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Before writing for the Strategist, Jenna Milliner-Waddell covered home décor for Forbes Finds. Now she finds the best-rated products you didn’t know you needed — from placemats to puzzles. Collapsible Gift Boxes
Before writing for the Strategist, Jenna Milliner-Waddell covered home décor for Forbes Finds. Now she finds the best-rated products you didn’t know you needed — from placemats to puzzles.
When you don’t know someone that well (or are just fresh out of ideas), it can be hard to find a gift that’s thoughtful but doesn’t require too much effort. And although gift certificates are great, they can feel a little impersonal. Subscription boxes, however, land right in that good-gift sweet spot. With so many themed boxes out there, choosing the right one shows that you at least made an effort — but because someone else is curating the contents of the box, putting it together, and doing the packaging and delivery, it’s just as simple as buying an e-gift card. It’s often just as quick, too, since many subscriptions will notify your recipient via email that they have some goodies on the way (or you can print out the confirmation on your own and stick it in a card). Long after the special occasion is over, your gift will keep on giving for several weeks or months.
Cube Gift Box To make choosing the right subscription box as easy as possible, we’ve curated a list of some of the best giftable options out there — many of which our writers and editors have tried themselves, so they’re actually good, not just boxes of junk. Below, our picks for the best gift subscription boxes for every kind of giftee — from the wine drinker to the beauty blogger to the avid reader.