Do's and Don't's for Father's Day Gifts*

SUNDAY, JUNE 21ST is when Father's Day is this year. Any ideas on what to get good ol' dad this year? A tie? Cologne? 'Best Dad Ever' shirt? Those all sound good me. Father's Day commercials usually have one or all of those displayed as things to get dad. 

To see if that's really what today's dads want, I reached out to 20 of my closest family and friends (that were dads) and took a survey asking them to give me at least 5 things dads DO want for Father’s Day and at least 5 things dads DON’T want for Father’s Day. Some of their requests were very specific with an explanation of why and/or why not they chose the items on their lists. It was comical.

So here you go families.  Here are the DO wants and DON'T wants:

DO’S:

With 2-4 Votes: 
Date Night                                          

Family Time

Round of Golf

Lingerie for Wife                                                                                  

Tools

Golf Gear

Athletic Gear

Grill

Gun

Watch

Events Tickets (sports and concerts)

Ammo

Framed Family Pics

Car Detail

Alone Time (this was the best I could sensor it)

Kids Artwork

Sporting Goods Gift Certificates

Single Votes:

Weekend Getaway

MAN Dinner (NO Diet Restrictions)

Sports Memorabilia

BBQ Items

Massage

I pod

Gun Range Outing                 
Gift Cards

New Gadgets

Cologne

Brisket and Ribs (RAW – for the avid BBQ-er)

10,000 Acre Ranch in South Texas

Sunglasses

Ford F350

Drone 

Bacon

Fishing Gear

Itunes Card

Money

Gift Certificate for a Family Day

Food

Time Alone to do what Dad Wants

Guys Night Out

Chores Free Day                                 

1975 CJ7

  

DON’T’s:

With 16 Votes:

TIE

With 1-6 Votes:

Clothes

Cologne

Gift Cards

Candy

Appliances

Socks

Spa Day (Shocker…)

Yard Stuff

Underwear

Pedicure

Golf Gear

Coffee Mug                                                                               

Bottle of Liquor

Golf Gadgets Sets

Goofy Shirts

Books

Gym Membership

Pinterest Creation

Flowers

Nothing

Jewelry, unless specifically requested…

Date Night and Family Time had the highest votes for DO's and as you can see, by a land slide, Ties were a definite DON'T! There are a few that popped up on both lists but I'm sure we all know the dad we buy for well enough to know if they are a DO or a DON'T for those few items.

Since the reasoning behind some of the answers I got back were pretty comical, I thought I'd share a few with you. Enjoy!

“If anyone had the choice to wear a tie or not, they’d NEVER choose to wear one.  They’re as close to a noose as we get in modern civilization.” – Bob Williams

“Don’t want… A tie, a tie, a tie, a tie, a tie!” – Joe Gonzalez

“Bacon. Nothing says I love you more than really darn good bacon.” –Phil Rice

“Men don’t benefit from cologne. We only wear it for our wives to smell.” – Eddie Kirkwood

“No underwear… Unless it’s lingerie for the wife.” –Anibal Campos

“Father’s Day is the wifey getting a great gift for the husband. I agree with lingerie.” – Greg Espinoza

*“Do’s and Don’t’s for Father’s Day Gifts” was written by Stephanie Espinoza. Though it was posted to hopefully benefit him and all the other dads out there for Father’s Day and he did participate in the survey, Eddie did not write it. J