Funny gifts for someone who has everything

Someone who has everything does not need another object. What they do not have is a joke about their exact life, which cannot be bought in a department store.

Specific beats expensive every time. That is the whole strategy.

Go specific, not expensive

• A joke about their job, hobby or long-running complaint - nobody else owns that.
• The in-joke you have both repeated for years, made into something physical.
• Something they would never buy themselves because it is slightly ridiculous.
• A gift aimed at their pet, their car or their allotment rather than at them.

Categories that still land

• Wearables - a badge on a coat gets noticed by strangers, which they will enjoy.
• Wall things - a funny print they can hang in the room guests actually see.
• Small useful things with a joke on them, so it survives a tidy-up.
• Consumables and experiences, if you would rather not add to the clutter at all.

When they say 'don't get me anything'

• Take it half seriously - spend little, but do not turn up empty-handed.
• A card with something genuinely personal in it does more than a £40 gadget.
• A cheap joke gift lets them keep their principles and still get a present.
• Offer time instead: a lift, a lunch, an afternoon of help with the thing they keep putting off.

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How to write it so it lands

• Specific beats expensive for anyone who already owns everything.
• In-jokes are unbuyable elsewhere, which is their entire value.
• Small gift, big card, is a perfectly good answer to 'get me nothing'.

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Frequently asked questions

What do you buy someone who has everything?

Something specific rather than something expensive. A joke about their job, team or habit is not available anywhere else, which is exactly why it works when they already own every gadget going.

What if they genuinely do not want a present?

Respect it and spend under a tenner. A funny badge and a card with a real message in it honours the request without leaving you empty-handed.

Are novelty gifts a cop-out?

Only if the joke is generic. A joke aimed precisely at that person takes more thought than picking the second most expensive item in a shop.