These unisex gifts are a smart choice for many occasions: they’re great for Yankee Swaps, White Elephants, or general office gifts. They’re good for folks you don’t know that well and great for throwing off outdated gender roles. Make your life easier and your loved ones happy with the best gender neutral gifts under $25.
(And for more options in a wider price range, check out these 101 Best Unisex Gifts.)
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Give someone, and yourself, some peace of mind that they’ll always be able to call for help when they need it with this Solar Portable Powerbank. Whether it’s from a power outage, car troubles, or camping we’re all likely going to find ourselves with a dead cell phone and no way to charge it.
The power cell can be charged by plugging it in or by leaving the solar panel in direct sunlight.
It’s waterproof, dustproof, and durable so it’s tough enough to take with you into the outdoors and small enough to store in your glove box or bag. It can charge from an outlet as well as from solar.
For emergencies, this Solar Portable Charger has a three-level LED flashlight built-in including a flashing function for signaling rescuers. It comes in several colors.
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They can take their favorite game anywhere with this Portable Cornhole Set, which is easily one of the most universal unisex gifts you can buy. EVERYONE plays cornhole!
The two-foot by three-foot boards fold down and fit into the included carrying bag making this a perfect gift for anyone who loves beach trips, camping trips, picnics, or simply doesn’t have the room to keep stationary boards up somewhere.
There’s even a tic-tac-toe board on the other side if you flip them over.
I love how lightweight this is to carry around. The set comes with 10 bean bags and stakes for keeping the boards in place outside on windy days.
This entire set is weather resistant including the bean bags which contain plastic “corn” so the set won’t get hurt if it’s left out in the rain or hit with beach spray.
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If nothing else, you’re certain to get a double-take and a laugh this holiday with the Vintar Motion-Activated Toilet Night Light.
This LED light fits over the side of your toilet and when the sensor detects motion within five feet it will turn on the LED light making it easier for you to find the toilet in the middle of the night without having to turn on harsh, bright lights that can make it hard for you to fall back asleep.
This night light also has a light sensor so it won’t turn on during the day and will only switch on when it’s dark. You can choose from 16 different colors for your toilet glow or you can have them rotate through the rainbow. You can even adjust the brightness level of the LED light to control how dim or bright you want it.
It fits any toilet and is a funny gift whether you’re trying not to miss or you want to avoid sitting down when the lid is up. This will have your gathering doubled-over laughing (but also secretly wanting one).
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If they love their house plants and maybe are running low on space, they’ll love this Window Garden Plant Ledge. It’s a clear shelf that attaches to their window with four suction cups and provides more out-of-the-way space for their plants to get the light they need. The ledge can hold up to eight pounds of weight.
Gardening and keeping houseplants is a good angle for looking for unisex options. There are lots of other great gift ideas for plant lovers you can choose from on the cheap.
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This mug warmer keeps your drinks from going cold and is a perfect gift for that person in your life who gets so absorbed in a project or task that they forget everything around them. I love that this one has three temperature settings to choose from so you can adjust the warmth to your preferences.
The warming base uses a sensor. When you place your mug on the warmer, it can tell and turns on the heat. The base will automatically turn off when you remove your mug. It works with ceramic, glass, metal, and high-temperature plastic cups.
“Oh no, I forgot to drink my tea!” is one of the dreaded phrases in our home.
When you’re working so hard that you forget to drink your coffee, tea, or cocoa it’s a serious bummer. Drinks never taste right after you’ve reheated them in the microwave.
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Window Bird Feeders allow you (and your pets) to watch wild birds up close and personal. They attach to your window with suction cups so they are simple and fast to install.
It’s perfect for city and country-dwellers alike making it one of the neatest unisex gifts under $25. I’m a big fan of these and have bought them for my own place.
When birds come to feed, you can see them right up close. It’s almost like they’re next to you. This one has a large cutout in the plastic where you have the best view so there’s even less between you and the birds for better viewing. The feeder has a roof and small drainage holes to keep the seed from getting too wet.
