Father's Day at Aldi and What Fred Said about his Dad!

This Father's Day, Aldi is a one stop shop for buying what you need to make a special day for your dad. From buying ingredients to cook dad's favourite food to buying gifts that he will love. Here are some ideas for what to buy him this Father's Day.

Aldi stock a great range of alcoholic drinks in store including ales, beers, lager, cider, spirits and wines, which represent excellent value. Whatever your dad's favourite tipple, you will find a selection of drinks, many of which are award winners.  Ian would love the gold medal winning Highland Black 8 year old Scotch Whisky, which is just £12.99 for a 70cl bottle. Or perhaps a selection of the bottled beers and ales, which start at just 90p a bottle.

Aldi are passionate about producing top quality chocolate made from the finest ingredients. The Moser Roth range has a selection of bars of chocolate, truffles and chocolate assortments. This includes a range of award-winning 125g bars - each bar combining the finest smooth dark chocolate with an intriguing flavour. Choose from Mint, Chilli or Orange and Almond at £1.19 each.

Aldi's Specialbuys this week include some ideal gifts that would make excellent Father's Day gifts to suit a range of budgets:

Specialbuys available from 18th June

Fire Pit £19.99

The easy way to enjoy crackling flames outdoors.  This firepit is made using robust black powder-coated steel with folding legs for easy storage. It includes a mesh cover, log grate and tool. A lovely addition to the garden on summer evenings.

810W Hammer Drill  £14.99

Ideal for drilling wood, metal, plastic and concrete, this hammer drill is good for DIY loving dads.

It includes adjustable side handle and depth stop.

Fruit and Vegetable Plants £2.99 each

Growing your own is easy with these established plants in big 4 litre pots. Choose from 8 varieties. Any dad who enjoys gardening will love to nurture these plants and harvest their crops.

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Just for fun,  Aldi have come up with a list of questions for kids to answer about their dads. I asked 6 year old Freddy the following questions about his dad!


What Fred Said about his Dad for Father's Day:

1.       What makes your dad happy?

I do!

2.       What is the funniest thing about your dad?

He tells jokes.

3.       What is something your dad always says to you?

I love you.

4.       What is your dad really good at?

Looking after me.

5.       What does your dad do as a job?

He pays for things. (?? He is actually a data centre engineer!)

6.       What is your dad’s worst habit?

Going to work because I don't like being without you.

7.       What is your dad’s favourite tea?

Pizza.

8.       What would you like to say to your dad?

I love you.

9.       What are you going to do with your dad on Father’s day?

I can't say because it's a surprise!

10.     Why are you proud of your dad?

I don't know but I am.

Father's Day Gift Guide 2014 - featuring Getting Personal, Little Tiger Press, Dove and Radox

June 15th is Father's Day, the day when we celebrate all those wonderful dads out there!  This year, why not treat your dad to something special to let him know just how much he is appreciated?  Here are some ideas for perfect pressies for dads that we have been lucky enough to receive for the purpose of this review.

Getting Personal sell a huge range of items, many of which can be personalised to create a completely unique gift to suit the occasion.  Whether your dad is a whizz in the kitchen, enjoys pottering around in the garden or enjoys taking part in sporting activities, there is a gift idea to suit.

We were sent a gift for Ian that is just perfect for him!  He enjoys the occasional wee dram of whisky - it must be down to his Scottish ancestry - and he loves the quality of a good single malt.  So the Personalised Five Whisky Gift Set was the obvious choice.

The gift box is lovely, containing five miniature bottles of whisky from a hand picked selection of rare and independent distilleries.  Included is a presentation mat and tasting cards.  The whole thing is presented in a slip case which can be personalised with a message. Whisky lovers can learn a little about their favourite tipple whilst sampling the contents of the beautifully presented gift set!

It costs £36.99 and you can find it here: www.gettingpersonal.co.uk/gifts/personalised-set-of-5-whisky-gift-set-regional-selection

Little Tiger Press has some lovely new titles out now, which little ones will love to share with their daddies this Father's Day.

Sorry Dad is the tale of a father and son cat.  Although they are best of friends, the little cat can be a bit cheeky at times and finds himself in the odd spot of bother!  This book sees the little cat trying to work out how to say sorry to his long suffering dad.  He finds a rather unique way to apologise and his dad doesn't stay cross for long!  RRP £6.99 for ages 3-5.

