Monday, February 21, 2011

Father's Day Gifts For Your Husband - 5 Steps to Help You Shop Right

Buying gifts is never easy but for some reason people think that men are the only ones who need advice. But despite all the help out there and all the advice on what makes good gifts for women, most men will still go with flowers and candy for most occasions. And since there isn't much help out there for women, most of them will buy sports merchandise or car equipment for everything from birthdays to father's day. Here's some solid advice to help you shop better for your husband.

Listen to your kids 
Whenever you go shopping and take the kids with you, you're constantly given suggestions on where to go and a detailed list of stuff that you have to buy, from your kids. While this can be extremely annoying when you're just out for groceries, when it comes to buying a fathers day gift for your husband, it can help. The kids actually pick up a lot on what your husband likes or dislikes. They're more likely to know what food he prefers or if he's planning on buying something new and what kinds of things fascinate him. Listen to what your kids tell you when they say 'dad likes that'.

Not all gifts come in a box 
As opposed to what you may think, not all gifts are meant to be wrapped in a box or put in an envelope. If your husband is an outdoor person and he's been wanting to go on a family camping trip, fathers day is a good time to let him. Be supportive of his outdoor activities and get the kids involved.

Don't forget his taste buds 
One thing that'll save you when you're stumped for ideas is food. Men rarely say no to an eating experience. A safe choice could be to have a barbecue but it would mean he has to cook his own gift which isn't fun. Try giving him food themed gifts like unique fathers day gift baskets. If you think he won't appreciate being given ordinary fruit, give him a fruit bouquet. Fruit bouquets are fruit sculptures that look like flowers and come in fun sports themed keepsake containers. The fruit is fresh and you can choose to have it covered in chocolate.

Nothing time consuming 
Any gift that you buy for your husband should be ready to use and enjoy instead of being something that he can use later on. Don't get him gift certificates to anything because men lose receipts, they aren't going to be able to remember when a gift certificate is about to expire. Don't get him anything that will create more work for him like home improvement projects.

Nothing that suggests he needs improvement 
If your husband bought you make up for mothers day you'd be extremely offended, you'd think it meant that he didn't like the way you look. If you buy your husband a gym membership or sign him up for classes for something, he's going to think the exact same thing. Also try not to get him something for the car. You don't like being given a cookbook or a blender because you're satisfied with your kitchen work. A car is a guy's kitchen and men tend to take any and all suggestions about their cars very seriously.

Many companies sell unique fruit bouquets and fathers day fruit baskets, and they roll out new lines of their products for special occasions like mothers day and fathers day. Try something different this year and buy a fruit bouquet for your dad. Fruit bouquets come with chocolate sauce.

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