Let It Bro, Let It Bro, Let It Bro
I’ve given this spiel before and I’ll give it again. Guys are weird about shopping for other guys. A lot of my gift guides are admittedly gift ideas a woman would likely buy for a man in her life, whether a teenage son, husband, brother or father. But this gift guide is very much my ‘for guys from guys’ gift guide, covering 10 Christmas gift ideas for bros. Onward!
Vermont Maple Sriracha – $13.99 – $14.99 a bottle @ Amazon.com
Guys and hot sauce go together like franks and beans, or PB and jelly. If he wants a gourmand twist on his favourite Rooster sauce, then check out this small batch Vermont Maple Sriracha lineup. Made from just five simple ingredients – Fresno peppers, apple cider vinegar, Vermont pure maple sugar and syrup, garlic and kosher salt) – this preservative and gluten-free spicy sauce is the slightly sweet answer to his hot sauce dreams! Also available in a tangy Verde variety.
Shift Work by Tie Domi – $32
My husband flew through this book by legendary NHL tough guy Tie Domi, who enjoyed a long and memorable 16-season stint in the big leagues. Impressively, by the time you turn the final page you’ll get to experience a different side to the guy who was known for having the most fights in the NHL, as he covers his personal relationships on and off the ice. Those who’ve been wondering what Domi has been up to after hanging up his skates will also enjoy an update on Domi’s life. A cool pick for any hockey fan.
Call of Duty Black Ops 3 – $79
One of the most anticipated video games of the season, Call of Duty is back this week with a riveting new entry. If you and your buddy like to bro down playing video games together, this may be worth the splurge. With a new motion engine for even more fluid actions and control, plus the ability to team up with three other players through a cooperative mission mode, there’s more hours to burn than ever with this immersive shooter.
Vodka Zinger – $24.99 USD @ Zing Anything
If he enjoys a good cocktail, he’ll like this nifty gadget that allows you to naturally infuse your spirit of choice (although vodka is the best blank palette) with any flavour you like. Simply insert the fruits, herbs, or even vegetables you’d like into the bottom of the bottle. The fine mesh allows small particles to filter into the vodka, giving your drinks a fresh, flavourful taste without the added calories or sugar of premixed drinks. It also features a handy travel handle and a wider mouth for easy pouring into your lowball glasses. A must-have for the barkeep in your crew.
Jason Markk Quick Wipes – $16 @ Deadstock
Have a sneakerhead in your crew? Then they’ll certainly appreciate these on-the-go shoe cleaning wipes designed to clean up your kicks in a flash. What makes these particular wipes unique is the fact they’re designed by shoe cleaning cult brand Jason Markk, and actually feature two textures to make sure you’re getting the right kind of scrub effect. One side features little dots that help get out tough stains, while the other is great for general polishing up. In a country where shoes regularly get wrecked by salt and grime during the winter, this is a simple but effective gift he’ll appreciate.
Bolaball Washer Toss Game – $52 @ Home Hardware, Amazon.ca
This gift idea is largely inspired by a friend of mine that is such a washer toss fan, he’s held tournaments for it. The gist of the game is simple and vaguely similar to skeeball. As the name would imply, you’re attempting to toss your washers into the boxes – earn 1 point for outside the cup, and 3 points for getting it inside. First team to 21 ones. Simple but addictive, this high quality set from Canadian brand Bolaball bundles together for easy transport and can be played indoors or outdoors. Washer toss isn’t your game? Bolaball has *plenty* of other options!
Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack – $48 @ MEC
Never fear running out of juice in the cold Canadian winter again – this nifty battery powers up in two different ways! Gear the built-in solar panels toward the sun for just 10 minutes to earn 10 minutes of talk time, or use the built-in crank for just one minute for the same effect. With a built-in light, this water-resistant battery is ideal for the guy on the go…that also loves to stay connected.
Chunky Knit Toques – $32 each @ Muttonhead
Cult Canadian brand Muttonhead has been racking up fans since it launched six years ago for its ‘slow fashion’ approach to style. The products are designed and manufactured in Canada, with careful attention paid to the materials used. The idea is to outlast the trends and produce high quality, timeless pieces – and nothing is quite so eternal in Canadian fashion as the mighty toque. These chunky acrylic knit toques come in a variety of colours and are a simple way to show your Canadian pride while staying warm this winter. Note that it’s also unisex so your bro’s lady can also snag it for a wintery day!
Beer Can Glass – $19.99 @ Room 2046
If your bro struggles with the eternal debate of drinking his brew in a glass or in a can, never fear – this can-shaped glass is here. Designed to have similar proportions to his favourite brewski, this classy glass features an embossed scripted ‘beer’ note that clearly shows off his drink of choice. Top off your gift with a six-pack of his favourite drink before you settle in to watch a game.