One of the unique features of this one is that it has hanging perch which expands the space where birds can land and wait for their turn on the feeder. Double the landing spots, double the birds. The hanging perch has no plastic behind it at all so you get a completely unobstructed view.
Check out this awesome video on YouTube for the kind of close-up image you can get with one of these window feeders.
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Give them the gift of never losing their keys or glasses again. Tile Mate is a small Bluetooth tracker that works with an app on your phone as well as with Alexa and Google Assistant. It’s small enough to easily keep on your keys or in a wallet, purse, or anything you tend to misplace or really don’t want to lose like your bike or laptop.
If you’re within 100 feet of your keys, you can use your phone, Alexa, or Google Assistant to make your Tile Sticker play a loud tune so you can find it.
It works the other way around too–if you can’t find your phone, you can press the button your Tile Mate and it will make your phone ring even if your phone is set to silent.
The app keeps a record of locations so if you’re out of range, you can check a map to see its last known location.
If whatever your Tile is attached to is ever stolen you can alert the Tile network and the next time anyone with a Tile tracker is within range of your item, it will ping you with its location which is incredibly clever. Check out the Tile Support page for more on how this works.
This is a perfect gift for anyone who tends to lose things and for those who ride their bikes to work and would like the extra security.
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For the whiskey or scotch lover, up their game with Whiskey Glass & Spherical Ice Mold Set. It comes with two weighted and faceted whiskey glasses and two silicone ice molds that create spherical ice, the type that you’d get at a fancy cocktail bar. Globe ice melts slower so your drink stays cold longer before it becomes watered down.
The ice spheres fit perfectly into these rounded glasses and they’ll enjoy being able to impress their guests. They’re great for lots of different chilled cocktails and you can even freeze fruit into the ice for a head-turning effect. I like that the set comes in a real wooden box for that extra something. The glasses are dishwasher-safe because no one likes to receive an extra chore to do.
Another option on a budget is a Whiskey Stone Set that comes with eight granite whiskey stones, two weighted whiskey glasses, two stone coasters, tongs, and a storage pouch. It all comes in a wooden gift-ready box.
Stones like these aren’t just for whiskey, they are perfect ice cube replacements for any cold drink that you don’t want to be watered down like iced coffee or sangria.
It makes for an impressive look when you open the box. The stones have rounded sides that are safer for glasses than cubes with corners.
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For the person who can’t live without pizza (and who perhaps could use new socks), there’s Pizza Socks Box.
These socks with their hilarious packaging come in both men’s and women’s. Beyond the clever box and funny print, the socks are actually comfortable and made well. Some novelty socks just about fall part the second you put them on but these will last. The band around the top of the socks printed like the crust really makes it.
The Pizza Socks Box Slice is one pair per box and comes in several “flavors” including Pepperoni (featured above), Capricciosa, Veggie, and Hawaiian.
If you can spring for $1 over your $25 budget cap, you can get a full Pizza Socks Box for $25.99 which gets you four pairs of socks which is a much better value. With the full box you can find the same flavors, but you can also get a mixed box with three different flavors and the fourth pair being the crust of the pizza.
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This Hammock Chair definitely one of those gifts that looks like you spent way more money than you did–which is always my favorite.
It’s safe for indoor and outdoor use so they can lounge comfortably in a bedroom, on the porch, from a tree in the backyard, or bring it camping.
Because the majority of this is fabric, it folds up making it easy to store and transport. This chair comes in several colors to choose from and can hold up to 330 pounds.
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They’ll never have to struggle with opening a bottle of wine or breaking corks again with this Rechargeable Electric Wine Opener from Hamilton Beach that does all of the work for you.
It’s wireless, rechargeable, and under $25. The opener includes a foil cutter to expose the cork so even that tiny hassle is removed with this wine opener.
