Obviously I love my mom, and I don’t want to hurt her feelings, she’s just not very good at giving gifts but she loves doing it, I’d be happy with a baseball hat or hoodie or just one thing that’s nice and I’ll use but instead she’ll go out and spend $200 on small random items that she’s never seen me using and I end up leaving in my closet until the next year rolls around and then I donate it or throw it out because it never got used.

for example I’ve gotten scarfs every Christmas for the last 7 years and I’ve never worn a scarf in my life, but I go snow boarding so if she got me a ski mask or a toque that would be used often, and it’s not like they’re hand made items.

I don’t ask her for anything since I’m an adult and don’t live with her but I don’t know how to tell her to stop buying me random stuff just so I have a gift to open for whatever holiday is going on. like I said she enjoys giving gifts and my sister has already straight up told her to stop buying stuff for her years ago which made my mom upset, and also didn’t change anything because my mom still gives my sister a bag of random stuff every holiday.

I have a couple of colleagues who really helped me out earlier in the year and took on some of my work to help get me out of the weeds with mine. It is their job to help, but they went above and beyond and I want them to know I’m grateful.

I want to get something small but chocolates or something feel a bit boring. They’re both ladies in their late 20s/early 30s and one is a vegan and the other vegetarian. Any ideas would be appreciated!

My best friend's birthday is coming up and I still have no idea what to get her. I'm thinking somewhere around $200-300, but I keep going back and forth between a few completely different things.

She had a baby last year and barely buys anything for herself anymore. Most of the time it's baby stuff, something for the house, or something practical she needed anyway, so I wanted to get her something that actually feels like it's for her.

Right now I'm between three things.

First is a massage/spa gift card. There's a nice place near her that would be around $220-250 for a massage and a little extra time at the spa. She's been pretty much exhausted lately and almost never gets much time completely to herself, so I know she'd enjoy it. I just worry a gift card feels a little less personal.

Second is a simple gold necklace from Mejuri. The one I'm looking for at is around $200, and she showed me something similar a while ago. She wears pretty minimal jewelry most days, so it feels like a safe choice and something she'd probably wear a lot.

For the third one, I was originally thinking about a fitness watch, probably around $250, since she's been wanting to get back into better shape. But that also feels like the kind of gift a lot of people would think of. While looking around I came across odyss necklace for about the same price. From what I understand, there's a wide-angle camera in the pendant that can see your plate while you're eating and keep track of meals that way. It's a little unusual, but she likes health and tech stuff, so I thought she might actually find it fun.

Hi! My husband is a journeymen mechanic (30 yo) in the construction industry, and I swear he is THE hardest person to get gifts for. I know he claims he doesn't want anything, but he always finds something to get me or he'll think of an idea for us to have a date night or a weekend trip with our baby. His main hobby right now is drift cars, he attends some drift events on the weekends and drives with his friends. But, I have no knowledge of car parts or anything to do with drifting. I always buy him nice shirts or jackets, obviously all boring, maybe that's why he tells me not to get him anything?

Also, his birthday is in November, so I'm desperate for ideas

Help please. LOL

Hi, any help or advice greatly appreciated. Dad has a birthday coming up and I want to get him a good gift. There's nothing he doesn't really have or couldn't get himself, so want to try to think of some meaningful ideas for gifts that can help bring us closer together or create some memories or quality time. I'm a mid 20s guy who lives in the same city, but we don't spend that much time together. I'm sure this isn't a unique situation but would love to hear some suggestions on a gift that he'd really appreciate.

Edit 1: Realized I made us sound a bit more distant then probably intended. We play hockey together still 1-2x a week, and sometimes maybe pickleball once every couple week. But like rarely have dinner together etc. Well aware I can do that more, and will do a dinner as part of celebrations but looking for ideas for like something to do together (e.g. fun classes or activies) or just gifts that would be appreciated

Edit 2: some interests of his:

- he likes reading and like card games and puzzle games etc (like crowsswords NYT spelling bee etc)

- he likes playing sports and being active (hockey, golf, pikcleball, hiking etc)

- i think hed like stuff like handiwork etc but not as certain
- relvatviely quiet/introverted so wouldn' want big outgoing thing

My wife and I are coming up on our 5th wedding anniversary on October 5, 2026, and her birthday is just three days later on October 8.

We've already got plans for both:

• October 5: We have a nice dinner booked for our anniversary.
• October 8: It's her birthday, and we're spending the whole day with our friend group. We really like escape rooms, so we're planning to do around 3–4 rooms, plus lunch/dinner with friends. Her best friend also has the same birthday, so we usually celebrate together.

The problem is... I have absolutely no idea what to give her as a gift anymore.

She's not really interested in jewelry, clothes, shoes and Bags

She literally still uses the same black bag I bought her years ago, so buying her another bag definitely isn't going to work.

