Trying to decide on holiday gifts? I'm a top Amazon reviewer. Here's a thread with some of my favorite items from the past year (with a tilt towards "gift-worthy") and my own reviews thereof.
(If the review helps you make a decision, please do tick that Helpful button. It's the only thanks I get.)
A stocking stuffer for your coffee-loving friends
They may care about the WDT technique of stirring the ground coffee before tamping, before it goes into the espresso machine. An inexpensive "thinking of you" gizmo.
https://amzn.to/3tMPxwh
Mother Daughter Traitor Spy: A Novel by @SusanMacNeal
A good choice if your recipient is serious-minded and political, because this novel is a reminder that America has already endured traitors-from-within.
https://amzn.to/3hQUsJL
Barbara Hambly has long been among my favorite authors. She rewrote "Bride of the Rat God" into Scandal in Babylon as a historical mystery. A good read for curling up by the fire with a cat, a book, and a box of cookies. https://amzn.to/3TSvzeb
You know I own 500 cookbooks. When I saw this Easy German Cookbook, I felt compelled to add one more. (Re-reading my review now... yeah, it's time to make that Fleishchsalat again.)
https://amzn.to/3AwapLQ
Surely you cannot go wrong with a wine opener corkscrew set? This one even comes with a gift box. I've done a lot of empirical testing with it, and I like it a lot.
https://amzn.to/3Gw3vKv
This dress looks really good, is as comfy as a favorite t-shirt, and IT HAS POCKETS. I wear it regularly. Even better, the sizing is loose enough that I think you could make a reasonable sizing guess for your friend.
https://amzn.to/3OiZ3Rh
Alternatively, maybe yours is a "give me underwear" family. These men's boxers are bright, comfortable, and affordable.
https://amzn.to/3GzyZ2i
Or perhaps your family likes things that are useful rather than Oh Wow. I like these cotton storage baskets; they look nice, fold up easily, and put a teeny bit of order into my chaos.
https://amzn.to/3TStGOD
One way to support someone’s dreams is to give them an instruction book on how to succeed in that career. I wish I had Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer by @straczynski when I got started. https://amzn.to/3i0S57u
@estherschindler I just ordered one for me. 🤞🏻
@Novels56 It is SUPER COMFY. Like wearing a favorite t-shirt.
But it looks very good, and is easy to dress up with jewelry.
@estherschindler 🙂 thanks for the recommendation.
Got a guy who needs a bright Hawaiian shirt? This one is super-comfy and hoo-boy it looks really good.
https://amzn.to/3OnlmVG