The fact that it's Father's Day this weekend nearly escaped my notice. No, I am not a bad daughter, I just have an, um, eccentric father who never believed in commemorating mandated holidays but rather believes that we should love each other equally 365 days a year.
But for all of those normal dads out there who like phone calls on birthdays and all that sentimental crap, I thought it would be fun to look through LupRocks.com for some truly spectacular Father's Day Gift Ideas:
If yours was one of those dads screaming enthusiastically from the sidelines at your hockey game or track meet, maybe it wasn't that he wanted bragging rights among the other dads, but that he is a Darwin enthusiast that believes in "Survival of the Fittest." That's right, it was for your own good that he berated you for missing that pass...Why not embrace his beliefs by getting him EDUN's ethically and environmentally sustainable "Chuck D" t-shirt? Added bonus that this company was started by Bono, and what dad doesn't like Bono???
Remember those lazy summers rafting down the river with your entire family, the "beer tube" attached by a string to your dad's inner tube? Make sure dad remembers the good old days by getting him a wallet made of recycled inner tubes by English Retreads. Not only will he be cooler than all the other dads, he'll have a story to tell his friends to prove how thoughtful his favorite child is...
While you may have felt guilty trying to pass yourself off as "under 12" until you were 17 years old, you really were saving your dad some serious bucks! $2.45 for a kids meal at Sizzler? $12 for a child's lift ticket? That kind of bargain can totally be justified! So what if your posture now suffers from trying to make yourself look shorter all of those years? That blue eye-shadow you had to remove to pull it off really did look ridiculous. Give your dad something that will show him you appreciate all the life lessons with Blum Lux's exquisite "Integrity" watch. Definitely not your grandfather's watch...
My dad carried the same golf bag for at least 20 years, and he made me caddy that 100lb bad boy every chance he got! His current "man bag" is about that old, and if I were planning on getting a gift this Father's day, I'd go with this sustainable Hollister Satchle canves tote from Ellington Leather. It's perfect because it's cool, comfortable and hip but still has an old-school, classic style that wouldn't offend my dad's sense of frugal chic.
So what if your dad never served in a war, he's still YOUR hero, right? Show him he's still the one you rely on to keep you safe from the big bad world with a hip "dog tag" necklace from Black&Blue.