Urgh! I just reminded myself it’s my birthday in a month’s time. Ever since I was got out of my ‘teens I’ve hated birthdays. They’re not a cause for celebration; they’re a hump in time that once you get over marks you down as another year older.

As it stands, my mum is the only person who remembers my birthday and once she forgets that’s it, I will never have another birthday and therefore not get any older. At least that’s my plan.
When I do get anything for my birthday I like to get gadgets and useful thingumabobs. I have a friend who sends me the strangest things like Soviet space pencils or more personalised gifts like a mug that she painted herself that shows a tiger chasing himself around it. Quirky presents like that I like, it’s things like slippers or hokey ‘multipurpose’ wotsits that fail to perform even the most basic tasks for which they were supposed to be designed that tick me off.

Don’t you find that if some-one buys you a present and it breaks, you feel guilty? The person who gave it you aught to feel guilty! It’s like they are saying “I bought you this, it’s useless and a bit cheap but that’s what I think of you!”
Or perhaps I should just get over my hatred of Birthdays.

Given the way I think about birthdays I bet you can guess my opinions on Christmas can’t you? All the shops seem to start gearing up for Christmas earlier and earlier. I have seen Christmas trees outside some shops and ‘Book now for Christmas’ ads in restaurant windows as early as September. I still go to the beach in September! But if you’re looking for Christmas gift ideas always try and remember to get the person the kind of gift you’d get them any other time of year. A plastic nodding Santa doesn’t say “I really appreciate you”. It says “I couldn’t think of what to give you and this was the first thing that came to hand”. For the sake of harmony at Christmas, if you can’t just ignore it until it goes away, please get presents that show you cared enough to think about the recipient.
Ho Ho Ho.

When that birthday or Anniversary time approaches, it may really be difficult to make an original present for someone. This trouble can frequently be compounded if you are purchasing a gift for a man. Certain people might say that in these days of affluence, men often already own all the items they need. With this in mind it might be worth thinking about choosing Experience Days as gifts for men instead.

As the name suggests, experience presents for men are exactly what it sounds like. The concept of giving an experience can not be one that sits comfortably at first, because we are so used to giving a physical present. But speaking of many men, the idea of having an experience as opposed to say, for example, a new watch – can be rather exhilarating.

There are huge choice of Personalized gifts for men, and naturally as they are targeted at men they tend to be of the more adrenaline filled variety. An experience day may suggest a man the possibility to do something that is not always possible – probably because of financial limits or time constraints.

For instance, if you’re searching for a birthday present for your boyfriend, a gift that will be kept in their memories for long time, a driving experience is the perfect choice. The conceprt of getting into a high octane sports car is something that many men would consider an unlikely event, but for a day – it can be possible. The exhilaration and fun of being thrown back by the G-Force of a Ferrari is something that many men would like. Of course it’s not just fast cars that put a smile on a man’s face.

Go-karting, diving, windsurfing – you name it, the range of experience Birthday gifts for men is really endless. All you have to do is to think about what type of high octane experience the man in your life might enjoy. If you feel he has a desire to experience a more laid-back activity, there are countless of those around too – for instance a hot air balloon has a definite degree of excitement whilst still having a serene element to it. This is also marvelous to share as a couple.

Like an actual object, a lot of us hold up actual experiences in the same way we might video game system. Such as concerts and football matches, part of the fun is concerned the fact that the event may be talked about with friends and relatives afterwards. There’s no better variant to start a conversation around the dinner table than by mentioning you’ve just been sky diving or bungee-jumping, is there?