I have done my best coming up with 3 good suppliers of christmas gifts for Dads and men.
They range from remote controlled cars to gifts for cars plus gadgets.
I would be very surprised if you can't find anything from these 3 sites.
Don't forget to check out my other sites for christmas gifts for the rest of the family
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Mens Gifts
Menkind was founded in 2001 with the mission to provide a wide and interesting choice of men’s gifts for the man who has everything; buying presents for men has never been easier.
Our choice includes boy’s toys, digital cameras, drinking games, football gifts, gadgets, gift experiences, jukeboxes, novelty items, remote control cars, and remote control helicopters. We also range men’s accessories such as, wallets, cufflinks and men’s watches from brands such as Ben Sherman, Bench, Diesel, Dolce and Gabanna, Fossil, Ltd, Police, Storm, Superdry, Ted Baker and Timberland.
Apart from our successful website, Menkind also trades from a number of shops in locations such as Westfield London, Lakeside Shopping Centre, and St. David’s Shopping Centre in Cardiff, with more stores opening all the time. Visit our store locations page for a complete list.
Menkind are acknowledged as an up and coming presence in the men's gift and gadget market and were a finalist in the Emerging Retailer of the Year category of the prestigious Retail Week Awards 2006, one of only five companies selected from over 200 entrants
Reviews
The logo says 'gifts for men,' and they are right. This is an urban man's dream. Whether you need a Jack Daniels dispenser, robots, fake boobs, arse - face soap (because poop on your face is never cool) or just about any other tech, gimmick, sexually bizarre gadget, Menkind can provide.
The perfect daddy stocking filler.
Listed in: Islington, Born to Shop, Technology
Stellio C.
Earlsfield, London
I love this store! Filled to the brim with gadgets, toys, remote controlled helicopters and stock-fillers galore, every time I walk past a branch I can't resist but take a look around inside. You must check out their hilarious range of USB accessories: I just bought myself a dog that humps my USB port when I insert it.
Menkind also stock more practical and necessary items such as Swiss army knives, wallets and books. Their name and wares do cater slightly more to the male species, but there's also just as much to browse for the ladies. Especially if they have a man or boy in their life who may not bear to think what life would be like unless they'd been at the helm of something that's remote controlled, or spoke over a walkie talkie at a distance of 5km.
Love this shop, It is in the Southside Shopping centre in Wandsworth and I visit it every time I go shopping in the area. It is a big boy's toy shop and has some wonderful toys and gadgets to make me feel young and boyish again. I spend far too long looking through every item they have trying to find something that I like which will hold my attention for more than a week.
Full of lots of silly and useless things but I just love browsing and wasting a bit of time. Brings out the child in all of us men and we love it.
Pick up the latest indoor remote control helicopter, beer drinking games, remote control cars, indoor crossbows etc etc.
Robin W.
London W4
Joseph said:
This was my first purchase from Menkind and it will not be my last. The web site is easy to use and delivery was super quick – from my initial purchase to me receiving my item was only 48 hours, a first class service, from a first class company. I will certainly used MenKind again. Oh and by the way the product was excellent.
.Kate said:
My experiences with Menkind.co.uk have always been pleasant and they have always delivered in the areas where it matters most to me. Their communication is great, I always know where my order is and it is always delivered in an acceptable timescale, normally within 48 hours. Not a bad word to say about the company and they are a good role model for all internet companies, if only all online transactions were as easy as they are with Menkind.
.Holly said:
I’ve always found shopping for my brothers (of which I have 3 of them) to be a real hassle. Quite often I just never have a clue what they would like and they are rarely any help if I ask them. So thank goodness for Menkind, the product range is extensive and I’ve managed to buy some great Christmas and birthday presents that have gone down a treat. Good customer services and an excellent delivery time just tops off an enjoyable shopping experience
Our choice includes boy’s toys, digital cameras, drinking games, football gifts, gadgets, gift experiences, jukeboxes, novelty items, remote control cars, and remote control helicopters. We also range men’s accessories such as, wallets, cufflinks and men’s watches from brands such as Ben Sherman, Bench, Diesel, Dolce and Gabanna, Fossil, Ltd, Police, Storm, Superdry, Ted Baker and Timberland.
Apart from our successful website, Menkind also trades from a number of shops in locations such as Westfield London, Lakeside Shopping Centre, and St. David’s Shopping Centre in Cardiff, with more stores opening all the time. Visit our store locations page for a complete list.
