Your child’s teacher. The client you’ve never met in person. Your uncle’s girlfriend who is making her first-ever holiday appearance. How well do you really know these people? In some cases, it’s one step above “not at all.” So, when the holidays roll around and you’re looking for a gift for these people it’s not easy!
A lot of times shoppers resort to some food-oriented gift, but we all know that around the holidays, most of us have more than enough snacks and treats lying around! So, we’ve put together a list of our favorite non-food gift ideas for the person you don’t really know!
1. A Soap Sampler
Internally, we joke about our beLATHERED gift box, which features 4 unique soaps and a soap dish, being the perfect gift for the person who showers, which is…everyone! We love the soap sampler because it’s functional but also such a treat!
You can find great soap samplers at many shops, but we love supporting small businesses, so we’d suggest checking out B.A.R.E. Soaps (one of our amazing corporate gift suppliers), Etsy, your local bath and body shops, or our very own beLATHERED gift box.
2. A Nice Pen/Journal Combo
We love this idea because it’s the perfect gift for clients, teachers, creatives, to-do list makers, song writers, dreamers, goal setters, etc. There are so many wonderful options out there! For our personal and corporate gift boxes, we partnered with Denik and Bright Books, both of whom are perfect if you’re looking for unique gifts that give back. And for the pens, we work with Lovoso, who makes beautifully handcrafted wooden pens and provide work and funding for further education to men aging out of foster care in India.
If you’d like to personalize the gift, check out Etsy, where you can find shops that can add a name to journals or pens.
3. A Nice Mug with Coffee or Tea
We are breaking the no food rule here slightly, but this gift can be a big hit. The key to success here is to avoid the travel mug, the mug with a kitschy saying, and definitely avoid the generic corporate branded mug. These are overdone. Instead, find an artisan mug like our Taino Mug that is sure to impress with its style. And select a coffee that’s either roasted locally (Mozart’s is great if you’re local to our hometown of Austin) or supports a cause. These tips make this gift thoughtful and memorable.
4. A High Quality Blanket
When we were first curating our personal and corporate gift boxes, we were looking for something that hadn’t been done before. Of course, all our items had to be gifts that give back, but they also had to impress the person receiving the gift.
Then one of our team members said, “What about blankets?” And that was that. Blankets are a great gift for someone you don’t know well but want to impress. Our beCOZY gift box, which features the white loom woven chevron blanket has been called the “best corporate gift ever.” Plus, it provides work to transitioning homeless! That makes you feel warm inside and out. Our Ash Blanket, made from 100% recycled textiles, is one of the best-selling items in our marketplace.
Long story short – people love really nice blankets.
5. A Spa Day
There are a couple of ways to go with this one. First, you could go all in and get them a gift card for a full-on spa day at a local spa. Sometimes however, this may be out of your budget or area of expertise. You also may not know their situation. Will they need to hire a babysitter to use the spa day? Are they the type of person who would forget to make the appointment?
If you’re not feeling confident about gifting them an actual day at the spa, the next best thing is a spa-themed gift box. Our beSERENE and bePAMPERED gift boxes are very popular with people looking to gift an at-home spa day.
We hope this list helps you find thoughtful, meaningful gifts for the person you don’t really know on your holiday gift list.
Do you have anyone that fits this description? Tell us about them in the comments below!
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