A recent survey by the Manly Man Co., a never-boring gift business for men, found that only a third of Americans chose Father’s Day (33.6%) as “one of the most important holidays.” To add insult to injury, Father’s Day was surpassed by Mother’s Day (41.2%).
Many know it but do not say it, that the celebration of mom is more sentimental and symbolic than that of the parents, perhaps because they are ruder.
Manly Man Co., a veteran-owned business, conducted a survey on gifts for dads back in the day.
Key survey findings:
· When asked if they had ever forgotten to buy a gift for Father’s Day26% of Americans said “yes” or “maybe”.
· About how often are they late with a Father’s Day giftnearly a third of Americans (30.2%) responded “sometimes” (12.7%), “always” (11.9%), or “often” (5.6%).
Ironically, men reported frequently being late for Father’s Day gifts (62.7%), significantly more than women (37.3%).
· About how close to Father’s Day did you buy a gift, 7.5% of Americans asked “when is Father’s Day?”; 5.7% said “a day before” and 2.9% said “on the way to Father’s Day dinner”.
When they were consulted Who do they blame when a Father’s Day gift is late?: Covid topped the list with 10.7%; followed by “correspondence/messengers” with 9.3%; indefinite “global shortage” (7.9%); “because of the children” (5.9%); “pirates on the porch” (5.7%); and “vendors from whom they bought a gift” (5.3%).
· Men are much more likely to blame “porch pirates” (62.0%) than women (38.0%).
· About What was the worst Father’s Day gift you ever received?, 22.3% of Americans answered: “nothing”. 10.3% said a “traditional tie” and 4.9% said “socks”.
The strangest responses to bad gifts, included: “Macaroni art”, “bad letter”, “pet stone”, “fish plate”, “a plunger”, “Pokémon cards”, and, strangest of all, “a stuffed alligator head”.
The Manly Man Company suggests gifting something dads love: meat. The idea came to founder Greg Murray after a simple conversation with his wife Jacquie, for whom he had recently bought a bouquet of flowers: “Why isn’t there a gift for men that is equivalent to flowers?.
The couple speculated that a bouquet of jerky might be the perfect substitute for a bouquet of flowers. Shortly after, his wife surprised Greg with the first iteration of what are now called “Man Bouquets”: sticks and sheets of cecina carved in the shape of flowers They are presented inside a “vase” of pint glass or beer mug.
Keep reading:
· The moving story of a woman who dressed up as a man so that her children could celebrate Father’s Day
· The attention of the Father’s Day school festival is stolen by performing “forbidden” dance steps
· Father’s Day: history, meaning and why it is celebrated on that date
