Oft associated with designer pears, artisanal cheeses, and high-end chocolates, holiday gift baskets can be a handy, one-size-fits-all present to check multiple people off your list. But what if holiday gift baskets were tailored exactly to your recipient’s taste and interests? That was the question we posed to the Strategist team as we set out to create 76 hyperspecific gift baskets. Together, we came up with every kind of giftee, from “boat dads” and “coaster-on-coffee-table moms” to “social climbers” and “person who joined a running club to find dates.” Then, we thought about an assortment of items that would surprise and delight each kind of person — items that, crucially, felt in harmony with one another enough to make up a complete basket. Here, you’ll find dozens of gift baskets for every kind of recipient, and if you’re looking for the actual baskets to put these items in, we have a list of 30 baskets, too. And for more ideas, we’ve got dozens more gift guides for every type of person.
Chip Fanatic
Basket total: $49
Condiment Queen
Basket total: $64
Gummy Connoisseur
Basket total: $182
Person Who Joined a Running Club to Find Dates
Basket total: $183
Person Who Went to Maine This Summer
Basket total: $60
Person Who Went to Greece This Summer
Basket price: $103
Sephora Tween
Basket total: $84
Teen Boy With a New Broccoli Haircut
Basket total: $181
Mom Who Put ‘Sleep’ on Her Wishlist This Year
Basket total: $131
Mahjong Mom
Basket total: $372
Mom Who Only Wants a Grandchild
Basket total: $123
Coaster-on-Coffee-Table Mom
Basket total: $164
Mom Who Calls You Every Time She Hears About a Crime in New York
Basket total: $84
Goop Mom
Basket total: $300
Motorcycle Dad
Basket total: $189
Boat Dad
Basket total: $159
Roman Empire Dad
Basket total: $396
Fly-Fishing-Obsessed Dad
Basket total: $291
Shackleton Dad
Basket total: $361
Sarcastic Dad
Basket total: $63
Seasonally Depressed Person
Basket total: $199
Person Who Gets Everything Monogrammed
Basket total: $207
Climber
Basket total: $277
Fledgling Content Creator
Basket total: $67
Fashion Substack Fan
Basket total: $693
Person Who Zyns
Basket total: $109
Friend Who’s Getting Started in Drag
Basket total: $97
A24 Head
Basket total: $157
Person Anticipating the Next Sally Rooney Book
Basket total: $95
Person Who Just Read Ina Garten’s Memoir
Basket total: $389
Person Who Just Read the Power Broker
Basket total: $120
Brother Who Won’t Shut Up About Master and Commander
Basket total: $116
Study-Abroad Student
Basket total: $295
Transit Enthusiast
Basket total: $273
Dungeon Master
Total basket: $101
New Vegan
Total basket: $146
Midwest Princess
Basket total: $128
Person Who Bought Oasis Tickets
Basket total: $1,960
Romance-Book Person
Basket total: $584
Liberty Fan
Basket total: $282
Knicks Fan
Total price: $145
Perimenopausal Person
Basket total: $138
Person Who Orders Takeout Multiple Times a Week
Basket total: $116
Sunday Meal Prepper
Basket total: $148
Dinner-Party Doyenne
Basket total: $275
Union Square Greenmarket Regular
Basket total: $175
Resy King
Basket total: $91
DSA Comrade
Basket total: $161
Budding Mycologist
Basket total: $322
Person Who Just Started Growing Weed in Their Apartment
Basket total: $359
Aesthetic Gardener
Basket total: $265
Upstate Vacationer
Basket total: $135
Person Who Spirals After Going on CleanTok
Basket total: $167
Eternal Lifer
Basket total: $4,293
Supplement King
Basket total: $472
Protein Fiend
Basket total: $140
Throwing Fits Guy
Basket total: $295
Finance Bro
Basket total: $626
Person Looking for a Man in Finance
Basket total: $580
Bike Commuter
Basket total: $145
Zero-ABV Drinker
Basket total: $120
A Mime
Total basket: $611
Hobonichi-Pilled Person
Basket total: $65
Costco Person
Basket total: $73
K-Pop Stan
Basket total: $335
Kid Who Is Into Spies
Basket total: $155
Kid Whose Style Is Inspired by Unicorns
Basket total: $74
Third-Grade Illusionist
Basket total: $98
Sopranos Rewatcher
Basket total: $247
Sex and the City Rewatcher
Basket total: $305
Pickleball Pickler
Basket total: $139
Actual Pickler
Basket total: $75
Rock Climber
Basket total: $129
Friend Who Got Bangs for the First Time
Basket total: $129
Friend Who Got Their First Dyson Airwrap
Basket total: $302
Doomsday Prepper
Basket total: $107
The Strategist is designed to surface useful, expert recommendations for things to buy across the vast e-commerce landscape. Every product is independently selected by our team of editors, whom you can read about here. We update links when possible, but note that deals can expire and all prices are subject to change.
