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Guides

Our curated collection of buying guides tailored for gifting, hobbies and beyond.

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The Cool Material 2025 Holiday Gift Guides
By Cool Material
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A Women’s Gift Guide: From Girlhood to Grandmas

By Kaitlyn Rosati
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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)

You don’t need a rare hookup to gift a piece of bourbon history.

By Cool Material
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My Girlfriend Loves Design, So I Got Her an Arc Alarm Clock from NanuElectrics

Useful can be beautiful. The best gifts are.

By Johnny Motley
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12 Luxury Desk Accessories Perfect For Writers, Journalers, and Stationery Lovers

There’s something charming about a well-used desk: A few spare notebooks stacked up for when an idea hits you. A wastepaper basket filled with crumpled notes. A tea you forgot about because you were deep in thought. Pencil shavings. Ink splotches. The occasional bit of cigarette ash. A desk is…

By Brett Braley
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The Best Travel Gifts For Men in 2022

Rarely does one regret spending the time and money to travel. Any time you can get away is an opportunity to create lasting memories (even the bad ones provide great stories) that you'll reminisce about with friends or when you're just trying to distract yourself from the darkness of the…

By Amos Kwon
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The Best Tech Gifts For Men in 2022

The right tech can make a life easier. Adding the wrong gadgets, on the other hand, become just another thing taking up space in the house. Whether you're looking for the perfect gift for that tech-savvy guy in your life or you want to buy something for that tech-averse man…

By Brett Braley
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Gifts for The Home | Holiday 2022

For many people, the relationship to their home has changed a lot over the past couple of years. Homes now are part restaurant, part home bar, part office, part hang out spot, and very much somewhere that the same playlists are on over and over. The right home gift for…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The Best Drink Gifts For Men in 2022

There's nothing quite like sitting around a roaring fire during the holiday season with a delicious beverage in hand. Whether you're looking for gifts for you craft beer drinking partner, whiskey enthusiast parent, or oenophile friend, these are the best holiday gifts for men who love to drink.

By John A. Paradiso
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