Gifts for Someone Who Never Sleeps

Gifts for someone who never sleeps

Everyone knows one: the shift worker, the new parent, the person who answers emails at 1am and is baffled that they are tired.

The joke is easy, the useful present is easier still, and doing both at once is the sweet spot.

Bedtime eye masks

Funny sleep masks, designed in house and posted flat from the UK with the card.

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The reliable ones

  • An eye mask - light, funny and used every night.
  • Earplugs, for whichever noise it is.
  • Decent decaf, which sounds like a joke until they try it after 6pm.

Make it a set

  • Mask, candle and a card: a wind-down kit for under thirty pounds.
  • Mask and earplugs for a traveller, packed in the bag they already use.
  • For new parents, one mask each, because taking turns only works if the off-duty one can sleep.

Funny without being pointed

  • A card about their sleep habits is fine; a lecture about them is not.
  • Novelty mugs saying 'do not talk to me' land well with the 5am crowd.
  • Keep the joke on the front and something warm inside.

Do not buy

  • Sleep trackers, unless they have specifically asked for one.
  • Supplements or herbal remedies - not your call to make.
  • Anything implying they should just go to bed earlier.

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How to write it so it lands

  • Useful plus funny beats either on its own.
  • Buy two of anything a couple has to share.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a good cheap gift for a tired friend?

An eye mask with a funny card. Under fifteen pounds in the UK, used nightly, and it makes the point without a lecture.

What should I write in the card?

Something short and kind with one joke: 'For the eight hours you keep promising yourself.' Then offer one concrete bit of help.

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