Great Holiday Gifts Under $30
Monday December 6 th 2010Think finding an affordable gift (that they’ll actually like) requires nothing short of a holiday miracle? Think again, you fab fellow shoppers! Here are 20 gift ideas that are perfect for Christmas, Hanukkah, holiday parties, office gift swaps and more. Go head, enjoy the holidays, stress-free!
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| Gift Idea for the Fashionista: Puffy the Eye Bag Slayer |
Gift Ideas for the Fashionista: Puffy the Eye Bag Slayer
$6, fredflare.com
A tongue-in-chic way to get some good beauty sleep.
Tarte Lip Gloss Set
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| Gift Idea for the Fashionista: Tarte Lip Gloss Set |
$29, sephora.com
The set contains 15 different mini glosses—she can pop one inside each of her handbags and still have some left over.
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| Gift Idea for your Coworker: Paper Tweets |
Gift Ideas for Your Coworker: Good old-fashioned paper tweets
It’s hard to find a good one-size-fits-all-and-no-one-takes-it-the-wrong-way gift for all the Yankee Swaps and Secret Santas that take place during the holidays, but here are some guaranteed winners.
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| Gift Idea for your Coworker: Jersey Shore Bobble-Head Doll |
Jersey Shore Bobble-Head Doll
$16, urbanoutfitters.com
Like most things, these characters are even funnier in bobble form.
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| Gift Idea for the Kids: Space Ice Cream Set |
Gift Ideas for the Kid-Filled Family: Space Ice Cream Set
$9, set of two, fredflare.com
Let Santa wrestle with those expensive, hard-to-build gifts. Instead get the kiddos creative presents that’ll make the holiday season entertaining for the whole family. (And if that means you become known as the wacky gift-giving lady, that’s OK—just go with it.)
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| Gift Idea for the Kids: 3-D Doodle Kit |
3-D Doodle Kit
$10, fredflare.com
It’s so enthralling, they might just step away from the iPhone for five whole minutes.
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| Gift Ideas for your Brother: Nintendo Yahtzee |
Gift Ideas for your Brother: Nintendo Yahtzee
$24, urbanoutfitters.com
Let your favorite game boy totally nerd out.
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| Gift Ideas for your Brother: DC Shoes Skateboarding Tee |
DC Shoes Skateboarding Tee
DC Shoes T-shirts, starting at $11, Yahoo! Shopping
Whether he’s a Tony Hawk in training or a postcollege dude who wishes he could ‘board to work instead of commuting in traffic, he’ll be happy to wear a low-key cool-guy tee (though he might get all shy about it).
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| Gifts Ideas for your Sister: Tiny Nancy Drew’s Guide to Life |
Gifts Ideas for your Sister: Tiny Nancy Drew’s Guide to Life
$6, fredflare.com
Pocket-size version of this classic makes a hip stocking stuffer.
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| Gift Ideas for your Sister: Rhinestone Bracelet |
Rhinestone Bracelet
Starting at $10, Yahoo! Shopping
A gift with a little bit of bling is the perfect PG-rated way to ring in the New Year.
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| Gifts Ideas for your Sister: MAC Sassy Neutral Lassies Lipglass Kit |
MAC 5 Sassy Neutral Lassies Lipglass Kit
$29.50, macys.com
She’ll love its fancy plaid packaging and five glossy colors…and you’ll love its unscary price.
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| Gift Ideas for Fab Hostesses: Rainbow Chopsticks |
Gift Ideas for the Fab Hostesses: Rainbow Chopsticks
$30, momastore.org
If you’re headed to a festive dinner party or spending the holidays with his family for the very first time (eeks!), use one of these handy gifts to say merci in style.
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| Gift Ideas for Fab Hostesses: Chocolate Covered Anything |
Chocolate Covered Anything
Bloomingdale’s chocolate-covered pretzels, $13,bloomingdales.com
Mo’s milk chocolate bacon bar, $8, vosgeschocolate.com
Whether it’s something traditional like pretzels or kinda out of left field (like bacon!), a chocolate-covered something serves as a double gift: It’s tasty and it saves the host from having to figure out what to serve for dessert.
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| Gift Ideas for Animal Lovers: CMYKat Art Print |
Gift Ideas for Animal Lovers: CMYKat Art Print
$25, printshop.urbanoutfitters.com
Hands—and paws—down, these guys are the easiest to shop for. You’re a Scrooge if you don’t think this season’s offerings are cuter than ever before.
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| Gift Ideas for Animal Lovers: Doggy Doorstep |
Doggy Doorstop
$24, anthropologie.com
A fitting way to prop open the door so Fido can come and go as he pleases.
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| Gift Ideas for your Friends: Crystal Necklace |
Gift Ideas for your Friends: Crystal Necklace
Glamour’s Tonal stone necklace, $30, hsn.com
A party-ready necklace for your favorite plus-one.
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| Gift Ideas for your Friends: Cover Story Postcards |
Cover Story Postcards
Penguin Cover Story postcards (set of 100), $25,anthropologie.com
These hip paperback-inspired blank notes are the ideal way to thank the friend who never forgets to send a birthday/anniversary/get-well soon/it’s-his-loss card.
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| Gift Ideas for your Mom: Philosophy Candy Cane Lane Set |
Gift Ideas for your Mom: Philosophy Candy Cane Lane Set
$22, macys.com
All they really want is QT with you and some recent snapshots so they can show you off to their friends, but even so, we’re betting they won’t mind getting any of these sweet presents.
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| Gift Ideas for your Mom: Pom-pom Slippers |
Pom-pom Slippers
$25, gap.com
They’ll make everyday household activities—cooking, cleaning, watching a Design on a Dime marathon—ten times more glam.
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| Gift Ideas for your Dad: Nautical Coasters |
Gift Ideas for your Dad: Nautical Coasters
Thomaspaul scrimshaw coaster dish set (set of 4), $16,velocityartanddesign.com
Just the thing to put under his favorite beverage.
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