I like that you can open about 30 bottles with a single charge so you’re not constantly having to plug this in either. It’s there and ready when you need it. And it’s a simple two-button design so it’s easy to use, even after the first bottle of wine.
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This Wireless Bluetooth Speaker is small enough to take with you anywhere. It runs on a rechargeable battery and can stream music for up to 20 hours straight on a full charge.
It’s waterproof with an IPX7 rating meaning it can withstand being submerged up to one meter for 30 minutes. So you know it will be fine around rain. It’s excellent for use inside the shower, attached to your bike, and while camping.
Plus it lights up flashing rainbow LED lights.
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For serious cocktail lovers, get them this Cocktail Smoker Kitt that allows them to smoke their own signature cocktails at home. It comes with a smoking chimney with a 3.5-inch diameter, chimney cover, two stainless steel filters, one filter brush, one scoop, and four containers of different smoking wood chips.
The set includes applewood chips, oak chips, cherry wood chips, and pecan wood chips so they can play around with what makes their perfect old-fashioned or what best compliments their wine.
This can go beyond cocktails too. If it fits in a glass, they can smoke it. They can smoke their own salt, ice cream, coffee, tea, and anything that they can dream up.
The kit is easy to use. You cover the glass with the chimney, put the filter in the chimney, and then a scoop of wood chips in that. LIke the woodchips and then cover, traping the smoke inside the glass. That’s all there is to it.
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The design of this type of tea brewer changed how I drank tea. I drank more of it because making tea became fun instead of an annoying chore.
This unique bottom-dispensing brewer starts like most teapots by placing your loose tea leaves inside, followed by the boiling water.
The large mug style gives the tea plenty of room to unfurl as it brews. Once your tea has brewed for the appropriate time, you place the brewer over your mug and press down as though you were trying to stack the two cups and the tea, minus the tea leaves, is dispensed from the bottom of the brewer.
Now you have a cup of perfectly brewed tea and a brewing mug with tea leaves that you can either use to brew a second time (depending on the type of tea) or easily wash out by giving the mug a quick rinse in the sink.
It’s unique, it’s clever, and it’s perfect for the tea drinkers in your life.
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If you’re looking for unisex gifts under $25 because you’re buying for someone who is gender nonconforming, first off–thank you, from a fellow gender-variant person for taking them into account. That’s pretty awesome of you.
Consider this cute coffee mug featuring 2019’s word of the year. If you’re interested in learning more, Teen Vogue has a great article on non-binary gender.
It’s a cute conversation starter and is microwave and dishwasher safe. See more gifts for nonbinary people here.
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A love of hot chocolate this time of year knows no gender and there’s no cocoa more indulgent than Godiva.
This gift set contains a canister with 10 servings of dark chocolate cocoa mix and a box of 12 buttery shortbread cookies with Godiva chocolate. I got to test out a media sample of the hot chocolate and it’s so deep and rich that it’s miles and miles above any hot chocolate you’d buy at the grocery store.
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For the whiskey or scotch lover, up their game with 14-Piece Whiskey Stone Set. It comes with eight granite whiskey stones, two weighted whiskey glasses, two stone coasters, tongs, and a storage pouch. It all comes in a wooden gift-ready box.
Stones like these aren’t just for whiskey, they are perfect ice cube replacements for any cold drink that you don’t want to be watered down like iced coffee or sangria.
It makes for an impressive look when you open the box. The stones have rounded sides that are safer for glasses than cubes with corners.
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Most of us could do a better job keeping our cars clean of empty coffee cups, water bottles, and other trash, and for some reason, cars don’t come with a built-in trash can. Solve this problem for someone on your list this year with a Car Organizer.
It uses adjustable straps to hang from the front or back of the seat depending on who needs to have the easiest access. It’s covered in mesh pockets on the outside for keeping easy to get to items and the top of the bag velcros shut.
