Has Father's Day gifts changed a lot in recent years

[DodgerGirl]

I remember when June would come around and Father's Day would be just around the corner and Father's Day gifts always used to be very simple. Like it used to be that clothing such as ties dress shirts and shoes were always popular gifts for dads. But if you look at Father's Day gifts today clothing is still popular but now it seems that power tools such as drills and chain saws have become popular along with car products such as Turtle Wax and also camping equipment and fishing gear. And I don't recall when camping equipment became hot Father's Day gifts and the same with fishing gear as well. I remember when stores would promote Father's Day sales when clothing and electronics but if you go to any store like Lowes or The Home Depot you'll always find tool boxes and power tools being on sale for Father's Day. And it tells me that these are the new Father's Day gift trends now

 

[BrianL]

A neck tie was the classic Father's Day gift bceause men would wear ties to work. Having a variety of ties is important when you wear one every day. These days, people don't dress up near as much as they used to. My office is super-casual these days, expecially since COVID! The gifts do still focus on the things that men stereotypically like or use - tools, car stuff, sports stuff, etc. I do think the average spend has probably gone up - as it has for most gifts for most holidays. That's just a byproduct of rampant consumerism really.

 

[easyas123]

I've been giving my father a bottle of wine for as long as I can remember! Even as a kid I knew he didn't want turtle wax!!!

 

[Kitty 34]

First year without my Dad (passed at 92 last summer) but I always baked him his favorite two layer cake. I was toying with baking that cake this year because he never shared that cake at all.