by Jeffrey L. Tambov

If you've ever had difficulty finding a good Christmas gift for your dad, you are definitely not alone. In this article I will show you two ways that will help you find a never-fail Christmas gift strategy for your dad.

Many people find it difficult to find good Dad Christmas gifts. It always seems that either our dads have everything they need, or the gifts we do find are tacky and boring. I know many dads who feel the same way. They complain that they always get a lot of useless junk for Christmas.

Surprisingly, it is actually quite simple to shop for dads. You only have to keep two criteria in mind. If you follow either of these two strategies when selecting a gift, you are almost guaranteed to find a gift that will delight your dad.

Here are the two main criteria for dad Christmas gifts:

Gift Criteria #1

An ideal gift would be one that enhances an activity that he already enjoys.

Another strategy...

Gift Strategy #2

The gift should help your dad do something he doesn't enjoy, but in an easier or faster way.

These are the only two things that you really need to consider. Let's take a deeper look into each one.

For the first criteria, all you need to do is to think about what hobbies and activities your dad enjoys. For example, many dads love to watch their favorite sports on TV. If your dad spends hours watching sports on TV, an obvious gift idea would be a new, giant, flat screen TV. It is something that would immediately make one of his favorite activities even more enjoyable.

If following this strategy, make sure that your gift actually enhances or provides a new way for your dad to enjoy one of his activities. An example of a poor choice would be a football shaped telephone. Yes, it is sports related and your dad enjoys sports. But a football shaped telephone doesn't do anything to make his favorite activity any more enjoyable.

Now let's look into the second strategy. One example of an unpleasant task is shoveling the driveway after a winter storm. No dad likes to get up early, go out in the cold, and shovel the driveway before going to work. An excellent gift in this situation would be a new snow blower machine. While your dad may still not enjoy shoveling the driveway, this gift will make an unpleasant task a lot easier and faster.

You may have noticed that these two gift strategies have something in common. They both encourage you to find gifts that are tool-like in nature. They don't have to be physical tools from the hardware store. But they do help your Dad accomplish important hobbies and tasks.

These two strategies are all that you need to shop for your dad this year. You'll be able to find gifts that will not only be interesting and unique, they will also be gifts that your dad can actually use and enjoy for many years. - 39969

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