Star Wars Battleship – $27.99 @ Toys “R” Us, Walmart and Real Canadian Superstore
Throwback to your childhood in more ways than one with this cool take on a classic game. With Star Wars mania sweeping the nation all over again, expect to see plenty of Star Wars tie-ins out there – but few are cooler or more addictive than this fun set that pits you against a fellow space ranger in a head-to-head battle to take out the other’s starships.
It wouldn’t be a Canadian Gift Guide without a great giveaway to kick things off – I’m giving away all of the items you see in the above photo, for a great prize package valued at over $180! Here’s how to enter for your shot at winning:
1) First & foremost: you must be a subscriber to the Canadian Gift Guide to enter this giveaway. It’s as simple as finding ‘The Gift of Gab’ box in the righthand column and dropping in your email or clicking follow. Then leave me a comment below by November 15, 2015 telling me what product you love the most in this holiday gift guide.
2) Entries are limited to one per person / per email address / per household (or more if you score bonus entries). A random draw will be conducted on or around November 16, 2015 to select the winner, who will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen in their place.
3) Entries are limited to Canadians that have reached the age of majority in their province. Quebec is not eligible for this promotion.
4) Bonus Entries: Do as many or as few of these as you’d like! Whatever you do, be sure to leave proof of your efforts in separate comments below.
#1: Follow Muttonhead on Instagram and either regram one of their photos or share a photo from their site to your own feed. Leave a link back to your photo in a separate comment below.
#2: Follow Simon & Schuster Canada on Twitter and Tweet about the giveaway, tagging them and me (@cdngiftguide) with a link back to this post. Leave a link back to your Tweet in a separate comment below.
#3: Like Bolaball on Facebook and leave a comment on their wall about why you’d like to try out their washer toss game. You’re under no obligation to mention the CGG.
#4: Follow @HasbroNews on Twitter and send out a Tweet tagging them + me (@cdngiftguide) that links back to this post and uses the hashtag #PlayLikeHasbro. Leave a link back to your Tweet in a separate comment below.
#5: Follow Zing Anything on Twitter and Tweet about the giveaway, tagging them and me (@cdngiftguide) with a link back to this post. Leave a link back to your Tweet in a separate comment below.
#6: Like Vermont Maple Sriracha on Facebook and leave a comment on their wall about which of their hot sauces you’re interested in trying. You’re under no obligation to mention the CGG.
#7: Canadian Gift Guide – Follow me on Pinterest and Pin an item from this post to your own Pinterest account.
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I like the beer can glasses 😍
The product that I love most in this holiday gift guide is Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack.
I love the chunky knit toques
Jonnie
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I like the Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack – $48 @ MEC. Really useful and can give it to so many hard to buy people on your gift list.
Star Wars Battleship looks great
the warm touque
Wow, what a great list. I especially like the MEC’s Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack. I subscribe.
My brother would like the Vodka Zinger . He’d use it for everything.
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I really like the Bolaball washer toss the best because my grandchildren would love this game! Thanks!
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Star Wars battleship game , my boys would live it.
Coghlan Portable Power Pack is my practical choice however Washer Toss is so much fun!
I’d love the games, both the Battleship and the washer toss.
Pinned https://www.pinterest.com/pin/328833210272061703/
The Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack is probably the one that I would use the most.
My hubby would love the Vermont Maple Sriracha hot sauce, but the washer game looks like it would be a blast for those cold wintery nights and have some friends over to play.
I like the Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack. I could really use that.
The washer game 🙂
Love the Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack, just spent 20 minutes looking through the MEC site.
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I really like the Vodka Zinger – $24.99 USD @ Zing Anything
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The beer can glass is very cool. Great for any real Canadian man!
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The Washer’s Game is a favourite of mine!
The vodka zinger looks awesome!
I like the toque and the hot sauce!
My hubby would likely like the Tie Domi book the best.
I like the Tie Domi book.
We enjoy playing Washers at our friends cabin – would love to have my own game.
I love the washer toss game.
I like the Tie Domi book- my husband and son and dad would love this!
I think the sriracha sauce would be the best. My man loves hot sauce and he has never tried this one.
The Sriracha sauce would be a great gift for a friend of mine who loves his hot sauces.
The Vermont Maple Sriracha looks interesting and I know my guy (a HUGE fan of sriracha and maple) would love it
I like the Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack
Star Wars Battleship
I love the toques.
Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack is the awesomest in my opinion!
Subscribed and I love the Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack
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love the star wars battleship
I posted to Bolaball’s Facebook page.
