CoolThings Australia$23
Express
Teeny Tiny Turntable
The dad who wants the idea of vinyl on his desk without another thing to dust
Dad’s decade
The seventies dad
Star Wars in an actual cinema, vinyl bought with paper-round money, and the first arcade cabinet in the milk bar.
7 gifts, from $23 to $154.99, every price read off an Australian retailer’s page and checked since 8 September 2026. And twelve we tell you to skip.
Baby boomer to early Gen X · born mid-1950s to mid-1960s · a teenager in the 1970s · in his sixty or seventy now
Buying for a milestone birthday? The occasion changes what works, not just the decade.
Or by how old Dad is now: dads in their sixties · dads in their seventies
From 2 Australian retailers · every price checked since 8 September 2026
7 gifts for the seventies dad
Ordered by how quickly they arrive, then by price. Never by what earns us the most.
The fifties dadThe sixties dadThe seventies dadThe eighties dadThe nineties dadThe two-thousands dad
eBay Australia$34.99
Express
Metallic Magma Motion Lamp
The dad whose first bedroom had a beanbag and a poster he is still slightly embarrassed about
Earns us a commissionView at eBay Australia, Metallic Magma Motion Lamp, opens in a new tab
CoolThings Australia$35
Express
Space Invaders Dominots
The dad who remembers when a single arcade cabinet in the milk bar was an event worth cycling to
eBay Australia$38
Express
Metal Earth ICONX Millennium Falcon
The dad who can still draw the Falcon’s silhouette from memory on the back of an envelope
Earns us a commissionView at eBay Australia, Metal Earth ICONX Millennium Falcon, opens in a new tab
CoolThings Australia$65
ExpressLow stock
Original Stormtrooper Set of 2 Glasses
The dad who saw Star Wars at the cinema in 1977 and has never entirely got over it
CoolThings Australia$140
Standard post
UGears Dream Cabriolet VM05
A patient, mechanically-minded dad who likes classic cars and needs an excuse to sit in the shed.
eBay Australia$154.99
Standard post
UGears V8 Engine Wooden Model Kit
The dad who can still name the engine in every car he has owned, in order
Earns us a commissionView at eBay Australia, UGears V8 Engine Wooden Model Kit, opens in a new tab
Before the next one sneaks up
A reminder, three weeks out.
Nobody plans a gift in advance because nobody remembers the date until it is too late to post anything. We will email you before Father’s Day and before Christmas, with the shortlist already narrowed and the delivery window still open.
Two or three emails a year. Not a newsletter.