What to get Mechanics for the Holidays 04/07/2022

 It's a new year and with each new year comes the planning and prepping for the holidays and the question I'm always hearing and even asking myself what to get for Nick, especially since he can easily get whatever he wants, needs, or likes himself. 

Absolutely he sure can, which makes my job harder however now is the time I start doing my investigating and coming up with ways to be creative.

Now It's spring so Nick will start cleaning and organizing his man cave, and the shed, and at work he will go through his tool box and take inventory. So when he's cleaning the man cave I try to take a peek at what he's bringing out or putting in, if there's a theme happening without him realizing or if something needs replacing.  Last year he had a hunting & fishing theme going on so I found him an antler Light he can hang up on the ceiling of his man cave, 

When I started cleaning out the shed looking for our easter decorations I stumbled across a book bag full of his ratchet straps all tangled and unorganized which tells me the case he had them neatly folded and put in broke, so now i’m in the search for a new case, however the case he had it in was a cheap hard plastic tool box from walmart so I know that wont work again. I also stumbled across a tool back with his spare sockets and other small tools, so the next time we are at Harbor Freight I will be on the lookout for something he could use. I could easily make labels for whatever case I get for him and help him stay organized. 

Also keep in mind that having extra items is a good thing because they are extremely rough on their tools, and the cases and organizing racks tend to break easily because they get used all the time from typical wear and tear. it's not even funny so keep that in mind the next time your mechanic comes in saying they need to buy something again because it broke. 

So now that I have a general idea what to get him I keep a list in my phone labeled holiday ideas. 

I’m not worried about him seeing the list because nothing is set in stone and I don’t have the items labeled who they are for, another bonus for me because my dad & step dad are into that same stuff as Nick so I could easily just say they were for them and nick wouldn't think twice about it. 

If you just started dating a mechanic and are still learning about them Gift Cards are perfect as well. I highly recommend getting gift cards for fast food places close to work. They could use the gift cards for lunch for the rare occasion they forget lunch or even gift cards from harbor freight, home depot, your local part store. Or  you could create a basket filled with all of their favorite snacks and goodies, a new travel coffee cup if they drink coffee, or create a basket full of mechanical accessories, flash lights, rubber gloves, or mechanical gloves,  10mm sockets since they always lose them, lol. A few small random tools.

No matter what you get for them they will love it and use it and show it off to their friends because they care and they appreciate everything you do for them. Have A Great Year!