Gifts By Recipient

Gift Ideas For Your Brother

Brothers are frequently the hardest people in a family to buy for, mostly because they have no declared interests they are willing to discuss. What they do have is a long record of behaviour, which is a far better basis for a gift than a guessed hobby.

Grade the record, not the interests

You do not need to know what he likes. You need to know what he does — repeatedly, predictably, and to everyone's mild irritation.

Keep it deadpan

Sincerity between brothers is often best delivered inside something that looks like paperwork.

Do not overshoot the budget

A cheap gift that is obviously about him beats an expensive one that could have gone to anybody.

What makes it personal

The funniest material is usually his most predictable habits: the reply time, the same order everywhere, the opinion he has never once revised.

What we would make

Government-Issued Relationship Report Card — $4.99

An absurdly official two-page assessment of their merits, infractions and continued eligibility — affectionate, specific and very formally typeset.

  • An official report grading his reply times and his record on returning borrowed items.
  • A coupon for 'one family event I attend so you do not have to'.
  • A card marking a birthday with completely unwarranted formality.
MAKE THEIR RELATIONSHIP REPORT

Also worth considering: Relationship Coupon Booklet.

How it works

  1. Answer a short set of questions about the person — habits, history, the running jokes.
  2. We write the gift from your answers and show you the finished thing.
  3. Pay $4.99 once, then download the clean file or send the private link.

Questions

Will he think it is a joke gift?
It is a joke gift with a sincere line in it, which is usually the correct format for brothers.
Can I add a photo?
Yes, on the report card.
How much is it?
$4.99.

Ready when you are

About four minutes from here to a finished gift. You see the whole thing before you pay.

MAKE THEIR RELATIONSHIP REPORT