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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 09:04 PM
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OK, Question for parents of teenage boys
I have a friend who I haven't seen in years; they have a boy who is getting ready to turn 16 this month. I want to send him something...all I know about him is that he is a volunteer on the Fire Department, loves his truck and likes to go out to eat...

What should I send? I am thinking about a gift certificate for twenty bucks to a popular pizza restaurant---

Thoughts?
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 09:11 PM
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1. 16. Brown liquor, cigars, and a gift certificate to the Mustang Ranch.
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 09:15 PM
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3. well, see...we thought of that. No way wife is sharing the liquor
so, that's out. Wife needs the tobacco money for smokes, so that's out. The mustang ranch money? Hello! That's a fine "date night," so...that's out.

what else do you have?
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 09:19 PM
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4. How about some framed fire department patches?
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 09:21 PM
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5. OK that's a totally cool idea!
And gives me some other ones too! Thanks!
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 09:31 PM
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7. My pleasure. I'd still go with my first recommendation though.
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 09:13 PM
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2. that sounds good
or one for a truck catalog, auto zone, pep boys or the like (or for gas - yikes! I'd like that myself)
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 09:29 PM
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6. You can't go wrong with teenage boys with food. My brothers used to eat half a box
of cereal at one sitting.
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 09:34 PM
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8. A large bucket of polish
:shrug:
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 10:32 PM
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9. or gift certificate for auto parts store?
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-11 09:51 AM
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10. there is a company that sells and delivers bf jerky. gave it to nephew for xmas. hr loved it. nt
Edited on Sat Mar-12-11 09:54 AM by seabeyond
http://www.nbsmokehouse.com/
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Phentex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-11 02:10 PM
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12. mine would love that, too!
I'll have to save that for the times people ask me what they should send. Thanks!
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Phentex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-11 02:09 PM
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11. I'd go with the pizza...
mine eat like horses and they LOVE food gifts. You can't fill them up.
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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-11 04:30 PM
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13. I would go with the gift certificate to the pizza place.
When I was a teenager, I ate pizza every chance I got!!
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Chan790 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-11 04:59 PM
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14. gift card for gasoline.
No shit. The biggest impediment for me in HS socially was not having money for gas. I could always make my own good time if I had gas money; it seems like something most people would think a weird gift, but I'd have rather had it than just about anything else I got in HS. (except laid.)
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PassingFair Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-11 10:38 PM
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15. C-A-S-H....
One size fits all.
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