What are you giving your dad for Father’s Day? You spoiled your mom so it’s only fitting to get dad something. You could give him something from Best Buy. I’m not saying you must buy something. You could pen a poem of appreciation and recite it over a loudspeaker for the whole neighbourhood to hear. He’d like that. But if you are planning on a quieter gift, one that you purchase from Best Buy, then this contest might inspire you with a few gift ideas.

Will this be the best Father’s Day ever?

I have days where I can’t help but think in superlatives. I wake up at the best time, eat the most amazing granola, drink what turns out to be outstanding coffee … and my day just gets better from there. Imagine if that was the kind of day your father had on Father’s Day. You can make that happen. But you have to start preparing immediately. Especially if you want it to be an over the top Father’s Day he’ll never forget.

A more than perfect day is within reach. And I’m going to suggest three over-the-top ways to make your dad surprised and amazed.

  1. Remind him of his first car: For most of us, our first car holds a special place in our hearts. For this surprise to work, you need to find out what your dad’s first car was. Once you get that simple piece of information the rest is easy: get some cardboard and recreate that vehicle in cardboard, as lifelike and realistically as your artistic skills allow. Your dad will be touched by the effort, the sentiment, and he’ll applaud your creative use of cardboard (just like many people have done for a different contest we ran on the blog).
  2. Get him in the gaming spirit: June is not only the month of Father’s Day, it’s also gaming month. Best Buy goes over the top during gaming month with the biggest contests, amazing deals, and fantastic announcements. Enter those contests and you might win a great gaming prize. However, if your dad is really into gaming then I suggest you create a gaming experience your dad will never forget: a neighbourhood tournament. Organize each home in your neighbourhood to plan one game. On Father’s Day, go from house to house playing Mario Kart in one home, Scrabble in another; charades in the third, etc. Win or lose, he’ll never forget the effort you made and fun you all had together.
  3. Gourmet day with dad: Is your dad a foodie? This is the day to make his food dreams come true. Make a list and prepare as many of his favourite dishes ahead of time as is possible. Scour the internet for recipes and perhaps even practice a few at a friend’s house to ensure you can pull off this once in a lifetime culinary experience. Is your dad into pancakes? Find the most extravagant pancake recipe like caviar and cream cheese or gold leaf and berries. Then repeat this process for lunch. If you are really adventurous, you could pretend that dinner too will be home-cooked, then surprise him with a visit from a personal chef (you can find one in most major cities these days)!

Over the top gifts also come from Best Buy

I know I said you don’t have to get dad a gift, and two of my suggestions above can be done with very little monetary expense. But if you do want to get him a gift, I prepared this amazing prize package full of gifts he’ll love. In keeping with the theme of this article, I’m going to explain each item in the prize pack as elaborately, and “over-the-top” as I can in a single sentence. Here are the five items pictured at the top of this article:

  1. Arlo Essential Cam Security Bundle: Incredible wireless security that he can put anywhere then view thieves (or more often raccoons and stray cats) right on his phone in vivid colour! (see the review on the blog)
  2. Nextbase 522GW dash cam: Yes your dad is the best driver, but this will protect him from all those other drivers on the road … capture their un-indicated lane changes like never before. (see the review on the blog)
  3. Instax Mini 12 instant camera: this pink wonder cam captures family memories and prints them out … yes, he’ll get hard copy photos of his children that he can string from one end of his office to the other. (see the review on the blog)
  4. Jlab GO Air earbuds: these are likely as good or better than the best earbuds he has worn. Seriously, they are low cost AND amazingly high quality (just like his children!). (see the review on the blog)
  5. Sizzle BBQ plasma lighter: this is my personal favourite. The coolest dads on the block have the coolest lighters on the market. It’s electric so no gas to burn; it’s electric so charge it up and it’s ready; it’s electri-fyingly cool (worth repeating if you ask me). (see the review on the blog)

The winner doesn’t have to choose which part of this prize they like best because for the best Father’s Day contest we are awarding the winner all five prizes. Imagine your dad’s face when he opens that prize!

How to enter

This contest is easy to enter and you can enter in two different ways.

  1. In a comment below, using as many superlatives as you can think of, tell us how great your dad is, and tell us which part of this prize pack would be his favourite.
  2. First visit the Father’s Day page at bestbuy.ca, then in a different comment below, still using superlatives in your comment, tell us which item on that page you consider to be the most incredible gift someone could get from Best Buy for Fathers Day.