Menkind are acknowledged as an up and coming presence in the men's gift and gadget market and were a finalist in the Emerging Retailer of the Year category of the prestigious Retail Week Awards 2006, one of only five companies selected from over 200 entrants
Reviews
The logo says 'gifts for men,' and they are right. This is an urban man's dream. Whether you need a Jack Daniels dispenser, robots, fake boobs, arse - face soap (because poop on your face is never cool) or just about any other tech, gimmick, sexually bizarre gadget, Menkind can provide.
The perfect daddy stocking filler.
Listed in: Islington, Born to Shop, Technology
Stellio C.
Earlsfield, London
I love this store! Filled to the brim with gadgets, toys, remote controlled helicopters and stock-fillers galore, every time I walk past a branch I can't resist but take a look around inside. You must check out their hilarious range of USB accessories: I just bought myself a dog that humps my USB port when I insert it.
Menkind also stock more practical and necessary items such as Swiss army knives, wallets and books. Their name and wares do cater slightly more to the male species, but there's also just as much to browse for the ladies. Especially if they have a man or boy in their life who may not bear to think what life would be like unless they'd been at the helm of something that's remote controlled, or spoke over a walkie talkie at a distance of 5km.
Love this shop, It is in the Southside Shopping centre in Wandsworth and I visit it every time I go shopping in the area. It is a big boy's toy shop and has some wonderful toys and gadgets to make me feel young and boyish again. I spend far too long looking through every item they have trying to find something that I like which will hold my attention for more than a week.
Full of lots of silly and useless things but I just love browsing and wasting a bit of time. Brings out the child in all of us men and we love it.
Pick up the latest indoor remote control helicopter, beer drinking games, remote control cars, indoor crossbows etc etc.
Robin W.
London W4
Joseph said:
This was my first purchase from Menkind and it will not be my last. The web site is easy to use and delivery was super quick – from my initial purchase to me receiving my item was only 48 hours, a first class service, from a first class company. I will certainly used MenKind again. Oh and by the way the product was excellent.
.Kate said:
My experiences with Menkind.co.uk have always been pleasant and they have always delivered in the areas where it matters most to me. Their communication is great, I always know where my order is and it is always delivered in an acceptable timescale, normally within 48 hours. Not a bad word to say about the company and they are a good role model for all internet companies, if only all online transactions were as easy as they are with Menkind.
.Holly said:
I’ve always found shopping for my brothers (of which I have 3 of them) to be a real hassle. Quite often I just never have a clue what they would like and they are rarely any help if I ask them. So thank goodness for Menkind, the product range is extensive and I’ve managed to buy some great Christmas and birthday presents that have gone down a treat. Good customer services and an excellent delivery time just tops off an enjoyable shopping experience
Car Gifts
Just to let you know we have set up a new special offer whereby customers who shop at www.caagis.com are entitled to a FREE Top Gear 'Stig' Floating pen for orders over £50.
CAAGIS are a Novelty Car Gifts Supplier and offer unique gift ideas for men, women and children who love their cars. Whether it be for a 18th, 21st, 30th, 40th or 50th birthday, Father's Day, a special Anniversary or Christmas, we have a wide range of sought after motoring gift ideas.
We are Official Stockists of the MotorMouse Sports Car Shaped Wireless Computer Mouse as seen on the BBC TV Show Dragons Den.
CAAGIS now offer driving gift experience days in Rally, Formula one, and Sports car track days to include Lotus, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Audi R8 and TVR to name a few. We continue to stock Nitro radio controlled cars as well as Ride on Pedal Toy Cars for children and adults alike.
For those who want to style their car we offer a wide variety of tax disc holders, gear knobs and anti theft bolts sets, some of which are officially licenced from manufacturers such as Ford, Vauxhall and MG.
We are members of Safebuy which means we are regularly monitored by a third party, to ensure we are adhering to the web code of practice and are an ISIS (Internet Shopping is Safe) and IDIS Accredited Retailer. We use Worldpay Internet Payment Solutions which means no credit card details are stored on our servers.
We aim to respond to all email enquiries within 1 business day. Don't forget we offer FREE DELIVERY on all orders over £75.
Reviews
jamescarfan (80.83.157.170) recommends Caagis
rating: (date: 13.07.2010 13:58)
bought: Suspension Alarm Clock
Excellent website. Great ideas for my car mad family! Good range and nicely packaged even without ordering the gift wrap service.
Brilliant range of gifts!
Jul 26th, 2010
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.Advantages:
Easy to use website, large range of gifts, things I would not even think of !
Disadvantages:
Website could be slightly faster, probably due to the really good photography of products
Recommendable Yes:
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.I really liked the range on offer here and very reasonably priced,
I bought a driving experience for my dad for Father's day, and I have already bought the Porsche Mouse of Dragons Den.
