Holiday Gifting Megathread 2024

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

My dad needs a new iPad, but I have siblings to split the cost with.

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

Iā€™m getting him compression socks because he flies a lot! But agreed dads are the hardest to shop for.

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

Things Iā€™ve gotten my dad in the past:

Jerky advent calendar

NFL crew neck sweatshirt

Moccasin slippers

Old TV shows on DVD (like MASH, Cheers, Stargate)

Classic Rock CDs

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

My parents are both getting AirPods Pro 2 this year. My mom needs a hearing aid but hasnā€™t gotten one due to the expense, weā€™re hoping that she will be able to use the hearing aid functionality.

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

My dad loves going to the movies, so I usually just get a movie theater gift certificate

Shae said:

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

My dad loves going to the movies, so I usually just get a movie theater gift certificate

This is a good one! Why did I never think of this?

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

My dad was really into remote control cars and kites when I was younger so I got him a drone. My working budget was $100 for each of my family members and the one I got came out a little more than that at $130.

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

Iā€™ve DIYā€™d gift baskets around themes in the past. He mentioned that he might like a mustard tasting at one point so that year he got a box of 4-5 mustards from around the world (from World Market), pretzels, salami, etc. to do a family mustard tasting. Also have had good success with better versions of things he does a lot / uses a lot. Better fruit picker, knee pads for his yard work, etc. An audible subscription is a good one.

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

This year Iā€™m getting mine one of those smart bird feeders that senses when birds are there and takes a short video (and IDs the bird for you). Heā€™s not especially into birds but I have a friend who isnā€™t a huge birder and seems to like his a lot, so Iā€™m hoping my dad will like it.

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

Hot sauce, video games, or legos lol

Bex said:

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

Hot sauce, video games, or legos lol

Hot sauce has been a classic for me! Heā€™s lost some of his spice tolerance as he got older which is killing my gift-giving haha.

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

My dad requests fun spices and sauces! My sister got him a mustard flight one year, which was a hit

Otherwise, agree with other commentersā€”shirts that look identical to what he buys for himself, but nicer quality

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

Anything to do with his football team (Liverpool), stuff for his guitar, stuff for fishing, nice whiskey, interesting beers, his favourite sweets from when he was young, CDs I think he might like, books about football/fishing/music/social history etc.

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

Got my dad an aura frame for his office. Iā€™ll send my siblings the code and everyone can send pictures to it. Theyā€™re amazing (Iā€™ve given them as gifts to two others to great applause) so I recommend!

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

Cheesy, but I get my dad a ā€˜couponā€™ for us to get lunch and do something together (usually a museum). My dad is very unfussy and prefers experiences to other things.

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

Ugh, my dad hates gifts. He gets mad that we spend money on him. Even if itā€™s a mug he gets pissy.

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

The company ā€œhomageā€ makes awesome clothes. A lot are sports or city-themed, but they have some great basics. Stupidly soft and durable. My dad loves those

Meade said:
Parent gifts are always the hardest for me. What do you all get your dads???

I got a groupon for a case of wine from splashwines for $45. Iā€™m going to box them with tags like ā€œfor moving into your new houseā€ or ā€œfor a birthdayā€ etc. itā€™s not super nice wine but itā€™ll do.

I am the childfree aunt and have 4 littles to shop for this season, ages 3-6! Any and all recommendations would be so nice!

Jordy said:
I am the childfree aunt and have 4 littles to shop for this season, ages 3-6! Any and all recommendations would be so nice!

Ask their parents! Those kids are all old enough to have favorite shows and characters and toys. Their parents will definitely know what theyā€™d be into.