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Facing the panic of buying a last-minute gift—with days, or even hours to spare—is one of the most stressful parts of the holiday season (especially when, after last year, you swore you’d never find yourself in this position again. Whoops!) Lucky for us, the internet is a great place, and makes last-minute holiday gift-giving that much easier.
Obviously, making a mad dash into your local grocery store (because frankly, that’s all that will be open) to get your hands on a generic gift card is an option, but believe me, there are plenty of other easy and quick gifting options that will actually make it look like you put some effort into — even if you most certainly did not.
Because really, pursuing over the hopelessly picked-over selection of cheesy Hallmark cards and gift cards is a dead give away that you have no time management skills (*raising my guilty little hand*) or have forgotten about the giftee in question altogether. TBH, some of these instant gift options that you can deliver via email aren’t just decent last-minute options, but they’re also just cool gifts that people will actually use and love in general. From Lyft cards to a BoxyCharm subscription that keeps on giving, these surprisingly cool gift ideas will come to the rescue when it’s seriously crunch time.
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Blinkist Yearly Subscription
Image Credit: Blinkist A book makes for an unquestionably lovely holiday gift, but access to thousands of books? Now we’re talking. With a subscription to Blinkist’s book-summarizing service, you’ll get access to the highlights from more than 6,500 non-fiction books and podcasts (delivered to you in quick 15-minute listening segments), plus curated book recommendations from experts. By next year, any recipient will be feeling a whole lot smarter—and will have you to thank for it.
And right now through the end of the year, you can get six months free and 50 percent off. Click here for the offer!
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Zenni Gift Card
With thousands of fully customizable eyeglasses and sunglasses to choose from, the fun of a Zenni gift card starts well before the frames arrive at your doorstep (check out the collections from fashion icons like Iris Apfel, Keke Palmer, and Cynthia Rowley for inspiration). And considering there are many styles that cost little more than $20, a $50 gift card will go a long way. Your pal with glasses (or subscription sunglasses) will thank you.
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Masterclass
Image Credit: Masterclass. With a subscription to MasterClass, an online learning platform that offers lessons from industry leaders and bona fide celebrities, you take classes about acting, cooking, fashion design from A-listers like Natalie Portman, Steph Curry, Marc Jacobs and Anna Wintour from the comfort of home. A lot of people wouldn’t justify buying it for themselves, which makes it the perfect gift that’s totally procrastinator-friendly.
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Territory Foods
Image Credit: Territory Foods. For the foodie or wellness junkie in your life, a Territory Foods digital gift card is a thoughtful gift that will allow them to order from a vast selection of tasty pre-made dishes delivered straight to their door. Whether they’re plant-based or following a special diet like Keto or Whole30 (or just like healthy and actually delicious meals that are ready in minutes), they’ll not only be excited to select their meals for the week, but they’ll also totally enjoy a week off from cooking.
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Amazon Prime Membership
Image Credit: Amazon. Okay, it may sound kind of basic, but if you’re a Prime member, you already know how much the service’s ridiculously expansive product range is, and how the one to two-day shipping speeds are a major game changer. Plus, Prime members get access to special deals and streaming services. Right now, you can get one week of prime for $1.99, and after that, it’s $15 a month.
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Bearaby Hand-Knit Weighted Blanket for Adults
Image Credit: Bearaby Not only will this weighted blanket (from Bearaby, the créme de la créme of this particular product category) help ease your recipient’s anxiety any time they wrap themselves in it, but thanks to overnight shipping, it will help keep your holiday stress at a minimum, too.
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Winc Membership
Image Credit: Winc. For the wine connoisseur (or just you know, straight up wino) in your life, Winc offers last-minute gifters a digital gift card option which you can send to the recipient instantly via email in the amount of your choice.
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Disney Plus Subscription
Image Credit: Disney Plus. Disney+ has all the Disney (and Marvel, Star Wars, etc.) franchises, so why not gift the Disney-obsessed person on your list with one of the most coveted streaming memberships with the Disney+ Gift Subscription Card? For just $70 bucks a pop (and few clicks) you can gift a year’s worth of binge-worthy content. Get the Disney and Hulu bundle for $10 a month, or Hulu, Disney, and ESPN for $15 a month.
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Class Pass
Image Credit: Class Pass. I don’t know if it’s just an LA thing, or simply a thing in general, but most of my friends prefer to take a workout class rather than hit the gym to workout or the pavement for an outdoor run. Unfortunately, exercise classes are definitely not cheap. This gift will help them kick off the 2020 with a newfound motivation to get in (or keep in) shape and actually not get bored while in the process.
