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  • A variety of Anniversary Gifts featuring a tool box, champagne glasses, cards, a lit candle, sunglasses, and more.

    The 26 Best Anniversary Gifts by Year

    by Samantha Schoech and Mari Uyehara

    Celebrate your relationship and commitment with gifts that remind your partner how much they’re loved.

  • An assortment of potential retirement gifts including: a watercolor palette, a spilled bag of coffee beans, an iridescent crystal, and a coffee table book called The Most Scenic Drives in America.

    The 23 Best Retirement Gifts

    by Mari Uyehara

    Celebrate the end of working—forever! Our favorite retirement gifts will help your loved one make the most of their newfound free time.

  • A few key items from each gift basket we recommend displayed together.

    Most Gift Baskets Are Terrible. These Are Great.

    by Gabriella Gershenson, Anna Perling, and Wirecutter Staff

    These gift baskets offer the best combination of taste, presentation, and value we’ve found, and we think they’ll delight recipients year-round.

  • Last-minute Mother's Day gifts against a yellow backdrop, displaying a floral print tote, a book with a light, a pop-out flower card, water colors, tea, a bouquet of flowers, a mug, and sunglasses.

    The 33 Best Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts

    by Samantha Schoech and Mari Uyehara

    Some people shop months in advance. Others shop days before. If you’re in the latter camp, we’ve got you—and your mom—covered.

  • Gifts for Moms picks displayed on a lilac backdrop, featuring an orange flower, green clogs, a lotion bar, a mug, linen hand towels and more.

    The 41 Best Gifts for Mom

    by Samantha Schoech and Mari Uyehara

    Mom has been with you through life’s ups and downs. Give her something thoughtful, beautiful, or delightful to show how much you appreciate her.

  • Some of our Mother's Day Gift picks, including a Garden book, water colors, socks, red clogs, a custom mug, sunglasses, lotion bar, and flower bouquet against a pink backdrop.

    The 27 Best Mother’s Day Gifts

    by Samantha Schoech

    Your mom gave you life. Mother’s Day is your chance to shower her with love and gratitude with a gift that shows you see and appreciate her.

  • Best gifts for new moms, including Jeni's Ice Cream, a cookbook, an eye mask, a swaddle, and an organic skin balm.

    The 27 Best Gifts for New Moms

    by Samantha Schoech and Mari Uyehara

    Joining the ranks of motherhood is a blissful and exhausting journey. Our favorite gifts help ease the transition and bring even more joy.

  • A Lego house with a Lego treehouse beside it.

    The Best Lego Sets for Kids

    by Signe Brewster and Joshua Lyon

    Our kid testers, and their parents, loved these Lego sets.

  • A bunch of products we recommend as gifts for high school graduates, next to a graduation cap and confetti.

    The 27 Best High School Graduation Gifts

    by Samantha Schoech

    And just like that, the kid you love is all grown up! Honor your beloved high school graduate with our favorite practical, special, and, yes, cool gifts.

  • A selection of our best gifts for grandparents, including a book, watering can, and two photo frames.

    The 38 Best Gifts for Grandparents

    by Samantha Schoech

    From life-upgrade gadgets to creative ways to display family photos, the best gifts for grandparents are here.

  • College grad gifts include a toolbox, frame, and toiletry bag.

    The 34 Best Gifts for College Graduates

    by Samantha Schoech and Mari Uyehara

    Whether your college grad is headed to their first real job or a new adventure, these useful gifts will help them on the road to adulthood.

  • The four board games we picked as the best strategy games.

    The Best Strategy Board Games

    by James Austin

    The best strategy games pit you against your friends in an intense battle of wits. These are six of our favorites.

  • A few of our favorite gifts for mothers-in-law, including a bird feeder and a plant, in front of a green background.

    The 33 Best Gifts for Your Mother-in-Law

    by Samantha Schoech

    Want to leave a good impression? From the prettiest plants to the jammiest jam, we’ve rounded up our favorite gift ideas for your mother-in-law.

  • A photo book shown open to a picture collage.

    The Best Photo Book Service

    by Erin Roberts

    If you want to make a photo book to commemorate an event or experience, Mixbook is the best service to use.

  • A tote with a passport, thank you card and a purse charm next to it.

    The 20 Best Gifts for Bridesmaids

    by Hannah Morrill and Mari Uyehara

    They’ve given you a lifetime of companionship, love, and support. Thank your ladies with these thoughtful and useful gifts.

  • An array of our favorite gifts for groomsmen, including slippers, sunglasses, a tie, a water bottle, and a scented candle.

    The 17 Best Gifts for Groomsmen

    by Hannah Morrill and Samantha Schoech

    Show your groomsmen how much you appreciate them with gifts that are useful, classic, and well-made.

  • Several of our favorite items to include in Easter baskets, including jellybeans, a jump rope, chalk, and a stuffed lamb.

    49 Easter Basket Ideas We Love

    by Jackie Reeve

    Easter falls on March 31 this year. We’ve searched for good-quality gifts to fill a basket, including art supplies, classic toys, spring-themed books, and—of course—the best candy.

  • A selection of the best gifts for families, including a family board games, a cheese making kit, and more.

    The 30 Best Gifts for Families

    by Samantha Schoech

    These thoughtful and engaging gifts for all ages encourage intergenerational bonding—and kick-start loads of fun.

  • The boxes and contents of some of the care package services that we tested to find the best care packages.

    The Best Care Packages

    by Samantha Schoech

    We tested eight care-package services to find the ones with the best stuff, the best service, and the best prices. Our picks are the ones we’d happily use again.

