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This hilarious spoof owners manual from Haynes features the recipient’s name on the cover, and makes a great retirement gift!
Your chosen name appears on the cover
Write a special message on the title page
Name appears at top of every page
Hardback official spoof Haynes manual
Add a luxury gift box for a thoughtful finishing touch
If someone you love is approaching pension age, then this funny Haynes Owners Workshop Manual explaining pensioners could be the hilarious gift you are looking for! Filled with diagrams and jokes, this spoof of a classic Haynes vehicle manual deals with all of the funny aspects to getting older, and can make for a great gift for retirement or a birthday.
When you personalise a copy of Haynes Explains Pensioners, your chosen name will appear both on the cover, and at the top of every page. You can also add your own greeting or message to the title page.
How to Personalise
Personalise with any name up to 12 characters, and a personal message of two lines, up to 80 characters.
Check your personalisation: accents and other symbols cannot be used unless otherwise stated. Please be advised our Haynes spoofs are not the same size as Haynes car manuals. The books are personalised parody guides and measure 20.2 x 15.1 x 0.8cm (L x W x D).
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We’re constantly researching new materials to create more personalised books, so what you think matters! Tell us your feedback. From finding the book you were looking for to how easy your chosen book was to personalise – every little detail is important, so we can perfect your shopping experience the next time you return!
Micheal Ticehurst9 October
I was disappointed that the book was approximately A5 in size, maybe I'm behind the times but my expectation was along the lines of the old Haynes manuals where all A4 in size
In the Book Team10 October
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear that you are not completely satisfied with your order with us.
On the product page prior to purchasing the book, within the description of the item we do state ‘Please be advised our Haynes spoofs are not the same size as Haynes car manuals. The books are personalised parody guides and measure 20.2 x 15.1 x 0.8cm (L x W x D)’ and we show an image of the book with the measurements next to this.
We do try to show as this clear as possible before the book is ordered as this is our personalised version however will pass all your feedback onto the team as can appreciate you were a little disappointed and we thank you for taking your time to leave a review.
If you need to contact the customer service team please do on 0330 058 0403 or contact@inthebook.com
Kind Regards, The In The Book Team
Trevor Jones4 October
Vary small but very expensive for what it is. Worth maybe £10 maximum.
In the Book Team4 October
Thank you for your feedback.
We are sorry to hear that you are not completely happy with your order from us.
When ordering this item, on the product page prior to purchasing the book, within the description of the item we do state ‘Please be advised our Haynes spoofs are not the same size as Haynes car manuals. The books are personalised parody guides and measure 20.2 x 15.1 x 0.8cm (L x W x D)’ and we show an image of the book with the measurements next to this.
We do our best to make it as clear as possible before the book is ordered as this is our personalised version however will pass all your feedback onto the team as can appreciate you were not completely satisfied with this and we thank you for taking your time to leave a review.
If you need to contact the customer service team please do on 0330 058 0403 or contact@inthebook.com
Kind Regards, The In The Book Team
Jo27 September
Fantastic idea. Great present for my dad.
Elaine Thomas24 September
My husband appreciated the thought. Small but perfectly formed
Marion Matthews24 September
Delightful and really funny! Great for someone who has everything, or you don’t know what to buy them. Arrived in a lovely little box too. Great keepsake,
COOK16 September
Its a funny little I think my dad will like it too
Madge11 September
My brother enjoyed the present despite it arriving too late!
In the Book Team11 September
Thank you for your review.
We are pleased to hear that your Brother enjoyed the Book however we are sorry to hear that this arrived later than expected.
A member of our customer service team will be in contact with you directly as we can see the timescale given was incorrect, this is something we are currently investigating and the original delivery charges will be refunded to you due to this error.
Once again our apologies for this and the disappointment this has caused you.
If you require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact 0330 058 0403 or contact@inthebook.com
Kind Regards, The In The Book Team
Mrs Tebbett6 August
Very funny
Gerry27 July
Just the thing to wind my brother up
Ivan 22 July
Good value and original idea for a gift my dad. He really ‘got it’. Signed it off with ‘ex libris - yours, hoping to inherit...’.
Beautiful book my grandson will love it, wish I had ordered the hard back. Well recommended will use again.
- Ann
Morag Blair16 October
Great company to deal with
Great company to deal with and the books are lovely. I have bought several books , all of them were lovely and were well received. I would recommend buying from this company.
Irene Grayson16 October
Better than I expected was really…
Better than I expected was really pleased my grandson will love it
andrea mcallister16 October
Books are amazing,got them for my 2…
Books are amazing,got them for my 2 nieces for xmas,and loved the wee touch that I could put photo of us in the book, I'm big on getting these kinds of books for the girls, they will love them,and it's a great keepsake to treasure
Lorraine Evans16 October
Great service and quick delivery
Great service and quick delivery
Sonia Greenaway16 October
I chose the hardback book and I wasn't…
I chose the hardback book and I wasn't disappointed. It was lovely to see the little ones name appear throughout the story and the pic at the end made it special. A lovely keepsake
claire baxter16 October
Brilliant
Great products. My son was thrilled to have himself in one of his favourite characters stories. And to see his own photo in the back too was deffo a surprise to him. He loves it! Deffo recommend for a great gift with a personal touch!
tina harman16 October
Was very pleased with the book but a…
Was very pleased with the book but a bit disappointed that I paid for a box and it didn’t come in a box came in and let envelope but the book was okay thank you
Lesley Swain15 October
Really pleased well illustrated my…
Really pleased well illustrated my granddaughter will love it
Pettman15 October
A great gift for anyone.
A great gift for anyone.
elaine nicholas14 October
absolutely awesome book
absolutely awesome book, my 7yr old grandson is going to be delighted to read about himself with his superheroes!
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