Are you looking for a little extra gift-buying inspiration this holiday season? We can help you out with these useful sites that offer excellent gift suggestions.
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From social shopping services to curated collections, we've rounded up seven web destinations that will help you find the perfect gift for those hard-to-shop-for loved ones on your list.
WalletBurn's fun site design gives lets you press a button to generate a random product recommendation from its "super secret database of cool stuff to buy." Anyone looking for more targeted search can narrow things down by selecting from categories organized into Useful, Fun, Luxury or Other.
From metallic disco pants to a Hershey-scented candle, you'll be surprised by the suggestions the site generates.
With categories such as Geeky, Tech, Gaming, Toys, Bacon/Zombie and Beer/Wine, this site won't help you pick the perfect gift for your dear old Aunt Edna, but it will sort you out with gift inspiration for buddies, siblings, colleagues and other peers.
Suggestions vary from the novel to just plain novelty, with all price ranges covered.
OpenSky is a social site that aims to "discover, share, shop and grow the world's most exciting emerging brands." In addition to the "Holiday" section of the site, which gives you a ton of great gift ideas via curated lists, you can browse the Discover section through hashtags such as #giftsforthetechie or #giftsunder25.
Angled as a site to "showcase the coolest gadgets available on the web in one location," The Gadget Flow is great for techspirational gift-buying. Due to the discovery nature of the site, you may find a few highlighted products that are only concepts or going through the crowdfunding process, but there are plenty of rad, real-life gadgety gift ideas, too.
Sign up on Fancy and you'll get regular updates on interesting products of note across all shopping genres. If inspiration is what you're looking for, Fancy's Gift Guides, arranged under headings such as "Galactic Goodies," "Coffee Lovers" and "Let's Have a Party," offer you curated collections -- of often unusual products -- around a theme.
Awesome Claus is a growing collection of great gifts that come in under the $20 mark. Perfect for stocking stuffers, Secret Santa gift ideas and token gifts that won't break the bank, you can browse the current selection and join in by submitting your own suggestions.
Svpply is a "curated collection of the world's best products and stores," currently boasting 3,442,628 products from 132,968 stores. It's fashion-centric, but with Tech, Media, Home and Art categories, it provides many great shopping ideas.
You can also sort items by price, meaning that you can narrow down results to fit your budget easily.
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