🎁
personally, I love to receive mundane items that are useful. kitchen gadgets/desk items/organizers/command hooks/picture frames/tools etc. it's also a fun way to get objects that are a bit more interesting than the norm — like if I bought myself a stapler, I'd find some cheapo depot ish, but as a gift go ahead and ask for that coolio one
Nov 11, 2024
Related Recs
🤍
I love to give gifts, and I think the best/most consistent formula for a gift someone will really love is something they’ll use, but wouldn’t splurge on for themselves— so if they enjoy coffee, a nice french press or Chemex along with a good bean subscription, or even a Moka pot and milk frother for espresso drinks at home— this formula works for most occasions, and relies on knowing the person/couple. Some good standbys that I get often are:
a good set of bathrobes; bathrobes make getting out of the shower much nicer, but many people wouldn’t get a really good robe for themselves; try Oddbird, Brooklinen, or LL Bean (which you can have monogrammed with a couples new initials)
a good vinyl player (if they collect vinyl), or a good set of speakers if they already have a quality turntable but poor speakers,
a subscription or service— for my girlfriends I usually buy a facial or a massage that they can schedule whenever, for a couple, maybe a theater subscription, a museum membership, or a couple’s massage— these are things people really enjoy but might not do for themselves, especially in the first year of marriage.
I tend to avoid overly customized gifts; if it isn’t something someone wants it may accidentally go unused and is impossible to return or regift.
Apr 19, 2024
🎁
A bucket of Haribo candies, macarons, Japanese Kit Kats, fancy mail order fruit, hunks of chocolate, coffee
Also books and other physical media
Earrings or bracelets or rings
Candles
Weed
Cashmere socks
A haunted doll from a flea market
Silly Christmas sweater
Knives
Make up
Electric toothbrush
If you like your family, ask to do something together such as go to a movie
Scarf
A teddy bear
A teddy
Fancy shampoo
Tarot deck
Roller skates
Lego
Portable phone battery
Very small diamond
Kittens
Nov 17, 2024
for our six month anniversary my girlfriend got me a custom cigarette case that i used until i switched from shorts to longs (and then started using to carry joints.)
similarly, my friend made custom lighters for everyone that helped him work on a photoshoot / project with some motifs from the shoot
i think paraphernalia is cool because it becomes a constant fixture in your day to day (yikes) and attaches a memory / individuality to something that you're doing constantly - i think in terms of a less destructive way foster this, stationary like pens or notebooks, phone or computer decals, etc. where it's just more personalized is the way to go, but that ultimately depends on the person and their habits :)
Apr 1, 2024
Top Recs from @joshkosh
✨
don’t give me a nasty bowl of mints. i want a free stickie that i’ll never do anything with
Apr 2, 2024
Oct 31, 2024
📖
dystopian/post-apoc easy read! I don’t read a ton of books in that genre, but found it really compelling
or Bliss Montage, also by Ling Ma, is a great short stories collection. sometimes short stories are the best way for me to break out of a reading slump 🤌
Apr 17, 2024