If you send mother flowers on mother's day, what do you send your dad?

My dad lives about two hours away. And I won't be able to give him a Father's day gift in person. I sent my mom flowers, but my dad isn't a "flower" person, obviously.





So, besides a card, what can I send my dad in the mail?





BTW, I am twenty.... so my dad and I can't do the whole coffee mug, or tie thing. We are close, but I don't have a lot of money right now (college student).





In other words, what is the male equivalent of flowers?

If you send mother flowers on mother's day, what do you send your dad?
A box of tools, lol





Maybe a framed pic of you and your dad, that wont cost a lot
Reply:There are some places that let you send either food or gift certificates. Omaha Steak Company is one. Send him something that he can eat. Dads never say no to food! Or send him tickets to his favorite sporting event. Lots of things you can do for Dad!





If you're really poor this year, you can write him a letter. Make it like a chronological thing, recalling the first memory you have of him. Go through the years, pulling out something special you remember him doing for you. Dads love to be appreciated. That might be the best gift of all, just to let him know you know what he did for you all these years.
Reply:~ how about a gift card to his favorite grocery store,,,,even $25.00 is a good amount,,,and on the card tell your dad to get himself a treat ! Tell him to buy some fun food that he normally wouldn't buy for himself,,,,for example I know my dad likes sardines,,,and cashews, ice cream and stuff like that,,,,,but he never buys the "brand" names,,,this way he can splurge !
Reply:Send him the bill for the flowers.





Couldn't pass that up : )





Most Dads are probably not so into the "Gift for Father's Day" thing.





Stay in touch throughout the year,


ask him for his opinion on things,


and just "be a good son or daughter"


and you'll outdo any gift that either gets


tossed right away or stuck in the closet.





If he has a hobby that requires supplies,


you could go for something like that:


Plays golf ? Golf balls (or other sports equipment)


Artistic ? Art supplies


A nice book on a subject he's interested in.





You could write him a poem.


Coming from you ANYTHING is ok,


even something totally cheesy like


Roses are red, Violets are blue, You're a great Dad, and I Love You.


Well, maybe not THAT cheesy, but you can


write something a lot better I'm sure :)





That's better than buying a card that SOMEONE ELSE wrote.
Reply:For fathers it depends on what he enjoys doing, like for me, I wouldn't want a tie. a 6pack of beer and a pack of newports would do me good. for my stepfather he loves fixing up little tyco and r/c cars. so getting him that would be his enjoyment. Ties and tshirts don't really fit in a males lifestyle, unless he's in big business and thats the clothes he like. So just give him an addition to something he already enjoys doing. like if he likes fishing. get him some different lures or a gift card to a hunting and gaming store.
Reply:Perhaps a photo CD, maybe even a compilation tape or CD of favorite music (if he likes music) or bake him some cookies
Reply:There are places that you can order trees through the mail (they arrive in a manila envelope). Some are as cheap as $10 @ dozen. I bought Royal Paulownias that that arrived in a 8x12 envelope and in 2 years (Honestly - no exaggeration ) were 6 feet tall.
Reply:Box of choc. or cookie gram.


Sports paraphernalia.


House plant.


Fruit basket or fruit of the month.