What to Buy for Someone Who is Hard to Buy for this Christmas
It is that time of year again. The organised will have already made a start on your festive shopping, picking out a few bits and pieces for your friend’s family and loved ones every week until it’s finally time to exchange gifts. Some people are easy to buy for, maybe they have a hobby or interest that you know they will always love anything related to, maybe they made an offhand comment earlier in the year and you have been waiting for this opportunity to show them that you remembered, or maybe you just have an running tradition that you always gift each other some variant of the same thing each year.
However, on the other side of the spectrum there are those people that you can never quite pick out the perfect gift for. It doesn’t mean that you care any less about them, maybe they already have everything they need, maybe none of their hobbies require specific equipment that could be easily gifted, maybe they will just never give you a straight answer when you ask them what they want. Whatever it is, you are looking for a stand-out, unique and thoughtful gift for that one person who you always struggle to buy for.
Experience Gifts
An experience is the perfect gift for someone, when asked what they want, replies with “I have everything I need” or “I don’t need any more belongings”. As this is a gift that won’t clutter up their home or go forgotten about. An experience gift can be anything from tickets to a concert or a sports game, a day trip to a popular attraction, to classes in wine tasting or art. Maybe your loved one mentioned they always wanted to learn the piano, well a block lessons at your local music shop is a thoughtful gift that they will genuinely benefit from.
A nice touch for experience gifts is to buy two tickets, that way the receiver also gets to spend quality time with you as part of the gift. You might also want to pool together as a family or friend group and make the experience a group activity. A gift of the opportunity to spend a day with your favourite people is definitely a gift they will never forget.
Subscription Gifts
A subscription is always a unique and memorable gift that keeps giving all year round. This is where you sign someone up for a repeat delivery of something. The most traditional kind of subscription gift is a magazine, signing someone up for monthly or quarterly editions of a magazine about their interests in a sweet and thoughtful idea, it is often in-expensive, buy it essentially assures that your loved one will receive small frequent surprises that will make their day every time they come through their letter box.
However, recently, many companies have came up with their own subscription services, giving you way more options for subscription based gifts. You can get a variety of food and drink based subscription services, and subscriptions cantered around hobbies and activities such as monthly puzzle deliveries are very popular.
The Peper Harow sock subscription or “Sockscription” starts at £14 a month, and delivers luxury socks right to your giftee’s door. With a multitude of options for frequency and sock design and style. The Sockscription is the perfect way of sending a frequent and small reminder to someone you love to put their feet up and relax.
Sign up for the Sockscription here
Donate to Charity
If the person you are buying for truly already has everything they could ever want, then a donation to charity in their name is always a great way to show that you understand what matters to them. Pick a cause that is close to their heart, and then tell them about your donation with a small token gift or card.
Upgrade Something They use Every Day
If you really want to buy a physical Item for someone, but you’re not quite sure what, then you can think about who they are and what they do frequently, and think about how you could make their life easier. If they drink coffee every morning, maybe they would appreciate a fancy coffee machine. If they enjoy self-care and relaxation, then maybe they would appreciate luxury bath salts and a foot spa. If they go on daily jogs, maybe they would appreciate some wireless headphones or luxury sport socks.
Although none of these things might seem like the most exciting or creative gift idea in the world, they show that you have taken into consideration what they will actually use, and you are in some small way making their everyday life a little bit nicer with your gift.
Personalised Gifts
Maybe the perfect gift for this person just isn’t on the market at the moment, that is where the joys of personalised gifts come in. Many luxury businesses offer customisation options, so that you can make sure that your gift is truly unique. Custom engraved jewellery with a personal message, a monogrammed handkerchief, or a mug printed with a funny reference to an inside joke. All of these gifts show a that you put in that extra little bit of thought to make this person feel appreciated.
Peper Harow custom Gift Boxes allow you to pick and choose from a wide range of luxury socks, pick colours, patterns and yarn types, and then bundle them all together in a hand-wrapped luxury gift box. This way you can create something that suits your giftee’s style and preferences perfectly!
Our custom alphabet gift boxes let you choose socks featuring letters of the alphabet, so that your gift can spell out a name, initials, or anything you like!
