subject: Watch Dad And Discover Great Gift Ideas [print this page] Fathers day is drawing near, and it always reminds me of a time when I struggled when it came to gifting my Dad. For the longest time I had no idea what to get my father for fathers day. I always wondered what do you get a man who has everything. Every year I struggled to find something anything I thought he might be interested in.
Resolving to get my Dad a gift he really wanted, I decided that I needed to get to know my father better. I mean I realized that part of my problem was that I had taken my Dad for granted and I didn't know him as well as I should. It didn't take long for me to realize that his favorite past time, golf, made a perfect place for me to research a bit to find loads of great gift ideas. I've never gotten into golf but even I knew that things like golf balls and golf towels are things that can get expensive and need regular replacing. Obviously these became top gift ideas.
The first time I gave my Dad a golf gift for father's day, his eyes sparkled and he gave me a big, toothy grin that showed me I had really gotten it 'right'. I was excited and relieved and knew I was really onto something. For several years I gave my dad golf gifts for father's day but after about five years, I felt like the golf theme was getting a bit old.
So the next year, I surfed the Internet to get a new crop of ideas. Of course the only problem with that approach is that I got too many ideas. But reviews from other golfers did give me some fresh ideas for Dad that let me get by a few more years. And then, it was time to dig deeper to discover what my Dad needed next
Over time, I noticed my Dad was playing less golf. And I felt a bit burned out giving him a golf themed gift each year. But looking closely at where he was spending time showed me that my Dad's new hobby was restoring old cars. This was a whole new universe of potential gifts. When surfing the Internet, I found a chrome polish and restorer product that was getting great reviews. So I got that for my Dad who loved it.
The next year's father's day, I got a bit more adventuresome and got my Dad an official Chrysler key fob for his keys. This was a gift he really liked because he was then into restoring old 'MOPAR' cars (that's what they call old Chryslers) and I noticed just the other day that he still uses that same old key chain years later. What I learned is that once you look at your Dad just like a friend and get to know him, you'll end up with plenty of great ideas on what to get him for fathers day (or any other gift event). Try it and see for yourself.