Me and My Daddy is a fantastic carry case with four mini paperbacks, a card and stickers inside.  Little ones can make a card for their daddy and then snuggle up to enjoy one of the stories:  Before We Go To Bed, My Daddy and Me, Oops-a-Daisy! and The Very Happy Hippo.  Each little book is beautifully illustrated and features a story that both the kids and dad will love. RRP: £9.99 for ages 3-6

If you are looking for something very affordable and useful, Dove Men+ Care have some great products perfect for the men in your life. Based on his lifestyle and skin type, you can find some male grooming products that would make an ideal, thoughtful and practical gift for dads or grandads.

The Daily Care Duo gift pack  (RRP £6.50) features a Clean Comfort anti-perspirant deodorant and a body and face wash with micro-moisture technology. It will help keep him feeling fresh all day long with its subtle and crisp fragrance.

Radox also have some products that would be suitable for men on Father's Day.  The Muscle Therapy Bath Soak (RRP £2.31) and 2- in-1 For Men Shower Gel (RRP £2.15) are a good idea for a sporty dad.  The bath soak helps to warm muscles and ease away aches and pains, while the shower gel is great for dads on the go. You could make a male grooming hamper to perfectly suit your dad's needs, because men deserve to be pampered too.

Whatever you do for your dad this Father's Day, I hope you have a wonderful time!

Rockface for Men

"Men...If you like to look good and smell great with a minimum of effort and fuss leaving you more time to work hard and play hard, then Rockface is the range for you."

Rockface is a quality range of gent's shave, shower and skincare products that all have the same citrusy, woody fragrance so men's grooming regimes can be streamlined in one easy step.  

With Rockface, men can say goodbye to the nostril-assaulting mix of fragrances that come from using lots of different products and present a uniformed fresh fragrance with notes of musk, amber, bergamot, citrus and jasmine.

The branding is very masculine and will appeal to the outdoorsy, rugged type without fear of them being labelled as being obsessed with their male-grooming!  The range has all the essentials any man will need including its new Shave Butter, a clever all in one product for prepping skin, shaving and hydrating.  It will change the way men shave!

The Rockface Range

Shave Gel - an extra thick, creamy foam with active cooling and moisturising ingredients.  200ml £4.25

Post Shave Balm –  smoothing balm specially formulated with allantoin and aloe vera to hydrate and soothe skin after shaving  100ml £4.99

Shave Butter -  with illipe and shea butter, together with coconut and aloe juice, this new Rockface Shave Butter takes shaving to a new level, prepping skin, shaving and hydrating all in one.  75ml £4.99 

All Weather Moisturiser – added shea butter helps protect against pollution, guarana to energise the skin and antioxidants to help reduce UV impact. 100ml  £4.99

Face Scrub - gentle exfoliating scrub contains micro particles for deep cleansing, removing impurities and conditioning the skin 150ml  £3.95

Shower Wash – fresh citrus fragranced shower wash to invigorate the body and senses. For hair and body.  200ml £3.73

Deodorant Spray –  48 hour protection 150ml £2.99

Active Body Spray - pop into your bag and use for an instant blast of Rockface fragrance. 150ml £3.49

Ian was sent a selection to try out.  He is not one for faffing about too much primping and preening himself, preferring the hairy faced neanderthal or cowboy stubble look to the clean shaven look.  However, as the range has proper man appeal, he wasn't afraid to give it a go!  He was pretty impressed with the new Shave Butter as it made the job of shaving a lot easier without having to mess around with different products.  It went straight on and was ready to do the job.  The razor comfortably glided through the butter avoiding any shaving nicks and did not cause any irritation. It smelt good too. The shower wash, deodorant, scrub and body spray are great everyday products to use, and I have to say, the one fragrance thing worked very well and he smelt pretty fine!   With the cold weather setting in, weather chaffed skin can become an issue.  The moisturiser is a really nice product which soothes and protects the skin with shea butter and guarana.  So when Ian has been doing some manly, outdoorsy thing he can look after his skin without resorting to using something girly that he's pinched from me!

All in all the Rockface range is a great collection of men's toiletry products which are masculine and which all smell really good.  They would make lovely stocking fillers for the menfolk in your life.

The products are available to buy directly from the Rockface website, where you can also find competitions, news and grooming advice. 

www.rockface4men.co.uk