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      But… I like sandalwood. Also sage and cedar (even tho I’m allergic to real cedar)

      Can’t stand those whiskey, smoke, leather, etc “manly” smells.

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        SAME! Just find it funny that those are the limited selection of “manly” smells.

        I prefer floral scents but my wife is allergic.

        She’s also allergic to whatever they use for a lot of the “manly” scents so I’m limited to whatever we discover she can be around without sneezing.

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          We need real manly scents like:

          Drunk Tank

          Pack-a-Day Smoker

          Day Old Beer

          Warm Energy Drink

          And…

          Aqua Velva

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            Let me introduce you to the epitome of “seriously?” :
            Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag:

            Scent is made of the following notes: Russian Leather, Motor Oil, Hoppes #9, Birch Tar, Oakmoss, Gasoline, Smoke, Cedar, Cade, Bergamot, Vanilla

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        Oh man, you’re totally right! Of course they’d use their trademark scent that includes hint-of-leather mixed in?!?

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    I dunno about anyone else, but just hit me with a disposable trinket. Food and drink are fan favorite gifts because you’re not compelled to house them any longer than it takes to consume them.

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    The knife flavored whiskey can also be lathered into a foam to shave your balls with. Your man balls.

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    There are some gifts that are good for a lot of people regardless of their interests, but these guides never seem to know any of them and it’s annoying.

    For instance everywhere cold that I’ve lived, people would love another heated blanket, even if they already have one. Or really just any blanket, can’t have too many. Also a good evaporative humidifier is something everyone needs and no one has. It took me 15 years to buy a real carpet cleaner for myself, just check their house while you’re over to see if there’s one lying around. Consumable stuff is great because even if they already have it they can use more soon.

    Guides ignore this kind of thing and pretty much exclusively recommend stuff that most people wouldn’t like due to tastes. “Get them this clip-on book light!” but they only read on tablets, or they already have a light because that problem needed immediate solving, or they simply don’t like the kind you bought because there are so many.

    Anyway the guides are terrible, but they don’t have to be.

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      Often I don’t need specific items. I just need some new concepts to get my mind out of a rut of the same old gift ideas. I don’t want the kind of friends who would like to receive monogrammed anything.

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      In the convenient storage slot next to the built-in man scaping kit (including mustache comb, beard oil dispenser, and straight razor in the shape of an assault weapon)

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    Honestly as a man, i’m thrilled if someone gives me flowers. I never get flowers. I like flowers. They look nice, they make a room comfortable. Heteronormativity sucks.

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    You forgot they season it with moss, musk, or some random type of wood. WTF do they think I am, a termite?

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    Something that you really want and is worth $1 but you can’t buy for less than $20 is something you’ll never buy for yourself. That’s often a pretty good gift.

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      You could use a measuring cup and a funnel. Fill the flask with water, then pour it out into the empty measuring cup to figure out its volume. Then only fill it with that much whiskey or whatever