  • The Klipsch The One II speaker sits among a few tabletop objects, including an iPhone playing Spotify.

    11 Great Gifts for Listening to Music

    by Samantha Schoech

    All our best equipment and tech to help the music lover in your life enjoy their passion to the fullest.

  • Levain Bakery cookies, a bouquet of flowers and a bag of soup dumplings pictured together.

    The 8 Best Sympathy Gifts

    by Samantha Schoech

    These sweet reminders, small pick-me-ups, and comforting edibles can lend comfort in times of loss.

  • The 22 Best Last-Minute Valentine’s Day Gifts

    by Dorie Chevlen and Mari Uyehara

    If you’ve waited until the last minute to get a gift for your valentine, don’t worry. We’ve got you covered with these speedy gifts.

  • A mop next to some cleaning gloves, brushes and cleaner.

    13 Gifts for People Who Love to Clean

    by Samantha Schoech

    Yes, cleaning can be a joy, especially with the right tools. Celebrate the immaculate around you with our favorite giftable elixirs and gadgets for making it all gleam.

  • An assortment of the best Valentine's Day gifts for kids, including a pink stuffed rabbit, a heart-shaped cookie cutter, and a festive box of chocolates.

    The 30 Best Valentine’s Day Gifts for Kids

    by Ellen Lee, Caitlin Giddings, and Wirecutter Staff

    Whether you’re looking for one special gift or a project to complete together, we’ve gathered ideas to help spread the love this Valentine’s Day.

  • A view of the SmartLab Smart Circuits

    The Best Electronics Kits for Kids and Beginners

    by Signe Brewster

    We tested electronics kits with kids ages 7 to 12 and got feedback from parents and makers to find the most engaging ways for kids to learn about electronics.

  • Several boxes of chocolates in various shapes, sizes, and colors situated near each other.

    The Best Boxed Chocolates

    by Gabriella Gershenson, Lesley Stockton, and Haley Sprankle

    We’ve taste-tested 36 brands of chocolate since 2014, and we found six delicious, luxurious boxes that make perfect gifts.

  • Galentines gifts including a box of cookies, an orchid and a bento box filled with sweets.

    The 11 Best Galentine’s Day Gifts

    by Mari Uyehara

    Celebrate your best gal or a whole gaggle of them with our favorite glimmery, shimmery, and affordable Galentine’s Day gifts.

  • Valentine's Day gifts for him, against a blue background, showing an Aretha Franklin record, Saxx boxer briefs, condom packages, chocolate bars, and a Q&A book.

    The 25 Best Valentine’s Day Gifts for Him

    by Samantha Schoech

    Whether you’ve been together forever or have just made it official, our sexy, useful, and thoughtful gift ideas can help you express your love with style.

  • The DJI Mini 3 hovering above a grassy field.

    The 16 Best Tech Gifts for Any Gadget Lover

    by Samantha Schoech

    Looking for gifts for a tech-obsessed loved one? We have Wirecutter-tested picks, including headphones, speakers, camera tripods, and more.

  • A display of products for cats and cat lovers, including a cat tarot deck, cat water drinking fountain, a fish, catnip, and a FURminator Undercoat Deshedding Tool.

    The 20 Best Gifts for Cats (and the Humans They Tolerate)

    by Samantha Schoech and Mari Uyehara

    True, your cat would likely prefer a cardboard box over any fancy gift. But you can still try! Here are our favorite finds for picky, precious felines and their human friends.

  • 3 picks on a plain background, showing Welda Skin Food moisturizer, a Wonderboom speaker, and Studio Ghibli anime collection.

    30 Great Last-Minute Christmas Gifts

    by Dorie Chevlen and Samantha Schoech

    Procrastinators needn’t panic. Our favorite last-minute gift finds offer fast shipping, curbside pickup, or digital delivery.

  • A selection of our favorite stocking stuffers for kids, including an orange, lip balm, chalk, a headlamp, and the SushiGo! card game, arranged on a blue background.

    The 30 Best Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Kids

    by Ingrid Skjong and Wirecutter Staff

    Stocking stuffers can be small but meaningful presents. Whether they’re traditional, whimsical, or practical, they add a final touch to gift giving.

  • Two polaroid cameras resting amongst several scattered Polaroid prints.

    The 22 Best Gifts for 10-Year-Olds

    by Ellen Lee and Wirecutter Staff

    Many 10-year-olds are on the brink of teenage-dom, and value their friendships, independence, and personal passions.

  • A pair of Puro children's over-ear headphones, on a pink background.

    The 32 Best Gifts for 8-Year-Olds

    by Ellen Lee and Wirecutter Staff

    Many 8-year-olds are starting to discover their passions, from sports to STEM activities to the arts.

  • A closeup of a block of uncooked ramen noodles wrapped in a pink bow.

    Gifts You Can Get at the Grocery Store

    by Rose Maura Lorre

    ’Tis the night before Christmas and you still need a gift? Your local supermarket has great stuff for everyone on your list.

  • An assortment of items we recommend as gifts for people who work from home, including a plant, a porcelain mug, and a pair of slippers, laid out together.

    The 31 Best Gifts for People Who Work From Home

    by Samantha Schoech and Dorie Chevlen

    Wirecutter staffers know a thing or two about working from home. Here’s what we’d give a remote worker to help them stay cozy, focused, and organized.

  • Several of our best gifts for those who have everything arranged on a deep red surface.

    32 Gifts for People Who Have Everything

    by Samantha Schoech

    Shopping for the person who has everything is tough. But these gift ideas will delight even the hardest-to-please recipient.