What you can win

At the end of this contest, one random entry will be drawn. That winner will receive: a Arlo Essential Cam Bundle, a Nextbase 522GW dash cam, an Instax Mini 12 instant camera with film, Jlab GO Air earbuds, and a Sizzle BBQ plasma lighter.

This contest runs from June 9th to June 23rd.

Remember you can enter in two ways here on the blog. However, you likely know many other people who would love to have the best Father’s Day ever and might get a kick out of some of my stupendous suggestions above. They might also want a chance to win this contest, so you should tell them about this crazy, incredible contest.

Father’s Day Contest Rules and Regulations

Good luck.

Martin Renaud
Martin Renaud
Editor in Chief
Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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993 COMMENTS

  1. I think everyone would love the huge, incredible stimulating behemoth that is the Samsung 75″ 4K UHD HDR QLED Tizen Smart TV (QN75Q60BAFXZC).

  2. My dad was the kindest, most caring guy I’ve ever known. He’d love the Arlo Essential Cam Security Bundle to keep an eye on things.

  7. The dash cam – Dad is tired, retired, smart dresser, couch potato, movie man, photographer, music lover, fast driver, and always stretching his dollars.

  8. Under the B – beloved, best, blessed, bold, brave, brilliant, busy and handsome! He’d like the Sizzle BBQ plasma lighter

  9. able
    accepting
    active
    affectionate
    agreeable
    amazing
    appreciative
    astounding
    athletic
    awesome
    Nextbase 522GW dash cam:

  10. He’d like the Sizzle BBQ plasma lighter – he is smart, kind, adventurous, fun, helpful, and GREAT.

  13. On the other page, I think the electric transportation would be an incredible gift to give someone, especially for my thoughtful, kind, wise husband (& Dad).

  14. My Dad has long since passed away, but my husband as a Dad is caring, hardworking, and considerate. The Sizzle BBQ plasma lighter would be a favourite for him, as he’s always using a lot of butane lighters.

  17. This would be the best give for the most wonderful father around. He loves to sing and this would be awesome to give him the Sonos Roam SL Waterproof Bluetooth Wireless Speaker – Black

  18. My dad was super and loving. He would do anything for you to help. Happy Fathers day to the best. He would love the Arlo Essential Cam Security Bundle.

  19. My dad is no longer with us, and neither is my father-in-law. My husband, however, is a great dad and an even greater grandparent. He’s always shown tremendous patience whether helping the kids with sports or how to manage in today’s changing world. The world seems to be so much more confusing than when we were youngsters.
    As a dad, he wanted to expose our kids to every sport he could as he enjoyed them so much himself. Of course, he always got the story that if you want a team in this district, then you’re going to have to be the coach, which he happily did. With sports where he didn’t coach, like track and field, he purchased a shot put, javelin and discus to train at home. As a result, our daughter set a provincial record and still has her banner in the local high school. Our son was an outstanding hockey player. He has been an asset to the community for his involvement with other kids as well as his own and has been referred to as ‘coach’ by a few even now that they’re grown. He never did it for a reward or recognition, but because he saw a need. It would be wonderful for him to win this package. I can see the Nextbase 522GW dash cam as extremely beneficial for him to have, to protect him in the event of an accident. There appears to be no courtesy among drivers anymore and several serious accidents daily on Calgary streets. Thank you for this wonderful contest, Best Buy, and Happy Father’s Day to all.

  20. My dad is that kind of guy that just works and fixes it with what he has, in our family we call it “Brian”ed it. He is an amazing man and father, so patience, so understanding and well the best father I could ever ask for. He would love the Arlo Essential Spotlight Wire-Free Indoor/Outdoor 1080p Security Camera – White – 4 Pack for all those fox, bear, cat and maybe ding dong ditch kids he could watch but all of these prizes are pretty cool and useful just like him.

  21. HoMedics Therapist Select Percussion Massager (HHP-715-CA) for those aches.
    Kind, gentle, loving, caring, listener, adventurous…..

  22. Quiet, gentle, hardworking, loving, listener, adventurous.
    Arlo Essential Cam Security Bundle would be great to see what is outside.

  23. PlayStation 5 would be the most appealing, versatile item I consider to be the most incredible gift someone could get from Best Buy for Fathers Day.

  24. I think that getting my amazing Dad a Google Nest Hub would be super awesome, as he would love to be able to ask it the weather, and control his lights or play music all while admiring the steady stream of loving photos of his spectacular grandkids.

    • Oops forgot that his favorite part of the prize package would be the Arlo Essential Cam Security Bundle. He lives alone now and being able to see outside the house would give him comfort.

