Well it’s that time of the year again, where we celebrate the amazing fathers in our lives. Being a father of two myself, I like to dream of what I might get to add to my Fortress of Fathertude.
One of my favorite places to do so happens to be ThinkGeek.com, and they have some pretty amazing gift ideas for the geek dad in your life. And you’re not going to believe the amazing GeekDad Giveaway they’ve set up. Check this out!
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Honor your uniquely geeky patriarch this Father’s Day with our Most Ultimate GeekDad Giveaway (So Far) prize pile, which includes:
- fabbster 3D Printer, including netfabb Studio Professional software bundled with netfabb Engine for fabbster
- $1,000 ThinkGeek shopping spree
- 32GB ASUS Transformer TF300T Tablet (blue) with keyboard dock
- Signed copy of Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown
- GeekDad t-shirts for the family
- Hasbro prize pack including Marvel BonkaZonks Blind Bags (two), 4-Pack, Face Case, Spider-Man Stackrobatic Stunt Set, and Head Quarters; The Avengers Hulk Hero Mask, Iron Man Tri-Power Repulsor, Hulk Gamma Green Smash Fists, Hawkeye Bow, and Hero Masks (Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk); and Kre-O Battleship Ocean Attack set, Land Defense set, Combat Chopper set, Alien Strike set, and U.S.S. Missouri set
- Calliope Games prize pack including a set of games “Ugh!” (with a card autographed by John Kovalic), “Got’Em!,” “Double Double Dominoes,” and “Tsuro”
- ThinkFun prize pack including a set of solo puzzles for dad and brain games for dads and kids to play together: MathDice, Swish, Solitaire Chess, Gordian’s Knot, and UnHinged
- Tegu Original Set, Compact, and Asterisk toys
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This prize pack is HUGE. An Asus Transformer tablet, a 3D printer(!), and a $1000 shopping spree at ThinkGeek.com plus a ton of other prizes! Seriously, this is the mother load of geeky toys and gadgets.
This isn’t your regular “enter your name and email address to enter” contest either. You’ve got to earn it…or rather, your Father has to earn it…by having been awesome at some point in your lifetime.
Ummm...yeah....you're not gonna win.
Enter with the coolest story about the Dad in your life to enter him for the giveaway right here.
ThinkGeek has also set up some pretty sweet Father’s Day bundles at different price points to check out.
We here at The Game Fanatics decided to take a look at the Father’s Day recommendations on their site and pick a few of our favorites. So here they are for you to peruse/drool over at your leisure.
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The Fanatical Father’s Day Top Ten from ThinkGeek.com
10. Atari Pint Glass 4-Pack – $14.99
Every father knows what they need at the end of a long day of entertaining the kids- a nice cold brew and some video games. These would look awesome in any Geek’s beer glass collection and at $14.99 they’re a steal.
9. Star Trek Cuff-links – $59.99
I actually just bought a pair of Star Wars Imperial cuff-links from ThinkGeek and I think I’m going to have to show some Star Trek love with these Starfleet Insignia cuff-links. So awesome.
8. Geek Dad Handbook – $16.99
A collection of geeky projects for dads to take on with the help of their kids. Time to find out just how awesome dad is.
7. The Baby Owner’s Manual – $14.99
There’s not need to explain why every new father should own this book. I wish I knew about this book a few years ago.
6. iGeek Large Capacity Portable Charger – $61.99
I really really really want one of these…and I’m a dad…so it’s in the list. The name is deceiving- This charger is not just for Apple products. It’ll pretty much charge anything, and with a 9900 mAh capacity, it’ll power one of your toys for a week.
5. The Stake – Grilling Multi-tool – $29.99
Well just look at it…it’s a fork, tongs, and spatula all in one! You can stick a hotdog with it will push the hotdog off of it’s fork and onto your bun of choice. Yes, please…
4. MotoMount for the iPad – $5.99
Long road trip + kids = loss of sanity. This is what you need. Put on How to Train your Dragon or a season of Dora The Explorer while using this and you just might keep it together. You can’t beat that for $5.99
3. Star Trek Bathrobes – $59.99
Get him a gold one if he’s awesome, a blue one if he is and always will be your friend, or a red one if you don’t like his attitude.
