Meta Gift Guide
November 25, 2017 11:17 AM Subscribe
What are you favorite gift guides? I know about Cooltools, Wirecutter and NYTimes, so I guess I'm looking for something a little more out of the ordinary. I ask because I can't find the guide from a couple of years ago that led to the pet portrait on our wall.
Best answer: My friend Naomi Kritzer does a post every year about gifts for people you hate, which is fun even if not useful.
posted by bile and syntax at 11:58 AM on November 25, 2017 [16 favorites]
posted by bile and syntax at 11:58 AM on November 25, 2017 [16 favorites]
Best answer: Mark Hurst has done an "Uncle Mark's Gift Guide" for the last several years. It is tech oriented, but he writes concisely about each item, and it is clear enough for you to decide if this would work for your gifting needs or not. Last year his guide came out on 08 December, so I would look for it sometime around then. Last year's guide is still available, and many items still relevant, and will give you an idea if you like his style or not.
posted by seasparrow at 12:44 PM on November 25, 2017
posted by seasparrow at 12:44 PM on November 25, 2017
Metafiler unfavorite Boing Boing just posted their own gift guide as well.
posted by seasparrow at 12:49 PM on November 25, 2017
posted by seasparrow at 12:49 PM on November 25, 2017
Best answer: If you have any kids to buy for, I like the Mighty Girl Holiday Guide.
posted by DingoMutt at 2:21 PM on November 25, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by DingoMutt at 2:21 PM on November 25, 2017 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Autostraddle's holigay gift guides (Some NSFW)
posted by (Over) Thinking at 3:50 PM on November 25, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by (Over) Thinking at 3:50 PM on November 25, 2017 [2 favorites]
Megan McArdle, who writes currently for Bloomberg and previously for The Atlantic, publishes a kitchen gift guide about the middle of December.
posted by Bruce H. at 6:24 PM on November 25, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Bruce H. at 6:24 PM on November 25, 2017 [1 favorite]
Best answer: I always love the Notcot guides, they go back several years and have lots of categories throughout the years.
posted by sweetmarie at 9:09 PM on November 25, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by sweetmarie at 9:09 PM on November 25, 2017 [1 favorite]
On my phone so no links but I would personally love to receive anything from any of the Cup of Jo gift guides, from kids to dads.
posted by athirstforsalt at 5:29 AM on November 27, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by athirstforsalt at 5:29 AM on November 27, 2017 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Apartment Therapy's Holiday Gift Guides
Design Mom is rolling her guides out slowly.
Refinery29 has a lot of great ideas.
Finally- I don't think either does specific lists, but Swiss Miss and Kottke both always have great suggestions on their blogs.
posted by momochan at 9:39 AM on November 29, 2017
Design Mom is rolling her guides out slowly.
Refinery29 has a lot of great ideas.
Finally- I don't think either does specific lists, but Swiss Miss and Kottke both always have great suggestions on their blogs.
posted by momochan at 9:39 AM on November 29, 2017
Best answer: Chuck Wendig just posted a pretty decent* gift guide for writers.
*includes promo for his own writing advice book, but that's fair enough really
posted by Happy Dave at 10:46 AM on November 29, 2017
*includes promo for his own writing advice book, but that's fair enough really
posted by Happy Dave at 10:46 AM on November 29, 2017
My friend Naomi Kritzer does a post every year about gifts for people you hate, which is fun even if not useful.
Not useful? You must have a much better family than I do!
posted by DigDoug at 5:10 AM on November 30, 2017 [1 favorite]
Not useful? You must have a much better family than I do!
posted by DigDoug at 5:10 AM on November 30, 2017 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Chris Schwarz's Anarchist's Gift Guide (the woodworking kind of anarchist, that is.)
Purdue INSPIRE's Engineering Gift Guide:
Defective Yeti's Good Gift Game Guide, although I'm worried there won't be one for 2017.
Emily Lackdawalla's recommended space books for kids of all ages
posted by zamboni at 9:54 AM on November 30, 2017 [1 favorite]
Purdue INSPIRE's Engineering Gift Guide:
fun toys, games, books, and applications to engage girls and boys ages 3-18 in engineering thinking and design
Defective Yeti's Good Gift Game Guide, although I'm worried there won't be one for 2017.
Emily Lackdawalla's recommended space books for kids of all ages
posted by zamboni at 9:54 AM on November 30, 2017 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Defective Yeti's Good Gift Game Guide, although I'm worried there won't be one for 2017.
Worry unfounded: he's working on it. Also, the better link for the collected columns is this one at The Morning News.
posted by zamboni at 10:02 AM on November 30, 2017
Worry unfounded: he's working on it. Also, the better link for the collected columns is this one at The Morning News.
posted by zamboni at 10:02 AM on November 30, 2017
Best answer: Repeating myself from another thread:
The Quonsar thank you thread
posted by slipthought at 10:37 AM on November 30, 2017
The Quonsar thank you thread
posted by slipthought at 10:37 AM on November 30, 2017
Best answer: RPGamer's 2017 Holiday Gift Guide has some delightful quirky stuff.
posted by waffleriot at 2:13 PM on December 1, 2017
posted by waffleriot at 2:13 PM on December 1, 2017
Best answer: Is it threadsitting if it's been a couple of weeks?
Here's mefi's own jkottke's list from a little place I like to call kottke.org.
posted by donpardo at 6:12 AM on December 9, 2017 [1 favorite]
Here's mefi's own jkottke's list from a little place I like to call kottke.org.
posted by donpardo at 6:12 AM on December 9, 2017 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Here is Megan McArdle's 2017 kitchen gift guide, as noted above.
posted by Bruce H. at 2:02 PM on December 14, 2017
posted by Bruce H. at 2:02 PM on December 14, 2017
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posted by metasarah at 11:35 AM on November 25, 2017 [26 favorites]