Small gifts to buy now and keep wrapped for the neighbor, coworker or guest who turns up with something for you. Nothing with a size, nothing that spoils fast, most under $20: a tin of butter cookies, good tea, playing cards, a candle, a bookmark. Packs of six or twelve split into several gifts.
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Best deal on this list today
Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice Tea, 30 Sachets in Tin15% under the was price of $11.75, checked 13h ago
Top picks
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Royal Dansk Butter Cookies Tin, 12 ozRoyal Dansk butter cookies: nobody minds a second tin
Skip for anyone avoiding gluten, dairy or sugar
Under $25
Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice Tea, 30 Sachets in TinA tin of Harney & Sons tea, 30 sachets
Skip if they dislike cinnamon: it’s the whole flavor
The splurge
Graza Olive Oil Gift Set, Sizzle & Drizzle DuoAlready gift-boxed: 750 ml Sizzle and 500 ml Drizzle olive oils
Skip if they rarely cook with oil: it’s two big squeeze bottles
Unexpected
Olight i3T EOS Mini Flashlight, BlackA keychain flashlight anyone will use
Skip if they need a lantern: it’s a keychain light
A fir-scented hand wash, 8.25 oz: fine for anyone who drops by
By what they’re into
If they’re into cooking
Royal Dansk Butter Cookies Tin, 12 ozRoyal Dansk butter cookies: nobody minds a second tin
If they’re into travel
Repel Windproof Travel UmbrellaFor whoever you forgot: a windproof umbrella in its own case
$15.20
$12.99
For the surprise guest who cooks: Brooklyn-born chili honey, 10 oz
Already gift-boxed: 750 ml Sizzle and 500 ml Drizzle olive oils
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You’ve seen it all.
21 photos tagged Just-in-Case Gifts, in a new mix each day. Mostly from Kitchen, Beauty and Gifts.
Checked : all 21 finds have a price, 1 of them at least 10% under the was price.
Questions
How much do the just-in-case gifts here cost?
21 have a price read today, from $5.34 for Bicycle Standard Playing Cards, 2 Pack, Red and Blue to $40.15 for Graza Olive Oil Gift Set, Sizzle & Drizzle Duo. 20 under $25, 21 under $50, 21 under $100.
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