The best gifts for dad, ranked
24 picks · one clear winner · in rand · updated September 2026
No. 1 La Motte Man Crate
Choose Snacks · delivery extra
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WinesDad can take the Snacks option for the crate without a bottle, or choose a named larger option where wine is included. The choice lets the gift fit his drinking habits.
Skip it if he does not eat meat snacks.
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The best gift for dad is the La Motte Man Crate (R500–750): dad can take the Snacks option for the crate without a bottle, or choose a named larger option where wine is included. If that is not right, the Personalised Navy Fleece Gown and Slipper Set (R750–1 000) is next. Under R300, get the Personalised White Song Photo Glass Tile (R200–300).
- Picks
- 24
- Price range
- Under R200 to R750–1 000
- Under R300
- 5
- Under R500
- 11
- Personalised
- 17
- Delivers nationwide
- 22
Gifts for dad under R300
The strongest picks at three hundred rand or less.
Gifts for dad under R500
The best of the list under five hundred rand.
Personalised gifts for dad
Gifts that carry a name, a date or a photo, made to order.
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No. 9 Hampers for dad
Boxes, crates and baskets: several small things instead of one.
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No. 1La Motte Man Crate
Dad can take the Snacks option for the crate without a bottle, or choose a named larger option where wine is included. The choice lets the gift fit his drinking habits.
Skip it if he does not eat meat snacks.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 2Personalised Navy Fleece Gown and Slipper Set
Soft navy fleece with his name embroidered on it, and matching slippers for the same cold evenings. You need his size and the spelling of his name at checkout, so it is not a last-minute grab.
Not for a dad who is never cold indoors.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 3Bonsai Tree in Pottery
A small potted bonsai for the dad who likes something to look after rather than something to eat. It is a plant to keep, not a gift to finish, and it delivers only in Joburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban.
Skip it if he travels often and there is nobody to water it.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban only; confirm arrival at NetFlorist
No. 4Chateau Gateaux Andreas Baked Cheesecake
Baked cheesecake on an oat base, in eight or twelve slices, for the dad who would rather have pudding. It is a cake to be eaten within days rather than kept, and it goes only to Joburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban.
Skip it if he is diabetic or the house cannot finish a cake in a week.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban only; confirm arrival at NetFlorist
No. 5Its Dry But You Can Eat It Fruit and Nuts Crate
Dried banana chips, apple wedges, cranberries and almonds in a wooden crate, for a dad who snacks at his desk rather than on chocolate. It is personalised, so a name and message go on at checkout.
Not for a dad with a nut allergy or a sweet tooth only.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 6Personalised White Song Photo Glass Tile
Glass tile, 200mm square, printed with a song title, the artist and your message to him, for the dad with one song the family knows. You add the wording at checkout, and chocolates or a bottle of wine can come with it.
Skip it if he would rather have something he can use than something on a shelf.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 7Personalised Song Title Photo Glass Tile
Photo, song title and artist printed onto a square glass tile he can stand on a desk or shelf. You upload the picture and type the song at checkout, and the tile can come with chocolates or wine.
Skip it if you do not have a photo of him he actually likes.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 8Personalised Dressing Gown Adult
Plain adult dressing gown with his name on it, which is the sort of thing a dad wears every winter morning and never buys himself. Pick the size and give the spelling at checkout.
Skip it if he already has a gown he refuses to replace.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 9Personalised White Gown and Slippers Set
Fleece gown in white with his name embroidered on it, and slippers in the same fleece packed in the box. The slippers come one size only, so just the gown size needs choosing.
Skip it if he has big feet and one-size slippers will not fit.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 10Personalised Year and Name Whiskey Glass Set
One glass printed with his name and a year, in a hat box, for the dad who has a chair and a drink at the end of the day. Upgrades take it to two glasses, or two glasses and a bottle of Jameson.
Skip it if he does not drink spirits or has no space for more glassware.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 11Hat Box Treat Gift
Nestle chocolates packed into a hat box, in four sizes from a small one to a big one to share. Easy to get right for a dad who is hard to buy for and will eat chocolate.
Skip it if he does not eat sugar or is trying to cut back.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 12Personalised Jagermeister
Bottle of Jagermeister with his name and a message printed on the label, so the bottle itself is the card. It comes on its own, in a gift box or in a crate, and the label wording is set at checkout.
Skip it if he does not drink, or has said he is cutting down.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 13Personalised Dark Blue Fleece Gown
Dark blue fleece gown with his name on it, sized from small through to extra large, for winter mornings on the stoep. One gown, no extras, so it works when you want to send one useful thing.
