-JB