We understand. You’re not forgetful. You’re not lazy. You’ve just been patiently waiting until the last possible second to get your holiday gifts because you crave that sense of danger. Right. That’s it. Anyway, you can relax now. We’ve found your last-minute gifts.
To give someone a handcrafted birchwood foosball table, you’d really have to like them a lot (or they’d really have to like foosball a lot). This one comes with one ball, six playing sticks and some silkscreened artwork printed on the pitch. They don’t call it the beautiful bar-game for nothing.
A good rule of gifting: when all else fails, there’s jewelry. And when you’re totally overwhelmed by the amount of jewelry available, there’re these ring- and triangle-shaped, gold-plated sterling silver bangles that come prewrapped in antique kimono fabric. We know, home run.
We’re betting you know someone who really values their bath time. If so, present them with these: Brooklyn-bottled Dead Sea bath salts that are available in aromatherapy scents inspired by Victorian England and 19th-century New Orleans. Two of the top five best-smelling eras of all time.
Kids are really hard to shop for. Our suggestion: socks. But if they already have socks, maybe this handmade, indigo-colored, pirate-ship-shaped kite that’s made of bamboo by some Balinese kite artisans. Yeah, better buy two...
Music. That’s a thing anyone with a functioning soul can appreciate. So here’s a handsome little circular speaker that doubles as a handset and triples as a speakerphone. Pick up a couple and daisy-chain them together to create a giant wall of sound. Then use it to go caroling.
