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16 Practical Christmas Gifts for Your Boss That Don't Look Like a Bribe
A boss gift gets looked at by people who aren't in on it. These 16 Christmas gifts for your boss pass the display test — desk-proof, department-proof, and impossible to misread.
17 Thoughtful Christmas Gifts for Teachers That Survive the Pile
A teacher opens twenty-odd gifts in a single week. These 17 Christmas gifts for teachers are chosen for the Tuesday in March — the ones still in the room after the thank-you notes are done.
16 Thoughtful Christmas Gifts for Your Husband (Christmas Is Six Hours Long)
The presents take forty minutes. Then the paper goes in a bag and the day is still six hours wide open. These sixteen picks are chosen for the afternoon, the long dinner, and the strange week that follows.
17 Thoughtful Christmas Gifts for Your Wife (She Bought Everyone Else's)
Count the tags under the tree. Nine have her handwriting on them and three have her name. These seventeen gifts are built to close that gap without adding one more thing for her to manage.
16 Practical Christmas Gifts for Your Boyfriend (Built for the Ninety Days After)
Boyfriend gifts get judged on Christmas morning and then live in a cupboard until spring. These sixteen are chosen for January through March, which is when a gift either becomes a habit or becomes clutter.
16 Thoughtful Christmas Gifts for Your Girlfriend (No Jewelry, No Candles)
Most girlfriend gifts are chosen for the thirty seconds they get opened. These sixteen are chosen for the ordinary Tuesday in February, and not one of them needs a size, a plug, or an explanation.
16 Thoughtful Christmas Gifts for Grandparents (Skip the Photo Frame)
Most grandparent gifts are bought for the person they were twenty years ago, or for a shelf that already has nine photo frames on it. These 16 picks are chosen for the week they actually live, and most of them give you a reason to call in January.
16 Secret Santa Gifts Your Coworker Can Explain in One Sentence
Secret Santa hands you three weeks, a $25 ceiling and almost no information about the person whose name you drew. These 16 gifts pass the one-sentence test: they make sense the second they come out of the wrapping paper, no backstory required.