Need Father's Day gift ideas? Here's a great place to start.
Father's Day gifts aren't always the easiest to shop for. In fact, most gifts for men can be difficult. It's not like you can just get them jewelry and call it a day. (Well, unless you're married to Mr. T.) I tend to be skeptical of site…
May 17, 2012•2 min read
Father's
Day gifts aren't always the easiest to shop for. In fact, most gifts
for men can be difficult. It's not like you can just get them jewelry
and call it a day. (Well, unless you're married to Mr. T.)
I tend to be skeptical of sites that promise you gift recommendations based on some secret algorithm, but I can't believe it, I've found one that's actually terrific. Wantful is like an online concierge meets high tech gift card.
Hit the site and describe the sex of the giftee and your relationship, and then answer a bunch of graphical multiple choice questions; like which house would he rather live in, or what would he like to do in his free time.
I gave it a shot with my own sigOth and lo and behold--awesome gift ideas. They nailed him as a foodie (he's a trained chef) and an outdoorsman, and offered up dozens of tasteful gifts from $30 and up. In foodie alone, there was this grow your own mushroom kit, a fancy vinegar that he happens to own, a high end knife set I know he'd love, and even an organic beef jerky like the one we recommend in our own Father's Day Gift guide last year.
Hey, wait a minute..maybe I am a good gift picker after all.
But here's where Wantful is different than just a recommendation service: you add up to 16 gifts or have them choose for you (you can make adjustments at checkout) and they're all bound into this beautiful little mini catalog with a custom cover, and sent to your gift recipient by snail mail, email or Facebook. Kind of like a very super duper personalized gift card. Your man (or dad or Mother-in-Law) enters a gift code, takes his pick, and the cost of everything is covered--by you.
You can also connect with Facebook to store birthdays or special occasions, which can be a terrific resource.
Of course you might just use it to spark some ideas--for anyone in your life, except kids; it's definitely adult focused right now. But I think the whole pick your own from these ideas so you're happy with it is the perfect balance between thoughtful and "ack, here's a gift card because I don't know you very well."
Genius. Especially for those very, very, very hard to shop for men in your life. -Liz
Visit Wantful for gift recommendations and more
I tend to be skeptical of sites that promise you gift recommendations based on some secret algorithm, but I can't believe it, I've found one that's actually terrific. Wantful is like an online concierge meets high tech gift card.
Hit the site and describe the sex of the giftee and your relationship, and then answer a bunch of graphical multiple choice questions; like which house would he rather live in, or what would he like to do in his free time.
I gave it a shot with my own sigOth and lo and behold--awesome gift ideas. They nailed him as a foodie (he's a trained chef) and an outdoorsman, and offered up dozens of tasteful gifts from $30 and up. In foodie alone, there was this grow your own mushroom kit, a fancy vinegar that he happens to own, a high end knife set I know he'd love, and even an organic beef jerky like the one we recommend in our own Father's Day Gift guide last year.
Hey, wait a minute..maybe I am a good gift picker after all.
But here's where Wantful is different than just a recommendation service: you add up to 16 gifts or have them choose for you (you can make adjustments at checkout) and they're all bound into this beautiful little mini catalog with a custom cover, and sent to your gift recipient by snail mail, email or Facebook. Kind of like a very super duper personalized gift card. Your man (or dad or Mother-in-Law) enters a gift code, takes his pick, and the cost of everything is covered--by you.
You can also connect with Facebook to store birthdays or special occasions, which can be a terrific resource.
Of course you might just use it to spark some ideas--for anyone in your life, except kids; it's definitely adult focused right now. But I think the whole pick your own from these ideas so you're happy with it is the perfect balance between thoughtful and "ack, here's a gift card because I don't know you very well."
Genius. Especially for those very, very, very hard to shop for men in your life. -Liz
Visit Wantful for gift recommendations and more
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