We’ve all been there – left wondering if we should get the mail carrier a little something for the holidays, or what to get for the person that has everything. Well, don’t you worry. I have you covered for ideas on what to get just about anyone on your list this year, and all are under $30!

It’s a little tongue-in-cheek, so let me know in the comments if at least one made you chuckle.

So here it is…

 

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A gift for:

The niece that’s about to go abroad for the first time and will inevitably come back correcting everyone, “It’s actually pronounced BarTHelona”.   

Yes, they’re back in style … 

 

 

The family member that you’re already anticipating will bring up politics at the dinner table:

This magazine!

Because science.

 

The person who actually has everything:

Access to a course on Udemy.com. From blockchain to blogging, guitar to Google Analytics, this site has so many affordable class offerings. Why not gift a new skill?

 

 

The person that reminds you how comfortable they are with their masculinity by insisting on being the one to trim the Christmas bird:

The site ManCrates has myriad boxes that are just so… manly.  My personal favorite is the jerky cane.

 

 

 

The spoiled AF kids in your life:

Kiki & Jax: The Life-Changing Magic of Friendship by Salina Yoon and Marie Kondo.

BuT dOeS iT sPaRk JoY?

 

 

 

 

 

 

The elusive one who keeps going off the grid, only to reappear with a suspicious tan and a bottle of local liquor that they describe as ‘a cousin of rum’:

Every traveler’s secret tool. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your employees and colleagues that really just want gift cards and more PTO but you insist on giving a physical gift anyway:

Blue light glasses. Now back to work!

 

 

Also good for: gamers, programmers, and other cubicle dwellers. Research shows that between 50% and 90% of people who work at a computer screen have at least some symptoms of deteriorating eyesight.

 

The roommate that you really wish would get her life together:

 

 

 

A not so passive hint at your wishes.

 

 

 

The new mom that wants to be photo-ready in 1 minute or less:

tinted moisturizer, mascara, and gloss from SceneGence. The art of the 1-minute makeover hides in these items.

 

 

 

The recent grad whose future is so bright, they’re gonna need blue light glasses:

…and caffeine. They’re going to need caffeine. 

 

 

The barista that knows your coffee order by heart but not your name. (It’s ok, you don’t know theirs either.)

 

Hear me out here. Everyone likes feeling appreciated, and nobody likes spending a bunch of money. Enter: regifting. Before I get into ideas, one thing:

 

I don’t think I should have to say this, but I will – make sure the tags are still on. Don’t make it weird.

 

• • That stash of pine-scented candles that your mother in law has given you for every mother’s day, Christmas, and birthday since you met? Consider this your opportunity to free up some cabinet space. Dust those suckers off, tie a bow around them, and boom! You’ve got a gift.
  • The fuzzy socks and lotion set that you seem to get every Christmas? Wrap em up and give them to the lovely neighbor lady.
  • The basket that you received in the office secret Santa? It’ll be perfect for the Yankee Swap in your small group.

One final note:

 

Get creative, but let me repeat: don’t make it weird. We’re adults and nobody wants the amateur painting of Starry Night that you did at Vino Van Gogh.

Have other silly holiday gift ideas? Drop them in the comments!