Father's Day

[dave50]

Why is it that it seems OK for adverts on radio and TV for DIY outlets openly targeting father's day, suggesting you buy your dad a drill or a pressure washer or whatever, but if there were adverts on mothers day for irons, food mixers or pots and pans there would be uproar and cries of sexism? Just wondered.

[bravejordy]

That's an interesting point, Dave, but in all fairness, I think most blokes enjoy a spot of DIY (whether or not they're good at it, is a different matter) but items such as irons and food mixers are more related to household chores than stuff women actually enjoy doing.

[grasscarp]

Probably flowers would not be appreciated by a bloke.

[Maydup]

DIY tends to be a hobby for people where as cooking and cleaning, although enjoyed by many, is more of a necessity. Adverts for flowers and spas are a plenty around Mothers Day, but no-one really wants to receive a saucepan.

If you don't want a new drill dave50, make quite sure your folks know what to buy you before the day is out today!

[maggiebee]

Would you like a feather duster dave? I've got a spare.

[dave50]

oo-err missus - maggie!

[grasscarp]

Fathers deserve appreciation and recognition for the important contribution they made to your becoming a human being.

[mikey4444]

Invented in America, probably for commercial reasons, so adverts for pretty much anything is what we might expect.

[aelmpvw]

a diy tool or a bottle of something alcoholic? my kids know what i want

[viv38]

My Dad always gets his favourite - Jack Daniels !

[inksplotter]

For making you a human being fathers get a drill to demolish a kitchen?