Both were delivered in double quick time and packaged really well.
Will definitely use again! This is the first place I will be shopping when it comes to Christmas.
Superb place to get car gift ideas for all the family. They do nitro and radio controlled cars, car shaped wired and wireless mice and may toys, model cars and ride on toys.
When I had a query I phoned the customer support line and the lady I spoke to was really helpful and very knowledgable so I felt totally at ease ordering off caagis.com.
Many thanks, great work
CAAGIS are a Novelty Car Gifts Supplier and offer unique gift ideas for men, women and children who love their cars. Whether it be for a 18th, 21st, 30th, 40th or 50th birthday, Father's Day, a special Anniversary or Christmas, we have a wide range of sought after motoring gift ideas.
We are Official Stockists of the MotorMouse Sports Car Shaped Wireless Computer Mouse as seen on the BBC TV Show Dragons Den.
CAAGIS now offer driving gift experience days in Rally, Formula one, and Sports car track days to include Lotus, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Audi R8 and TVR to name a few. We continue to stock Nitro radio controlled cars as well as Ride on Pedal Toy Cars for children and adults alike.
For those who want to style their car we offer a wide variety of tax disc holders, gear knobs and anti theft bolts sets, some of which are officially licenced from manufacturers such as Ford, Vauxhall and MG.
We are members of Safebuy which means we are regularly monitored by a third party, to ensure we are adhering to the web code of practice and are an ISIS (Internet Shopping is Safe) and IDIS Accredited Retailer. We use Worldpay Internet Payment Solutions which means no credit card details are stored on our servers.
We aim to respond to all email enquiries within 1 business day. Don't forget we offer FREE DELIVERY on all orders over £75.
Reviews
jamescarfan (80.83.157.170) recommends Caagis
rating: (date: 13.07.2010 13:58)
bought: Suspension Alarm Clock
Excellent website. Great ideas for my car mad family! Good range and nicely packaged even without ordering the gift wrap service.
Brilliant range of gifts!
Jul 26th, 2010
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.Advantages:
Easy to use website, large range of gifts, things I would not even think of !
Disadvantages:
Website could be slightly faster, probably due to the really good photography of products
Recommendable Yes:
dave_webster
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Member since:26.07.2010
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.I really liked the range on offer here and very reasonably priced,
I bought a driving experience for my dad for Father's day, and I have already bought the Porsche Mouse of Dragons Den.
Both were delivered in double quick time and packaged really well.
Will definitely use again! This is the first place I will be shopping when it comes to Christmas.
Superb place to get car gift ideas for all the family. They do nitro and radio controlled cars, car shaped wired and wireless mice and may toys, model cars and ride on toys.
When I had a query I phoned the customer support line and the lady I spoke to was really helpful and very knowledgable so I felt totally at ease ordering off caagis.com.
Many thanks, great work
Monday, 11 October 2010
Gift Idea's for Dad - Remote controlled car
If you are ready to take the electric rc hobby to the next level with a proper rc buggy then this is the model to go for. No longer do you have to pay hundreds of pounds if you want a fully built model that features all the technology of any top spec buggy.
This is a high spec model that not only is high quality and pro built but is also highly upgradeable. This model is not to be confused with the entry level rc cars, this is a proper rc hobby racing machine! Aluminium centre drive shaft, high spec electronic speed control, aluminium capped oil filled shocks, performance differentials, aluminium radio tray and much more, the XSTR is in a league of it's own.
As standard the XSTR comes with a high precision 540 motor, HSP speed controller and 7.2V 1800mah Tamiya type battery pack. This setup gives more than enough power and speed for any serious racer but if you are the kind of person that likes to take things to the extreme then you can upgrade your model with a brushless kit. With the brushless motor, ESC and Li-po battery the truck will go ridiculously quick and will take some real skill to control. You can add these upgrades at the bottom but please note they will not come fitted so you will need to fit yourself. The upgrade kit contains 1 x high power brushless motor, 1 x brushless ESC, 1 x 11.1V 2200mah LiPo battery and 1 x LiPo battery charger
We have had our Nitrotek models kited out with traditional stick type controllers instead of the pistol type that come with a lot of models. This is a personal choice of what you are more comfortable with.
