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Submitted by Garen Daly on Mon, 2009-06-15 08:21.
In the 2007, Americans spent $9 billion on Father's Day. Now some wags will say that is way too much to spend on tacky ties, but here is the more interesting slant on this. Americans spent nearly $4 billion more on Mother's Day, $13 billion in fact. Father's are getting the short end of the stick. Well, no matter. We've put together a few ideas to make this Father's Day a unique. We have found 10 gifts ranging from $6 to $155,000. Frugal Louise talking about some of these gifts on NE Cable News.   To paraphrase Teddy Roosevelt and his stance on foreign policy, speak softly and wear a loud tie. How can Father's Day be complete without one? Our friends at Mass bay Trading Co. have this offering. It is handmade, made of and honors not only dads, but the hub of new England, Boston.  Many dads pine for those traditional hot summer days sipping lemonade, sitting on the front porch and watching the town walk by. While waiting for someone to stop and talk Red Sox or bad weather, the Front Porch Dad whips out a block of wood and starts to fashion a baroque candelabra from last December's ice storm damaged oak tree.
BOOK - The Little Book of Whittling  Too many dads everywhere work long hard hours in jobs that don't really satisfy their creative juices. Yes, what dad really wants to do is direct. In lieu of being the next Martin Scorcese or Steven Spielberg, watching great films is the next best thing.
 Male chefs on cable TV have lead the way for dads everywhere to do the unthinkable - make breakfast. With so much concern about chemicals leaching out of 'coated' skillets, the old fashioned cast iron skillet is making a revival. They are available in stores and on the internet. You can also find them at yard sales.TIP: Best way to clean a well cured cast iron skillet is with salt and a scrubber. Don't put through the dishwasher!  Price Range: $6 to $50  Make no doubt about it, boys like toys. For adult boys, tools are toys. The hottest tool out there this season is the Auto Hammer. The Frugal Yankee is not sure if this is really a time saver or just another tool 'fad', but this will bring a smile to any dad/boy who gets one.
 ; Cost: $99.99 Anyone who experienced last winter's incredible ice storm knows the value of being prepared. This latest survivalist gizmo is a "Power Failure Light". It screws into a regular socket and has 16 hours of no power LED light, then recharges itself.
 No, not the train that has a stop at Wonderland, but a Bruins fan. After this great Boston Bruin hockey season, how about giving dad a little memento? This is an inexpensive gift, perfect from the wee one who can't afford much, a bruins hockey puck.
 Continuing a sports theme here, for dads who humble themselves on the links, buy a box of nice golf balls and then put a certificate at a pro shop or lessons or even a trip to a PGA event in them. It'll put them on a par with their golfing buddies. (Sorry, for the pun)
 Back in 1952, Republic Pictures made a cheesy movie serial called RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON. The hero was Commando Cody who strapped his trust jet pack on and saved Earth as we know it. Science fiction has become science fact and for the dad who dreams of flying off to the Mall or a golf game, there's nothing like a modern jet pack. Not sure whether a special license is needed.
What ever you get your dad (or grand dad) remember, it isn't the gift, but the care and thought put into the gift.
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