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Tweeted to Hasbro https://twitter.com/margaretimecs/status/662336956907577344
I did the Hasbro tweet https://mobile.twitter.com/clutterqueen1/status/662336959080189953
Follow and Tweeted to @ZingAnything https://twitter.com/margaretimecs/status/662337636200259585
I did the Zing Anything tweet https://mobile.twitter.com/clutterqueen1/status/662337947639894018
Liked and commented on Facebook to Vermont Maple Sriracha https://www.facebook.com/VermontMapleSriracha/posts/927355607356577
What a super collection of ideas! Love them all! Hard to pick just one…but I’ll go with the Vermont Sriracha sauce.
I visited, liked and posted to the Vermont Maple Sriracha Facebook page.
Following on Pinterest and here is my Pin https://www.pinterest.com/pin/5629568262087197/
I’m already a subscriber. 🙂 I like the Coghlan’s Power Pack best, because my boyfriend could really use that….he is always running out of power. Thanks for the chance!
The Star Wars Battleship would be fun!
Love these all! My boys woudl love the chunky knit touques!
I would love to have the washer toss game for my husband for Christmas. Someone brought it to a cottage we were at this summer and it was a huge hit.
I already have the washer toss, great game. I would choose the vodka zinger, so versatile!
i really like the chunky knit toques
Some interesting items!
The chunky knit tuques are awesome!
I know for a fact that Star Wars Battleship would be a huge hit here! Great list for the guys- thanks!
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Star Wars Battleship! Fun & nostalgic.
All of the prizes are unique and fun, would like any of them for my hubby. 🙂
Wonderful group of gifts, all the males in my family would love them.
hubs huge star wars fan id say the battleship game
I really love the Beer Can Glass! So cool.
I follow on Pinterest and pinned one of the items: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/325948091760301809/
I love the Muttonhead touques!
I like the toques, i followed you on Pinterest and pinned them. https://www.pinterest.com/cholliday1000/sweeps/
I am already a Canadian Gift Guide subscriber. I like the Sriracha Hot Sauces- most guys would love these!
I like the Bolaball Washer Toss Game because it can bring hours of fun. I am sure my son would like Call of Duty.
I follow Muttonhead on Instagram (suesueper)
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I follow @SimonSchusterCA and @cdngiftguide on twitter (@suesueper)
Here is my tweet –> https://twitter.com/SueSueper/status/662582261359988736
I like Bolaball on Facebook. (SueSueper Sue)
My post to their page –> https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=994117517307855&id=166035373449411
I follow @HasbroNews on Twitter (@suesueper)
Here is my tweet –> https://twitter.com/SueSueper/status/662587996437405696
I follow @ZingAnything on Twitter (@suesueper)
Here is my tweet:
I like Vermont Maple Sriracha on Facebook
My post to their page –> https://www.facebook.com/VermontMapleSriracha/posts/927658633992941
toque
I follow Canadian Gift Guide on Pinterest
Here is my pin:
I like the Muttonhead caps…
Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack – $48 @ MEC i really think this is useful
Such great gift ideas!! My son would live Call of Duty and the quick wipes and my husband would love the power pack and beer glass 🙂
I lovethe Muttonhead toques.
The gourmet hot sauce! I am off to the website now to look into it for my stepdad.. Thanks!
The Vermont Maple Sriracha is my favorite. Hubby loves to cook and create and eat, so this one would be a sure hit!
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Commenting on Vermont Maple Sriracha’s page. I am a fan too.
I’m a subscriber to the Canadian Gift Guide. I love the Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack – $48 @ MEC & Beer Can Glass – $19.99 @ Room 2046 the most in this holiday gift guide. Thanks
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The first 2 hot sauces by sriracha!
I love the Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack ,,would make a great gift for my hubby., I`m also a subscriber
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Chunky Knit Toques – $32 each @ Muttonhead are perfect for walking the dog this winter
Battleship
I like the Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack–I’m a pretty practical gift giver.
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I love Chunky Knit Toques
I really like the Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack.
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Great selection of gifts – my guy would really like the sauces, toque, portable power pack and games.
Beer can glass!
Tied for my faves are the chunky knit toques, the vodka zinger and the portable charger.
I love the Call of Duty Black Ops since my husband wants that for Xmas
I would like the vodka zinger
my hubby would love the hot sauce
followed muttonhead on instagram (konrathc)
such great stuff…but I would love the shift work book
I’m a subscriber and I love the Vodka Zinger!
I followed Muttonhead on Instagram and reposted https://instagram.com/p/9z9NSsKQzA/?taken-by=rebthecatsitter
I followed Simon and Schuster on twitter and tweeted https://twitter.com/RebTheCatSitter/status/663224292163780608
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My husband would love the Call of Duty!
