The Easiest Last-Minute Father's Day Gift Is a Subscription 

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The Easiest Last Minute Father's Day Gift in 2021 Is a Subscription
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You'd be forgiven if the first time you thought about Father's Day this year was about 20 seconds ago. Lucky for you, last minute Father's Day gifts don't need to be physical things. At this point, it's too late to order a tangible item to be delivered on time for the great and deserving dads in your life. The solution? A subscription service. A gift subscription comes with all the thoughtfulness and intentionality of a physical gift purchased and given on time, but with none of the actually needing to have bought a real gift on time. Best of all, none of them resemble the vague excuses for "last minute Father's Day gifts" that you've cobbled together from CVS every other year.

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  • 1/15

    Trade Coffee subscription (6 bags)

  • 2/15

    Horti plant subscription (6 months)

  • 3/15

    Criterion Channel Subscription (1 year)

    The Criterion Channel gives you instant access to classic movies from the minds of influential directors like Kurosawa and Godard. Look forward to your dad donning a beret and pontificating about mise-en-scène.

  • 4/15

    Vinyl Me, Please Gift Membership (3 months)

    Your dad has likely been listening to Vinyl since before its renaissance in the late aughts. Help him refresh his collection with a monthly choice between three curated records, which usually span multiple genres and eras.

  • 5/15

    Winc wine subscription (3 months)

    Based on the results of a six question taste quiz, Winc will recommend and send your dad a new bottle of wine each month. If he hates it (Too barnyardy? Not barnyardy enough?) they'll send him a different bottle, no questions asked.

  • 6/15

    The GQ Best Stuff Box

    Each quarterly Best Stuff box features a collection of GQ editors' favorite products, valued at $200+ (that’s $800+ in value per year).

  • 7/15

    Urban Stems bouquet subscription (6 months)

    Giving flowers is incredibly underrated. Perhaps it's because we live in an ever-warming world where the frequency of severe weather events is increasing exponentially and cutting plants out of the ground feels counterproductive. Still, have you beheld a pristinely arranged vase of bright, freshly cut flowers lately? I bet your dad hasn't. Maybe they'll help him forget!

  • 8/15

    MasterClass annual membership (2 for 1)

    MasterClass annual membership (2 for 1)

  • 9/15

    Blue Apron meal kit subscription (2 weeks)

    Giving your dad a meal kit subscription will allow him to try out new kinds of recipes and culinary techniques, like Tomatillo Pork Tacos and Harissa Chickpea Shakshuka. 

  • 10/15

    Audible membership (1 year, 12 credits)

    An audiobook can be a great change of pace for the studious father who spends his evenings reading Guns, Germs, and Steel in a comfortable armchair under a reading light. An annual Audible subscription gives you 12 credits for any audiobook you want (which you keep even if your subscription lapses) and free access to Audible originals.

  • 11/15

    Trunk Club clothing box

  • 12/15

    Cloth and Paper pen and planner subscription

    Here's the perfect gift for the dad who refuses to embrace the notes app on his iPhone. This subscription will get him a couple high-quality pens and a mixture of planners, sticky-notes, and note cards each month.

  • 13/15

    The Great Courses Plus (1 year)

    The Great Courses has hundreds of classes on dozens of subjects. You can get your dad a membership to most of them through the Great Courses Plus or just get him that "Fundamentals of Photography" class he's been eyeing since he bought that SLR.

  • 14/15

    Best of Goldbelly (3 months)

  • 15/15

    National Parks and Federal Recreation lands pass, 1 year

    The National Parks are good. Help your dad see them before they all become oil-drilling sites!

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