Fun and funky presents to buy online for grads, dads, brides, and anyone else on your list
For Mom
Apothia.com
L.A. shopping mecca Fred Segal now offers its beauty boutique online. Click on the “Hot Box” for goodies like Nyakio Grapefruit
Tarragon Body Crème ($32) and Kenyan Coffee and Sugar Body Scrub ($45).
StonewallKitchen.com
Check out jams and baking mixes from “Barefoot Contessa” cookbook author Ina Garten. Or fun gifts with cooking supplies like
the Crepe Grab & Go kit ($22).
For the Grad
mxyplyzyk.com
In case you were wondering, it’s pronounced “mix-ee-pliz-ik.” Check out the “Office” or “Mxy Pixs” sections. You’ll find everything
from sleek alarm clocks in sherbert colors ($29.95) to color-coded photo album sets ($45) and modernist quilts ($290–$360)--just
the stuff a grad needs for the next stage of life.
For the Bride
Flight001.com
Send the happy couple on their way with great travel gifts. Hit the “Shop for Your Trip” link. Check out the “safety makeup
box” ($38), a funky vinyl case with bottles that’ll pass airline security.
SimonPearce.com
This high-end glass and pottery shop is stocked with gorgeous home accents like a hammered stainless-steel pizza plate ($55)
and an engraved wedding bowl ($290).
For Dad
UncommonGoods.com
Start here if you’re looking for something completely original. Search under “Father” and you’ll find stuff he never knew
he wanted, like a baseball stadium tie ($35) or a “decision paperweight” ($15) with a spinnable knob that points to answers
like “pass the buck.”
VermontCountryStore.com
Does Dad always talk about when he was a kid? Here you’ll find goods that were probably around in the good old days. The “Apothecary”
category includes fun dad gifts like Badger Shaving Products ($11-$70) and Tired Old Ass Cream ($20).
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