Birthday present for 70 year old man

Why don't you ask him or his wife?

Theatre vouchers/tokens, which when purchased have no expiry date, which is a plus side. The person you've the gifted can use them whenever they choose. They can be used at theatres nationwide.
A bit different from other vouchers/tokens where there are time limits to using them.

Just bought a friend turning 70 a hard cover book of the year he was born. Very interesting facts and pictures of the year, he was very pleased with the gift.

gave my big brother bruce springsteen tickets he loved it ,my cousin and me too

If there is a good little theatre in a nearby town, sometimes they put on great tribute acts, the ELO experience was fantastic, depends on what kind of music he/ they like & shouldn’t cost the earth!

I would go with a Food Hamper as it can be shared with his family as well. Is this man a friend, relative etc.

Speaking as a 70-year-old man (72 actually but who’s counting) I can tell you one of the best presents I ever received was an experience of JCB racing. Amazing fun, and anybody with a driving licence can do it, as long as you are fit enough to climb into the cab.

I got my husband a mug with 70 on it. He loves it. Still using it 2 years on. It isn't how much you spend, it's about finding something that can be used and appreciated.

Does he have a Google nest or Alexa, if not night he appreciate one? My son bought me one last year and I use it a lot, or a little Bluetooth speaker for listening to podcasts or music being played on his phone

My husband has just turned 70. He likes jigsaw puzzles and building kits (and films), so our son and daughter bought him a Lego adult 18+ Delorean car kit (from ‘Back to the Future’). He loved building it. Lego do other kits too, e.g. Star Wars memorabilia. Not cheap though…😎

take him out to somewhere nice for dinner.

If you think he would be interested, what about a Bonsai tree?

If there's a Veeno restaurant nearby, they do a great wine and food tasting experience for not a lot of money.

We gave my father-in-law a pair of whisky tumblers for his 70th. I had forgotten. They were very well received.

We bought a friend a lovely crystal whisky glass, engraved with his name and “70 years young” on it.

A home brew kit I bought my neighbor for his 70th his wife said it was his best present because he now lives in his shed lol. Or buy him a mini greenhouse and say sorry couldn’t carry a bigger one

We bought some wine for a friend, but from a local vineyard and they printed a message on the wine bottle label. He was delighted with his 'bespoke' wine!

No mention if he’s married, single, attached. Great answers here, but my recommendations would be:

1) Skip the wine and go for a good bottle of scotch, whiskey!! - it’s his 70th!
2) a gift card to a bookstore (hope this guy reads!)
3) gift card to a restaurant - or - personally take him/them out for a lovely, relaxing meal.

At the age of 70 they don’t need much more in the way of a “boxed gift”. Your taste may not be his. Play it safe.

Hi Elusivebutterfly, I’m also going to a male’s 70th birthday celebration soon, and I’ve bought him BrainBox for Seniors. It’s a card game that’ll take them down Memory Lane. It’s on Amazon at a reasonable price. It’s a bit of fun, especially over a glass of wine or two!

We were given a map jigsaw which included the street we live in. We are in our 70s and thought it a great present, personal and thoughtful. And I don’t imagine hugely expensive.

Does he like music? CD or 2 - be it classical or other kind of music? Or token for buying cd's. I agree with all the people who have said book tokens.
Or offer to take him (and his wife!) out to a lovely tea somewhere - a proper tea is a huge treat I reckon.

These days, I think gift vouchers/cards are very acceptable.
Someone gave us a voucher for our local cinema which is an independent one and very small. We go there a lot and it felt like a very thoughtful gift. In fact we are going today nd it’s effectively a free trip out! I also love a book store gift card as I read a lot and books are expensive.

I got my husband a vintage map (19th Century) of the area where we lived at that time. It was just a copy of a fold-out map, but very nicely printed, framed and obviously showed the area without more recent buildings. I think there a few shops and online sites selling this sort of thing, you could ask your local framing shop for advice. He loved it.
We bought our cricket mad friend who lives in Vauxhall a print of a match of the Oval which she loved.
My daughter bought us a season ticket to Kew Gardens, though obviously we live a bus ride away.
Rather than fancy meals out, why not pay for a meal out in a restaurant you know that he loves?
My husband loves books and if you know his interests it should be relatively easy to find something he'd like - but check with his wife that he doesn't already have it.
The only other thing that I'd say is that it's probably a mistake to buy him "stuff" as we all have far too much of that.

So sorry, meant to start a new thread!!!!

I'm at a loss for a 10th birthday present for my granddaughter. It's hard to get her off her ipad, but games nowadays are all downloaded so it's difficult to get her anything to go with that. Any suggestions gratefully received.