Ten Great Gift Ideas for Bachelors

Just about everyone has a bachelor on their holiday list, but not everyone knows what kind of bachelor’s gifts to buy. Before I married, folks typically bought me football-shaped couch pillows, singing wall fish, and enough nuts to feed an army of elephants. These gifts were thoughtful, but my bachelor pad suffered, overrun by bad humorous gifts and well preserved food. One aunt gave me a “Peanut brittle” membership that brought a sample of candy every month. I threw it in the freezer and still had it a year later. Here are some great bachelor gifts:

1. Four Cup Instant Coffee Maker With Automatic Shutoff – A bachelor has enough to do without having to worry about accidentally leaving on a half-full coffee maker all afternoon. Shoplet.com carries a small black coffee maker by Classic Coffee Concepts for $39.40. This model is compact, looks sharp, has a generous man-sized handle to get the little pot out from under the unit, and the brew basket swings out so you don’t lose it. Euro style black.

2. GPS Unit – The Garmin eTrex Vista Cx Color GPS w/Free Case, available from The GPS Store is one of the best handheld units for Geocaching. For $349, you get a 64mb unit with USB, software, manual, and lanyard as well as a mount adapter. This unit is so cool because it fits in your pocket and you can swap a card to get all of your maps updated. At just over 5 ½ ounces, this unit is not a difficult thing to carry, and it’s water resistant. LCD display is backlit so you can use it at night. This item has a rebate option if purchased prior to December 31.