It’s is a nice size for keeping snacks in for a road trip and is lined with waterproof insulation so it can double as a cooler for cold drinks. If you’re not using the bag portion to store things, it works as a car trash can and comes with 25 disposable liners to make emptying it simple and fast. Since the bag itself is waterproof, you never have to worry about spills.
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If they’re into Stranger Things (and Season 4 has them as stressed out as it’s got me) they’ll love this Hellfire Club Raglan shirt to match the shirt worn by the members of Hawkins High’s Dungeons and Dragons club.
This black and white raglan style is what is worn in the show but the listing offers several styles if this isn’t the sort of thing they’d normally wear. They have several lengths of raglan as well as t-shirt styles in men’s and women’s cuts.
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This Mensa 365 Brain Puzzles Calendar is a fantastic gift for the puzzle-lovers in your life.
This page-a-day calendar is packed with 365 riddles, challenges, puzzles, spatial problems, and other questions that will make your brain work. It’s an official Mensa calendar so it should give the smarty-pants in your life a run for their money this coming year.
(Don’t worry, the answers are on the back of each page.)
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Everyone who bakes regularly knows that you can never have too many mixing bowls so they’ll love this 12-Piece Mixing Bowl Set With Lids.
The six bowls nest inside each other for compact storage and each bowl has a plastic airtight cover. The bowls are microwave, freezer, and top-rack dishwasher-safe for quick cleanup.
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Give someone socks they’ll love without them knowing they’re getting socks with this Sushi Socks Box
This set of three pairs of unisex socks are patterned and then rolled and packaged to look just like takeout sushi–right down to the fake plastic grass, green wasabi, and light pink pickled ginger fabric garnishes. This set has tamago sushi, cucumber maki, and salmon sushi.
I love that when unrolled, you can still kind of see the sushi design but people who didn’t know what they were would simply thing they a fun patterned sock.
They come in small and large to fit all the sushi lovers in your family.
If they really love sushi, we gathered the best sushi gifts of 2022 as well.
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This set of two Grill Mats is perfect for anyone who loves to cook on the grill and also hates cleaning their grill. They’re safe to 600 degrees and can be used on gas, charcoal, and electric grills.
They’re great for cooking smaller foods like shrimp and cut up vegetables without fear of them falling through the grates or sticking. More delicate foods like salmon won’t be lost to flaking apart.
Maybe most importantly, they can skip scraping down the dirty grill and instead throw their Grill Mat right into the dishwasher.
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If they spend a lot of time in virtual meetings, they’ll appreciate this Snarky Coffee Mug. It’s printed with the two siren calls of virtual meetings: “You’re on Mute” on one side and “Can Everyone See My Screen?” on the other. It’s nice to have options.
They’ll love that it’s dishwasher and microwave-safe. It also comes in a 15-ounce version.
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If they love a good brunch, they’ll have a blast with this adorable Mini Four-Inch Waffle Maker by Dash. It’s a waffle maker but tiny, which is perfect for folks living in apartments with less storage or anyone in general. I have a full-size waffle maker and it takes up so much space for how often we use it so having a small waffle maker is really attractive to me.
Aside from waffles, it also cooks anything you’d put in a normal size waffle iron like hashbrowns or even cookie dough.
It comes in a wide range of colors and patterns though some patterns inch over the $25 mark. Your options include trendy Mint, Rainbows, Leopard Print, and Mini Waffles on your Mini Waffle Iron.
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For the cocktail lover in your life, this 13-Piece Bar Set comes with everything they need to get started creating drinks at home (BYOB).
This compact kit comes with a classic three-part shaker, double-sided jigger, Hawthorne strainer, two bottle spouts, two bottle stoppers, two stainless steel straws, spiral stirring spoon, ice tongs, muddler, and a corkscrew/bottle opener. It also includes a real bamboo stand built to hold all your set items in one organized place.
Every piece is stainless steel and dishwasher safe for easy cleanup.
