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Top picks: Giftota 70th Birthday BBQ Chopping Board, Apron and Spoon Set (best overall); The Commemorative Coin Company 70th Birthday Silver Commemorative if he keeps a coin collection; Fascetta 70th Birthday Socks Black Crew Cotton if he likes a joke at his own expense.
Start with what fills his weekends: the grill, the toolbox, the family coming round. For his 70th under £30, one practical piece tied to something he already does, with a small keepsake marking the number, says more than a box of jokes.
Giftota's set gives the man who runs the grill a double-sided bamboo cutting board, a barbecue apron and three wooden spoons, with engraved barbecue designs on the board and spoons.
Worth knowing: Skip if he leaves the cooking to someone else.
The Commemorative Coin Company's 70th piece reads "But Who's Counting" and comes in a moulded capsule, sized to sit in a collector's album.
Worth knowing: Skip if he has no use for things that live in a drawer.
Fascetta prints "IT TOOK 70 YEARS TO LOOK THIS GOOD!" in silicone on the soles.
Worth knowing: Skip if his shoe size is outside 9-11.
The Eidolyss tape measure runs to 3 metres with a lock and both metre and foot scales, made as a present for a grandad who is handy around the house.
Worth knowing: Skip if he is not a grandad.
CSSGUOTOU's flannel fleece throw is printed with heartfelt words for a grandad and measures 150 x 130 cm, enough for the sofa or a car journey.
Worth knowing: Skip if no grandchildren are giving it, as it is printed for a grandad.
LimaLima's 76mm badge reads "So Happy I'm 70 Today" in red with a star design, a small add-on to pin on for a party or a dinner out.
Worth knowing: Skip if he would rather the day passed quietly.