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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  1. My dad was a caring, supportive man who loved family and friends. He was welcoming a hard worker always there for his family a good driver knowledgeable about roads, maps and directions he was the ultimate road tripper. He would love the dshcam the most
    And he was the most knowledgeable at cards and cribbage was his game of choice he didn’t go anywhere without a board or two and a few decks of cards in his van

  2. I would say the Dash Cam because the roads are getting mighty busy these days and my teenagers drive his car, so this comes in handy for all. 😉 Bruno is sensible, kind, considerate, loves his family. We don’t questions his love for us.

  4. Jumping rope is an amazing exercise that can help you burn calories, improve your cardiovascular health, and tone your muscles. It’s a fun and easy way to get in shape and stay healthy. Jumping rope is also a great way to improve your coordination, balance, and agility. It’s a low-impact exercise that’s easy on your joints and can be done almost anywhere. So if you’re looking for a fun and effective way to get in shape, jumping rope is definitely worth trying!

    So get the Yu-mn Smart Jump Rope – Black for your dad!

  5. The dash cam would be my dad’s favourite pick. He’s the most generous, supportive, and understanding person in my life.

  7. My brother is one of the absolutely best grandpas/ fathers, His daughter and her three children live with him on the farm. While she leaves for the city to work, he gets the 3 children to the school bus. makes sure they get home safely, provides care when they have to stay home because of illness, makes sure they’re fed. etc.

  8. My dad is greater than great, he’s the GREATEST GREATEST!
    How’s that for superlatives?
    My dad would enjoy the dashcam the most. I’ve been telling him for years that he needs this for insurance purposes, but now that he knows he can also make a Youtube channel with all of the strange driving he catches on his webcam, he’s totally bought in.

  10. I’m looking at the other gifts, I definitely think my (aging, slowing down, hurting more ) husband would appreciate the Hyperice Hypervolt GO 2 Percussion Massage Device!

  11. My Dad has passed but my son-in-law is the best Dad I’ve ever met. Patient, loving and kind, his son is everything to my grandson.

  13. The Napoleon Rogue 425 BBQ would be awesome for my hard working, generous Dad who is also a wonderful grandpa

  14. My dad is no longer with us, but he was the smartest, kindest, funniest person, as well as a true gentlemen. My husband, also a father, is loving, hilarious, smart and such an ace dad to our kids.

  15. constructive and a builder and fixer of everything broken
    the security system would be a great addition to keep things private

  19. He is patient, kind, awesome, sharing and all around great guy.He doesn’t mind questions from the littles, either

  24. my father was a good for nothing.
    ,he deserted us and left my mother to raise 2 children pior to 1937

  25. My Dad has passed but he was very much family oriented, hard working, caring, supportive, honest and kind. He would have loved the Nextbase 522GW dash cam. My husband is also a very loving and caring dad and he would also appreciate it.

  27. the nicest bestest, most incredible gift you could get dad is the Apple iPad Air 10.9″ 256GB with Wi-Fi (5th Generation)

  29. Loving, smart, handy, funny, generous, supportive, worldly, kind-all of this and more!
    My dad would like the dash cam most

  30. my dad is caring, generous, wisest, and just the best. I think the most incredible gift for Fathers Day would be a electric bike from Best Buy.

  32. my dad is caring,. generous,wisest, and just the best. –I think he would like the plasma lighter because he is into cool things.

  33. My dad is the fastest, smartest, coolest, strongest, and best guy you will ever meet and his favourite would be the Sizzle BBQ plasma lighter

  34. I think the most incredible, amazing, awesome gift a father could get is the Samsung 75″ 4K UHD HDR Neo QLED Tizen Smart TV.

  35. My dad would have loved the plasma electric lighter. All he had was matches or a zippo lighter, but he looked cool using it I’m sure.

  36. Well as much as my dad is amazing at most things one area he could use some help is choosing a new laptop. After spending a week with him in March I realized the one he has is done. For such a supportive, inspiring and strong man I would get him a serious upgrade from the Father’s Day page. I’d pick the following one for him: ASUS VivoBook Pro 16″ OLED Laptop – Quiet Blue (Intel Core i9-13900H/1TB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 4060) – Model Number: K6602VV-BS91-CB, Web Code: 16943136.

  38. My dad has always been supportive, inspiring and strong. He would love the Arlo Essential Cam Security Bundle.

  39. He was brave, smart, kind, giving of his time religious, and warm-hearted. He would have loved the Arlo Essential Cam Security Bundle.

  41. My dad would love the Arlo cam to keep track of his wild welsh terrier when he is out.

  43. The Google Nest Thermostat would be a great gift to give someone for Father’s Day, because there’s nothing a dad likes more than to control the temperature in the house!

  44. My dad is no longer with us, but he was kind, generous, funny, hardworking, wise, goofy, loyal, dependable, and friendly. He was also safe and protective, so the Arlo Essential Cam Bundle would be what he would have liked most. If I won this contest, since I can’t give to my dad, my husband (father to our kids) would get it, and he’d like the lighter! So cool.

  45. The father spend a lot of time on his tablet; so a new one, like the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra (item number 15962174) would be the perfect gift to him !

  48. My Dad….kind, gentle, caring, funny, smart, friendly, supportive. We miss him dearly. I seem to have picked a guy for my partner and father of our 2 children with exactly the same qualities. Both would love the Arlo Essential for all the spying they could do.

  49. Wonderful, kind and caring. He would like Garmin fenix 7X Sapphire Solar 51mm Smartwatch due to his enjoyment of running and trail hikes.

  50. I always get so teary eyed around this time of year thinking of my incredible dad. He was the wisest, thoughtful, caring dad ever. He was the type of guy who was nice and kind to everyone he ever met. It didn’t matter your background he would still treat you with kindness and respect. He was a simple guy and it didn’t take a lot to make my dad happy. He loved to be surrounded around family. He would probably love the instant max camera the most to take pictures on Sunday Family Days.

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