Gift Ideas For Dad

So Father's Day is fast approaching. Every year it seems that sales ads are filled with "Great Gift Ideas For Dad" that only consist of golf and fishing products. While my Dad does fish occasionally, his life does not revolve around it thus he does not need shirts that tell the world "I am obsessed with fishing." With regards to golf, the only golf club my Dad has ever picked up has been a miniature golf putter. For those of you that are in the same boat as I am, I thought I'd share some of my findings for Dad's who don't golf!

StubHub.com - Almost every Dad is a sports fan. What sports fan wouldn't love tickets to see their favorite sports team in action? StubHub is a great place to pick up tickets for not only sporting events, but concerts and theater productions as well. The great thing is that they offer tons of tickets that are well below face value in great locations. I have friends who have picked up $10 bleacher seats for many a White Sox game. StubHub even has an option that allows you to search by seat sections. So if you know you want to sit behind home plate, just click on the section on the map and it will tell you what seats are available. I think that is a fabulous feature.




CafePress.com - What Dad wouldn't love a "World's Greatest Dad" shirt? I know that both of my parents still love to get some kind of "Mom" or "Dad" shirt (Funny story...one day my Dad was getting dressed in the dark one morning and went to work in a "World's Greatest Mom" shirt. We still laugh about that one!) Check out Cafepress.com for tons of unique Dad, Grandpa, Godfather, Step-Dad, etc. shirts, mugs, magnets, BBQ aprons, and so much more. What's great is that they have a lot of unique designs for first time Dads too. Let's face it, a Daddy's first Father's Day is a special one and should be commemorated. Cafepress offers shipping for a flat $5 too.

Restaurant.com - Okay, so not every Dad may be into sports or concerts or cars or what have you, but every Dad loves to eat. If you have not been to Restaurant.com you have been missing out. They offer $25 gift certificates for only $10. There is a huge selection of restaurants to choose from. A quick search using my Downtown Chicago zip code renders almost 300 restaurants to choose from. This is a great way to try out new restaurants. If you've been by a restaurant that looks good but seems a little pricey, buy a discounted gift certificate a give 'um a try. Another plus is the fact that your gift recipients will think you spent more than you actually did! Bonus points for you.

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ProSportsMemorabilia.com - More sports items! Being an avid sports fan and sports memorabilia collector myself, I can tell you that this is the place for autographed sports memorabilia. Not only are they the cheapest (and even if they aren't they have a price match guarantee), but they offer FREE SHIPPING on purchases over $49. The White Sox have been having memorabilia auctions for tons of items during many of their home games. I fell in love with this autographed picture of AJ Pierzynski and Bobby Jenks but it went for $1000. I know, absolute crazyness! I found the same exact item on ProSportsMemorabilia.com for only $238 shipped! Can you believe that? If your Dad is a sports collector you will definately find a great gift here.


HickoryFarms.com - More food ideas! Hickory Farms is offering a Father's Day promotion. Use coupon code SAVE4DAD to save up to $10 on Father's Day gifts. Choose from gift items that feature beef and cheese or beef jerkey or cookies or nuts or that feature all of them combined. If you're looking for "the gift that keeps on giving the whole year" (that's what Cousin Eddie said in Christmas Vacation), check out the Hickory Farms Gift of the Month Clubs. There's something there for every Dad.


Shutterfly.com - For something more personal for Dad this Father's Day, try a personalized photo book. Show off all of those embarassing family pictures from vacations, birthdays, holidays, etc. in an awesome professional looking book. Shutterfly is offering a Father's Day promotion. Use coupon code 27AF-BOOK to get 20% off any photo book. This offer ends June 12. For the Poker playing Dad, try a deck of cards with your favorite Daddy and you photo on it. There are tons of items to choose from.


So, that should get you started on your search for a great Father's Day gift. If there's one thing that I've learned from my Dad, the guy who has everything and if there is something he wants just goes out and buys it for himself instead of waiting to get it as a gift, it's this; your Dad will love whatever it is that you give him. Just take the time to remember him and show him how much you love him and he will be happy.