The Greatest Gifts of All Time

Gift Giving is such an art! There are so many variables that you are juggling at once from the occasion for the gift, to who the gift is for, to what you want that gift to say about your love or appreciation for the person you are giving it to! Here are some of my greatest gifts of all time. I love giving gifts… and admittedly, some people are easier to shop for than others, but if there’s one thing I’ve come to learn about gift-giving, it’s actually about taking a note from what receiving feels like.

Have you ever received a gift that made you feel so, so seen? What about a gift that you didn’t know you wanted, but then was literally everything you needed? Or a gift that hit the nail on the head because you’d been talking about it with the person who got it for you, and then, voila, six months later they remembered?! I love getting gifts like that, so I strive to be the kind of person who gives gifts like that. It mainly takes thinking and planning ahead, but it’s all worth it when you knock it out of the park.

There are some gifts that I find myself coming back to over and over again, because they knock it out of the park more often than not, and there are simply so many gifting occasions where something is necessary and I don’t want to reinvent the wheel ever time (why fix something that isn’t broke?).

Alright, here’s my list of the greatest gifts of all time. I’ve broken them out by occasion below in case it’s helpful, but I think a lot of these could be swapped among occasions.

Enjoy!

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For Someone You Are Close With

• If they are a homebody

  • Cozy Pajamas with Custom Embroidery (order and then take them to your local tailor) and a pair of slippers

  • Cozy Robe with Custom Embroidery (order and then take them to your local tailor) and a pair of slippers

  • Delicious cologne / perfume, bath soaps and oils (moonlight, sunlight) in a cute basket with Monogram Towels

• If they love to cook

  • Boos cutting board and a Custom Shun Chef’s Knife

  • Stand Mixer and a Custom Apron

  • Handwritten recipe engraved platter or handwritten recipe embroidered kitchen towel

• If they tend to host

  • Nice bottle of wine, a gorgeous wine stopper and some stunning wine glass charms

  • Nice bottle of booze, pretty glassware (Wine Glasses, or Old Fashioned Glasses) and some custom cocktail napkins

  • A printed recipe for hot cocoa + a few custom Tony’s Chocolonely Chocolate Bars! and cute mugs

• If they love to travel

  • International Carryon Luggage with a Custom Luggage Tag

  • Portable Bose Speaker with a Curated Playlist on Spotify or Apple Music

  • Nice bottle of something and a customized On-The-Go Booze Tumbler or Wine Tumbler

• If they are on a health kick or health journey

  • Function Health subscription and a pair of running shoes or an Oura ring

  • Hydration mix and a Personalized 40oz Stanley

  • An Alo sweat set and fabulous magnesium bath soaps

• If they prefer Experiences > Things

  • Tickets to a Standup Show at their local standup joint or for their fav comic

  • Tickets to a Concert to see their fav artist

  • Tickets to a Unique Culinary Experience (e.g. a cooking class)

For an Engagement Party

• Custom Candle with (and/or) Custom Matches

• Custom Return Address Stamp

• Custom Christmas Ornament

• Nice bottle of wine, a gorgeous wine stopper or some stunning wine glass charms

Housewarming or Hostess Gifts

• Cute glassware or a nice bottle of booze with Custom Cocktail Napkins

• Diptyque Candle with Custom Matches

• Hand Drawn Illustration of their home (bonus! can also be turned into ornament, return address stamp, or stationery)

• Custom Return Address Stamp

• Custom letter-pressed stationery (use a pic of the home, or the family name and street)

• Custom Christmas ornament of home

• A printed recipe for hot cocoa + a few custom Tony’s Chocolonely Chocolate Bars! and cute mugs

• Yummy cleaning products and a Redecker scrubby! (but only if they’re a neat freak, lol!)

For a New Baby (When the Baby Arrives)

• Customized Snuggly Sherpa Blanket

• Customized Baby Onesie

• A Cute Warmie in their Fav Animal

• A Custom Children’s Book

• Some Fabulous Smelling Laundry Detergent

For a Kid’s Birthday Gift

• Custom Jean Jacket

• Custom Yeti Water Bottle

• Polaroid Camera with Extra Film and Album loaded with a few silly pictures of the gift-giver

For a Teenager Birthday Gift

• Custom gym bag or backpack (buy and take to your local tailor to have embroidered!)

  • Or, more expensive, but Away has some you can personalize online (Backpack, Duffle Bag)

• Custom Yeti Water Bottle

If You Really Want to Splurge

(Warning! Many of these are excessively costly! You can use them as inspiration though for something that may be more affordable)

If you want to put a lot of effort and money into making them feel so so special with physical gifts (you can also add experiences!)

• If they are nostalgic

  • Custom Family Archival Website with a Sony Camera (or Polaroid Camera) + a physical album of your life together

• If they love to cook

  • Custom Shun Chef’s Knife and a Boos cutting board with a Custom Recipe Book + a cooking class or culinary experience

• If they love to travel

  • Monogrammed Tumi International Carry-on with a custom Goyard passport holder + a trip somewhere they want to go

• If they love to host

  • Baccarat Wine Glasses, Martini Glasses or Manhattan Glasses with Custom Cocktail Napkins + a cocktail making class

• If they love to jam

  • Victrola Sapphire record player that works with Sonos with Custom Vinyl Records + concert tickets

• If they love to yap

  • Fabulous tea set and some delicious tea + a trip to afternoon tea

• If they love to ski or snowboard

  • Moncler goggles and a custom snowboard or skis with custom poles (pro tip: let them open the goggles with a picture of the board or skis printed out, and then go to a pro shop to get measured before ordering the board or skis + poles!) + an Epic or Ikon pass

• For the girly girls

  • Monogrammed cake serving set and a cute cake from a bakery just for her!

• For the matriarchs

  • Fresh flowers arranged in a beautiful flower vase