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"Picture this: It's Father's Day. Your dad opens his present, though he already knows what it will be. It is a drill and he picked it out three weeks ago. He smiles and he nods in your direction. Father's Day is now over.\nThat scene will be happening in living rooms across the world this Sunday, and the fact of the matter is: There's nothing any of us can do about it. Dads are impossible to shop for.\nSee also: 11 DIY Father's Day Gifts That Are Way Better Than a Tie\nSure, maybe one year you send him on a trip to some exotic location. You may have once bought him some crazy gadget that blows him away \u2014 maybe you found an awesome skydiving experience on Groupon. But that's not a permanent solution. You can't just keep making your dad jump out of planes. The overwhelming majority of Father's Day gifts are, well, underwhelming.\nIs it your dad's fault that he's impossible to shop for? Yes, of course it is. It's a choice that all dads make \u2014 part of the secret dadpact. They simply cannot be bought. Don't believe us? We'll make it easier for you.\n\n\n13 Reasons Your Dad is Impossible to Shop For\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. He has more money than you will ever have in your life.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. And he already buys whatever he wants with it.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. He hates getting gifts.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. He's mostly just passionate about food.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. You can never tell how he truly feels about his presents.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. He expects nothing.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. He only wants specific tools that you didn't even know existed.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. \"Get me whatever you want\" is his mantra.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. He thinks most things are unnecessary.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. He has strange interests.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. He's more into experiences than objects.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. He already has more ties than he knows what to do with.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. He never thinks about what he wants, and the question terrifies him.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nBONUS: Terrible Dad Jokes to Share With Your Kids"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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