  27. My dad was a TV addict. He would love a large screen TV. Any TV that is 65″ or larger would be a great gift for any dad (including me)

  28. My dad is hard working, generous (unless you get on his nerves), sympathetic and best family provider.
    The only type of cooking for my dad is BBQ – so the Sizzle BBQ plasma lighter would be ideal gift for him.

  29. My dad was wise and patient, I think he would have liked the Arlo Essential Cam Security Bundle to fell secure

  30. For the neatest dad ever, the Philips Series 7000 Wet & Dry Shaver with Quick Clean Pod would be the best gift as he likes to make the best presentation to the world that he can and this would make his best smile look even brighter with his shiny clean face. If could could only convince him to use a different after shave, this wet and dry shaver would give him the look he deserves for the best Dad ever.

  31. PlayStation 5 would be the most appealing, versatile item I consider to be the most incredible gift someone could get from Best Buy for Fathers Day.

  32. My Dad has the best sense of humour, the biggest smile, the best dressed for a casual dad, the most determined, the best woodworker, the greenest thumb, the fastest biker, the most precise mower and the best of – all the best father ever. He loves to BBQ so the Sizzle BBQ plasma lighter would be such fun for him as he is always looking for matches.

  33. My dad is the most endearing person I know. He would like a Nextbase 522GW dash cam the most.

  35. My Dad was the most patient, gentle, caring, smart, creative dad – and he was a single dad, too! And I really think that single dads don’t get talked about enough, there’s a lot of talk about single mom’s but we need to give a shout-out to those hard-working single dads, too! I think the part he’d like best is the Jlab GO Air earbuds.

  37. i think that the SWFT Zip Fat Tire Electric City Bike with up to 59.5km Battery Life – Black would be the most awesome, fun, practical, environmentally friendly gift that a person could receive, dads, moms, teens, pretty much anyone would love this as a gift

  39. Our aged dad is a quiet and kind soul who does not go out very much now and days. He gets most of his news through the television and so I would think that a Samsung 50″ 4K UHD HDR Neo QLED Tizen Smart TV would offer him a great viewing experience.

  40. Our dad is a quiet kind soul who loves his peace and quiet in his aging years now. I think he would love the Arlo Essential Cam Security Bundle as it would make it easier for him to monitor disturbances on the property.

  42. Dear Mr. Renaud & Best Buy,

    Since this will be my Dad’s first Father’s Day without Mom, I decided to take your advice and “Remind him of his first car”.

    I created a Memory Box filled with old photos by using a Tab A7 box & some creative magic.

    View the MEMORY BOX Link on Twitter:

    https://twitter.com/JASZY101/status/1670086845617655808/photo/1

    ……………

    Happy Father’s Day

    Dad’s so kind,
    worked the daily grind.

    Taught me not to be rude,
    said, “Stop calling people dude.”

    Best Buy’s bundle is super great,
    which item is top is the big debate.

    It would be so nice,
    especially when you add up the price.

    Winning would be really rare,
    Dad might fall off his rocking chair.

    ………….

    The Nextbase 522GW 1440p Dash Cam w/ 3″ HD Touch Screen Wi-Fi & Amazon Alexa Built would be a winner for my father especially with loop recording that keeps the camera rolling even after the memory is full.

    ………….

    Thanks for the opportunity.

    Wishing all the Dad’s out there a Happy Father’s Day.

    Give him a big hug & tell him what he means to you.

  43. AS a dad , I think a set of wireless surround speakers would be supercalfragelishiousexbealadocious !

  44. My dad is the wisest , most talented , and actually adventurous . he taught me everything I know . he would like the dash cam .

  45. My DAD is a LEGEND!
    He is a TRUE Leader/Role Model, Awesome/Amazing/Outstanding, etc.
    He would love the Arlo Essential Cam Security Bundle … probably to watch Wildlife most often!

  46. My husband is a kind, caring, loving, supportive and humorous dad. Our kids are lucky to have such a great role model in their lives.
    My husband would love the security bundle.

  47. Our wonderrful and amazing Dad with 4 sons would have lloved the noise-cancelling headphones for Father’s Day . I think he deserved them

  48. My hero D,ad was fun loving, kindest, the most generous, the best of the best. most patient (there are 4 boys) and supportive of all of us.
    He worked hard and taught all of us boys many skills.
    He and my Mom had a fairy tale marriage. We all miss him terribly

    He would have loved the Arlo Essential Cam Security Bundle: He always liked new technology

    • Super duper dad would love the Sony BRAVIA 85″ 4K UHD HDR LED Google TV Smart TV (XR85X90K) – 2022

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