By JO ABI
My dad is the most difficult person to buy presents for. He has everything and leads a very simple life. So the presents we buy him on Father’s Day tend to be the same each year.
My biggest present fail with my dad was definitely the crappy tool box I bought him one year. It was made of hard plastic. I thought he’d love it. It turns out he’s a tool-box-snob and Snap On or similar should have been at the top of my list.
My husband, on the other hand, is easy to buy presents for – if money were no object! Everything he wants is expensive and he has hardly any free time. Kite-surfing-lessons? He was thrilled with this expensive gift but I booked his lessons for a location an hour’s drive away and he didn’t ever make it.
So I have done the hard work for you (and for me). I have laboured over this Father’s Day Gift Guide so you can choose something they will love. And if they don’t like the gift they receive, then the Darrell Lea Dad’s Bag should soften the blow. Socks on their own = crap present. Socks with a Darrell Lea Dad’sBag = brilliant present.
1. Adrenalin anyone?
What’s better than a day of race car riding or sky diving? A free pair of Bonds undies. Adrenalin has a great website offering all sorts of experiences and for Father’s Day the Bonds undies are included in the package. There are even land adventures like Quad Biking and Full Day Paint Ball. Prices vary depending on the experience with the website quoting possible prices as $0 – $1000! Love it.
Top Comments
I hate fathers day, christmas and my husband and fathers birthdays.
they want nothing. they need nothing.
I scored the jackpot with the kindle (which he swore he'd 'never' use and is now permanently attached to his hand after 8pm) but other than that its socks and jocks.
I scour eBay for vintage books...my dad loves (in this order) 'couta boats, sailing boats, vintage timber (I've bought him slabs of huon pine before) and talking about the weather. This year's gift, first edition copy of 'Maritime Meteorology'. Had it sent straight to him and he's thrilled! Who could think of anything worse than maritime meteorology?