Garmin Problems

I am not for sure if my dad reads the blog regularly, (honestly I have no clue who reads this...) but if he does....

EXIT OUT OF YOUR INTERNET WINDOW RIGHT NOW... Or else you shall ruin your Father's Day slash 50th Birthday present.

This will upset me, so close the window now. Please.

Last chance...

Okay! So when there is a celebration that honors my father that warrants a gift, I ask my mom what he wants. He isn't easy to please and doesn't like celebrations or attention, thus making it impossible to purchase gifts for him! Luckily, Doli usually has the 'in' on what he might like for a present. However, if all else fails I fall back on the iTunes gift card. The man loves music. Before MP3 and iTunes, my dad did CDs. He still owns over 500 of them and before that he had vinyl albums.

He is a Music Junkie Supreme.

At the end of May, I asked Doli what Dad wanted this year. Apparently he didn't want much, but his Garmin had completely crapped out and Mom thought it would be good for me and Mac to buy a new one for him.

First, I had to figure out: TomTom or Garmin. I thought TomTom would be the better option... Why? I have no clue. Personally, I use Google maps on my iPhone and have never been interested in a GPS system. I think I associate TomTom with Toms (the shoes) and those are cool among the hip kids, so the GPS system must be cool, too... Right? And Garmin is like garments. Similar to Medieval garments... Which are lame. (Solid logic, I know.)

But oh how I was wrong...

APPARENTLY the Garmin is way better than TomTom. I checked a lot of customer reviews and product reviews to come to this conclusion. Hands down Garmin is the better system. Again... Not really for sure why, but I trust the internet sources. Although I will say that the TomTom website is more customer friendly than the Garmin website in figuring out what someone should buy.

Anyways, this morning I decided I might want to purchase the Garmin seeing as I will be in Pennsylvania in 2 weeks to celebrate my Dad's birthday...

Guys, it was a 2 and a half hour process. 150 minutes. 9,000 seconds.

I was about to throw my mac book. I couldn't figure out what was cool, helpful, or even necessary for a 50-year-old man who just needs directions! After consulting my mom, she said the criteria was quite simple... Her exact words -- "No need to stress Cam."

1. Don't buy the cheapest model
2. Don't get the most expensive model
3. GPS Coordinates would be great
4. Yoda voice (absolute must)

Awesome. Real helpful. Especially when my options are things like "lifetime traffic, Bluetooth capabilities, street names, Locate me, EcoFuel routing, lifetime maps," blah, blah blah! Nothing about coordinates except with the handheld hiking systems - not helpful - and CERTAINLY nothing about anything Star Wars. However, there are voices for Sponge Bob Square Pants, Dora the Explorer and Fashionista... Um, yeah... What the heck is that about?! Is the 5-year-old child a big market for Garmin??

Finally, I found a rando website that sold crazy voices for the Garmin and one character was Yoda-esque. Obviously there are some copyright issues, but the Yoda knockoff made the cut at $10.

I settled for a Nuvi 2450LM.

Do I know what this is? No.

Do I understand what it can do? No.

Do I care? Not so much.

It met the price requirements and I think it is compatible with the Yoda-like voice program... I have no idea if it does the coordinate deal... But I believe it is a good present for Dad. Especially since Yoda will be saying crazy shenanigans like, "May the force be with you in 300 FT."

Crossing my fingers that he likes it!

Happy "Over the Hill" Birthday Dad.

Love,
Your Favorite Daughter