A short while ago my friends and I (all with our 40th birthdays coming up fast), got to thinking about what makes a good gift for a 40th birthday. We didn't all agree on one 'perfect' birthday gift, but we did manage to come up with a good list.
Firstly the men all agreed that 'toys' were what they all wanted. Women may grow up, but boys it seems, will be boys; even after 40 years.
The toys in question were basically all more high-tech versions of the toys they had wanted when they were children. So model aircraft boats, cars, tanks... well basically anything that was remote controlled was worth receiving. The most votes went to indoor helicopters such as the Pico Z which costs around £25 and its mightier and more expensive Apache cousin.
The next choice was an adventure weekend. At 40 we all hit a mini mid-life crisis and want to prove to ourselves that we are still young, no matter what the greying hairs and bald patches are telling us. Monster trucks, kite surfing, dry stone walling and clay pigeon shooting were all mooted as excellent possible choices.
One of the gang mentioned a Hot Air Balloon Flight for Two with champagne (which cost around £250) because he said he would want to share a good present with his wife. My wife is afraid of heights, so sadly that one is off my list which is a pity. Avid photographers would particularly enjoy a 40th birthday gift like that.
The women listed a lovely selection of possible 40th birthday presents that they would like to receive. They too seem preoccupied with the march of time and so top of the list was health spa vouchers. These can start for as little as £20 and go up to thousands of pounds, so the gift giver can always be assured of giving the right thing.
A great new idea that turned up during the conversation was a Truffle Tree - is basically an Oak Tree seedling already impregnated with spores of Truffles. I pointed out that you also need to go and get a pig too, but apparently that is not absolutely necessary.
I tried to round up the conversation and get the girls nailed down on the 'perfect gift' and without much hesitation they all agreed that jewellery was always favourite. Gold, silver, rubies, emeralds and diamonds were all 'equally welcome' as a 40th birthday gift said the girls. Oh, well, dig deep into your pockets lads and ask the boss if there is any spare overtime you can do?
- Update. My 40th Birthday came and went last week. My sister had obviously been reading this website because she bought me a twin engined remote control airplane made of 'guaranteed not to break' materials. Just as well because my pal Nick creashed it into a tree on its maiden flight.
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