Father’s day is coming up and the cash registers are ringing for dad. No, we won’t spend anywhere close to what we spend for mom but there will be some serious money exchanged. So what is the most popular gift for dad 2015? It’s really not a what, but a where.
The most money will be spent giving pop a special day out. That’s according to an annual survey by the national retail federation, which found consumers will spend about $2.6 billion on a gift like baseball tickets or a family meal. So take dad to a Tigers game, fishing, golfing or to his favorite restaurant. And yes, mom is till the queen when it comes to ringing cash registers. Overall, father’s day spending should ring up an additional 12.7 billion dollars for retailers, versus the $21.2 dollar estimate they spent for mother’s day. Not that we love dad any less. .