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Father’s Day, or any holiday doesn’t need to be another reason to spend a lot of money shopping for stuff just so you have a package to wrap. In fact, most dads just want to feel appreciated on Father’s Day and that doesn’t even mean a $3 Hallmark card. … What dad doesn’t want to be told that it would be great if he got out of the house to play some golf, knowing that a barbecue will be set up and nice cold beer waiting when he gets back.
Category Archives: Fathers Day
Gifts for Traveling Dads
June 9, 2009 – 3:24 pm
The Tray Bien is a black sleeve that fits over the tray table creating your own set of pockets including a bottle holder This may seem like a goofy idea, but after I left an ipod in the front seat pocket on my last flight of the day, I see the value. … It is another thing to carry, but I always bring mine along now, especially when I’m with the kids since that’s when it’s easiest to get distracted and lose your brand new ipod because someone needs to go to the bathroom RIGHT NOW (grumble, grumble). … Bialetti espresso pot -Okay, he’s not going to get this into his carry-on, but if your dad needs an espresso to get going and lug the full-size Astra to your weekend getaway, this updated version of the classic espresso maker might be the next best thing.
Five Fathers Day gifts for geeky dads (and who isn’t geeky these days?)
June 5, 2009 – 8:37 pm
If you have a dad who has an iPod and can’t get enough music, an iTunes gift card is a nice touch. … If your dad uses the computer a lot, a perfect gift is an extra computer monitor so he can look like one of those stock traders you see while scanning past the Bloomberg channel. … I know there are state of the art monitors (everyone loves the “24 Apple at $900), but I really like my ViewSonic “22 inch ViewDock monitor because it comes with an iPod dock (not iPhone unfortunately), stereo speakers, a headphone jack and mic input, and three powered USB ports. $449 on Amazon.
Woe is us! Fathers Day spending down in 2009.
June 4, 2009 – 9:01 am
However, note this: while moms “get” more on Mom’s Day per capita, spending on moms in 2009 was expected to be down 10% while spending for dads only will dip about 5%. 
Americans are expected to spend an average of $90.89 on gifts for dad, down slightly from $94.54 last year. … Highlights from NRF’s 2009 Father’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey include: Consumers will spend the most ($1.9 billion) on a special outing such as a dinner or even a sporting event. … Discount stores and department stores will be going head to head this Father’s Day as 33.9 percent of Americans plan on shopping at discounters and 33.7 percent will shop at department stores.