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By Emily

July 31st, 2021

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I sometimes find it really challenging to buy gifts for people I don’t know very well. Yet, many of us find ourselves needing or wanting to give gifts to people we don’t know yet. Some common examples:

  • Secret Santa at work.
  • Holiday gift exchanges for new in-laws. 
  • Gifts for new neighbors
  • Teacher gifts when starting a new school year
  • Gifts for mail carriers or package deliverers
  • Gifts for struggling families you “adopt” for the holidays
  • Gifts that you want to donate to any sort of charity 

Regardless of the reason, here are some gift ideas for people you don’t know well. 

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Gift ideas for women you don’t know well

Fuzzy socks.

A candle in a light, soft scent.

A set of nail polish in mild colors.

A throw blanket. 

A reusable water bottle or tumbler

Gift cards to a coffee place, movie theater or restaurant. 

A glove/hat/scarf set

A nice notebook and writing utensils.

A coffee mug.

Headphones or earbuds.

Lip balm.

A “practical items” gift basket. Buy a small laundry basket and fill it with household essentials like all purpose cleaners, dish soap, laundry soap, paper plates, magic markers, trash bags, food storage bags, etc. While not what we typically think of as gifts, this can be a great gift for people in need OR it can save someone money, leaving them extra cash to spend in more ‘fun’ ways. 

A beach towel.

Flowers or a plant that is easy to care for.

A power bank.

An audible subscription.

Digital photo frame. 

Windchime.

A tote bag or beach bag.

Tiles or other key-finding devices. 

A Luggage set.

Gift Ideas For Men You Don’t Know Well

A glove/hat/scarf set.

A notebook and nice pen.

Reusable water bottle.

Coffee cup.

Headphones or earbuds.

Amazon gift card.

Solar flashlight. 

Bluetooth speaker.

A power bank.

A meat and cheese gift basket. 

An audible subscription.

An indoor smores maker. 

Tiles (keyfinders)

A desk game, such as miniature basketball or Skeeball. 

Defrosting tray

Credit-card sized multitool that will fit in his wallet. 

Cast iron skillet

Dufflebag or briefcase

Gift Ideas For Teenagers You Don’t Know Well

Throw blanket.

Earbuds or headphones.

A backpack, especially in a popular brand like Nike.

An iTunes or Google play gift card.

Drone. 

Remote control car (or boat, helicopter, etc).

Movie theater gift card.

Make a gift basket of popular snacks and candy. 

Bluetooth speaker, perhaps in a fun design like a penguin or Football.

A power bank.

A selfie light. 

A burrito blanket (who can possibly think this isn’t a fun blanket?)

A ring light.

A selfie stick.

Bean bag chair or floor pillow.

Photo string lights. 

A tie dye kit.

3D printing pen.

Nerf blasters.

Fidget spinner.

A big set of colorful sharpies.

Water balloons.

Silly string.

A chromebook.

a Wreck This Journal.

Games such as Uno, Phase 10, Rush Hour.

Advanced lego kits.

Basketball wastebasket. 

A fun swim float (unicorn, flamingo, poop emoji, etc).

 

If you have any awesome gift ideas for people that you don’t know well, please share in a comment! 

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