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Valentine's Day Gifts for the Geek?
Posted by Adam Pash at 10:00 AM on February 6, 2008
Valentine's Day is just over a week away, which means if you're planning on getting something for your sweetheart this year, your remaining time to buy is quickly dwindling. You could go the DIY route and make something like the "sexy secret book" in the video above, but chances are you've already got tonnes of really great ideas to help out your fellow readers put together one helluva Valentine's Day. Let's hear your V-day gift ideas for the geek in the comments.
Tags: clips | diy | gift giving | holidays | how to | valentine's day | video | video demonstration
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Gish Domains
Posted February 6, 2008 2:15 PM
Vouchers are an idea, however you are limiting your geek to shopping at a particular store.
Visa or Mastercard Gift cards are available which allows shopping at any store that accepts those credit cards. (Even online stores! Whoopeeee!)
It is nice to add a bit of extra thought to the gift, so keep an ear out to see what project he is working on or which area of geekdom he needs a gift for(Home theater PC, Car-Geekification, T-Shirts)
If it really helps, I recieved a gift from a family member from Thinkgeek.com which was a Wi-Fi detecting t-shirt.
Another great shirt would be the 'No, I will not fix your computer' shirt.
Listen to your geek long enough, and you will find what he/she wants.
P.S. Sex works well too...
phraedus
Posted February 6, 2008 6:24 PM
@Gish Sex on valantynes day? Unheard of.
Agreed, it's all about meeting people's needs, rather than trying to create them. See my first comment. Eg. If they do outdoors, grab them a skeletal leatherman.
But does that really mean we actually have to listen to them? That would involve spending time in the same room with them, with out mouthes closed, computers off, and attention in one direction. You already have to do that on the 14th, do we have to do it twice?
phraedus
Posted February 6, 2008 7:08 PM
@Gish
http://indexed.blogspot.com/2008/01/payback.html
this sums up my position well.
P
zombiespiderman
Posted 10:39 AM 6/2/08
I'm still waiting to meet the right girl to buy these for:
[www.jinx.com]
zombiespiderman
Posco Grubb
Posted 1:40 PM 6/2/08
@zombiespiderman: Anyone remember the racy Microsoft Windows XP TV ad with that theme... Guy undressing his girl, tries to undo the bra, and a username/password box pops up. "Windows XP: Expect the unexpected." only aired in Europe, I think.
Posco Grubb
mr_oshodi
Posted 1:40 PM 6/2/08
@ doublefelix, you must be a girl!!! only girls are so obsessed with the noun *sexy* over and over again...
...u know..like
hawt, sexy, cute, pony, ....and the list goes on.....
mr_oshodi
Posco Grubb
Posted 1:40 PM 6/2/08
Since it's the geeks that read this site, maybe the question should be the other way around... What do geeks do for their non-geek sweethearts?
Posco Grubb
torsoboy
Posted 1:40 PM 6/2/08
@zombiespiderman: Haha nice.
torsoboy
DoubleFelix
Posted 1:40 PM 6/2/08
I love how they keep emphasizing "sexy" over and over.
DoubleFelix
kusine
Posted 1:40 PM 6/2/08
t-shirts from Landover Baptist (where the unsaved are NOT welcome)
[www.cafepress.com]
kusine
dwroth
Posted 3:40 PM 6/2/08
@Posco Grubb: Just watched it on youtube....that's funny!
dwroth
FreeChaos
Posted 3:40 PM 6/2/08
Any help for the guy that doesn't know what to get his non-geek girlfriend?
FreeChaos
stokely
Posted 4:40 PM 6/2/08
I have to admit that when I saw the instructions for hacking that toy dinosaur to be able to say anything you like, my first thought was that, appropriately programmed, it would make an awesome valentine's day present. :)
stokely
karlawithak
Posted 6:40 PM 6/2/08
guess we're lucky...two geeks at our house (which can be quite expensive)
non-geek girls typically are into things like perfume, jewelry, makeup, clothes, shoes and chocolate (the good stuff...Swiss or Belgian)
or so I hear
karlawithak
enjar
Posted 12:40 AM 7/2/08
@freechaos:
Nothing with a power cord. :)
Jewelery is generally a popular choice. My wife buys all her own clothes and shoes, if you have no fashion sense, don't even try. Chocolates/sweets are popular, too, and flowers are always popular, too. Or maybe take her out on a town, get tickets to a concert/show.
enjar
vinylkemist
Posted 3:41 AM 7/2/08
@r1vz: Wow, you are definitely the girl for me!
vinylkemist
vinylkemist
Posted 3:41 AM 7/2/08
@FreeChaos: Jewelry is a cop-out. Any schmuck can pick up a necklace or bracelet. Simply think of things she likes or likes to do. They don't have to be expensive or extravagant, instead, should be thoughtful and caring...this will show your girl that you listen to and understand her.
vinylkemist
r1vz
Posted 3:41 AM 7/2/08
I would basically ravage any guy who got me this for V-Day: [www.thinkgeek.com]
r1vz
fadecomic
Posted 3:41 AM 7/2/08
@mr_oshodi: "Sexy" is an adjective.
fadecomic
Protector one
Posted 3:41 AM 7/2/08
Oh man. That SEXY SECRET Book is so lame. Well, at least you can use it for kitty litter afterwards, or something.
Protector one
iain010100
Posted 4:41 AM 7/2/08
Create an instrutable on "How to Create an Erotic Dungeon" and send her the URL in a Valentine's card with directions to your basement.
iain010100
fizil
Posted 4:41 AM 7/2/08
Two things:
[1]: How much money is this guy making between being linked in blogs like this and posts on instrucatbles for his metacafe movie?
[2]: No basic write up or parts list for the project? I wouldn't complain about this, but I'm tired of hearing this guy's voice all the time :P
fizil
bswilson
Posted 8:43 AM 7/2/08
Ditto FREECHAOS -- how about an article called, `Valentine's Day Gifts for the Geeks to Buy for Their SO's`???
bswilson
thoerner
Posted 8:43 AM 7/2/08
@r1vz: I got that for my g/f last Valentine's day. She wears it all the time!
thoerner
rayzor78
Posted 4:42 AM 8/2/08
Guys your hard drives are crashing! I have mastered the art of the gift that keeps on giving. I bought my gf a few blu-ray chick flicks. I will cook up a nice meal and tell her it's an all about her night. She will be so happy she won't even notice the new blu-ray dvd I bought to play the videos on! Even better I researched the deals and bought it at tigerdirect...paid with ebillme and got to send her a free box of fru fru chocolates! Now that is using my high speed processor!
rayzor78
engtech
Posted 7:43 AM 8/2/08
@engtech: woop, there it is.
engtech
engtech
Posted 7:43 AM 8/2/08
I think my last comment on this post got caught by the spam filter because of the number of links.
engtech
engtech
Posted 7:43 AM 8/2/08
Romantic movies: (I'm actually in the #1 spot on Google for that keyword, go figure)
[internetducttape.com]
A list of gift ideas:
[internetducttape.com]
Geeky cards:
[internetducttape.com]
Perl poetry:
[internetducttape.com]
Geeky t-shirts:
[internetducttape.com]
Geeky movies:
[internetducttape.com]
engtech