How many people were aware that yesterday was Father's day? Compared to Mother's Day, it looks like fathers get short shrift from the marketing and business world. According to some news reports from department stores, popular gifts this year are drinks, snacks, beer servers, and summer clothes such as polo shirts and Jimbe-e (a kind of short, separated kimono two-piece). But I just wonder if these rather tawdry goods will really cheer up a stressed out father. It hardly seems worth the effort.
Personally, if I'm going to give a polo shirt to my father, then at least I want to make the actual experience pleasurable for him. My tactic is to take him to a museum or somewhere else where he feels it's worth going, and on the way, suggest stopping by some golf clothing stores. Like most Japanese men, he doesn't buy his own clothes and doesn't have any idea what to do, so I let the store clerks take care of him. Of course, taste-wise he doesn't listen to his family members, so I just let him take his time being fussed around by the store clerks, and let him enjoy his shopping. What makes it all worth it is the satisfaction of seeing his satisfied, smiling
face as he walks out of the store with the efforts of HIS shopping expedition!
What did you do for Father's day?
Personally, if I'm going to give a polo shirt to my father, then at least I want to make the actual experience pleasurable for him. My tactic is to take him to a museum or somewhere else where he feels it's worth going, and on the way, suggest stopping by some golf clothing stores. Like most Japanese men, he doesn't buy his own clothes and doesn't have any idea what to do, so I let the store clerks take care of him. Of course, taste-wise he doesn't listen to his family members, so I just let him take his time being fussed around by the store clerks, and let him enjoy his shopping. What makes it all worth it is the satisfaction of seeing his satisfied, smiling
face as he walks out of the store with the efforts of HIS shopping expedition!
What did you do for Father's day?
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