What do you give the person who has everything? At this rate in life, they’ve steered the yacht, spun the Poi, split the logs, and been through just about every iteration of Most Interesting Person that you could imagine. What are the best gifts for someone who seems to always be ahead of the curve? You don’t have to ball out on super-spensi presents, you just have to find the right present. The kind of holiday gift that shows you’ve been paying attention to what they like, need, or could use more of (wine, always wine). Sometimes that’s a delicious edible gift, or a luxe tableware set. The price range may vary, but your love won’t; so long as you’re being true to what they want, you’re on the right track.
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Read on to see our picks for the best gifts for the friend who has everything, from streetwear-collab cameras and DIY seltzer machines to ice makers and Grateful Dead watches.
Delicious stuff to eat
You know those days when you just got paid, and end up spending $14 on a can of beautiful, tomato-marinated sardines at a local epicerie? (That’s Rich Mom speak for “fancy bodega.”) Who doesn't enjoy dropping big self-love coins on fancy pantry goods that make you really happy? This is a boxed, shippable version of well-deserved decadence, because it’s filled with tons of goodies you can only get in the windy city, or via the Chicago Foodie Gift Box, including James Beard award-winning pasta, Snack Wave Hot Popcorn that pairs perfectly with a cold beer, and J.P. Graziano Hot Giardiniera. They also sell a "For the Love of Pasta Night” box that includes a bottle of wine, a gorgine trivet, and gourmet spaghetti and sauce that would bring me to my knees (wink).
Mouth
Chew York City Box
$98 at Mouth
$98 at Mouth
A wine advent calendar
It’s the gift whose bangin’ qualities never run dry: wine. Even if your giftee has everything, they could always use an excuse to enjoy a new drinkable experience every day in December.
In Good Taste
Wine Advent Calendar
$139.99 at In Good Taste
$139.99 at In Good Taste
Their body is 99.99% bubbly water
Why would I ever need a retirement plan, when I can make my own seltzer? Why do I need these guys [points to wife and kids] when I have the power of Bubbles For Days? Later, gators.
aarke
Stainless Steel Carbonator III
$229$199 at Aarke
$229$199 at Aarke
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Pretty sure there are music videos about these bottles
No? Not yet? Perfect. Now is your chance to dazzle them with a bottle of cognac so beautiful, it deserves its own shrine. This bottle of Louis XIII really belongs in Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette, because it has a heady bouquet of diamonds with top-notes of $wag.
Remy Martin
Louis XIII Cognac
$749.97 at Wine.com
$749.97 at Wine.com
The envy of the outdoor kickback
The Get Out makes super-cool camping gear that’s simultaneously retro-cool and ultra-modern. The brand’s cooler bag, with its adjustable padded straps and insulated, waterproof lining, will make your next picnic; it’s “tall enough for a bottle of wine, large enough for a full picnic, and comfortable enough to haul to the perfect spot.” What more does one need?
The Get Out
Cooler Bag
$260 at The Get Out
$260 at The Get Out
The camo Leica x BAPE camera
Because even if they have all the cameras in the world, they won’t have this one (yet). This is the perfect photography present for that super stylish friend, that can now up their street style pic cred by 1000.
Leica x BAPE x STASH
D-Lux7 “A BATHING APE x STASH” Special Edition
$1895 at Leica
$1895 at Leica
A very large, very beautiful candle
Sure, there’s pleasure to be had in a Yankee or a tea light. But this giant, legitimately epic 15” candle has a whopping 1,200-to-1,500-hour burn time, and will instantly transform your den into a romantic lair.
Match
Handmade Drip Beeswax Candle, 15"
$326 at Food52
$326 at Food52
You’re the neighborhood knife guy
Here they come, with their little knife caddy rattling down Main Street, a smile on their face and eight Made In knives tucked into this sophisticated knife roll. Maybe they've already got the fancy Japanese knives, but we guarantee they haven't got this super organized kit made from 100% recycled water bottles.
Messermeister
Preservation Recycled Knife Roll
$50 at Food52
$50 at Food52
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Next-level truffles
Always happy to work our way through some fun-size Milky Ways, but there’s checkout-line chocolate, and then there’s good chocolate. Vosges makes some of the best truffles in the game, and the Prima Materia collection is the cream fo the crop; think fillings like Bronte pistachio, with marzipan and Yaupon tea, or Armenian apricot, with pink peppercorn, lemon verbena, and white chocolate. This is art, people.
Vosges
Prima Materia Chocolate Truffle Collection
$95 at Vosges
$95 at Vosges
Your bud is an aging Deadhead
Wait [coughs in Indica] what time is it? Just wait until the little dancing bear meets the big hand, bud. It's a beautiful watch, but it's anything but boring.
Nixon X the Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead Time Teller Watch
$165$115.50 at Nixon
$165$115.50 at Nixon
Nixon X the Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead Time Teller Watch in Silver
$165$115.50 at Nixon
$165$115.50 at Nixon
Dinner, but make it Balenciaga
Because we’ve always been jealous of the decor and table settings during the iconic Beetlejuice dinner scene. Imagine how cool this checkered bistro table cloth would look with dried purple flowers, some wiggly candles, and a hot, glistening goose. (It’s you. You’re the goose.)
Balenciaga
Bistro Table Set
$920 at Balenciaga
$920 at Balenciaga
They’re all about the milk alternatives
Maybe they’ll die if they consume dairy, or maybe they just love the taste bud dance of cinnamon, oat milk, and coffee on their tongue. For whatever reason, if they’re into alternative milks, this machine is a goddess-send.
ChefWave
ChefWave Milkmade Non-Dairy Milk Maker
$249.95 at Focus
$249.95 at Focus
Ball is life
What’s better than shooting hoops? Staring at the kind of novelty, hand-crafted marble basketball hoops and golden net setups that Richie Rich, or some eccentric train-loving millionaire would own.
1stDibs
Lux Mini Hoops by Moniomi, Square Hand-Crafted Marble Basketball Hoop
$9999.99$9999.99 at 1stDibs
$9999.99$9999.99 at 1stDibs
SportsEdgeCustoms
Basketball Designer Hoops Gold Complete Set 14'x18''
$289 at Etsy
$289 at Etsy
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Life is a highway
… And they wanna ride it all night long in a luxury RV, courtesy of you and the Terra Firma model by Bowlus, which isn’t so much an RV as it is a mobile mini-palace. Who needs a house or an apartment, when you can sleep in a redwood forest with this silver rocket? It’s not just a house on wheels, it’s a lifestyle game-changer.
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The Whale House; sleeps up to 6, $1,497/night at AirbnbHappy holidays, and good luck topping this year’s present when the time comes [zips off in the Rec Room private jet].The Rec Room staff independently selected all of the stuff featured in this story.
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