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NewlyNested: Looking for a Father’s Day Gift?
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a blogumn by Debra Goykhman
Father’s Day gifts have never been my strong suit, but on top of having to buy gifts this year for my father and father-in-law, I also have to come up with birthday gifts for my husband and father-in-law too. To add pressure to the gift buying situation all of the events are in a two week span. I swear men are the hardest people to buy gifts for. My husband only likes things that cost above $300 and there are only so many times I can give him golf balls, picture frames, video games, and DVDs for Father’s Day. That is why I was pleasantly surprised by a phone call I received from my little brother. He said: “Do you think [your husband] Alan will like talking toilet paper?” That is when I searched the web for these eight interesting gift ideas:
1. The infamous talking toilet paper. For the low price of 14.98 you can have your toilet paper programmed to say anything you want every time you pull a sheet.
2. A remote control hand that can work up to 50ft away! For just 29.98.
3. For those who like The Little Shop of Horrors, a bug eating garden for just 21.98. Also known as the “Carnivorous Eating Garden.”
4. For those with a green thumb, you can buy a bonsai from ProFlowers.com for 29.95.
5. The Harmony Universal remote by Logitech (a favorite of my husbands). It can control almost everything (you need an adaptor for the playstation) and has a heavy price at 249.99. Sometimes you can find the Harmony on sale at amazon.com.
6. For the cook you can purchase an electric turkey fryer. While grilling tools seem like more of a Father’s Day gift, chances are is your dad already has a set. An electric turkey fryer is a “manly” kitchen tool and can be used indoors. There are a variety of choices, but QVC sells the Masterbuilt brand for 129.00.
7. For those who like gadgets there is a flying helicopter. While you might think your man is over model airplanes, this is on a whole other level. A variety of different types can be purchased from 49.99+ at ehobbies.com
8. This gift was a recent purchase by my older brother. I can’t hear enough about it and it might be a reason to ditch cable. It’s the Roku which will stream Netflix or Amazon Video on your TV for the reasonable price of 99.99.
Good luck! And if anyone else has a good Father’s Day gift idea, feel free to share.
I have that remote and love it, it has changed my life.
I think the helicopters are my favorite on the list.
I have that remote and love it, it has changed my life.
I think the helicopters are my favorite on the list.
I'm also a fan of the Logitech remote, but would suggest buying it from Best Buy with a warranty — especially if you have hardwood floors and pets that like to knock remotes off of couches. They're not fragile, but they are susceptible to too many drops. Luckily we were able to get our first unlucky remote completely replaced. And the second one has managed to stay out of the cats grips.
I'm also a fan of the Logitech remote, but would suggest buying it from Best Buy with a warranty — especially if you have hardwood floors and pets that like to knock remotes off of couches. They're not fragile, but they are susceptible to too many drops. Luckily we were able to get our first unlucky remote completely replaced. And the second one has managed to stay out of the cats grips.
i've almost bought one of those helicopters (for a gift) several times. so cool. the bug eating garden would be great for my nephew actually. and as far as the Roku goes, i'm not sold, simply because i personally have watched so many crappy movies on Netflix "Play Now" that i am beginning to think they only have crappy movies to stream. the disc service is still the best.
i've almost bought one of those helicopters (for a gift) several times. so cool. the bug eating garden would be great for my nephew actually. and as far as the Roku goes, i'm not sold, simply because i personally have watched so many crappy movies on Netflix "Play Now" that i am beginning to think they only have crappy movies to stream. the disc service is still the best.
I got that bug eating garden for my brother, but it didn't work…. : (
I got that bug eating garden for my brother, but it didn't work…. : (
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I vote for the turkey fryer. You can't beat that. Plus dad's love doing stuff like that.
I vote for the turkey fryer. You can't beat that. Plus dad's love doing stuff like that.