Frugal Family
Frugal Family: Father's Day Edition
Last month, I made some recommendations for Mother’s Day gifts. It seems only fitting to give equal time to Father’s Day, which is fast approaching on June 19th. Dads need spoiling, too.
If I were to take the advice of retailers flooding my inbox, I’d be ordering clothing or gadgets for my husband, Ken, for Father’s Day. Mens’ Wearhouse boasts On vacation, at the beach or grilling up some burgers in the backyard—Dad will look great in our Pronto Blue shorts! Amazon’s Father’s Day email includes suggestions for “Yardman Dads,” “Patio Dads,” “Chef Dads,” and “Dads Who Have it All.” The featured gifts include a Fiskars Uproot Lawn and Garden Weeder, a turkey fryer, a set of salt and pepper grinders, an oyster knife set, and a metal detector, to name a few. After briefly considering these ideas, I abandoned every last one. I was pretty sure I’d be in big trouble if I bought any of these stereotypical gifts. Boston.com …
Maria
5:15 am on Thursday, June 9, 2011
It appears as though sometimes, men and women can be from the same planet! The feedback you got, was very much the same as what i requested for mother's day. I think what you value most as you grow older changes significantly. I will be honest here and say I've been guilty of buying gifts that suited my needs in the past too-last year, my husband got a Tracfone from the kids. The fact that he isn… more ›