I like the Muttonhead Chunky Knit Toques.
the Tie Domi Book! My boyfriend is a big leafs fan!
I like the Muttonhead Chunky Knit Toques.
I followed Simon & Schuster and tweeted https://twitter.com/pinksuzanne/status/663442042681470976
Followed Bolaball on FB and commented FB name Suzanne Giroux
Followed CGG on pinterest —- pinksuzanne https://www.pinterest.com/pin/40391727886216700/
I love the chunky knit toques!
i’m torn between the Vermont Maple Sriracha and the Star Wars battle ship. My guy would love both!
As kids my cousin and I played Battleship all the time so I know he would love Star Wars Battleship and I would too! Such fun!
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I love everything, but the Star Wars Battle Ship would be a huge hit here!
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I tweeted with Simon and Schuster
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I like Call of Duty Black Ops 3 the best. I know the men in my life would be happiest to receive this one.
I’d love to win the Vermont Maple Sriracha for my heat loving son!
Bola ball post https://www.facebook.com/Bolaball-166035373449411/?comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D
I’m a subscriber. I think I like the hot sauces best. They seem really unique.
I want the Beer Can Glass!
The toques are great! They would be perfect for my husband and two sons.
Great ideas for guys. I love the maple srirasha sauce for my nephew. Yum!
We like the Coughlan portable power pack….great for the travelling man,,,,
love the Star Wars Battleship game!
I’ve Bolaball on facebook and left a comment, but it says the page owner has to review all comments before they’re posted. I did leave them a comment though 😉
I love the Vermont maple sriracha
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The Beer can glasses are neat, thanks
I’m a subscriber. I think the Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack would be a great gift for most of the guys I would buy a gift for.
Vodka Zinger
I follow you on pinterest and pinned (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/428123508306850002/)
My husband would be all over the Portable Power pack!
Star Wars Battleship
Star Wars Battleship
Star Wars Battleship
Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack is my fave item from this gift list. It’s a plus that it is multi-purpose!
I follow Canadian Gift Guide on pinterest and pinned from this post: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/312789136599662209/
I follow @hasbronews and tweeted for a bonus entry: https://twitter.com/DanaQueen69/status/664414996143603712
i really like the vodka zinger – i enjoy my fruit infused drinks, my brother would love the Vermont Maple Sriracha – its his mission to always try new hot sauces
I like the beer can glasses.
The Muttonhead and hotsauce
I would love to have the washer toss game!! Thank you!
I love the Bolaball washer toss game…..looks like alot of fun to play 🙂
I like the knit toques
I like the book best, but my brother would probably enjoy the washer game the most, lol.
My guy would love to get this for Christmas
The product I like the most is the Muttonhead Chunky Knit Toques
I love the vodka zinger!
I would like the BolaBall Washer Toss Game as my family has played with a similar game and they love it as it is a family tradition thank you
My favourite is the Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack.
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Love the star wars set
Tweete &followed simon schuster https://mobile.twitter.com/marlibu/status/665008263478538240
Tweeted & followed hasbro https://mobile.twitter.com/marlibu/status/665008585844346880
https://mobile.twitter.com/marlibu/status/665008929567596546
Pinned and followed you @marlibu
This looks amazing. I will buy it if I so t win it. 🙂
My favourite is the Shiracha Hot Sauce.
I think it’s all great ! Nice combination 😁
I love the chunky toques.
I’m always struggling to find Man Gifts, as shopping is limited in my town. I LOVE the idea of the vodka infuser. Great idea for brothers who are impossible to buy for.
star wars battle ship is my favourite
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Star Wars Battleship looks awesome!
commented on Vermont maple FB https://www.facebook.com/VermontMapleSriracha/posts/930870467005091
I like the Beer can Glass
pinned the book shift work https://www.pinterest.com/pin/443886107002948987/
I’m following you on pinterest and have pinned my favourite!!
I’ve liked Vermont maple sriracha on facebook and left a comment on their wall.
The Star Wars Battleship looks fun and unique
I love the Vermont Maple Sriracha most!
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regrammed: https://www.instagram.com/p/-HS3i5u-0P/?taken-by=victoriaess2
I love the Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack.
i like the srircha sauce
the chunky knit touques
The Sriracha sauce here…yum!
Beer can glass
I’ve liked Vermont and commented
Hasbro tweet: https://twitter.com/Boomergirlz/status/666088824276189185
Muttonhead regram: https://www.instagram.com/p/-IWUdssxaK/?taken-by=abraidwood
The product I love most on this list is the Coghlan’s Portable Power Pack.