15 year old boy Christmas help

[uk_wildcat]

My son's school has adopted a family for Christmas and his class has a 15 year old boy. All that is listed on the paper are his sizes for clothes and cologne.

He wears all men's sizes (mediums and 30/32 pants).

I have a 17 year old nephew, but I am not sure if they would like the same kinds of things. He wears mostly Hollister clothes and while I would love to buy him that, I know I can't afford to get much for my money there.

I would like to get him a few clothing items and then I am at a loss as to what else to get since he didn't list anything else.

Any smaller items or stores I should go to? I plan on making a trip to the mall tomorrow.

Thanks!

 

[PrincessToozie]

I have a 15 year old son and he shops at Aeropostale and Old Navy...both have nice reasonably priced clothing. He is also likes the mini remote control helicopters - the ones that charge within minutes. Good luck!!

 

[MickeyManiac]

My DS just turned 16. He usually likes clothes from Aeropostale, and American Eagle. If they are having a sale I can usually do pretty well at those stores. I just found DS a pair of jeans on clearance at Aero for $7.00 Their cologne is smells pretty good and isn't nearly as expensive as Hollister. The clearance section at Hollister usually has shirts for 13.00 or so.

I can sometimes get lucky at Kohls too. Especially for Nike, Adidias and NCAA stuff. His current favorite pair of jeans are from Kohls. Kohls has a lot of "skater" type clothes that my DS is just not into.

 

[finz2left]

Aero also has some nice, affordable fragrances...

That said, even if his sizes SAY medium, in AERO and AE, I'd get Large

 

[hffmnheidi]

A nice wallet might be a nice thought to carry his license/other cards maybe even with 20 dollars tucked inside.

A backpack would be a good, useful item filled with some school supplies.

If you live in a cold climate-warm socks/gloves/hat/scarf would probably be welcome.

I would also suggest a hoodie of some sort since they are so popular with everyone. I love the ones you can get at Old Navy-affordable and last almost forever.

 

[MSSANDRA]

At that age I would try to go with a basic style. Kids taste vary SOO much. Some like the skate board look etc. Basic jeans and simple t-shirts and hoodies are best. I would look for stores (above mentioned are great) where you can get him more for your money. Maybe a stocking with body wash, tooth brush candy etc. Something fun... a card game or a lower end hand held device, a board game.

guys like: flash lights, batteries, altiods, gift cards, watches, sun glasses, snacks

 

[Jacoby 46]

My almost 14 year old likes clothes from Aero, Hollister and Old Navy and I can usually find some inexpensive things from all those stores! He loves to receive a hoodie from anywhere...he has a ton, but loves them all.

I agree about a wallet...most boys that age need somewhere to keep their personal items!

 

[momxx5]

Hoodies are awesome....a lot of boys don't wear winter coats anymore, sadly.

Areopostle or Old Navy are more trendy and probably less expensive than Target. Heavier lined ones are nice.

 

[momxx5]

Oh, and school supplies are awesome too....mechanical pencils with refil leads are real cool for the boys to have at school. I sub-teach and notice that the kids are protective of their pencils.

A smaller gym size bag are popular too. The drawstring kind.

Nike socks or similar are usually on sale at TJ Maxx, a belt and wallet are great choices too.

 

[krcit]

How about PacSun? they sometimes have nice t-shirts on clearance for less than $10 and hoodies for under 20.

 

[momxx5]

TJ Maxx, Target, etc also have cologne, deodorant sets.

Please try to stay away from Axe....again as a sub, its really strong and doesn't work on the 15 yr old girls. LOL

 

[jacksmom]

Bath and bodyworks have a nice mens bodywash and body spray that I got recently in their buy 3 get 3 sale plus I had a coupon! I am putting them in dh and ds stockings! Also my ds (13) only wears athletic brands (Nike, Under Armor), from Dicks. I also agree that the guys really like hoodies! I got ds a Nike hoodie from Dicks 1/2 price on black fri! There are some Dick coupons out there now for $10 off a $50 purchase!