Father’s Day 2013 Gift Guide

With Father’s Day coming up in a few weeks,  you are always better off safe than sorry when it comes to planning gifts for men! Here is a guide that should help make shopping for your dad slightly less painful for that special day. After all, we all know how difficult men can be to shop for.

Absolut Mini Bar 

The Absolut pop up mini bar is a great gift for Dad’s who love their vodka! The limited edition white architectonical box allows you to set up a party anywhere as the inside mimics a bar set up, with sections on each side to be filled with garnish and ice with a bottle in the middle.
The Absolut minibar can be purchased at the following retail outlets: Cold Storage Solaris, Cold Storage Bangsar, Jusco Mid Valley, Jusco Taman Maluri, Tesco Mutiara Damansara, Tesco Extra Cheras, Mercato Pavilion

Pierre Ledent’s Belgium Chocolate 

With chocolate of at least 70% cocoa beans combined with unique ganache fillings, any chocolate lover will go mad for Pierre Ledent’s Belgium Chocolate! These luxury chocolates make great gifts as they are available in hand-made jewelled boxes for that extra special flair. Though this is a seemingly girly gift, any man who appreciates chocolate will love this as the rich flavour pairs perfectly with vintage cognac and cigars.
Pierre Ledent chocolate can be purchased at Jasons Food Hall in Bangsar Shopping Centre

iPad Mini

If you have the budget, the iPad mini is a useful new gadget Dad’s won’t be able to put down! Starting at RM999, the iPad mini is a reasonable price for the amount of use that will be gotten out of it, it is basically a small laptop. You can also personalise the gift with a free laser- engraved message making it your own!

The iPad mini can be purchased at all Machines stores or the Apple Store.

Books

If your father appreciates literature or is a bookworm, it is worth checking out Junk Bookstore. The Junk Bookstore is one of Malaysia’s longest running secondhand bookshop and holds title as the largest too. Stocked with books, magazines, Marvel comics and LP records, you are more than likely to have a lucky find at a ridiculously low price. To any book lover there is a certain pleasure experienced from owning a pre-loved piece. With a good range of rare, valuable and highly collectible books, newspapers and magazines dating back to the 17th century you will definitely make an exciting find to please your dad.

The Junk Bookstore is located on 78 Jalan Tun HS Lee, KL

Custom Leather Goods

Anything custom made is always that much more personal and good leather ware will last a lifetime. Thirtyfour Bespoke are a leather goods company which literally do it all, all you need to know is what you want. An embossed leather notebook or cardholder are just some ideas.

The Thirtyfour.Bespoke store can be found in Publika Lot No. G2-57