Secret Santa gifts that you’d actually WANT to give (or keep!)
It’s the unofficial holiday we all love to hate: BLACK FRIDAY! For some of us, this whole post-Thanksgiving weekend is going to be all about the deals and getting presents at the lowest prices we can find. It’s actually a pretty good time to find some of those inevitable white elephant and Secret Santa gifts, too.
I’ve included gifts in a variety of price ranges since there’s usually a limit or minimum when it comes to these round robin-style gift exchanges.
Gifts for long distance friends to say you miss the shit out of them
Got a friend moving away? Going to college? Teaching abroad? Or maybe you’re in a long distance relationship that needs some care via air mail? Whatever the case, sometimes you want to send some love, some cheer, some sympathy, or an “I cannot wait to see your fucking face” to someone far away.
We’ve got postal service than can deliver your feelings (be they card, food, or booze variety) to anywhere you want. I went a-hunting to see if I could find some suitably awesome gifts for long distance friends to give you some ideas.
Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts
Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I’d take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What’s your favorite kind? And while we’re thinking about favorite donuts, here’s how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can’t fill your stomach with them…
Check out the Pi-themed gifts round-up you’ll never want to end
It’s one of my favorite days of the year: Pi Day! March 14th is when we celebrate everyone’s favorite irrational number with clever Pi-themed home goods. I’ve whipped up a whole new bunch since our last round-up. And by “new” I mean Pi-themed gifts (and jokes!) you probably haven’t seen before…
The best “life-changing” books to give as gifts
My friend Tiffany asked this question to the interwebs:
“What is the best book you ever received as a gift or bought for yourself? Not a beach read, but one of those page turners that changed and/or improved your life.”
And the interwebs responded, and I thought I’d slurp them all up and deliver this comprehensive list of life-changing books to give as gifts. I’ll go first…
The best combined birthday and holiday/anniversary gifts
The thing about combined birthday gifts is this: They better be fucking awesome and super-symbolic. Because you’re not just saying one thing, you’re saying a lot of things at once. So here are my favorite symbolic gifts that’ll work for combined birthdays and holidays, or anniversaries, or just general gift-inspiration awesomeness!
Melting cats & rainbow unicorns: uncommon gifts from UncommonGoods!
Wanna know a little secret about my gift-shopping prowess? I generally head to UncommonGoods the moment I start my “awesome gifts on the internet” search. This year, just in time to get your holiday shop on, UncommonGoods has joined forces with me as one of our sponsors! So I get to gush about some of the unique gifts that cut just about melt your face with all the awesome…
Stocking stuffers: Or small gifts that’ll make a big impact
Do you have stockings to stuff? Do you have eight days of Hannukah presents to buy? Do you have a big family to shop for? I’ve rounded up some of my favorite small gift items, and most of them are under $15! Get your holiday shopping fingers ready to snag these small gifts that will make a big impact.