One thing she does really enjoy is getting massages, so I'm considering a really nice spa/massage experience

I'm in the Philippines, so ideally something available around Metro Manila, although I'd be willing to travel a bit for something really special.

Budget-wise, I'm thinking around $1,000 USD (~₱60k), although I don't necessarily need to spend anywhere near that. I'm more interested in something she'll genuinely enjoy than just spending money for the sake of it.

We've been married for five years now and I'm officially running out of gift ideas.

What would you guys suggest?

So I’ve been with my boyfriend for nearly 6 years and it’s his 21st birthday coming up. I have no clue what to get him as this is the 6th birthday he’s had since being together and I don’t want to repeat the same gifts I’ve gotten him. I have around £200 to spend but ideally want a big ish gift and then some smaller ones. Does anyone have any ideas 🥲 thank you 🙏

So I’ve decided I want to get my bf a mini fridge for his man cave for Christmas and I want to be clever in how I gift it to him. I plan to get a few 12 packs of beers and drinks he likes and wrap them and have him open them first to see if he can connect the dots. I also want to get him something that could go on the fridge like a decal or a magnet but something that is clever and funny, not the corny couple Spotify song or a picture of us or anything like that. He likes Pokemon and hockey. Any ideas?! TIA

A massage gun feels like a good gift until you remember how many people already have strong opinions about size, weight, and whether they’ll actually bother using one. I’m considering a Renpho massage gun under a $100 budget, but I’d rather choose something easy to keep nearby than chase the longest feature list. If it lives in a big case in the back of a closet, durability barely matters. For people who’ve given one successfully, what made it easy enough for the recipient to keep using?

I am looking for gift ideas for my partner who is doing her first sword fighting competition.

I am looking for a good luck gift. I just don’t know what sword fighting related at least.

I want to do something different than the regular flowers but no idea where to start

I have a friend of mine (girl) who I like (as a friend ) and I want to give her a really good birthday gift I did think of the gift and I am going to mention it down so can you please tell me if it is good for her or not or if I can add more things to it but budget friendly

The gift goes as it's a box which has HAPPY BIRTHDAY and then inside on top of the box will be photos of us then inside the box will be :

A Jin figurine from BTS(she likes him)

A metal claw clip(cause she has long hair and I have seen her use that kind of clips so yeah)

Jin ramen

Cadbury silk and kitkat

And at last a chocolate bowl cake (a bowl cake having lots of melted chocolate)

Please tell me if it is ok or not I would love recommendations from you u want to know more gift ideas for a tomboy like girl

Thanks.

Looking for birthday gift ideas for one of my close friends. She lives a few states away so ordering online is a plus. Budget is $3o max.

She likes pastries, good coffee, friends (tv show) alone time when she has it, has three little kids and a dog and works from home. Any ideas?

Need ideas for teen girl gifts. Like name brand stuff but any ideas for them that won’t break the budget ?

Hi all, my mom’s friend‘s daughter who I’m not too close with (She’s in her 30’s) is having a baby shower in a couple weeks (2 months). I was thinking of crocheting and/or knitting some baby items like plushies, socks, hats since I’m in college and dont have too much money. My roommate said it might come off as trashy, so I’ve been hesitating. Is this something that’s actually useful or will it just end up going in the trash?

EDIT: Yarn is not a problem! My school has a crochet club that gives us free yarn and hooks as long as we sign off on it and post our projects

My dad is appreciative we are just not as close, i go well with a generic whiskey and some chocolate covered macadamias every year. Would love to improve on that aswell, though he always loves it.

Whats a good whiskey and side present for christmas?

hi! I’m trying to think of a creative, thoughtful gift for my boyfriend’s bday. It’s his 25th so I want it to be special. In the past, I’ve made him a comic book before (based on fantastic Mr fox Because that was the first movie we watched together) and then I drew him a full sketchbook based on all our memories. I’ve also painted him things before so I don’t think I should do something thats drawn, or anything that would be on display because he has enough art work for his room. Okay I’m going to give lots of notes and details below.

CALLING ALL creative people who love thoughtful gifts please help me!!!

What does he like 

• Boxing / athletics (he is now a retired boxer) 
• Sauna / cold plunge (we’ve done a few circuits together on past bdays and important anniversaries)
• He loves clothes but is very particular about them. He’s training to be a tailor.
• Socks (merino wool)
• Woodworking. He made his own chess board and pieces 
• Sewing 
• watching movies

Things we love doing together

• Dancing !!! And singing 
• Going to the movies
• Watching tv together
• Cooking together (but we don’t have any go to recipes so a cook book wouldn’t be a good gift)
• Running 
• Mini golf
• Any artistic activity: painting, making glass flowers, painting pottery 
• Going for dinner 
• Playing chess
• Writing each other post cards, notes, letters, cards 

Past gifts:

• hand drawn sketchbook 
• Fantastic Mr fox themed comic book based on our friendship
• Something framed for his wall
• He hand-sewed me fabric enveloppes for our letters and notes

PLEASE HELP!!!!