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Whether you’re in a cold climate or just love to crank the AC and get cozy, everyone loves throw blankets so they’ll love these Christmas-Themed Reversible Sherpa Blankets.
It comes in 12 gender-neutral patterns from snowflakes to red plaid to this Christmas sweater pattern pictured above. This super soft blanket is under budget but has the plush feel of something much more expensive.
It’s machine washable and can you put it through the dryer so you’re not giving them something that’s a hassle to clean. The thick throw has a cozy, warm sherpa lining perfect for curling up on a chilly night.
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If you’re worried about gifts shipping in time for the holidays, get them a subscription box and you’ll be able to tell them right away and you won’t be expected to hand them a physical gift.
Simple Loose Leaf is an affordable monthly subscription box that contains four curated loose leaf teas adding up to a total of 1.4 ounces or around 16 to 20 cups of tea per box, along with reusable linen tea bags. There’s a variety of black, green, herbal, and flavored teas in each box.
Each tea comes with a tasting card to help you properly brew the tea and pick out flavor notes to better enjoy your cup. They’ll love getting fun new teas each month.
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Whether they love to camp or have been spending more time around the fire pit in the backyard, they’ll love trading in those cheap long wooden skewers for these reusable Collapsible Smores Sticks. The set includes six roasting sticks that extend from 10 inches long up to 36 inches long so they’re easy to store while giving you plenty of length for safe roasting.
Each one has a different color market so it’s easy to tell whose is whose. The rotating dial makes these unique from other roasting sticks. The textured dial allows you to spin the roasting fork without turning the handle so you can spin your marshmallow with one hand for even roasting without needing to put down your drink.
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Give them a true spa experience with this Natural Bamboo Bathtub Shelf so they can relax in their soak with their wine, beer, or coffee.
It’s built to fit almost any bathtub and has a convenient lip to keep things from falling into the bath.
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This Bagsmart Cable Organizer makes it easy to find the charging cord you need fast and keeps them from tangling into a Gordian knot that I will never get undone.
This bag has a wide range of slots and sizes to fit wires, SD cards, headphones, earbuds, thumbdrives, external hard drives, and batteries. It comes in five different colors including black, teal, blue, and grey.
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If they like board games or escape rooms, they’ll love EXIT. It’s an escape room board game where you work through puzzles, codes, and clues to escape whatever scenario is set up at the start. Each game can only be played once as items from the game are written on, changed, or destroyed in order to advance the game. Plus, if you’ve played it you already know how to solve the puzzle and where’s the fun in that?
EXIT has a huge range of different editions and settings to play through and each has a different difficulty (and age) rating so you can choose how hard you want the puzzles to be. It’s designed to be played by one to four people so you can even play it by yourself.
There are loads of different EXIT games including the above featured Enchanted Forest, The Pharaoh’s Tomb, The Sunken Treasure, and The Abandoned Cabin.
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This Smart Outlet expands the reach of smart home convenience and allows you to control whatever is plugged into it by voice using Alexa devices.
After a quick set up to sync the plug with your Alexa device your voice replaces the on and off switch for lamps, Christmas tree lights, window fans, or whatever else you have plugged in. It’s also controllable through the app so you can turn your lights on before you get home.
I like that the wide but short design means you could either fit two smart plugs per outlet or use only one and still have normal use of the other plug in the outlet. Just make sure they have an Alexa device before gifting this because it won’t work all on its own.
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Gardeners love pollinators so they’ll love this little wooden Mason Bee House which will help provide shelter and nesting space for solitary mason bees in their garden. I love the sweet little bee designs that offset the stack of nesting tubes.
The cute little house is made of pine with bamboo tubes and is meant to last around two years. Once all the nesting spaces are filled (and have hatched in the spring, you can either clean out the tubes or replace them with fresh ones.
