Gifts for grown-ups

These gift picks—from the luxe to the more quotidian—are the things we buy for ourselves to make everyday life just a little bit better.

Quirky and quippy Wirecutter-approved gifts for laughs, not landfills.

When a loved one is going through a divorce, you can help rebuild their lives with these supportive, motivating, and uplifting gifts.

These gift baskets offer the best combination of taste, presentation, and value we’ve found, and we think they’ll delight recipients year-round.

My IKEA globe lamp sits on my TV console, but it’d look great atop a side table, nestled on a shelf, and even in the kitchen.

The best gifts we’ve received lately include nearly perfect socks, a very silly duck lamp, and a go-to purse. Plus: what to get the globe-trotter in your life.

We’ve taste-tested 36 brands of chocolate since 2014, and we found six delicious, luxurious boxes that make perfect gifts.

An unexpected wedding gift brings Florida beach-bum flair to Brooklyn dinner parties, get-togethers, and even quiet nights in.

Knowing what to get the avid gamer in your life can be tricky, but we’ve got you covered with the newest and best picks from our gaming team.

Experts recommend their top picks for books, bottles, and barware for the cocktail lover in your life.

We’ve discovered practical, pretty and surprising gifts to delight your chosen sojourner.

More than 60 inspired gifts that will surprise and delight without straining your wallet.

Useful and gift-worthy cleaning helpers to delight the neatnik in your life.

We picked artsy, sparkly, and sentimental gifts to make her birthday extra special.

We’ve found cool, quality, photo-centric gifts for beginners and experts alike.

For grown-up lovers of cartoons, gaming, and “kid food,” we’ve found a bunch of gifts sure to lift their fun-loving spirits.

We make the case for sentimental gifts—and dish on where to start looking for them. Plus: what to give a gardening-obsessed partner on the precipice of winter.

We have Wirecutter-tested tech picks, including headphones, speakers, camera tripods, and more.

We’ve got spicy-food lovers of all levels covered with mild, medium, and fiery hot sauces, noodles, condiments, and more.

A personalized gift is a little something extra that shows the recipient you were thinking specifically of them.

For the people who obsess over dinner parties and reservations, we’ve gathered cooking and food gifts that will surprise and delight.

We’ve found excellent, thoughtful gifts that you can bestow in a matter of days or minutes.

Thoughtful, practical, artful, and even pleasantly painful—these are the best gifts for the dedicated runners on your list.

It’s hard to please everyone all of the time, but this list of gift ideas will at least please all of the family members much of the time.

We’ve found dozens of well-priced, funny, lovely, and useful gifts to delight nearly anyone (even Harold in HR).

Whether you barely know them or they’re your work spouse, we have that perfect gift for that officemate on your list.

We have a perfect gift for your girlfriend (romantic or BFF) whether she's outdoorsy, design-minded, literary, fancy, practical, or a mix of all of the above.

Our gifting expert declares the best present for most people. Plus more for life’s toast-worthy occasions, including housewarmings and engagements.

The very best of our favorite finds under $50, all in one place.

The case for Soft Shopping, what’s on our holiday wish list already, and the perfect gift for an 80-year-old prankster.

Our gifting experts dish on what actually makes a great gift. (Spoiler: It involves listening.) Also: what to give an 18-year-old bodybuilder?

Kin and colleagues, kiddos and teens: Here are our favorite picks from our 2024 holiday gift guides, all in one place.

We’ve put together a WFH gift list that supports work time and down time.

We recommend kettles, grinders, carafes, and cups for your favorite caffeine fiend.

I’ve been gifting Estelle’s champagne flutes in colorful glass for years. They’re perfect for any occasion.

If you have a pickleball nut (er, player) in your life, consider one of these game-specific gifts that range from the useful to the whimsical.