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$25 secret santa for a MULTI MILLIONAIRE!!!
Gleve
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Ok, so what does a lowly grunt, get for his boss, for the secret santa? They wont know who its from, but I dont want a throw away gift, cause the blokes a good bloke. Any suggestions? I'm thinking of looking for something quirky, but I've really left it late for thinkgeek.com or something like that....
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I'll check back with ideas... but damn.
Assuming he's got a good sense of humor anyway.
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Best I've come up with is buying a cheapo model lambogini, and adding a note saying, now that you have one, you dont need one.
sad, I know...
I dunno. What kind of guy is he?
Maybe a good book? Blink is very fascinating, and doesn't require that the reader like any specific genre.
What in the world would a multi-millionaire want for $10 that he already doesn't have?
In Australia?
Fuck, just call in sick that day.
EDIT:
Any book I'd suggest probably has a ludicrous cover price thanks to you guys getting ye olde shaft on a consistent basis.
The whip thing is clever.
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
This is just an idea but I wouldn't do it.
Creepy..... and I did say $10 didn't I?
Lemo? Oh LIMO, I'm with ya... and yet not....
So items that require knowledge of the person are pretty useless to me. Also, I need it by friday, meaning 2 days
Find comic books from his birth year +10
How much more do you need to know?
Thinking about it, he did tell me the other day that he likes going on itunes and listening to the 30sec demo, but never really buys anything
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Are you handy with photoshop? Maybe you can quickly put one of those together (or ask for help in Artist's Corner), and get a huge copy printed out on nice paper?
That. It's a secret satan, not your new wife's parents. He listens to the samples on iTunes but never takes the plunge. Normally a gift certificate is a big no-no if the person makes a lot more money than you do, but that's as a gift placeholder. In this case, it's the actual gift and you know he's already into it.
With anyone who makes a lot of money, or a lot more than you, you want to avoid things that are just cheapy kitsch. The iTunes thing is perfect since he mentioned it, and it's consumable so if he just uses it up, a month or so down the road he won't have something sitting on his desk reminding him of you ;D
Sure, but a $10 bottle of wine, though?
Topic says $25, but even so, there are plenty of really good bottles of wine for $10 or less if you know what you're buying. If you don't know much about wine, enlist the help of someone who does.
I got stuck with the boss one year, and his secretary informed me he likes wine and likes to cook. I got him a gift pack from a wine seller that had some fancy pasta, sauce, and a bottle of wine chosen to go with it for around $35 US.
When it comes to wine, nobody knows every brand. Ask a wine seller for a bottle of nice, but cheaper stuff. As long as it's tasty, chances are he'll never recognize the brand anyway, unless he's a wino.
Some years ago, at an office xmas party, they had all the employees vote for "awards", such as "early riser", "late bloomer", "Comic Relief", and so forth. There was a category for "Best Boss", and our whole QA team (at a PC game developer/publisher) voted our boss (deservedly!) and there were even people from other departments who voted for him for best boss. Anyway, the gag gift he got with his prize was a small whip, of the S&M variety (not the Indiana Jones variety, unfortunately.)
Anyway, it was funny if you were there.
As for the OP: unless you can think of something he might really like or value, go with a gag gift that is likely to generate a laugh in the office when he opens it. If he has a funny habit, pay homage to it. For instance, the president at the last place I worked at would often use the office intercom in ways that would be considered abuse if it were used that way by anyone else. He would also hold weekly "town hall" meetings on Monday mornings. So a good gift for him could have been a megaphone.
Don't be afraid to be creative. Punny gifts can also work: an example that doesn't really apply for you but which might give you an idea: two small bags of specialty flour, which you give to a girl. Get it? Flours!
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Buy one of those notebooks that look like hardcover "commercial" books. Make a cover (ideally, make it like the dust covers on regular hardcover books) with a title such as "How to Get Rich Quick", with the letters "er" written in by hand to the right of "Rich". Inside, leave the rest blank, except for something like:
"Whatever you're doing, just keep it up!"
or
"Step 1: Start out with lots of money"
"Step 2: ?"
"Step 3: Profit!"
Be sure to write all sorts of funny stuff for that dust cover, like a fake author's picture and "about the author", fake review blurbs, etc.
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even if your coffee table is worth more then a Starbucks franchise license.
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Might run you a bit more than 10, but not by much.
Stupid, lame, but this is the kind of thing I think about for secret santas. They either put up a list of items they want which you buy them, or you buy them something that you really enjoy to expose them to something new.
I hate giving gift cards too, but it seems the most logical path in this situation.
Let me re-think....I would suggest something consumable... because if he's rich; then chances are he's already bought anything he wants.. but consumables... chances are he'll eat a good batch of cookies or a cake cookies that are baked into a cake.
you could make him brownies with a big green (frosted) dollar sign on it!
Or a nice 6 pack of beer (if he likes beer)...
I assume you mean the Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks?
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perhaps something that will give him a nice warm and fuzzy feeling inside? it's not a gag gift i know, but it might be a different aspect to look into..
and if you're gonna do it, totally get the 10$ chickens.