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For those with long hair, give them an eco-friendly alternative this year with Terra Ties. Terra Ties are 100 percent biodegradable and plastic-free. Instead, they are made with natural rubber and organic cotton.
They’re black, gender-neutral, and when you’re done with them, they can be composted.
I got to test out a media sample of these hair ties and I expected something made with natural rubber to have a scent to it, but these truly didn’t. They have great stretch to them worked for both my fine and my husband’s very thick hair.
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These days, it doesn’t hurt to be a little extra-cautious and the Kooty Key is a tool for opening doors and pressing buttons without needing to actually touch them. The hook is perfect for gripping door handles or flushing public toilets and the knob on the end is great for elevator buttons and ATM pads.
Each Kooty Key comes with a retractable badge reel so it’s always easy to access. I got to test out a media sample of the Kooty Key and keep it attached to the outside of my purse. I’m a small person so I was worried how much harder it would make opening doors, but it actually was quite easy to use the Kooty Key to open both pull and push doors without needing to touch these germy surfaces.
They come in several different colors.
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If the person you’re buying for likes to garden, get them something special with a unique fruit growing kit that comes with everything you need to get seedlings going for five fruits you might not generally see at your local garden stand.
With this kit, you can grow cosmic purple carrots, golden squash, rainbow chard, rubine brussel sprouts, and striped tomatoes. The seeds are non-GMO and the kit is put together in the United States.
This kit will pique the interest of any gardener.
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Anyone with a yard will love one of these annimal head squirrel feeders. It’s hilarious to watch squirrels stick their heads into the horse head “mask” and just stand there as they get their treats. No bells and whistles on this one. It’s a feeder that makes squirrels look ridiculous–what else do you need?
Their prices vary but right now the cat head is within the set budget.
It also comes as a Horse Head or Unicorn Head though these might be a few bucks over the limit for this list.
See it in action on YouTube here.
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Everybody gets chapped lips in the winter and the Jack Black Intense Therapy line can tackle even the driest skin.
I’m a dedicated user of their Hand Healer lotion and can speak to how hydrating all their products are.
Their lip balms use a combination of beeswax, shea butter, cocoa butter, avocado oil, and lanolin to quickly absorb into the skin and rescue your lips from their painful, chapped state where other balms have failed. They also have SPF 25 for UV protection.
This Holiday Balm Squad Set includes their natural mint, shea butter, and pineapple mint.
They come in several flavors including lemon basil, natural mint and shea butter, cucumber lime, black tea and blackberry, and the very trendy flavor of grapefruit and ginger.
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Okay, this one’s a little silly but sometimes silly, unique, and eyebrow-raising, like this Rainbow Color-Changing Light Up Showerhead is exactly what you need in a gift.
This showerhead is studded with LED lights that change color every few seconds. Where is it getting the electricity from? There’s a turbine inside the shower head that is turned by the running water and produces its own electricity. I don’t care who you are–that’s extremely neat.
The color-changing water is perfect to distract kids who hate showering, for older homes that may have dim lighting in the shower, and for anyone who wants to shower in rainbows.
Given that it’s a light-up shower head for this price, I wouldn’t expect this to hold up to years and years of use, but that’s okay. Even short-term fun and the look on their face when they open it is worth it.
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The Silver Dollar Candle Company allows you to create a custom candle with your own text and choice of fragrance so you can give them something catered entirely to them.
You can choose the text on the label, the font of the text, and there’s even an option for a second custom message on the lid of the candle. There’s a wide range of fragrances to pick from including Sandalwood, Coconut Lime, Cinnabomb, Bacon and Bourbon, and Hot Chocolate Marshmallow.
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If you know they tend to get headaches from wine, consider buying them these Drop It Wine Drops that help to neutralize the sulfates and tannins in wine that can cause some people to develop headaches. They’re simple to use and don’t require expensive filter replacements. You just add a couple of drops into a glass of wine and swirl. That’s all there is to it and I love how portable they are.
