Father’s Day is this weekend and wouldn’t you rather be prepared with a personalized gift than the oh-so-typical pair of socks? Your dad brought home the bacon so you could have dinner on the table every night, so you probably ought to put a little bit of thought into his gift.
That’s why we’ve compiled this list of 5 Father’s Day gifts your dad will actually appreciate:
1. Personalized photo card
What do you get for the dad who has everything? Well you better at least buy him a card. You can spend $3.00 at your local superstore buying a gimmicky “World’s Best Dad” card, or your can make him a custom, quality-printed card. Find the most comical vintage photo of your dad and throw him back to the days when bell bottoms made him the most handsome man on campus. With a personalized card you can make the message completely your own, selecting the perfect paper, size and design. With a custom-printed card, you’ll create a card he’ll actually keep.
2. Photo books
If you know that your dad should receive more than a heart-felt card this Sunday, consider a photo book. A lot of our print customers come to us to create customized photo books that highlight photos and memories from their past. Why not collect old photos of you and your dad and create a book that he’ll keep on his dresser and appreciate forever? If you think your dad may not be a photo book kind of guy, consider mapping out your family tree or compiling a family history book. Most commercial printers offer book printing with a variety of different binding options (we do), so whatever memories you want to capture, a printed book will help you preserve and share them with your father on his special day.
3. Personalized notebook
Wouldn’t your dad look debonair walking into his next business or board meeting with a sleek black leather notebook with his name in gold on the front cover? At Alexander’s we create thousands of customized journals every month. Your dad deserves the gift of customization, so create paperback notebooks with his favorite team logos on the front, or make him a personalized set of leather journals that he can take notes in. This is an item you can easily design yourself, or ask for a print professional to help create the finished product.
4. Large format photo enlargements
Remember that photo of you and your dad fishing when you were barely old enough to hold onto the fishing pole? It’s time to take it out of the table-top frame and blow it up for your dad’s office wall. Whether your dad loves last year’s family photos or he wants his favorite map to adorn the walls of his office, most commercial printers, like Alexander’s, offer large-format photo or image enlargements in any size, allowing you to customize your dad’s favorite image to hang on the wall.
5. Customized T-Shirt
Does your dad have a favorite t-shirt that he has been sporting for years? Why not give him a brand new shirt that’s just like his old, yellowed version? A custom, digitally-printed t-shirt can feature any image you choose. Maybe you want to create a shirt for your dad with his favorite sports team logo or a “World’s Best Dad” shirt with his image on it. Whatever design you pick, printing a one-of-a-kind shirt lets your dad know that you took the time to give him something personal.
This year, make sure your dad remembers why you’re his favorite son/daughter. Don’t blow it buying him another tie.
To see an infographic about Father’s Day, click here. To have Alexander’s help you with a gift, please contact us.
