The Best Gifts for the Person Who Has Everything
Gift giving is about understanding the recipient’s passions and finding something that matches their interests while offering a new experience or perspective. To find the perfect gift for the person who seems to have everything, you need to try to find something that he didn’t even know he had. So before you add another gift card to their gift card pile, consider these endeavors for your pickiest loved ones.
Give experience
For the person who buys whatever he wants for himself whenever he wants it, shift the focus of gifting to experience. Of course, this is an obvious choice, but you can still do it intentionally. Book a local cooking class, wine tasting, pottery class, concert tickets, or other activities that you know suit their interests . If we go by the logic of “thoughts matter,” the effort to create events and actions is a much more meaningful thought than material goods. Now that we’re done with the juicy stuff, who doesn’t love material goods?
An unexpected journey
Travel themed gifts give you a wide range of ideas on what to gift someone. If your budget allows, surprise that avid traveler or travel enthusiast with travel elements such as plane tickets, hotel reservations or even complete travel packages. Or get creative with travel accessories :
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Monogram Luggage Tags , $28.99.
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Travel Bags to Keep Shoes Clean , $17.99.
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Collapsible Water Bottle , $9.99.
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Electronics Travel Organizer Case , $19.99.
Subscription boxes
For eclectic personalities who love surprises, subscription services make great ongoing gifts, especially monthly ones that they will continue to enjoy for months after Christmas. There are many different subscription boxes that deliver items such as books, coffee, healthy snacks, or even exotic meats and alcohol. You pay to ship regularly over a specified period (such as three, six, or 12 months) during which they will receive items tailored to the recipient’s unique tastes. Consider a flower subscription service for the eco-conscious, an Atlas Coffee Shop subscription for the caffeine lover in your life, or perhaps a fancy box of Japanese snacks .
Unusual Supplies
Lifehacker’s Alice Bradley received a Murray’s Cheese gift basket this year and “lost her mind.” Cheese, candles, napkins—think sophisticated versions of everyday items like cashmere socks ($25.99) or trendy hand soap ($29.99).
Emphasis on comfort
If this is the person who already has everything, why not add some accessories to his luxurious life?
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Calming Candle Set , $16.99 . Once the candles burn down, these jars are beautiful enough to be used in plant pots or jewelry holders.
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Aromatherapy Steam Showers , $16.99. Relaxing, refreshing and a great option for guests.
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Decorated Picnic Basket Backpack , $59.99 . I hope you get invited to the picnic.
Charitable donations
A charitable donation made on someone’s behalf can make a difference for philanthropists and people passionate about social causes. You can choose to make monetary or symbolic adoptions of animals or trees through various non-profit organizations. Print out a special certificate to give the recipient a message about your donation in their honor.
Lifehacker Managing Editor Megan Walbert recommends One Simple Wish , an organization that grants wishes to children in foster care. Another option is to plant a tree in someone’s name, which you can do here .
And hey, if they’re unhappy with a charitable gift, then they should think about why they have such a hard time buying gifts in the first place. But hopefully, with a little more thoughtfulness and creativity, you can make even the pickiest of holiday shopping lists pop.