Winter is approaching, which means it’s time to face the annual challenge of finding the perfect gifts for your friends. If you’re stressing about what to get this holiday season, don’t worry. Whether your friends are academic weapons or Clash Royale addicts, we’ve got you covered. This guide has something for every kind of friend.
1. The friend who can never get enough sleep: The Napping Pillow. Every student has suffered from sleep deprivation. The droopy eyelids, unending headache, and lack of energy hit hard when it’s crunch time at school. Sometimes, students just wish they could go to sleep right on a table. Introducing the Napping Pillow, a portable and accessible sleep gadget. Created by OstricPillow, the Napping Pillow includes a 360-degree design, a high-quality cushion, and noise and light protection. With this gift, your friend will be able to sleep wherever they like, getting well-deserved rest free from distraction.
2. The ‘gamer’ friend: Gaming finger sleeves by Razer. With the proliferation of mobile devices, your friend is sure to have a favorite online game on the mobile scene. However, one major problem that arises from these intense gaming sessions is sweaty hands. Because sweaty hands create less friction on the screen, tapping or swiping becomes less accurate, leading to strategic errors. Inventors have found a solution: gaming finger sleeves. The introduction of these new technologies provides a quick and easy solution to your grip problems. Made with custom materials, these sleeves are designed to improve grip, preventing your fingers from slipping. To help your friend take their gaming to the next level, consider buying them Razer gaming finger sleeves.
3. The fashionable friend: Whatever’s trending on TikTok this week will lose its appeal by the time you actually buy it, so don’t bother. Clothing steamers, nice wooden hangers, and gift cards are safe bets, but your friend probably already owns multiple of them. To be less predictable, give them a single statement earring, just one, from somewhere like a vintage shop or the jewelry section of Urban Outfitters. Tell them it’s asymmetrical by design and perfectly fits their “old money cottagecore coastal grandmother” aesthetic. Alternatively, gift them a $7 white t-shirt from Target and tell them it’s a thrifted, vintage, special cotton-blend capsule piece with the perfect weight and silhouette. The key here is delivery—say it with enough confidence and they’ll gaslight themselves into believing it’s actually avant-garde.
4. The friend who’s in their academic weapon era: For the friend who might have had a rough start to the first quarter and wants to get their grades up or is trying to keep their straight-A streak this year, consider buying them blue light glasses. Specifically, get them the fake kind from Amazon that definitely don’t have any blue light blocking technology and are just regular plastic. They’ll wear them while studying at the library and feel smarter, already increasing their productivity with a better mindset. Alternatively, for those late-night 4 a.m. study sessions, gift them a daylight lamp and a premium subscription to ChatGPT. Not for cheating, but so that they get to experience what sunlight and human conversation feel like while still locking in.
Ultimately, it’s important to realize that gifts aren’t meant to be perfect; they’re just meant to show that you care. But if you’re still worried that your gifts won’t land, remember: gift receipts exist for a reason. Your friends will appreciate the thought and the sentiment, even if it’s not exactly their style.
