Gift Guide 2025: What to Get the Hardest People On Your List
Gift Guide 2025: What to Get the Hardest People On Your List  
Podcast: The Wirecutter Show
Published On: Fri Dec 05 2025
Description: Gift giving can be challenging when you're shopping for people who seem to already have everything they need (or who are just super hard to please). Hannah Morrill, Wirecutter’s gift editor, walks us through how to approach selecting presents for these trickiest recipients.  Hannah also answers listener questions with dozens of specific gift recommendations. If you’d like to receive hand-picked gift recommendations right to your inbox, subscribe to Wirecutter’s gifting newsletter, The Gift!  Products we recommend:For a professional sailor who loves to travel: MyDaVinci Custom House PortraitsCadence CapsulesCotopaxi Cubo Packing Travel Bundle Del Día For a sister who loves crafted and personalized things AnnMariaJewelry Hammered Handwriting Cuffcustom Funko Pop figurines An upgrade to an everyday staple that anyone would love: Zojirushi SM-KHE Heritage Brand items for a couple who can afford the bestPendleton Block Plaid Organic Cotton Fringed ThrowFalcon Enamelware 3-Pint JugL.L.Bean Boat and ToteShaker-Style Parlor Broom by Larry AntonukFaribault Mill Monhegan Cotton Throw (formerly known as the Brahms Mount Monhegan throw) For co-workers you want to impress without breaking the bankStandard Baggu BagBaggu Go Pouch SetStanley The IceFlow Flip Straw Tumbler (20 ounces)TravelCard Plus travel chargerTusk Siam Passport CoverLuxardo Original Maraschino CherriesFallot Dijon Mustard PailPeregrino Anchovy Stuffed Olives Hannah’s favorite new gift items Block Design Reversible Glass VaseSakura Cray-Pas 16 colorsTiny Vinyl Additional reading:54 Gifts for People Who Have Everything 2025My 16 Favorite Gifts for the Hard-to-PleaseYou Asked, We Answered: 19 Gift Ideas for Older Adults34 Best Gifts for Co-Workers of 2025The 61 Best Gifts Under $100 for 2025The Wirecutter Show: Gifts for the Hard to Please   We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› Wirecutter Social and WebsiteInstagram: /wirecutterThreads: /@wirecutterTwitter: /wirecutterFacebook: /thewirecutterTikTok: /wirecutterLinkedIn: /nyt-wirecutterWebsite: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/Newsletter: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/newsletters/ The Wirecutter Show is executive produced by Rosie Guerin and produced by Abigail Keel.Engineering support from Maddy Masiello and Nick Pitman. Episodes are mixed by Catherine Anderson, Efim Shapiro, Rowan Niemisto, Sophia Lanman, and Sonia Herrero. Original music by Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Elisheba Ittoop, and Diane Wong. Wirecutter’s deputy publisher and general manager is Cliff Levy. Ben Frumin is Wirecutter’s editor-in-chief. Hosted by Rosie Guerin, Caira Blackwell and Christine Cyr Clisset.Find edited transcripts for each episode here: The Wirecutter Show Podcast