Melecia Brown, Features Writer

We hear you: 'It's so hard to get gifts for men!' Frowns. Sighs. Huffs and puffs. Well, Saturday Life has got your back. Last week, we dished out some great tech gifts to give the big guy a snazzy edge on Father's Day tomorrow. But let's face it, if the piggy bank doesn't have some extra bacon, those hot shots might be a bit of a stretch for budget nit-pickers.

So, if the clock's winding down and you're running out of gift ideas on the 'cheap', here are seven options that'll still plant a big smile on Dad's face and leave an even bigger one in your pocket.

From left:

1 - 'Rocking chair'

Give 'the boss' a huge comfy 'rocking chair'. Jazzed up with modernity, the rocking chair can be 'pimped out' with massage vibrator and drink holder for some cool lemonade for the searing summer or his favourite alcoholic drink. Have the TV remote and clean towels at his fingertips. Dad's home is his castle, and every king deserves a throne.

2 - A big plate of food

The surest way to please a man is through the belly. Serve him a good plate of home-cooked barbecue chicken, escoveitched fish, lip-smacking ribs, with rice and leafy veg on the side, and his heart will be yours!

3 - Toolkit

No, no, no, he's got enough spanners and screwdrivers to dismantle the Half-Way transport hub. Tell him YOU call it a 'toolkit', even though it's really a pedicure set. He could do well with a little brushing up. Now he can now pluck and clip (or hammer away) those untrained nails.

Spa treatment

... at home! On a serious note, the 'macho' madness is getting out of hand now. Sit him down, tie him up if necessary and slather on some face scrub, shave him up nicely and finish off with some razor-defence gel. Pass him a mirror, show him the transformation, then leave the products with him. Maybe he'll sneak away and use them another time!

4 - One-year doctor's visit subscription

From the 'donkey age', women have been trying to drag, seduce, bribe, coerce and even threaten men to see the doctor! It's as if every man has been programmed to believe that the condition will just get tired of him and go away. Give your old man 'gift certificates' to the doctor that never expire. Anything is worth a try at this point! After all, you want him to stay around as long as possible.

5 - Foot deodoriser

Tell him subtly!

6 - Video games

Tough as he pretends to be, there is a 12-year-old in there somewhere - Daddy JUNIOR just waiting to escape. Beware, get only one - he might get hooked.

7 - Igloo

How many times for the day does your father ask you to go get him a glass of water, no matter how close he's sitting to the kitchen? Get him an igloo with ice and water placed right next to his comfort seat. That should 'wet' his appetite.