Christmas & New Year
Christmas Gift Ideas For Someone You Barely Know
Every December produces a list of people you are expected to give something to and know almost nothing about. The usual solution is wine, which is fine and forgettable. A light, friendly, mildly funny written gift performs better precisely because the bar is so low.
Use only public information
Whatever you have observed in shared settings is safe material. Anything speculative is not.
Keep it warm and brief
For acquaintances, brevity reads as tact.
What makes it personal
Two accurate, harmless observations are enough. Do not invent a third.
What we would make
Digital Emergency Card & Envelope — $4.99
A sealed digital envelope they break open themselves, with a personalized card inside. Delivered as a private link, so there is nothing to ship.
- A card written for a neighbour who has taken in your parcels all year.
- A short report commending a colleague's reliable seasonal biscuit supply.
- A card for in-laws that is friendly, formal and completely safe.
Also worth considering: Government-Issued Relationship Report Card.
How it works
- Answer a short set of questions about the person — habits, history, the running jokes.
- We write the gift from your answers and show you the finished thing.
- Pay $4.99 once, then download the clean file or send the private link.
Questions
- Is it strange to send something personalized to someone I barely know?
- Not if the observations stay light and public.
- Can I print it?
- Yes.
- How long does it take?
- A few minutes.
Ready when you are
About four minutes from here to a finished gift. You see the whole thing before you pay.
MAKE THEIR EMERGENCY CARD