Stuck for ideas

What do you buy an 18-year old lad? I've been asking myself the question for the past two months and I'm absolutely stuck for ideas. Matt reckons that my brother is quite groomed so some kind of aftershave would do, but I hesitate. Aftershaves and fragances are a bit of an "easy-lazy" present, unless you know exactly what they want. Otherwise it's hard to show that you've thought about it more than the 2 seconds at the counter, when there is a wide selection and you just have to pick a random box. Sam, my brother, used to be into football, so in previous years I had no hesitation - a football shirt or a pair of goalie gloves would do, but I wonder if he's grown out of it.
This is unfair. Things are so easy on men, there are so many things they can get for us. Just in case my other half is reading this, let me prove my point (hint, hint):
- any necklace or pair of earrings (apart from those in Claire's, too pink);
- nice underwear (must be pretty but comfortable to wear);
- any piece of clothing from Monsoon; I've also discovered Blackberry on ebay, which I recommend;
- Virgin Vie skincare;
- a pretty scarf with matching gloves;
- a book by Meg Cabbot or Sophie Kinsella;
- a subscription to a magazine (I like Essentials);
- a pair of shoes;
- a nailbar/spa voucher;
- an ipod;
- a couple of DVDs you men would never watch, such as Pride and Prejudice, Dirty Dancing, Bridget Jones, Moulin Rouge etc...;
- a pretty watch;
- a hamster (ok, this might not be suited to everyone, but I happen to like hamsters!)

I think I've made my point. There are loads of things to choose from if you buy for a girl, just none for lads. Granted, I could get a DVD for my brother, or a book, but the problem is that, living away in a different country, I've lost track of his taste, plus all the DVDs here are in English so he would never watch them. I could really do with someone posting a similar list for men - surely they don't actually use the talking robots and electric nail-clippers that seem to invade the shops at this time of the year??



PS: Because of its intrinsic beauty and sexiness, Nasty Ugly Walking Stick is now staying at home most of the time, where it can do no harm to my image and ego. I have decided that I have made enough progress in my physio to go to school without NUWS. After all, the consultant never mentionned NUWS, so I am investigating the likelihood that maybe this is a scheme of Jackie the Physioterrorist in order to take revenge on a teacher of the school that she used to go to. Hmm, very suspicious. Just in case you doubt it, look at the picture below!!


(I shall now be referred to as Charlie Chaplin)