Gifts in business can have a number of messages behind them, from "Thanks for the opportunity" to "Please don't rat me out to the boss". Whatever you mean with it, though, it's important to keep things professional and maybe give something that can actually be used in the workplace; we've narrowed some of the options down for you.
The perfect gift for frequent drivers, this phone holder looks good, grasps your phone firmly and is no trouble at all to use every day. It’s also economical, especially once you realize that you get two for the price of one.
If you paid for the whole engine, you should be able to use the whole engine. Your GM car’s on-board electronics prevent you from doing so, yet it’s easy and completely legal to remove these restrictions and run it like it was designed to be run.
For less than the price of a bottle of prescription painkillers, you can get this holistic alternative for daily use. Is it effective? The consensus seems to be “yes”. Comfortable? Not so much.
It’s not always easy to find a meaningful gift for someone, even if they’ve been in your life for years. These little books have a writing prompt on each page to help you think of all the things you really appreciate in a person.
Like neckties, wristwatches no longer serve any practical purpose. They can still make a fashion statement, though, even if that statement is “I like computers more than dressing up”.
Half of Americans, supposedly, never read another book after graduating from high school. Maybe this is only because they don’t know books like this exist: funny, engaging and a pleasure to read – all while being based on classical literature.
Though you may not be aware of it at the time, your desk really can hurt you if it doesn’t support your elbows at a natural height. This gadget offers a simple solution and really doesn’t cost that much.
Heat has long been known as an effective treatment for muscle pain, stress and cramps. This stylish neck wrap makes it easy to apply this to yourself at home and also incorporates relaxing aromatherapy scents.
Plenty of people think of sushi as something exotic and nearly impossible to make. They’re right, of course, if we’re talking about upholding traditional Japanese standards. If you just want to create dishes that look and taste good, even a novice can get started.
Grooming is absolutely terrifying for many pets – they don’t care how pretty they’ll look and how much more comfortable they’ll feel when that buzzing hair-hornet comes out of the closet. Take away that sound, though, and they’re a lot more relaxed about the whole thing.
Golf is all about precision, and no player can be better than his instruments. Most of your tools help you to move the ball more accurately in some way, but knowing where you want to move it to is just as important.
One of life’s most petty frustrations has to be looking for your phone or TV remote after you’ve carelessly thrown a sweater over it. Even the most scatterbrained and messy person can now easily locate their stuff.
This simple, stylish box will make a good gift for someone who’s perpetually disorganized. Instead of leaving devices to charge on top of a rat’s nest of cables, they can sit tidily on their own special perch.
While digital photos are convenient, pictures on paper still have their charm. This pint-sized but highly capable gadget allows you to print out quality snaps wherever you are, either to give away or store where it can’t get deleted.
If looking for a gift for the well-dressed man, you needn’t search any further. While somewhat pricey, this electric leather brush saves an incredible amount of time and will leave your shoes looking impeccable.
Writing down your thoughts and aspirations has been popular since the invention of paper. Today, bullet journaling makes this worthwhile pastime even more rewarding, especially if you have stationary designed specifically for it.
Spatial logic tests are all around us: trying to find a route from A to B, playing squash or even trying to visualize abstract information. The best time to learn it is as a kid, but adults need to keep in practice too, and it never hurts if doing so is this much fun.
If you regularly handle financial or legal documents, travel abroad or just have a healthy level of paranoia regarding digital security, you may want one of these in your laptop bag. Instead of software encryption, data is secured using a biometric fingerprint reader.
While nothing can really replace relaxing in your own garden, most of us have to spend the bulk of our time indoors. You can still keep growing things nearby, though, even if you don’t like ugly, messy planters.
Everybody seems to be chasing better productivity, yet somehow even that ends up with them running in circles. Some “hacks” do actually work, though, including setting a time limit for each task and constantly reminding yourself of how long you have to finish.
