I would have never guessed it...
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My dad's birthday was coming up and we weren't sure what to get him. He's not very good at telling us what he wants. My brother, sister and I looked around and couldn't decide what to do for him. We ended up finding out about a golf outing, that had old pros that he could play with.
What did we do? We signed him up. He never saw this coming. My father lives for golf. Every day he is out on the green putting. Everyday he is watching it on television. Everyday he is practicing his chipping and working on ?breaking? in his driver. I think it?s an addiction.
The golf tournament rolls around and he and his friends are playing together in it. The tournament is an all day event followed by a dinner and a silent auction. The dinner was excellent; he loved the food and was thanking us. He then proceeded to the silent auction to bid on whatever he set his heart on.
My mother, on the other hand, decided to get her $25 worth by stuffing herself with as much dessert as possible. She wasn't enjoying all of her food choices as much as the dessert table. She grabbed two pieces of cake and a slice of cheesecake, and then headed over to the auction table.
My father bids on a couple things. He bids on a picture of an athlete, which is autographed by the athlete. He bids on some shirts, and some other items. He then comes across this weed whacker which he wants for his property down south. He places his bid, and maintains the highest bid. I've never seen a man so excited.
My mother does the same as my father, except she looks at the gift baskets. From what she said, the auction had so many different gift baskets to choose from. She was looking for a special gift to give my father, for his upcoming birthday and for Christmas. She looked at wine gift baskets and found a basket full of assorted meats and wines. She bid on several of them, so that she could give them to family relatives during the Christmas holidays. I think it was a good strategy for the value.
The real auction starts and the auctioneer comes forward to give the prizes to the highest bidders on the silent auction. The prize my mother bid on in the beginning was finally hers. Once all the high bidders are done collecting their prizes, the real auction starts. The weed whacker is the first thing to be auctioned off. My father decided to bid on it, but he only did it to get the ball rolling. The auctioneer decided to bid on it and won it for himself since dad did not bid any higher. My father really thought he had a chance of winning so he became bummed. In the end is all about having a good times with your friends and I'm glad that is the way it turned out.
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Surprise your dad with a lovely custom gift basket! Send him a sincere thank you, with baskets of food, expressing your sincere gratitude. It is sure to make a lasting impression.
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