Category: Gift Lists

MOM & DAD What do you get parents who insist they don’t need anything? They raised you and they need nothing. Here is how to get it right anyway. HOBBIES What are the best gifts for someone who has a specific hobby? How to shop for a hobby you know nothing about, without buying the thing they already own. ACTUALLY USED What are gifts people actually use instead of throwing away? The gifts that are still in use a year later, according to the people who received them. NO GIFT NEEDED How do you show appreciation without buying a gift? Some of the most remembered thank yous cost nothing at all. THANK YOU What’s a meaningful way to say thank you to someone? The thank yous people remember: specific, personal and on time. TEACHERS What do you get a teacher to show appreciation? What teachers say they actually want: gift cards, supplies and a heartfelt note. NEIGHBORS What’s an appropriate thank-you gift for a neighbor? Friendly, low-key thank yous for the neighbor who watched the dog or shoveled your walk. HOSTESS What are thoughtful gifts for a host or hostess? Bring something they can enjoy later, not something they have to deal with tonight. OOPS What do you get someone for a birthday you almost forgot? It is today, or tomorrow. Here is how to recover with grace. GIFT CARDS Is giving a gift card thoughtful, or does it seem lazy? The honest answer, plus how to make a gift card feel personal.