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YANIBEST Womens Satin Lined Knit Beanie
Image Credit: Amazon A beanie always makes a great gift, but this one (which comes in 14 colors) takes it to the next level thanks to its silk lining—which will prevent hat hair, no matter what. It’s available on Amazon Prime, which means it can be on your doorstep as soon as tomorrow.
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Ipsy
Image Credit: Ipsy. For just $10 a month (or $110 if you want to gift them for the whole year), IPSY delivers their signature, curated Glam Bags to your giftee each month. It’s a fun way to get to try new products without committing or splurging on full size products that you’re not sure you’re in love with yet. Plus, there’s nothing like getting a package delivered full of beauty surprises.
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Glow Recipe’s “Serum Wardrobe” will feel like four gifts in one… but will only require you to wait for one shipment to arrive (phew!). It includes four of the brand’s best-selling fruit-themed formulas—an avocado recovery serum, a strawberry exfoliating serum, a plum plumping serum, and a pomegranate peptide serum—and will get an equal amount of excitement from teens and full-blown adults alike.
Originally $57
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Hulu Subscription
Image Credit: Mano Kors/Shutterstock. Hulu has an astonishingly large amount of movies and TV shows to choose from, and you can even add on Disney and ESPN as a bundle and save. The subscription starts at just $8!
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Lyft Gift Card
Image Credit: Lyft. Okay fine, so technically it’s a gift card, but while it may unconventional, it will be much appreciated. The advent of ride sharing apps has undoubtedly made our lives more convenient, whether you want to grab happy hour with friends without having to drink and drive (and please, don’t) or don’t want to pay $30+ for parking at a concert. However, these inexpensive rides can definitely add up. Having a comped balance in your Lyft account is a special treat that’s more useful than you’d think. They’ll really appreciate it.
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Boxy Charm
Image Credit: Boxy Charm. $30 a month for $200 worth of products may sound like a deal that’s too good to be true, but that’s exactly what you’ll get with Boxy Charm’s subscription service—which any beauty lover is guaranteed to swoon over.
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Fullstar Vegetable Chopper
Image Credit: Amazon Not to be dramatic, but I cannot (cannot!) overstate the immense amount of gratitude any home chef will feel upon unwrapping this vegetable chopper on Christmas morning. It’s equipped with tools to chop, slice, and dice any vegetable on the menu, and can be ready to bring to your office Secret Santa swap in 48 hours or less.
Originally $39.99
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Bark Box Subscription
Image Credit: Bark Box Any pet parent will tell you that a gift for their furry bestie is just as good as a gift for them… especially if said gift will keep them entertained. Enter: Bark Box, which will arrive once a month (for either one, six, or 12 months, depending on the plan you choose) chock full of seasonally-themed toys and treats curated for your dog.
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Bloomsy Subscription
Image Credit: Bloomsy Another great subscription service, this one will keep your house in full bloom (and smelling great)all year long. Bloomsy offers weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly bouquet plans that will make the recipient feel special long after the holiday season is over.
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PourMore Alcohol of the Month Club Membership
Forget wine of the month. Pourmore’s subscription services offer monthly deliveries of pretty much any liquor of choice—whether that’s tequila, whiskey, scotch, mezcal, bourbon, or rum. Cheers!
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Broc Shot Limited Edition Holiday Trio
Image Credit: Broc Shot You’ll have until December 20th to gift the wellness junkie in your life with this three-month supply of Broc Shot supplements, which help to improve your skin health, longevity, focus, muscle recovery, sleep, and overall well-being (… there’s a reason why this writer takes one every morning).
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Goldbelly Gift Card
Chicago pizza. New York bagels. Kansas City BBQ. The famous rainbow cake.
… These are just a few of the things that someone can use their GoldBelly gift card to order. The company ships meals from some of the best—and most well-known— restaurants across to country (think: Joe’s Stone Crab, 2nd Avenue Deli, and Din Tai Fun) to anywhere in the US. Needless to say, it’ll blow their usual Seamless order out of the water.
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ClassBento Class
Know someone who’s always wanted to learn how to mix cocktails? Knit blankets? Arrange flowers? Well, ClassBento’s got a class for that. With hundreds of virtual and in-person class offerings including art, cooking, mixology, candle-making, baking, and more, there is truly something for everyone here.
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