Seeing something your mind tells you is impossible is always an inspiring experience. This specially designed disk seems to just spin faster and faster rather than slowing down like a well-behaved object should.
With demand for matcha skyrocketing, picking a good brand is often a hit-or-miss affair. If you love tea and know something about matcha preparation, though, Jade Leaf will hit the spot as long as you’re willing to pay their prices.
We people love our stuff; we’d really like to keep our furniture and electronics in pristine condition. When we notice that someone has wrecked one of our possessions without even trying to clean it up, well, emotions are going to run high.
When it comes to showing someone special that you care about them, you can’t go wrong with a gift that’s sensual in some way – something you can taste, smell or touch. Eco-friendly and packaged in a nice tin, this soap is sure to make anyone feel good in the shower.
Pills can help a little with lower back pain, but unless you address its cause the problem will only get worse. This funny-looking chair can improve your posture habits when it comes to something you spend many hours doing each day: sitting.
An exquisite selection of teas presented in a stylish box, this is the perfect gift for long-time tea drinkers and newcomers to the pursuit alike. With eight classic flavors to choose from, trying to decide on a favorite is sure to broaden your horizons.
Being able to pick up a freshly brewed espresso any time you feel like it does indeed make life better. This machine lets you do just that, while its super-compact, refined design means it doesn’t have to live in the kitchen.
Coffee has a flavor completely unlike anything else, yet some people just don’t like to drink it. If you’re trying to convert a friend to the pleasures of java, these sweet candies may be just what you need – assuming, that is, you don’t gobble them all up first.
With just a few swipes, this privacy stamp will obscure a large area of text. It also allows you to selectively censor text within a paragraph. Perfect for that privacy obsessed friend or, conversely, that gullible colleague.
This is for the décor minded colleagues and home-workers. To make things look looks a little less bleak than typical paint-and-plastic office décor, you’d struggle to find something better than a keyboard made of bamboo. They also come with a mouse.
Blue light prevents the “sleepy” hormone from being produced in your brain, which keeps you awake for longer. These glasses block almost all blue and ultraviolet light, but they don’t distort the color balance too much.
With these flash drives you can hand out hundreds of megabytes of photos, documents, and videos to anyone you happen to run into. How convenient is that?
If you have a specific kind of relationship with someone in your office, this diabolical phantom keystroker might be everything that you’ve been waiting for.
This magnetic wristband allows you to keep track of fasteners and small tools just by sticking them onto your arm. A must-have for the fanatic home improver.
Some puzzles are meant just to waste time, others are a little more challenging, and a few barely stop short of being infuriatingly difficult to solve. This one falls somewhere in the latter category.
This magnetic globe is only 3 inches in diameter, but it is one of the coolest globes we’ve ever seen. The way it floats in midair is spectacular.
Can you imagine a day without coffee? With this coffee maker that won’t ever have to happen. It is small enough to fit into a suitcase and you can buy a separate carry bag for it that also has space for a few utensils.
Some men are notoriously difficult to buy gifts for. Luckily, men are genetically prone to putting stuff like keys, phones, and wallets down in random places and then forgetting about them. Now, you can get them this dedicated thing-putter-downer-on.
With a special carbon microfiber compound designed by NASA, this eyeglass lens cleaner is a cut above the typical soft towels. A nice gift for anyone bespectacled.
Physically, this laser projection keyboard is a little box that projects light. The result is an easy-to-use mobile keyboard that also happens to look really cool.
Do you have someone in your life that you just can’t seem to find the perfect gift for? A personalized T-shirt may be your solution. Upload a free, existing design or use your own creation, and Custom Ink will do the rest.
Local Sri Lankan craftsmen transform treated paper sheets into a number of attractive products: notebooks, greeting cards, gift boxes and even business cards. If you buy this, you will also help create jobs and conserve trees.
We sometimes find our attention wandering while working or studying. With this buildable magnets set, you get a chance to quickly reset your brain.