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
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.

993 COMMENTS

  1. 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.

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

  3. The most incredible gift a super dad could receive from Best Buy
    The Napoleon Freestyle 425 47000 BTU Propane BBQ with Grill Cover
    That is the ultimate Father’s Day gift
    The greatest gift that keeps on giving
    Yummiest burgers and steaks
    Tastiest corn on the cob
    Dads the happiest
    When he’s grilling

  4. My dad is
    The funniest
    The smartest
    The simplest
    The fanciest
    The strongest
    The best

    My dad would love the sizzle BBQ lighter. He lives for bbqing and smoking meat in the summer so he would think that’s pretty fancy and convenient

  5. Second post, the favorite gift idea would most certainly be a PS5 console for the youngest, happiest and friendliest dad ever!

  6. Happiest, funniest, jollyest and friendliest, I think he would enjoy the plasma lighter the most for BBQ hosting events

  7. bestest, friendliest dad would absolutely lovest the Sony WH-CH720N Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones – Black

  8. greatest, funnest, funniest, craziest dad ever. He’d love the Arlo Essential Cam Security Bundle as he’d would love the wireless security.

  9. The most incredible gift would be a an outdoor pizza oven. My dad loves to BBQ and loves pizza, so this would be the best of both worlds for him!

  10. My dad is the funniest, smartest, hardest working man I’ve ever known!! And he would LOVE the plasma bbq lighter. So cool!

  11. I can’t think of a more awesomer, stupendous, mostest bestest Dad. I think he would love the security cameras the most out of all of these as he quit driving a few years ago. He might love the instant camera though, as a close second!

  12. Our father the camper, remote country camper, backcountry camper, winter camper is the most adventurous Dad we know and he would love the Garmin-fenix-7s-42mm-smartwatch-with-heart-rate-monitor-silver-graphite-metal-back/15929835 for his next adventure.

  13. Our super duper fun loving, joke telling, storyteller, winter camper, explorer, adventureous best Dad ever would love Nextbase 522GW dash cam for Father’s Day.

  14. He was caring, funny, reliable, outgoing, and always there when you needed him.
    He would like the dashcam the most

  15. For my kind and caring dad the most incredible gift from Best Buy would be the Apple MacBook Air 13.3″ w/ Touch ID.

  16. I think my dad who is kind, caring and so helpful would like the earbuds so he could listen to some podcasts without bothering anyone.

  17. He’s reliable, outgoing, and always there.
    The best gift from the Father’s Day page is the Breville Espresso Machine

  18. My Dad was one-of-a-kind, great laugh, awesome humour and amazing hugs! Since he’s no longer around, we celebrate my hubby on Fathers Day, and I know he would love the Sizzle BBQ plasma lighter: because it is so cool!!

  19. Raised with a hard knocks lifestyle, is very traditional, yet always educating himself, with modern despite the very strict upbringing, and regrets, always worked hard throughout life, and had ‘the gun show’ to show for it, done and accomplished much, very multitalented, gifted jack of many trades, always generous/giving, and did his best and worried about and did much for our family/friends/ppl in community. Raised daughters to be strong ppl

  20. He’d LOVE an iPhone 14 ProMax – for hime that would be the best gift in the ever-ness of EVER because his phone is super, duper old and he needs a new one.

  21. I guess I may be biased but I think that the Aro Essential Cam Security Bundle would be the most incredible gift that my Husband or any Father could get for a gift for Fathers Day.I can’t imagine anyone not being very excited to receive this exceptional gift!!!

  22. My kind, loving, thoughtful, and honest dad would absolutely think that , “Google Nest Cam Wire-Free Indoor/Outdoor Security Camera – White Model Number: GA01317-CA”
    Would be the best Father’s Day gift anyone could give.

  23. My father has long passed away but he was kind, smart, and supportive. He had unwavering love and guidance and advice. He was an extraordinary father.
    He would be very impressed it’s the Nextbase 522GW 1440p Dash Cam for me

  24. The Apple iPad Air 10.9″ 256GB with Wi-Fi (5th Generation) – Space Grey would be a great gift. It’s portable and it can do multiple things.

  25. My Dad was what you would call a self made success. He had to stop school at grade 10 to work on the small farm in order to make ends meet. They had 8 children in his family.He made it possible for some of his sisters to attend university. He worked so hard ,16 hour days to build up his own business. He also cosigned loans for relatives and friends to help make their dreams come true.He was very honest,hardworking and generous,He paid my way through college.There is an expression that says” so kind that he would give you the shirt off his back.”That was my Dad.He has passed on now ,but I know he would have loved the security system as he had equipment and tools stolen on several occasions over the years.
    I was very fortunate to be loved and provided for by my hard working Dad…I miss him very much…

  26. My Dad is the most generous, funniest and caring person!
    The Apple iPad Air 10.9″ 256GB with Wi-Fi (5th Generation) – Space Grey would be an amazing gift!

  27. My Dad is the funniest, coolest and most generous! He would like the Arlo Essential Cam Security Bundle for protection and to feel safe!

  28. As much as I would love my dad aka pops to be cool dad and rock out, wearing the JLab buds he is more of the secure and protect kinda guy !! So the Next Base dash came is more is style. He could really use it in his vehicle as he has to drive my mom to more appointments now in the mainland where there is lots of action as he puts it ! My dad likes to keep everyone safe and outs everyone first

  29. My dad is the most generous, caring, loving… teller of dad jokes. He would really appreciate the Jlab GO Air earbuds to listen to his audiobooks.

  30. Hardworking, patient, funny, handy and knowledgeable about everything, my Dad would love the Dashcam as he has been making some hints he would like one, but of course doesn’t spend money on himself.

  31. My husband is a dependable, supportive, caring stepfather to my daughter. He is considering buying a security camera as we are experiencing increasing vandalism on our property. It would be great to win the Arlo Essential Security Cam.

  32. My Dad loves and would need the Nextbase dash cam. A perfect Father’s Day gift. My Dad is the best.

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