Features
•Aluminium centre drive joint
•Powerful motor system
•Aluminium shock towers
•High performance front/rear diffs
•Powerful suspension
•Aluminium radio tray
•Four oil filled aluminium capped shocks
•Anti-skid tyres and chrome plated rims
•Stylish off road wing
•4WD system
Specifications
•Length: 400mm
•Height: 160mm
•Width: 250mm
•Wheelbase: 275mm
•Gear Ratio 1 Speed: 8.3:1
•Ground Clearance: 26mm
•Weight: 1300g
•Tyre Width: 32mm (F) 40mm (R)
•Tyre Diameter: 86mm
•Radio: Stick type
•Motor : RC 540
•ESC: HSP 03018
•Battery: 7.2V 1800mah
Required To Use
•8 x AA Batteries
Nitrotek
Click on one of the banners and view the Nitrotek website for all the latest special offers on remote control cars.
Reviews
Had my heli for apprx 1 week now and I just can't believe the quality, its fantastic. I previously bought an esky helicopter of similar spec and the esky just can't compete although the esky is good the Walkera is a far better model. I highly recommend this company and their products
I have bought from these guys several times. They are so helpful and polite and everything I need is always in stock and delivered as stated. I have dealt with many rc online retailers along with several actual model shops and would never use them again, Its Nitrotek all the way baby!
Review title - Acme Condor Pro - Read before entering thier website.
I brought from this company and i regret it.
The support before you buy the model is really good, they help you choose the right one for you and tell you all you *need* to know about nitro models.
I decided to purchase the model
This is a high spec model that not only is high quality and pro built but is also highly upgradeable. This model is not to be confused with the entry level rc cars, this is a proper rc hobby racing machine! Aluminium centre drive shaft, high spec electronic speed control, aluminium capped oil filled shocks, performance differentials, aluminium radio tray and much more, the XSTR is in a league of it's own.
As standard the XSTR comes with a high precision 540 motor, HSP speed controller and 7.2V 1800mah Tamiya type battery pack. This setup gives more than enough power and speed for any serious racer but if you are the kind of person that likes to take things to the extreme then you can upgrade your model with a brushless kit. With the brushless motor, ESC and Li-po battery the truck will go ridiculously quick and will take some real skill to control. You can add these upgrades at the bottom but please note they will not come fitted so you will need to fit yourself. The upgrade kit contains 1 x high power brushless motor, 1 x brushless ESC, 1 x 11.1V 2200mah LiPo battery and 1 x LiPo battery charger
We have had our Nitrotek models kited out with traditional stick type controllers instead of the pistol type that come with a lot of models. This is a personal choice of what you are more comfortable with.
Features
•Aluminium centre drive joint
•Powerful motor system
•Aluminium shock towers
•High performance front/rear diffs
•Powerful suspension
•Aluminium radio tray
•Four oil filled aluminium capped shocks
•Anti-skid tyres and chrome plated rims
•Stylish off road wing
•4WD system
Specifications
•Length: 400mm
•Height: 160mm
•Width: 250mm
•Wheelbase: 275mm
•Gear Ratio 1 Speed: 8.3:1
•Ground Clearance: 26mm
•Weight: 1300g
•Tyre Width: 32mm (F) 40mm (R)
•Tyre Diameter: 86mm
•Radio: Stick type
•Motor : RC 540
•ESC: HSP 03018
•Battery: 7.2V 1800mah
Required To Use
•8 x AA Batteries
Nitrotek
Click on one of the banners and view the Nitrotek website for all the latest special offers on remote control cars.
Reviews
Had my heli for apprx 1 week now and I just can't believe the quality, its fantastic. I previously bought an esky helicopter of similar spec and the esky just can't compete although the esky is good the Walkera is a far better model. I highly recommend this company and their products
I have bought from these guys several times. They are so helpful and polite and everything I need is always in stock and delivered as stated. I have dealt with many rc online retailers along with several actual model shops and would never use them again, Its Nitrotek all the way baby!
Review title - Acme Condor Pro - Read before entering thier website.
I brought from this company and i regret it.
The support before you buy the model is really good, they help you choose the right one for you and tell you all you *need* to know about nitro models.
I decided to purchase the model
Saturday, 9 October 2010
Sick of Blooming Christmas
How could you be sick of Christmas! time off work,for most, plenty of eating and drinking, new things to break, no it's not Christmas you are sick of it's the pain and torture involved in buying all the presents and trying to look as though you atleast put a little bit of thought into each gift.
I have now decided to try and find the best gifts to fit each memeber of the family.
I am very open to suggestions from anybody who has discovered a cracking gift that will present the barer with much Christmas cheer, or just a thank you would do.
I have now decided to try and find the best gifts to fit each memeber of the family.
I am very open to suggestions from anybody who has discovered a cracking gift that will present the barer with much Christmas cheer, or just a thank you would do.
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