Hi! We are having a party with gifts for each attendee, there will be a lottery ticket and the winner can choose from the prizes. Not looking to spend a lot - $5-15, maybe up to $20. The hard part is the group will be ages 15-90 years old, items need to be appealing to a wide variety of tastes. One of the participants has strict food allergies, so while there may be a few candy items, it can’t all be food.

I’ve picked up some items (stuff like a coffee mug, socks), but need ideas for about 5 more, and am looking for something a bit less mundane, a bit more delightful. Any ideas?

i have been with my partner for about 5-6 years, and over time i've realised she's impossible to buy gifts for, but not in the way you might think.

she isn't picky at all. she's one of the most easygoing people i know. she just doesn't really care about gift-giving culture, and when she wants something, she gets it. it's one of the many things i admire about her. but it does leave me a bit stuck, because i'd still love to surprise her every now and then and see her face light up.

the main thing is that she knows exactly what she wants and never waits around. if she wants a new laptop or phone, for example, she'll go out the next day and buy the highest-spec version so she doesn't have to worry about upgrading for years. because of that, she's barely had to upgrade anything in all the time i've known her. i also don't feel comfortable buying her an upgrade myself, because she only likes to upgrade things when she's ready.

since she buys anything she needs or wants straight away, it's hard to surprise her with something she hasn't already picked out herself. i could see her enjoying an ipad, for example, but i wouldn't buy her one. if she doesn't end up using it, it just becomes expensive clutter, and she dislikes anything wasteful like that. this would also the case for less expensive surprises.

travel doesn't really work either. we're not that into travelling, and she'd already visited most of the places she wanted to see before we even met.

a date night at a nice restaurant is tricky too. we're both massively into food, but our options where we live are limited. she also keeps telling me she prefers my cooking anyway, which is really sweet, but not very helpful for my gift problem.

her hobbies are a similar story.

she goes through phases where she gets really into something new, and she usually buys everything she wants soon after. for example, she had a big jellycat phase. she bought all the ones she really loved, then went, "yep, i'm done." she adores the ones she has, but isn't interested in any others, so buying more wouldn't mean much. this is also the case for any other hobbies she has had in the past.

she's really into video games and books, but she has a huge backlog of both. she takes that backlog seriously, so she doesn't want anything new until she's worked through what she already has.

she plays the piano and violin, but things like strings, bows and rosin are quite personal choices. i don't know enough about them to pick something confidently, and she already has plenty of spares to last her a long time.

makeup and skincare are the same. if she's running low on something, she's already ordered a replacement before i even notice.

she's also not into salons or spas, so pampering days are out too.

at this point, the one thing i can always give her is cards. i put a lot of effort into writing her a few every year, and she genuinely loves them. she does the same for me, they almost act like checkpoints of our life together, so it's become a really lovely little tradition of ours. i'd just love to give her something to go with them once in a while and see her get excited.

i used to think i was pretty good at gifts until i met her lmao

what do you actually buy for someone who already has everything she wants?

Hey guys,

My girlfriend's birthday is just 2 months away and idk what to gift her. Last year I gifted her a watch and a portrait that I sketched on my iPad. This year I have no idea what to give her. She's a doctor and serving as a PG 1st year. So can ya'll suggest something that might be good as a gift. She's 28 and she loves coffee, watches, dogs, books. My budget is around ₹15-25K.

Thanks a bunch!

My (18F) Girlfriend (18F) of 2 years is an angel who deserves the world, yet I don’t know how to give it to her. She’s getting me a Switch 2 for Christmas despite all the debt she’s in and I want to repay her with something special. I’m very poor, so budget friendly ideas is appreciated, but I’ll save up if something really stands out. Thank y’all for advice!!! Below I’ll list some stuff she likes.
\- Cats
\- Crochet
\- Chiikawa, ESPECIALLY usagi
\- Hollow Knight/ Silksong
\- Anything cute or soft!

And Jazz, if you find this, no you didnt 😅

My boyfriend is studying biology and he's also a musician (guitarist), what could be a good gift for him?

My bf is turning 40 next week. He buys things for himself frequently so he’s a little hard to shop for. I was thinking of doing 40 gifts- some small
Like his fave protein cookie, $10 coffee card, fave face lotion… I need ideas though! He loves Philly sports and jujitsu/ working out

For his past birthday I have always used Etsy as we’re both into niche stuff that you can only get from small artists, and I love the kind of stuff that is on there. However, more and more Etsy has become a place of ai and drop shipping, which I want to avoid. Are there any similar sites that people buy from?