There’s one in every family- the person who has hard-to-predict taste, who already has everything, the one who is just impossible to shop for. If you can’t give them something that will make their life complete, you can at least try to make them smile.
Gin & Titonic Ice Cube Trays
Hah! Gin and Titonic! Get it? TiTONIC? Hilarious! (Jokes aside, these ice cubes are pretty cute. And if the family gathering gets a little stressful, you can put them right to work.)
Ice Cube Trays, $6 at Perpetual Kid
Presto Cheese Slicer
Elegant, useful design is ALWAYS a welcome gift. Perfect for cheese lovers, design-lovers, and those who will feel gratified that you thought they’d appreciate a gift that’s also featured in the permanent collection at MOMA. Bonus: many, many opportunities for “who cut the cheese” jokes. Presto!
Cheese slicer, $5 at MOMA Store
Please Please Me (Remastered)
The newly digitally-remastered versions of all the Beatles albums really do sound different- clearer and crisper- than the original cd releases. Start someone off on collecting the new versions with the great 1st album- or pick what you think might be their favorite. Who can object to the Beatles? No one, that’s who.
Remastered Beatles Albums, $12.99 on Amazon
Dog Costume
Does your impossible-to-buy-for someone happen to have a small dog? Will you please buy them this? Please? And then send me pictures? Thank you.
Dog Rudolph Costume, $10 on etsy
Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup
These are so unexpected and so, so lovely. Put one in the bottom of a glass of champagne for an elegant, delicious daytime cocktail. Unusual items like this are perfect for hard-to-shop-for folks. Plus, they’re tasty.
Hibiscus Flowers, $11 at Wildhibiscus.com
Hopefully, next year, these people will give us some suggestions or a wish list or something. This is exhausting.
Lisa G.
Mmmm, I love the taste of hibiscus in beverages. There’s a bottled juice we used to sell at the B&N cafe that had hibiscus extract and I absolutely loved it. There’s just something about that flavor that I can’t quite place, but it’s wonderful. Hibiscus iced tea is also very good.
December 11th, 2009 @ 10:45 pm