I wouldn't call these gifts for $25 or less cheap gifts, both because I think their quality is pretty decent, and because, what the hey, inflation?! When did $25 become cheap? Oh, and - side rant - when did twenty-five-frikkin'-dollars become the price of: a 3-pack of socks; a 2-pound bag of cat...

Santa on a Lift Hanging Christmas Lights Decoration

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Wait, Santa needs a lift to help hang lights on the Christmas tree? I thought the elves were supposed to be the little ones. Did ol' SC get hit by Wayne Szalinski's ray gun machine at the 2023 North Pole Christmas Gift...

Barebones Miners Lantern

$74.99 Amazon »

The tagline for the Barebones Miners Lantern should be: "The perfect gift for Happy, Sleepy, Grumpy, Sneezy, and all your favorite dwarfs!" This little light is really, truly a very little light. As a braggin' point...

Gifts for Mom. Where do I even begin? I say that because, if you were here yesterday, you know this dude presented his qualifications as the GOAT for gift ideas for Dad, despite not being or having much interaction with dads himself. And today, today I am undertaking the even harder task of proving...

2023 Holiday Gift Guide: Dude-Approved Gifts for Dad

As someone who neither is a dad, nor spends a lot of time in the presence of dads, you might think the Dude isn't the best source of ideas for gifts for Dad. But you would be incorrect. Because if you know anything about...

These 17 restorative gifts are for the health and wellness enthusiasts on your list who juice, blend, cup, condition, detox, soak, plunge, and ommmmm their way through life. The ones who always suggest you try meditation and reiki, and add some dehydrated mushroom powder to your coffee, instead of...

Opal Tadpole Teenie-Tiny Latptop Camera

$175 Opal »

Opal says their new Tadpole is "the smallest webcam ever built." ... But it's only for your laptop. ... Which likely already came with a webcam. ... One already built into it that you don't have to carry around separately...

I wouldn't go so far to call myself a design enthusiast, but I do like me some cool shizit, and I think you will see that level of admiration reflected in this 2023 holiday roundup of standout gifts to wow design enthusiasts. By which I mean, it's possible works such as the Shargeek see-through portable...

Snoop on the Stoop Christmas Elf Doll

$46.81 Amazon »

I 100% approve of the Snoop on the Stoop Christmas Elf Doll. What I'd be even more enthusiastic about, though, is if there were also a Martha on the Heartha...Hanukkah, since Ms. Stewart is Jewish...Elf Doll to go with...

These 16 unconventional gifts are so described because they're unique. Standout. Awesome. They're gifts no one else will get them because no one else is as insightful, cool, and exhaustive in their searching as you are...

The Reverse Coloring Book

$9.90 Amazon »

With The Reverse Coloring Book you'll never have to worry about staying inside the lines because...you make the lines! This take on crayons, creativity, and stress relief comes with the colors already on the page. Artist...

I know I'm calling this holiday gift guide "Dude-approved" gifts for women, but I promise you, I swear on my mama's Gooey Butter Cake, and my wife, She-Ra: Princess of Power's Sword of Protection, that I have not just made a collection of lingerie, sex toys, and jerky. (What?! It's hot when ladies...

2023 Holiday Gift Guide: Dude-Approved Gifts for Men

It should go without saying that since The Dude is curating this collection of 2023 holiday gifts for men, the gifts included in the collection are Dude-approved. But nothing goes without saying anymore, so let me be...

Work Sharp Rolling Knife Sharpener

$119.95 Amazon »

This holiday season, like every holiday season, it's knives out! Some of them will even be the literal kinds of knives you use to carve turkeys, slice open packages, and give as gifts to the men (or pocket-knife-collection'...

Dirty Santa, your day has come. Yesterday I showed you a fine collection of Secret Santa gifts, and explained the concept of and motivation behind participating in that type of gift exchange. Today, things get even more fun, and a whole lot dirtier, with my roundup of offerings for a Dirty Santa...

2023 Holiday Gift Guide: Secret Santa Gifts Under $25

Secret Santa is the fun, wholesome, and wallet-friendly holiday gift exchange you participate in at your office, or that your family puts on for extended members, such as great aunts, third cousins, Uncle Eddies, fleeting...

Freshly Baked Muscular Bear Bread

$29.99 Etsy »

I don't know which sounds worse: eating a bear; or eating a bear that's so jacked with muscles its flesh cooks all tough and rubbery. What's that? Try it raw? ... Uh, no. Cat sushi, maybe, but I draw the line at bear...

Buildable Electronic Games Advent Calendar

$44.99 Merchoid »

Here's the rules, kids: you gotta wait for Christmas, and you gotta work to reap the benefits of the Electronic Games Advent Calendar counting down to it...

Magnetic Holding Hands Socks

$14.98 Amazon »

I wanna hold your hand...and play footsies...and be dressed to shoot hoops or compete in a track & field event at any moment, all from the knee down. Can anyone help me with that? Oh. Why, hello, Magnetic Holding Hands...

Sushi Cat Keychains

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Sushi Cat, Sushi Cat, what are they feeding you? / Sushi Cat, Sushi Cat, it's not your... wait. Scratch that. More like Sushi Cat, Sushi Cat, who are they feeding you to? / Sushi Cat, Sushi Cat, it's not your fault! And...

Teixeira Revolver Wall-Mounted Desk

If someone advised me to get a revolver for my home office, and promised to teach me how to use it, I would agree on one condition: that it be Teixeira's Revolver Wall-Mounted Desk. And they would still have to promise...

Everything changes in October. The leaves. The late summer temperatures. Even your kid's face from Mini You to Spider-Man! Or Barbie! Or the Cocaine Bear! (Either in honor of Spooky Season, or because that's how they identify now.)...

Dark Inspiration: Grotesque Illustrations, Art & Design

$22.33 Amazon »

Happy Halloween, dudes and ladies! My gift to you: Dark Inspiration: Grotesque Illustrations, Art & Design. A coffee table book to scare both the unwelcome trick-or-treaters and your mother-in-law away!...

Croc Chop Vegetable Chopper & Slicer

$39.95 OTOTO »

I don't doubt the Croc Chop's ability to chop and slice your fruits and vegetables with Michelin-chef-level speed and precision. However, I do question your ability to get any freshly diced onion or spiralized zucchini...