Gift Guide 2025: What to Get the Hardest People On Your List

Gift giving can be challenging when you're shopping for people who seem to already have everything they need (or who are just super hard to please). Hannah Morrill, Wirecutter’s gift editor, walks us through how to approach selecting presents for these trickiest recipients.

Hannah also answers listener questions with dozens of specific gift recommendations.

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Products we recommend:

For a professional sailor who loves to travel:

• MyDaVinci Custom House Portraits ()

• Cadence Capsules ()

• Cotopaxi Cubo Packing Travel Bundle Del Día ()

For a sister who loves crafted and personalized things:

• AnnMariaJewelry Hammered Handwriting Cuff ()

• custom Funko Pop figurines ()

Heritage Brand items for a couple who can afford the best:

• Pendleton Block Plaid Organic Cotton Fringed Throw ()

• Falcon Enamelware 3Pint Jug ()

• L.L.Bean Boat and Tote ()

• ShakerStyle Parlor Broom by Larry Antonuk ()

• Faribault Mill Monhegan Cotton Throw () (formerly known as the Brahms Mount Monhegan throw)

An upgrade to an everyday staple that anyone would love:

• Zojirushi SMKHE ()

For co-workers you want to impress without breaking the bank:

• Standard Baggu Bag ()

• Baggu Go Pouch Set ()

• Stanley The IceFlow Flip Straw Tumbler (20 ounces) ()

• TravelCard Plus () travel charger

• Tusk Siam Passport Cover ()

• Luxardo Original Maraschino Cherries ()

• Fallot Dijon Mustard Pail ( )

• Peregrino Anchovy Stuffed Olives ()

Hannah’s favorite new gift items:

• Block Design Reversible Glass Vase ()

• Sakura CrayPas 16 colors ()

• Tiny Vinyl ()

Additional reading:

• 54 Gifts for People Who Have Everything 2025 ()

• My 16 Favorite Gifts for the HardtoPlease ()

• You Asked, We Answered19 Gift Ideas for Older Adults ()

• 34 Best Gifts for CoWorkers of 2025 ()

• The Wirecutter ShowGifts for the Hard to Please  ()

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