***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
Thanks to random.org’s trusty randomness, we’ve got our winner and it is… Gretchen B (whose husband is “a mastermind with wood. He can make almost anything, at times he has surprised himself at what he canters up.”). That sounds familiar. Congrats Gretchen!
Sorry this post is a few minutes late (380 pages of book proofing = crazytown). But Happy Almost Father’s Day everyone! To help us celebrate, Home Depot is giving away an $100 man card, er, gift card so one lucky reader gets a fast and easy way to show their handy hubby/dad/uncle/brother/grandpa/neighbor how much they care… or how much they really want them to finish that project. Home Depot’s also throwing in a RYOBI 18V ONE+ Lithium Ion Compact Drill Kit (valued at $150) because no tool collection is complete without a power drill and driver. Plus this one weighs less than three pounds and the battery lasts four times longer than your everyday battery. So guys, I’ll guess we’ll all have to come up with another excuse to take a break from our to-do lists.
- PRIZE: A $100 Home Depot gift card and a RYOBI 18V ONE+ Lithium Ion Compact Drill Kit
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … what’s the “manliest” quality of the person you’re celebrating this coming weekend. Do you admire your dad’s ability to fix anything? Do you just love seeing the father of your children with a little bit of stubble? Or maybe the way your brother plays with your nieces earns him major guy-points in your book?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, June 13th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Home Depot.
Jen says
Happy Fathers Day!
The manliest thing about my dad is his ability to fix things and the great relationship he has with his grandson.
Danielle says
Happy Father’s Day!
The beard, for sure.
Christine says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
The manliest thing about my dad is that he can literally fix anything (or at least rig it in a way that it’ll work for a short time lol)
Karla says
Happy Father’s Day!
My dad passed 2 years ago in January, and he was not a manly-man in the least. He was a short, skinny professor with a passion for social justice issues. But he taught me to respect all people, and that is awesomely manly in my opinion.
Hannah says
Happy Father’s Day! My dad’s manliest trait is the ability to love my mom & show his children how to be loved in return! Doesn’t hurt that he can fix everything! He is, by far, the best!
Lindsay says
HAPPY FAHER’S DAY!!!
The manliest thing to me…it when my husband is in the mood to cuddle. It’s the lack of being overly manly that makes it that much better.
Mary Anne says
“HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!”
br says
HAPPY FATHERS DAY!
the manliest thing about my husband is the way he is with our daughter!
Lisa Hansen says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! My husband is active duty military, he returned from a year-long deployment last May and will leave for another this winter. He is also the world’s biggest college football fan!
Alicia in Lucas says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! I love the conversations between my husband and my boys even though I can’t believe some of them.
Sarah says
Happy father’s Day!
The manliest things about my Dad and my husband is that they both provide, love and support their families, and always have.
Mindy says
Manliest Quality: My husband’s willingness to play My Pretty Princess with our daughter! I arrived home from the grocery store one afternoon to find him decked out in dangly earrings and a choker. He was gravely uncomfortable.
Emily says
Happy Father’s Day!!!!
Mary M says
Happy Father’s Day!
The manliest thing about my hubby is that he can fix/build everything around the house!
Liz C. says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
The manliest thing about my husband is how stubborn he is about knowing how to do something but he’s far from Mr. Fix-It (we usually have to call grandpa!)
Mai says
happy father’s day!
Nicole says
HAPPY FATHERS DAY!! I go to my dad for any advice!
Amanda B says
HAPPY FATHERS DAY!
My Dad is amazing and has been helping me fix up my place every weekend since I bought it in March. He is very handy and knows a lot. Hope to find a guy like him.
Ali says
Happy Father’s Day! We hope to be celebrating my husband’s first father’s day this weekend – we’re anxiously awaiting our first baby any day now! And the manliest thing about my hubby is that he will be such a wonderful dad (just as soon as he can get started…waiting on baby is tough!)
Karen says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!!
The manliest thing my dad does is letting me know he would move the earth for me if needed.
Whitney says
Happy Father’s Day!
I love how my husband spends every moment possible outdoors with his kids. He’s handy too~
Melissa says
Happy Fathers Day. The manliest thing about my hubs is the AMAZING father he is to our 2 year old. He puts up with all my projects around the house and works a very hard job outside the home but he is always a dad first and loves his little boy like no other.
Angie Lee says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! The manliest thing about my hubby and father of my children: taking them for the day so I can catch up on whatever I need or want to do.
