I'm so desperate for good father's day gift ideas that I'll take any suggestions from the sale papers. Father's Day seems just to be as overrun with stereotypes as Mother's Day and Valentine's Day. If you take your cue from the sales paper then Dad is a golfer, a keen fisherman or a couch potato. Oh, and he loves power tools or reigning over the grill. What if he doesn't fit those stereotypes? Well, I guess there are always gift cards.

The Handy Man
Sears makes shopping for dad super easy. Their sale paper is set out gift up to $60. For the real novice I like the Craftsman collector's tin for $9.99. And then for the real pro who has just about everything in his workshop there's the Blue Titanium ratcheting wrench set and the socket set for $99.99 and $79.99 respectively.

The Beer Lover
Target has four packs of branded beer glasses for $10 and retro metal bar signs for $7. The X Audio Rocker chair with built-in surround sound and subwoofer for $76 - ideal for the gaming nut.

For the guy who dreams of turning his basement or garage into a manly retreat Kmart and Target are marketing bar fridges and hot dog warmers.

Ace Hardware is now the equivalent of Target for me. You pop in for one thing, but they have so many cool items that you spend way more than you planned to. At the moment they're promoting the portable hammock with built in speakers. It folds up into its own handy dandy bag for easy transportation. It's made from heavy duty polyester sling fabric and costs just $59.99.

Posted by alijames on June 11, 2007 at 02:28 PM
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