Looking for new ideas, different from the typical Web article "best ideas" lists!
Will also reward top recommendations of stores/websites that are great for gift hunting 🎁
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https://www.uncommongoods.com/gifts
From uncommongoods I would specifically recommend cheese board, murder mystery jiggsaw puzzle, or Scratch Map Deluxe.
https://shop-us.kurzgesagt.org/collections/calendar
I can probably find you more swag if you can give me their preferences.
This might sound very weird, but here is my suggestion.
How about some stocks, especially ones with high dividends?
It doesn't seem huge at first, but when they receive dividends, they will be happy with unexpected income, and it will remind them you have bought the stock for them.
This website can be very useful for this idea:
https://www.finder.com/uk/buying-shares-as-a-gift