To Him, From You

By Candy

A bottle of cologne? Nope. You got that for his birthday.

How about Banana Republic boxers? Um, what are you, his mother?

Some kind of gadget? Getting warmer.

Figuring out what to get your guy for Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa can be pretty impossible. You want him to actually like, and ideally love, what you wrap up inside that gift box this year.

Don’t fret. There’s something out there for him; you’ve just got to do a little searching and take our advice.

For the metro sexual or trendsetting guy, check out guyshop.com, which is full of clothing and accessories from the best boutiques on the internet. He’ll be ecstatic with the Spiewak hooded jacket ($62) or the Drone Duffle Bag by Loop ($67).

If you’ve got a classic funny guy, try bustedtees.com so others can laugh along with his silly sense of humor. Who wouldn’t kill for a “Practice Safe Lunch: Use a Condiment” t-shirt? (All shirts $17.99)

If you can front the cash (and if you can find it), get a Nintendo Wii $249.99, www.nintendo.com) for your game boy. Not only is it the hottest console out right now, it’s also girlfriend-friendly and fun. Hopefully he likes to share.

The music buff might like an iTunes gift card. He can download all his favorite songs AND listen to his iPod hooked into a new iPod dock toilet paper dispenser ($74.99, gifts.com). Yes, it’s true; they make these.

The die-hard sports fan who cries only when his team wins the title might like a Fathead life-sized wall graphic of his favorite player $149, www.fathead.com) Or check out StubHub.com for tickets to his favorite event ($214+). Either way, he’ll love you forever.

For Sunday afternoon tailgates or guys’ poker night, get him a subscription to the beer-of-the-month club, and his favorite brews can come to him ($89.95-$335.40, www.amazingbeerclub.com)

Now that you’ve got great ideas for that special guy in your life, all you’ve got to do is sit back and pray that he doesn’t get YOU something awful, like a holiday sweater or Clay Aiken boxed set. Ugh.