Gift guide

Gifts for Someone Having a Hard Week

Sometimes there's no big event — just a stretch of hard days. This is what to send when you want them to feel less alone in it.

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Lottery ticket

Lottery ticket

$2

$2 for mental escapism. 

funny-ishunder $50last minute
'Don't get bangs' card

'Don't get bangs' card

$6

Solid advice, honestly.

meaningfulunder $50last minute
Cocktails for the Apocalypse

Cocktails for the Apocalypse

$20

As Sheryl Sandberg once said, "lean in."

funny-ishunder $50last minute
Nodpod weighted eye mask

Nodpod weighted eye mask

$34

Hospitals are bright. Help them block some of it out.

comfortingpracticalunder $50
Pickle bookmark

Pickle bookmark

$8

We love a pun. When you're in an undeniable pickle.

funny-ishunder $50last minute
Tarot deck

Tarot deck

$25

Not everyone will get it. But the right person absolutely will.

meaningfulcomfortingunder $50
Wool and the Gang blanket kit

Wool and the Gang blanket kit

$180

Never under estimate the gift of doing something the your hands. 

not too intensemeaningfulcomforting
Clean skincare 

Clean skincare 

$68

"Even though I wasn't pregnant yet, someone gifted me pregnancy safe skincare and I loved that." Suggested by A.W.

comforting
Break-a-pinata kit

Break-a-pinata kit

$35

Sometimes you just need to break something. Stuff it with Substitute candy for ex's items!

funny-ishgroup giftunder $50
Ember temperature-control mug

Ember temperature-control mug

$130

Keeps their coffee or tea at the exact right temperature for hours. Perfect for people whose day gets interrupted a hundred times and whose drink always goes cold.

practicalcomforting
Personalized photo puzzle

Personalized photo puzzle

$35+

Remind them of better times with a favorite photo, one piece at a time.

meaningfulcomfortingnot too intense
Monogrammed tote

Monogrammed tote

$44.95+

Sometimes an unrelated funny gift is the best kind.

funny-ishnot too intense
Trash magazines

Trash magazines

$20+

Give the gift of mental rot. No thinking required.

funny-ishnot too intenseunder $50
Foot massage

Foot massage

$40+

"Foot massages lets her know she’s not alone sitting next to her friend but also a place where it’s 100 percent acceptable not to talk at all." Suggested by: anonymous 

meaningfulnot too intenseunder $50
Boxing class

Boxing class

$30+

Let them punch something.

practicalfunny-ishunder $50
Curse word coloring book

Curse word coloring book

$8+

Something to do with their hands while they swear about it.

funny-ishnot too intenseunder $50
Custom Cameo video

Custom Cameo video

$25+

Sure, your advice is good. But a Real Housewives might be better. 

funny-ishmeaningfulunder $50
Custom Spotify playlist

Custom Spotify playlist

Free

If this was the 00's, you would have burned her a C.D. Do the digital version.

meaningfulunder $50last minute
New sheets

New sheets

$149

Fresh sheets = fresh start!

comfortingpractical

What to write

  • "Just thinking of you this week. No reply needed."

  • "Sending love. That's it. That's the text."

  • "This week sounds like a lot. I'm here."

What not to send

  • ×Anything that requires them to explain what's wrong.
  • ×A guilt-trippy 'you never text back' anything.
  • ×Advice they didn't ask for.

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