2. Star Wars Jedi & Sith Bathrobes – $89.99
I’m starting to think that deep down inside, I just might want a bathrobe. An awesome bathrobe. And yes, by awesome I mean a Sith bathrobe.
1. WeWood Jupiter Watch – 134.99
For the eco-friendly dad in your life who also has a hell of a lot style. This watch is just awesome. This might end up being a Father’s Day gift to myself.
So there you have it. We hope that we’ve helped you out with your Father’s Day choices this year. Check out the rest of ThinkGeek’s Father’s Day specials right here.
Thanks for this!
I know star trek was a series of shows and star wars was a series of movies. But what’s the difference between the storylines?
I’ve never seen Star Wars but I’m starting to like the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic.If I buy it I plan to see all the Star Wars movies before it comes out.Oh and I really have 2 questions:
1)Is Star Wars: The Old Republic based on the whole Star Wars saga or just 1 movie?
2)Is Star Wars: The Old Republic the only Star Wars MMORPG?
My boyfriend is a huge movie geek, he absolutely loves them, knows all the directors and actors etc. He especially like horrors, zombies in particular. He likes both old and new movies.
Thing is I’d really like to buy him something special for christmas, i’ve already bought him a film and a CD, but i really want to get him something special! I thought something movie related? He also loves music (metal, rock, punk etc mainly) so maybe something music aswell?
Any ideas are really appreciated!
My house is not too too old, but not new. When I move it, i was nine, the owner son just graduate from university. The owner build the house. So that’s about how old is the house.
Everytime I take a shower, it’s like a race, I have to do it as fast as possible before the hot water runs out. A handy man had come over, and he said and switch the temperature of the hot water hotter (he did it at the hot water production machine located at the laundry room), that’s all he can do. But switching the hot water temperature hotter doesn’t help make hot water last longer.
I thought it was just me taking shower too long, but I ask my friend, and she said she took very long and hot water still did not run out.
How to make hot water don’t run out so quickly? Especially in winter, it runs out more quickly.
It’s our house, we brought it, when I was 9, now i am about 30 ><!
I lost my job, changing water tank doesn't seems possible.
well, I think the heat, water system, etc is technology of the 70s.
You are all welcome to view my other questions (about home and other topics), I'll be glad to get more help. Thank you in advance ^^!
I ordered something from Thinkgeek.com and I want to know where the warehouse that they ship there things from is.
P.S. How long would it approximately take from my package to ship from their warehouse to my home in California.
My boyfriend is a huge movie geek, he absolutely loves them, knows all the directors and actors etc. He especially like horrors, zombies in particular. He likes both old and new movies.
Thing is I’d really like to buy him something special for christmas, i’ve already bought him a film and a CD, but i really want to get him something special! I thought something movie related? He also loves music (metal, rock, punk etc mainly) so maybe something music aswell?
Any ideas are really appreciated!
I volunteer at an Adult Day Care. I need ideas for crafts the residents can do. I have very limited supplies and there are more men than women. It is hard to come up with ideas because we are limited on supplies and money. We have magazines, bingo, constuction paper and maybe more. If anyone can come up with something esp for Father’s Day I would be so grateful, thank you!
What song, or songs are you dedicating for you father on Father’s Day from 1931 to 1990. To all fathers out there happy Father’s Day.
Seems like every Father’s Day party I go to a different guest is the first one to get sloppy drunk? They are serving Tequila, Mojitos, and a few CASES of Champagne at the party I am going to tomorrow, and I plan to be the first on buzze, but let the college graduates be the sloppy drunks. Happy Father’s Day to one and all.
I’m writing a letter to my dad for father’s day, and I need some ideas. I know the obvious, I love you and everything. But what else? I’m his first and only daughter so he doesn’t understand the whole girl thing, and I’m going to be a freshman next year and he’s not ready for the whole boys thing. Any ideas? Please!
I need help. I would like to do something crafty for my dad, step dad, and pap for father’s day. I want it to be more creative than just drawing a picture. Any ideas? I will give the highest ranking for the best answer.