Skip it if he already has one of these from last winter.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 14Personalised Retro Biltong Cutter
Wooden biltong cutter engraved with his name, a year and a message, in two sizes, for the dad who buys his biltong whole. Order it on its own or with Montagu biltong and droewors to get him started.
Skip it if he does not eat red meat or already owns a cutter.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 15Large Chocolate Filled Hatbox
Mixed Nestle slabs and bars in a ribboned hat box, three sizes, for a dad who shares with whoever walks past. It is a box to open on the couch, not something to keep.
Skip it if the house is already full of chocolate from birthdays.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 16Personalised Biltong Cutter
Large engraved biltong cutter with his name on the wood, so it stays in the kitchen long after the biltong is finished. The upgrade adds Halaal and Kosher droewors and beef biltong pieces.
Skip it if he buys his biltong already sliced.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 17Red Snack Hamper
Snack hamper with three assortments to choose from, which suits a dad you know well enough to feed but not well enough to guess at. Straightforward to send anywhere in the country.
Skip it if he would rather have one good thing than a mix.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 18Personalised Signature Wine Giftbox
Wine in a black gift box with his name and a message on it, and a choice of Diemersdal, La Motte or Rothschild. The one thing it asks of you is the wording at checkout.
Skip it if he does not drink, or is fussy about which farm it comes from.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 19Personalised Water Bottle in Sleeve with Name
Half-litre water bottle in a sleeve printed with his name, in navy, blue, black, red or green. Small and useful for a dad who takes one to the gym or to work and loses it otherwise.
Skip it if he already carries a bottle he likes.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 20Personalised Snuggly Charcoal Gown
Charcoal fleece gown with his name embroidered in white, which is the darker option if a pale gown will not last a week in his house. Sizes run small to extra large and the name goes on at checkout.
Not for a dad who does not wear a gown at all.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 21Classic Bon Appetit Hamper
Nougat, chocolate, biltong, dried apricots and a bottle of wine in one hamper, which covers a dad whose tastes you cannot pin down. Three sizes, and a name and message can be added at checkout.
Not for a dad who cannot eat nuts.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 22Personalised Delight Yourself Bible Case
Bible case printed with Psalm 37 verse 4 and his name, for a dad who takes his Bible to church and back every week. It is a case, not a Bible, so he needs to have one already.
Skip it if he is not religious, or reads his Bible on a phone.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 23Personalised Parker Script Mate Pen
Parker jotter pen with his name printed on it, boxed, for a dad who signs things and keeps losing the good pen. There is a version that comes with a book if you want it to be more than the pen.
Skip it if he does everything on a laptop and never writes by hand.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 24A Biltong Delight Gift Box
Halaal beef biltong, droewors and Lindt chocolate packed in a gift box, in four sizes, for a dad who leans savoury. Nothing needs personalising, so it is the simple one to send.
Not for a dad who avoids processed meat.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
Nothing in that price band here. Try another.
How to choose a gift for dad
Prices on this page run from under R200 to R750–1 000; 5 of the 24 picks are under R300. This list leans towards personalised gifts and things to eat. 22 of them deliver nationwide; the rest are metro-only, and the retailer page shows the next delivery date for your area. Start from the price band you have in mind, then read the note under each pick: it says who the thing is really for and who should skip it. Where a pick is filed for dad by the retailer itself we say so; where a page borrows from a neighbouring list we say that too.
Where this list comes from: we read NetFlorist's whole catalogue, keep only what it files for dad itself (Wines, Apparel, Plants among the categories here), rank by where NetFlorist places each item, what its buyers have said and how the price sits, and write our own note on who it suits and who should skip it. We have not handled these products and do not say we have. Commission never touches the order. Price bands come from NetFlorist's prices on 7 September 2026; the retailer page is the truth on the day. The full method.
Quick answers
Best father's day gifts?
The La Motte Man Crate (R500–750) is the best gift for dad in our ranking: dad can take the Snacks option for the crate without a bottle, or choose a named larger option where wine is included. Runners-up: Personalised Navy Fleece Gown and Slipper Set (R750–1 000), Bonsai Tree in Pottery (R500–750).
Cheap father's day gifts?
Good inexpensive gifts for dad that still made our ranking: Personalised White Song Photo Glass Tile (R200–300), Personalised Song Title Photo Glass Tile (R200–300), Personalised Year and Name Whiskey Glass Set (R200–300). None of them looks cheap.
Unique fathers day gifts?
The picks least likely to be duplicated by someone else: Personalised Navy Fleece Gown and Slipper Set (R750–1 000), Its Dry But You Can Eat It Fruit (R500–750), Personalised White Song Photo Glass Tile (R200–300).
