Gift ideas for Kyle
Safe purchases and things I always love getting!
Note: This large and comprehensive list is not meant to imply that I expect to receive these items. I just thought it would be a convenient reference for friends and family if they need suggestions 😇
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Notable life events
Things going on in my life that might inspire gift ideas! (last updated Nov 7th, 2019)
- Big trip to London + Scotland (August 2020)
- New dog
- Settling into desk job/ web dev/ public servant work
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Miscellaneous
Random things currently on my personal “To Buy” list (updated: February 25, 2020):
- New winter gloves (not too bulky). Need to be able to take out bus pass/ doggy bags and use phone.
- New raincoat (same as alicia’s) todo:
- A steamer so I don’t have to iron! (I don’t know anything about steamers, so I guess just one that’s relatively compact??)
- A nice coffee table! (nice and wide, but not too deep. some storage underneath- will add examples here later)
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Clothing
Always looking for nice clothes. I don’t buy them for myself often, so I’m always excited to receive them as gifts!
Criteria:
- Good fit
- Good for work
- Comfortable
Sizes:
- medium + slim fit for button ups
- medium for t-shirts
- Dress shirts: Calvin Klein Extreme slim 15, 34, 35 fit well a couple years ago (might be small in neck and shoulders now)
- Jeans: todo:
- Underwear: Boxer-briefs (medium)
- Sweaters: medium
Do need:
- Nice, comfortable button-ups and dressy sweaters for work
- Ex: Frank and Oak medium slim fit flannel dress-shirt (dark green) todo: <insert link to picture?>
- Nice socks for work
- Nice boxer-briefs (medium)
- Nice pants: khakis or jeans (Note: harder to buy for me)
- Nice sweaters/ cardigans
Brands I like:
- Frank and Oak
- For button up shirts (but probably would love other things too)
- Le 31 (carried by Simons)
- For sweaters, cardigans and pants
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Food and Drink
Coffee and alcohol are always fun! And no clutter!
Coffee:
- Whole beans (not ground)
- Something I haven’t tried before
Alcohol (Help us slowly stock our liquor cabinet!):
- Any nice bottle of liquor we probably don’t have (Hint: we don’t have much haha)
- Fun beer I might not have tried (Note: any type is fine except sour beer)
- Wine: Always fun to try a new bottle together!
Hotsauce (always like trying new, tasty hot-sauces):
- Tasty > painful! Interesting flavours and medium heat is more enjoyable than pure pain!
- Citrusy, fruity sauces with medium - high heat are fun
Restaurants:
- Restaurant gift-cards for brunch spots or dinner places are fun! Alicia and I love to go out to eat!
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Bags
I love really nice backpacks and messenger bags/ sachels but don’t have the money for them. Although I am picky about what I like when it comes to the style and quality of the bag 😋
Criteria:
- Comfortable strap
- Sleek design
- Functional size (not too big or too small (holds my laptop + lunch + some pens/notebook)
- Neutral colours (no orange or pink please haha)
Examples of brands I like:
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Tech
Tech gadgets and accessories I would love to get but don’t need
- Rasperry Pi 4
- I already have a 3B, but you can never have enough raspberry pis and I know that I could find a really fun use for another!
- External SSD
- Can always use more storage! Especially as I improve and expand our media server + at home backups on the network
- anything over 1TB (1000GB) and with usb3 or 3.1 is great!
- A Synology NAS
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Stuff for Eugene
Eugene can never have enough toys or supplies and if Eugene is happy, I’m happy
Toys:
- Anything squeaky or ball-shaped is a win for him
- he plays with them in the apartment, not outside
- he likes fake-chasing it around the apartment and then sitting there squeaking it over and over, pretending he’s killing bunnies…
- Anything squirrel-like
- Ideally somewhat durable
- He enjoys chew-toys like the antler we bought him
Treats:
Misc:
- Clothing (indoor or outdoor), petsmart/ dog store gift-cards
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Practical
Things I can always use but might not buy myself
Beard care:
- Beard oil (something that smells nice)
- -Beard conditioner- (don’t need right now)
Gift cards:
- Amazon
- Google Play (can be used for other in-app purchases like uber and lyft too)
- Visa
- Uber/ Uber-eats
- Restaurants
- LCBO
- Starbucks
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Things I do not need
Things that I definitely have plently of:
- Can’t think of anything yet 😋