by Jon Trier

Created on: June 13, 2008

With Father's Day just around the corner, the average son or daughter is scrambling to find a great Father's Day gift to express appreciation for their dear old dad. The only problem is, the average son or daughter tends to wait untill the last minute to do their gift shopping, which normally produces a sometimes crappy gift. Well, I aim to assist those last minute shoppers with a few trusty tips on what NOT to get Dad for his day.

1. Do not get him anything that reminds him of his work. This is helpful because for all you know, he may hate the job he does, but he does it just to support his family. He is a good man for doing so, and you can remind him of it...but its not good to remind him of WHERE he has to go on Monday.

2. Do not get him anything that reminds him of his age. Sure, he is getting up in his years, his hair is getting gray and starting to thin out, there are wrinkles on his face, and he is starting to yell at you to "turn off that Damn noise"...but that doesn't mean you should give him anti-wrinkle cream, a bad toupee, or a set of ear plugs that compliment his hearing aid.

3. Do not get him anything provacative. Sure, a card with a sexy girl wearing a bikini is ok, but that is about it. A gift subscription to Playboy is kinda odd, and not to mention gross, when its coming from his kids. And YES, perscriptions for Enzyte and Viaraga are definitely OUT.

4. Do not get him anything home made. Now, before you blow a top..this is for the 20 and older crowd. Home made stuff is for kindergartners, not 24 yr old college students or 30 yr old lawyers. Gather up what cash you can and go shopping. It would make you look like less of a cheap ass and less of a moron when you get him a nice watch instead of a stick figure portait of the whole family. Trust me, I know.

5. Do not get him a neck tie. Other than the neck tie being played out, its just a bad gift. I know that my father doesn't want any gift that reminds him of a noose being thrown around his neck, so my chances that yours won't either are pretty good. So, please try to shell out a little more money for something better..like a nice watch, or a set of golf clubs (if he plays golf, that is) a gift card so he can get what he wants, or even a puppy. By the way, Tube socks are a Definite no-no.

There ya have it. Those are my happy Father's Day shopping tips. Hopefully this advice will help young shoppers across the country and across the world in getting a great gift that dear old dad will love. Happy Father's Day.

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