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Gift Guide: For the 20-30-something man(child)

Because they deserve more than another pair of socks. (But they should probably also get some new socks...)

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Express Checkout, Jenna Movsowitz, and Nate Rosen
Nov 26, 2025
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I hate to break it to you, but if you have the absolute pleasure of regularly interacting with a 20-30-something-year-old man(child), you unfortunately do need to get them a gift this year. This is a challenging task, mostly because you can’t default to regifting that fancy candle from last year. You probably need to actually purchase something. And they probably want it to be functional, not just pretty. Ugh.

Luckily, we’ve unlocked the key here: Upleveling everyday items. Though they may find it “unnecessary” at first, they’ll slowly start looking forward to using your gift in their day-to-day—and they’ll be forced to think of you every time they use it. 😈

Disclaimer: Nate contributed most of these ideas, and Nate is not necessarily the quintessential manchild. He does, however, have great taste—so maybe more man(children) could learn to love these items.

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