No matter how old you are, searching for an awesome father’s day gift can be challenging. Your dad is your hero. You know what he likes and what he doesn’t; you have a special language and share many private jokes. Yet when it comes to giving him gifts, you can still feel like a lost three-year-old. Years of wild neckties, goofy gadgets and random aprons from around the world, each declaring his love of smooching in exchange for his grilling powers prove your gift-giving skills lacking considerable depth.
Since your dad spends a greater portion of his time at the office, here are four father’s day gifts to make his cubicle feel more like home:
1. High-tech Spy
Your dad doesn’t have to like James Bond to want to be similar to him in the dapper Englishman’s cool gadget wielding ways. Concealing high-tech gadgetry can help dad remember important information needed for meetings and presentations. Several online companies sell USB flash-drives hidden in tie tacks, cufflinks and other types of male fashion accessories. These functional man’s formal and semi-formal jewelry pieces allow dad to download 1 to 2 GB of data as documents or photos and cart them wherever he goes, conveniently, safely and without having to remember a briefcase. Sites like this will also offer recording devices in ordinary-looking fountain pens and lapel pins and super-spy type gizmos like cameras in regular eyeglasses.
2. Speaker Bar
If dad’s desk is too jam-packed with office paraphernalia and conventional PC speakers aren’t an option, get him a speaker bar. This type of small amplifier creates a worthy sound without hurting his or his co-workers ears. A speaker bar can be placed next to a desktop computer or clipped to a laptop monitor.
3. Sports Memorabilia
Many fun, friendly competitions among co-workers are born out of wearing sports teams. Whether your dad enjoys St. Louis Cardinals Baseball or the Chicago Blackhawks hockey games, he will love having a piece of sports memorabilia to display in his cubicle. Giving your dad a tangible piece of his favorite team to decorate his office will assist in further one-upping his sports rival co-worker as well as score big points for you. Caps, balls, gloves, programs and just about anything his best-loved player has autographed will surely bring a smile to his face every time he lays eyes on the item.
4. Mini Fridge
The mini fridges like those found in dorm rooms around the country may be too big for dad’s cubical, but there are smaller versions available. Some of the refrigerators have the look of a full-size fridge on the exterior, but inside they resemble more of a portable cooler with electricity. Depending on dad’s acreage in the land of cubicles, you might opt for a small sized desktop fridge to cool a can of soda or a bit larger one that could hold two cans or a single can and a package of sliced fruit snacks.
Dad’s office is a reflection of who he is when he’s not at home. Yet when he’s at work, you can bet he’s thinking about home, you and the rest of your family so he probably won’t mind if the gift is a little more sentimental than he normally is. What better way to make his time away less stressful and more homelike than with gifts for his cubicle that bring home to work.
