5 Worst Father's Day gifts

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  Posted by KerryQ Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:12am PDT

  My dad would always return everything and then use the money on groceries. I have been buying him movie ticket gift cards and steak house gift cards for years. A night out on the town for free. :-)

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  Posted by Andygirl Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:54am PDT

  when I was a kid, my dad loved the arts and crafts gifts! my mom was always judgemental of them because they weren't good enough. but my dad would proudly display his in his office. his faves were a blue ribbon I made him in 1st grade that said #1 dad and a collage I made him in jr. high with pics of the two of us.

  now that I'm an adult, I usually take my dad out to lunch and buy him books. his birthday is also father's day weekend, so I may also get him a nice shirt or sweater. he hates shopping, so he likes to be set for the year with whatever I get him. :)

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  Posted by Jett Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:37am PDT

  I have to disagree with #1. My dad actually prefers homemade stuff, especially photos as gifts. But, I admit, this year I'm stumped as to what to get him.

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  Posted by Brianna Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:41pm PDT

  wow, such a harsh article! arts & crafts are great, my dad loved the vase I made him when I was 5! used it as a pen/pencil holder for a long time! having mom go buy him that expensive watch and say it came from you is not nearly as cute as a homemade picture frame with a picture of you two together inside. my dad is the exception to every item you listed except cologne, he doesn't wear it.

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  Posted by Betty Thu Jun 18, 2009 6:53am PDT

  you must have had a sad childhood. my daughter is two and johnny treasures her every little photo and scribble drawing. one time a street drawn cartoon got food on it and he almost cried.

  my grampa (who doubled as dad). would laugh every christmas as he'd unwrap a poorly stapled book of three looses leaf pages containing messy glued on comic strips of charlie brown and the fighorns from the Sunday paper. i used to think it was silly as i got older but later i realized that he had kept and re-read then all this time.

  by the way, i asked johnny what he wanted one birthday, you know what he asked for? exercise equipment.

  real dad love sentiment.

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  Posted by m Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:22am PDT

  O.K.

  I am a dad,and I can tell you this.Over the years I have gotten alot of gifts that were,well,not very personal.If you are going to give a gift it truly is the thought that counts,however you need to put some thought into it.One of the best gifts i have ever recieved was from my daughter who bought me a tool belt from a garage sale.no it was not expensive(or pretty for that matter)but at the time I was doing alot of remodeling on my garage and it was exactly what I needed.It showed that she knew enough about me and what I was doing in my life to think about what to get me.

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  Posted by mom of 3 Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:06am PDT

  My husband loves the #1 Dad shirts the kids get him. He is a late in life Dad - we got married when the kids where 18, 15, and 11 so he has to catch up on a lot of missed Father's Days. One year we forgot the T-shirt and he was disappointed.

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  Posted by Melissa Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:12am PDT

  it makes me wonder if the person who wrote this is even a father?!

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  Posted by obi Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:29am PDT

  fishing equipment is not bad.as long as it is either abu-garcia or ugly stick fishing rod.

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  Posted by steveg Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:37am PDT

  amen to milhoan,nothing better than a child with a big smile on their face when they give you something they have made with their own hands.now thats the ultimate fathers day gift!!!!!!!!!

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