I got to test out a media sample Drop It Wine Drops, with no promise of a review, and it worked for me. I tend to get headaches when I drink wine but I love tannin-y reds so I was a little worried about the taste. I had no issues with headaches when I used the drops and I didn’t find that the taste was affected.
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If they travel at all, this RFID-blocking hidden money belt will help protect them the next time they jet off.
This small belt is built with three layers of RFID-blocking fabric for 360 degrees of protection. It’s also rip-proof and waterproof so it’s perfect for keeping your cash, cards, and passport.
It’s small enough to be worn under your clothes for protection but not so small that it would look odd when worn as a belt pouch, It also comes with seven RFID-blocking card sleeves for the cards you aren’t keeping in the pouch which is a nice bonus.
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With this electric milk frother, give someone the gift of silky, foam-topped coffee without the bulky, complicated espresso machine.
This compact device can froth milk quickly and is perfect for indulgent hot cocoa, cappuccinos, lattes, and bulletproof coffee.
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If you’re not sure what to get them but you know they love their fur-babies to pieces, try this Paw Print Keepsake Set.
You get everything you need to create a framed paw print plaque with room for two pet portraits. The clay is non-toxic and perfectly safe for their little ones.
There are letter and number stamps so they can include their dog or cat’s name and the year if they’d like without having to try to draw it on by hand.
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This is a little gadget that absolutely everyone can and will get use out of.
The Luci Inflatable Lantern is a waterproof, blow-up, solar-powered lantern that’s small enough to be stowed anywhere and powerful enough to glow for 24 hours on a full charge.
Luci Lux collapses flat and weighs less than a smartphone. To give it its lantern shape you blow it up like a balloon then, when you switch it one, the LED lights are diffused by the frosted matte plastic for a glow that’s easy on the eyes.
It’s perfect for emergency power outages, car troubles at night, camping, evenings on the patio, or even just a warm reading light in the bedroom. Since it’s waterproof, you can even float them in your pool for night swimming or in your bathtub for a relaxing soak without working about candlewax.
There three brightness settings and an extra flashing setting which is perfect for signally for help in emergency situations. There’s a small strap by the solar panels for easy hanging as well.
I got this as a gift last Christmas and I’ve found dozens of uses for it. It’s always handy to have around.
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Trying to rub your own sore shoulders is terrible and always ends up hurting the opposite shoulder–which gets you nowhere. Thankfully, some genius found a way.
This Self Massage Hook a great gift for adults of all ages. Whether it’s for your parents as their back and joints bother them more with age or for younger folks who spend all their time on their feet or at a desk, this stick eliminates the need to ask someone, “Will you rub my shoulders?”
We got this for my mother-in-law last year and she loves it. We love it too, and might steal hers the next time we visit. The unique curved shape and rounded pressure points allow you to leverage the strong pressure you need for your knotted shoulders and back without transferring that strain to the rest of your body.
This smaller sized version is good for petite frames and those with limited storage options. It comes with a manual and poster showing you different ways to hold it for self-massage.
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Straight up: I want one of these Rechargable Book Lamps.
We all need a little light in the evenings whether that’s to read by or just to get a break from bright bulbs as we’re winding down, but clip-on book lights are ugly and annoying. Enter the wireless book lamp.
This neat little lamp looks like a book you’ve left out on the side table but when you open it up, the lamp turns on and the pages accordion out to diffuse a soft LED glow. To turn the light off, simply close the book.
You can control how bright the lamp is by how much you open it. It can lay flat light like the photo above or you can stand it up on its side and unfold the book all the way, creating a cylinder of light. You can also play with the color of the LED light and switch around from warm white, red, blue, green, and pink.
The book is rechargeable and comes with a USB charging cord.
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These snails hold up your plants with their flexible eyestalks. That’s too adorable.
