Father's Day Spending Down

by Laura Malesich (RSS feed)
Jun 2nd 2008 at 7:02AM

Father's Day is just a couple of weeks away and many may still be searching for that perfect gift ... or are they? According to a recent poll, spending money on good ol' dad is in decline as gas and groceries soar to new heights. It used to be that many of us would do more than the standard greeting card, but over half of today's consumers (68.4%) will spend an average of $7.49 which includes a trip to Hallmark and maybe an extra doo-dad or two (no funny use of the word "dad" intended). Although 32% of you will head to a department store for the perfect tie or cologne, my thought is spend the money on something you can do together instead of something you're not sure he'll ever use.

Tags: Dad, father, Fathers Day, Fathers-Day, FathersDay, Gifts for dad, GiftsForDad, godfather, grandfather, husband, stepfather