Danielle says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
My dad is a machinist, and seeing him come home from work wearing coveralls and coated in black grease every day is pretty manly in my book. It grossed me out as a kid, though. He used to chase me around threatening to tickly me with with his oily hands and I hated it!
Eileen says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! My husband’s manliest quality is that he does whatever needs to be done without fuss. If he sees a job, or a repair, or a problem … he just takes care of it.
Wendy says
Happy Father’s Day! My hubby’s manliest thing is being the head of the family, not only for us, but for his family in general.
Lis says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
My wonderful husband is a Jack of All Trades. It’s amazing to me how many things he can do and fix all around the house. And he’s a fabulous cook too, to boot. Lucky me!
Sarah G says
HAPPY FATHERS DAY! The manliest thing, that he can get all gushy over his baby girl, seeing it is so sweet!
Nicole Grove says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
Erin says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! I love that my husband always helps with the cleaning!
Sam G says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! This made me think of my father-in-law and his knack for ALWAYS over tightening things. Picture him using brute strength complete with red face. Classic FIL.
Taryn W. says
HAPPY FATHERS DAY! The manliest thing about the hubs is how great he is with our daughter – we love him so much!
hianna s. says
HAPPY FATHERS DAY! I love how my dad knows how to do everything around the house, but in the unimaginable event that he didnt know, he just goes at it anyways, and comes out sucessful anyways.
Janice says
Happy Father’s Day! It’s my hubbys 1st father’s day. I love that he will at least attempt to do most diy stuff…even if it doesn’t turn out exactly like we planned :)
Melissa says
Happy father’s day! The manliest trait about my husband is the amount of time he spends playing with our son – he never runs out of patience!
Randi says
Happy Father’s Day! I love how my dad can find a way to fix anything and always has random things around to get the job done. I’m finally really appreciating this since I’ve purchased my own home.
Libby says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
Rad Designing says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
My dad isnt someone you would call a mans man. He cant fix anything, doesn’t care about cars and hates beer. But he has dedicated his life to helping other people – that has inspired me and my family more than he can know!
Laura B says
Happy Father’s Day!!! My father-in-law is an amazing craftsman! He’s been a contractor and finished carpenter for over 30 years and his work is amazing, you should see the mantle he made for his new home, out of this world!
Julianne says
Happy Father’s day!
The manliest thing about my dad is that he would do anything for my sisters and I.
Tammy says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
The manliest thing I witness is when the men in my life get teary eyed over special events in their children’s lives. That speaks volumes to me.
ashe says
HaPPY FaTHER’S DaY!
The manliest thing about my father is his ability to maintain emotional aloofness with all of his children but professing through his actions that he would do anything for us.
Bonnie says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! I love how my husband fixes things around the house!
Kayley says
Happy Father’s Day!
The manliest thing about my dad is that he’s a Soldier of 30+ years and was my inspiration to join the military as well. He pretty much rocks!
Donny says
Happy Fathers day
Karin K says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! My father was just the BEST at everything, so I can’t really pick any one trait. Maybe the best was all the practical things he taught me along the way, like one I just taught my kids this weekend: When you have to lock up your bike using only the tires, always use the back tires because they’re harder to remove if the thief just wants the frame. And on the subject of bikes, we stayed in a hotel at the beach this weekend that had an awesome print of beach cruisers on the wall. I thought to myself, “I’ll bet John Petersik would love this!” I kind of loved it myself.
Amanda D says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
The manliest quality of my father-in-law is his ability to injure himself n just about every project he works on and just keep working. He’ll throw on a few band-aids, but not before he bleeds on something. You can always follow his handiwork by the trail!
Andrea says
Happy Father’s Day!
The manliest thing about my dad is his beard lol
Sarah S says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! My husband’s manliest quality is that he is obsessed with sports. He follows: baseball, football (NFL and college), hockey (NHL, college men’s, college, women’s), basketball (NBA, college men’s, college women’s), soccer (global), lacrosse (college), tennis, and all Olympic sports when they’re occurring. He also plays soccer year-round, broomball (explained here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broomball), and pick-up basketball and football.
Important to note – my dad has no interest in sports, so I grew up without any awareness about this type of lifestyle!
Trude says
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! My dad is amazing, most recently because of how much dog sitting he does for me. I swear he’s going to steal my pup permanently! ;)