By Jonathan Kimak
Once again Father’s Day is upon us. And while Mother’s Day has the honor of being the day with the highest phone traffic, Father’s Day has the less honorable distinction of being the day with the highest rate of collect phone calls.
It’s also safe to assume that most of you haven’t yet bought a gift for your dad yet, because here you are, one day (and depending on your time zone maybe just hours) away from father’s day and what are you doing? Browsing our site. But fear not, for you can look here and make your father happy or at least less grumpy if you follow some of these suggestions.
The traditional gifts…
You might be thinking that the standard presents of a tie, socks, tie rack, socks or different colored socks will always be the best gift for dad and will be the standard for many more millennia. Yet, just like the kid in the back of class who is twice the size and age of everyone else, those gifts are doomed to perpetual failure.
So you must move from the clothing section to the gadget section.
It will still be a delicate art to find the perfect gift for your dad. The gift giving process for father’s day is like a dance… well maybe something more manly. Let’s say the process is like a wrestling match between the heart, the mind and the wallet to find a gift that will stay out of the garbage bin for at least a month, evoke a good feeling in dad and leave us some money for our own gadgets (shame on you for smiling at this).
So I’ve made a list of the good and the bad to help you find a gift for your dad. Find them all, after the jump.
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