These online resources will help you find meaningful gifts this season.
Sometimes, the holiday season can seem like one giant to-do list. Put the decorations up. Make travel plans. Cook grandma’s famous cheesy potatoes. Oh yeah—and buy gifts for your family and friends. With all that on your plate, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. While we can’t help you master those cheesy potatoes, we can help you with the gifting. From finding unique gifts to supporting charities and more, the Webby-approved picks below will help you breeze through your shopping list this year. That way, you can enjoy the holidays instead of just stressing over them.
Who doesn’t love a sweet treat this time of year? With Sugarwish, sending a tasty gift is a cinch. You choose the type of treat you want to send (including candy, cookies, popcorn, even dog treats), add a note, and your recipient gets a notification to choose exactly what they want. Once they’ve made their picks, Sugarwish will create a custom gift box with their selection and have it delivered right to their door.
Handwritten notes are always classy; the only problem is writing them. Skip the hand cramps and have Handwrytten take care of that for you. Pull up the app or website and type out your message, and then Handwrytten’s team of pen-equipped robots (seriously) will write it in the style of your choice. Once the ink is dry, your note will be sealed, stamped, and mailed, so you don’t have to schlep to the post office, either.
Shopping for loved ones is hard enough—imagine shopping for a whole company’s worth of clients and employees. Fortunately, Loop and Tie makes that process much easier. Just choose one of the platform’s curated gift collections (item prices range from $10 to $500) and upload your company’s branding, and your recipients will get a customized email inviting them to choose exactly what they want. Loop & Tie handles delivery, too.
With all the excess packaging and gift wrap involved (not to mention all the presents that end up returned), holiday shopping generates a lot of waste. Package Free Shop is working to change that. This shopping platform sources products exclusively from sustainability-minded makers and brands, and the site features zero-waste alternatives for everything from home goods to beauty products and more.
Even for talented shoppers, holiday gifting can be stressful. Need a laugh? This short ad for Aviation gin always does the trick for us. A martini also works wonders.
