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Dad: A griller or a drinker?

Father's Day gift
Pretty Himalayan Salt - but not the grilling plank


The Himalayan Salt BBQ Plank

Now that Father's Day is upon us here in the U.S. I have come to the conclusion that 70% of dads must really take grilling seriously because many "gifts for dad" lists are mostly about the grilling paraphernalia. How else could one explain the phenomenon of the "Himalayan salt barbecue plank" ? Have you ever even heard of such a thing? Well, now I have and not only does it exist, it is a "thing", that people have bought, used, reviewed and are happy with!

Top Gifts for Dad

I have been found out - yes, I look at those various lists of top gifts, and perhaps I should not have been looking at one from a site calling itself  uncommongoods.com but I did get stumped (read lacking imagination) and I figured if someone else has gone to the trouble to put a list together I should just use it.

But have no fear, if the dad in your life is not a griller, he must be a drinker because the next largest category of gifts are all alcohol related (mostly beer) - special kegs, samples, mugs etc. even a "beer cap map".

Men's grooming anyone?

And finally we get down to the small percentage of dads who are interested in men's grooming products and tech devices.  I expect it would be great to receive that shaving lotion, 7-blade groomer/nose-hair clipper on Father's Day, who am I to disagree? (I mean, I can imagine how I, or any mother in your life, would react to receive some such thing for Mother's Day.)

What about some cool Technology gadget?

Ahhh, those tech devices,  a virtual reality gizmo or maybe a drone with a camera? It seems that those are not super popular gifts for dad on Father's Day, you'll have to wait until Christmas for those. Besides, those may be great to try out, or have around for your kids who will do any number of things to them, but once the novelty wears off...?

Despite all the cool things on various lists, the dad in my life gets a card and a big hug from his family for being the awesome dad that he is!

What interesting gift have you found for the dad in your life? I'd love to hear about it! And if you've found that tech gadget you'd buy again, let me know!

Happy Father's Day all dads out there!


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