If you’re buying for a plant person, they’ll get a kick and a lot of use out of these Snail Climbing Plant Support Clips. The small, lightweight snails come with an adhesive backing that will stick to almost any flat surface. From there, their long poseable eyestalks become the supports for their climbing vines. This is both cuter than traditional clip-style supports as well as more adaptable for larger vines and gentler for fragile plants.
Each set comes with 30 snails total in three different colors. Like the idea but not sure they’d want snails on their walls? Consider this 120-piece vine support set made to blend in by being shaped like leaves.
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For the person in your life who is perpetually drinking coffee, give them Death Wish Coffee–what’s been called “the world’s strongest coffee.” Just imagine the look on their face when they open your gift and see the skull and crossbones.
The caffeine content in this coffee warrants the brand’s name. There’s a graph on their website created by the Huffington Post that compares the percentage of caffeine in Death Wish Coffee against popular brands. This coffee is not kidding around. (As a side note, it’s much cheaper to buy this coffee on Amazon instead of their website, especially if you can use your Prime free shipping.)
It’s available in both ground, whole bean, and single-brew pods.
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If you know they grill, they’ve struggled with keeping their grates clean and this handy tool will end all that.
This brass star is shaped to fit nearly all grate shapes and widths and will never drop dangerous bristles the way wire brushes do. It has sides for round grates and sides for V-shaped grates as well.
It’s small and easy to store but will make a huge difference in their grilling routine. (And they’ll have you to thank for it.)
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For the animal lovers, try these super-realistically printed socks.
They turn your feet into animal feet, complete with photo-realistic toe-beans on the bottom of the socks. These are perfect for cat people or dog parents on your list–or anyone who might get a kick out of having the feet of a horse, tiger, donkey, or polar bear.
They’re unisex and are one-size fits most.
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With Season Four coming out soon, get the Stranger Things fans in your life this Hawkins AV Club so they can be one of the Hawkins gang.
It runs true to size and is very soft.
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This gender-neutral 11-Piece Manicure Set is great for travel or personal use. Each tool has its own secure holder and the whole thing zips shut as an extra precaution. The set comes with tweezers, nail file, cuticle remover, cuticle pusher, ear pick, cuticle shaper, nail clippers, toenail clippers, cuticle scissors, nail nipper, and a cuticle nipper. The case also comes in dark purple and dark green.
I featured this set in my Best Manicure Kits article.
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Hi-Chew candies are an almost taffy texture that have a long chew time, which is great if you’re looking for a bite of something sweet that can last without you going through an entire bag. The fruity soft-but-chewy candy hails from Japan but has been sweeping across the States. It makes a perfect desk snack for office workers or anytime-snack for everyone else.
They’re incredibly fruity. These have some of the best true-to-life fruit flavors I’ve ever had in a candy. Strawberry really tastes like strawberries–not artificial strawberry extract.
I got my hands on some media samples a while back and keep them in my desk for a mid-day pick me up. The Sours pack is also on my Christmas list this year.
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Give the tea-lover in your life something to feel extra cozy about this season with this World of Teas Collection Sampler from Tea Forté.
The World of Teas Collection set contains 15 individually portioned pouches of tea in five international flavors: Bombay Chai, African Solstice, Moroccan Mint, Estate Darjeeling, and Sencha.
Each bag can be poured into their tea bag, tea ball, or tea brewer of choice.
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Elevensies is one of our favorite card games in the house. It’s easy to learn, easy to teach, and quick at about thirty minutes for a game.
Elevensies has a fairly high brow concept: to curate and set out the best high tea spread. Fairly, lofty and refined, right? But the whole time you’re going to end up sabotaging your friend’s tea or stealing their sugar. Each player’s personal deck has a different colored back, so you know exactly who stole your sandwiches–which leads to loads of fun banter and laughing.
This one is a little bit more on the femme side in design, but there’s nothing gendered about serving proper tea–or stealing it from your friends.
It’s a two to four-player game and is a steal at this price.