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Savoury first, sweet second

Ask what he reaches for at six o'clock on a Friday and the hamper picks itself. In practice that means a savoury spine with a couple of sweet things bolted on rather than the reverse.

• The salty end. Hunter's Gourmet black truffle potato chips, Valley Produce Company roasted peanuts and Mr Filbert's nuts. This is the part of the box that empties first.
• Something to build on. Kangaroo Island olives and mini artisan crackers turn the box into a board rather than a snack. Browse more in olives and crackers.
• The sweet ration. Chocolatier caramelised cashew brittle and Kangaroo Island Produce Co honey popcorn, which even confirmed savoury dads finish.

If you would rather assemble a Father's Day gift yourself, the snacking range covers the same ground item by item.

If he drinks, and if he does not

A bottle changes what the gift is for. It stops being a pantry top-up and becomes something opened on the day, usually with the person who sent it. Château Tanunda Grand Barossa Shiraz and Bay of Stones Shiraz sit in the red hampers, Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc in the whites, and the food and wine hampers pair those bottles with the savoury food above. Where he does not drink, the non-alcoholic hampers are built around the food rather than being a wine hamper with something missing.

The dad who says he does not want anything

He means it about objects. He does not mean it about food. That is the whole reason a hamper works on Father's Day where a shirt or another gadget does not: it gets eaten, it does not have to be stored, and nobody has to pretend about the size. It also solves the stepdad, father-in-law and grandad problem, where the gift needs to be warm without being intimate. A box of good savoury food reads as thoughtful from any distance in a family, and it does not require you to know his shirt size, his politics or what he already owns.

Sending it to a dad who is hard to catch

Father's Day parcels have a habit of arriving while he is at work or on the road. Every hamper travels tracked, so you can pick your moment and forward the tracking number if he would rather collect. A workplace address is often more reliable than a home one during the week. Orders before 12pm on a weekday are dispatched that day, and the delivery details explain how the tracking works.

Because Father's Day lands on the first Sunday in September, the practical deadline is the Tuesday before. We do not quote transit times by city, since that part sits with Australia Post, and a few days of margin costs nothing. If you are buying for a father who lives interstate from you, that margin is the single most useful thing on this page. The hamper itself will be right. The week you order it in is what decides whether it is there on the Sunday or the Wednesday after, and only one of those is a Father's Day gift.

Father's Day questions

What is in a Father's Day hamper for a dad with no sweet tooth?

Look for the hampers led by black truffle potato chips, olives, roasted peanuts and artisan crackers. Sweet items appear in small quantities rather than as the centrepiece, so nothing gets abandoned.

When is Father's Day in Australia?

The first Sunday in September, which is several months later than the United Kingdom and United States. If you are sending to family overseas, check their date rather than ours.

Is there a Father's Day hamper without alcohol?

Yes. Plenty of hampers here contain no alcohol at all. If you would rather not check the contents of each one, start from the dedicated alcohol free range instead, which is built around food rather than around a bottle.