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Giving gifts shouldn’t be hard

If you’re having a hard time finding the perfect gift for the person who has everything, we’re here to help. For your travel-loving best friend or mom and dad, we’ve found gifts that are unique and fit every budget.

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Something for everyone

Their interests will help you find a great gift

Gifts for the Frequent Traveler

When you’re shopping for someone who travels frequently, a truly thoughtful gift should go beyond the basics or be something they wouldn’t necessarily buy for themselves.

Gifts for Your Work Best Friend

People often see their co-workers more than they do their own families. Here are gifts to show colleagues you’d be their friend even out of the office.

Plant Gifts for New Plant Parents and Green Thumbs

We found 13 gifts for aspiring plant lovers and for experts, including hardy houseplants newbies are less likely to kill and tools that will help plants thrive.

The Best Gifts for People Who Work From Home

Nothing puts the “home” in “home office” like the personal touches that make the space look less like a sterile cubicle. We have great ideas for framed art, a beautiful shelf, and the best plants you can find online.

Gifts for the Skin-Care Obsessed

We spoke with experts from Goop and Men’s Health to find the best skin-care gifts for skin-thusiasts, from a 93-year-old cream to a rose-quartz face massager.

For the Coffee Lover Who Has Everything

It can be difficult to find the right gift for someone who has a real compulsion for a good brew. These gifts are just for them.

For Mom and Dad

They may be hard to shop for, but they deserve good gifts

12 Tech Gifts for Digitally Disinclined Parents

These easy tech gifts can enhance parents’ daily lives without pushing them too far out of their comfort zone.

The Best Gifts for Mom

We’ve tested and found great gifts that a mom would love, whether she likes to cook, veg out in front of the TV, or (gulp) has a worrying habit of losing the dog.

The Best Gifts for Dads

Whether your dad is a fitness enthusiast or a movie junkie, these are the gifts that’ll make him smile this holiday season.

Deals on great gifts

Anker PowerLine Lightning Cable (10ft) 
$10 $12 from Amazon

You can’t go wrong by gifting a Lightning cable. Typically the 10-foot cable sees fewer discounts than other sizes, so this is a good time to buy. Like all of Anker's cables, the PowerLine Lightning is fast, sturdy, and inexpensive. It also comes with a great 18-month warranty. Only the white color is on sale.
Read more: The Best Lightning Cable for iPhone and iPad

Fujifilm Instax Square SQ6 Instant Camera 
$80 $100 from Amazon

A great gift for those who travel or love photography, the Fujifilm Instax Square SQ6 is the top pick in our guide to the best instant camera. Usually between $90 and $105 (except for special editions, which go for more), this drop to $80 is the best price we've seen so far. This sale is applicable only to the Pear White and Blush Gold colors.
Read more: The Best Instant Camera