There are countless aesthetically fulfilling AND functional gift options to be had, and we've hunted down the most wanted examples of them right here — from top-rated vacuums to bestselling vibrators and crowd-pleasing weekender bags that will ably support your pragmatic giftee in all of their sensible endeavors. Keep clicking for our full list of useful things, each informed by both Refinery29-reader suggestions and anonymous top-bought shopping data. Don't get it twisted: practical people need love, too, and useful gifts don't have to be sad socks.
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Free People Pippa Packable Puffer Jacket
We can't say the name of this jacket three times fast, but we can guarantee that the practical person in your life will enjoy the sensible nature of this lightweight puffer. A few of us on the R29 Shopping team tried it on for size and fell in love with its warmth, squishing abilities, and relaxed fit.
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FP Movement Pippa Packable Puffer Jacket, $, available at Free People
Maude Vibe
Maude's Vibe continues to sell out — making its way to the top of pretty much every single one of our sex-toy stories. According to one reviewer, it's "soft to touch, easy to use, powerful and effective. Very effective. I’ve never used a personal messager before and now there is no going back to life without the vibe." There's also an unnamed member of the R29 shopping team that's admitted to using hers to gently massage her shoulders (properly cleaned of course). Assuming your socially-distant giftee like some time to themselves, a discreet-yet-effective vibrator is one of the most usable gifts we can think of.
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Maude vibe green, $, available at Maude
Instant Pot Multi-Use Pressure Cooker
As one reviewer said, "This isn't your mother's pressure cooker." The Instant Pot makes the same delicious dishes they probably recall from their childhood-by-Crockpot, only 70% faster and less clunky on the countertop. No more 8-hour waiting periods between lunch and dinner, they can now make their stay-at-home-chef dreams come true in an...instant.
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Instant Pot Multi-Use Pressure Cooker, $, available at Walmart
Our Place Always Pan
For the practical cook who thinks Instant Pots are passe: it doesn't get more useful than this 8-in-one, very chic pan from a sustainable-cookware brand favorite. The magical do-it-all piece is non-toxic, incredibly nonstick, and comes washed in an array of unique kitchen hues your giftee likely won't find elsewhere. Oh, and it's currently on sale for under $100.
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Our Place Always Pan, $, available at Our Place
Parachute Cloud Cotton Robe
If your giftee looks disappointed when unraveling one of the most top-rated robes on the market that's named after the softest thing we can imagine, then they are not a practical person. Among 36 bestselling cozy-cloak contenders, Parachute's Cloud Cotton Robe (made from two-ply gauze and premium 100% long-staple Turkish cotton) continues to take the top-bought cake for its lighter-than-air composition and variety of soothing hues to choose from. Long story short: they're not going to NOT wear it.
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Parachute Cloud Cotton Robe, $, available at Parachute
Dyson V8 Absolute
Ok, this one is pricey — but, hear us out: this very expensive gift for your practical person is also potentially a gift for yourself (if you live with said giftee). Fast, lightweight, and a joy to slide on dirty surfaces, Dyson's V8 is a gadget so good it'll make any nonplussed person want to dance around with unbridled glee whilst cleaning on a Sunday. (I would know, I reviewed one and now we are in love.)
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Dyson Dyson V8 Absolute, $, available at Dyson
Erin Condren Layers LifePlanner
It's a safe assumption that your practical pals like to plan ahead — and if anyone knows how to plan, it's Erin Condren. The designer's functionally and aesthetically designed schedulers are bestselling organization essentials that make A+ gifting material in advance of the new year.
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Erin Condren Layers LifePlanner, $, available at Erin Condren
Hatch Restore Smart Light Alarm Clock
You may have seen the Hatch's Restore Smart Light & Alarm Clock spotlighted in everything from our first-ever MVP Awards to our sleep-centric roundups — and for practical reasons: this non-eyesore gadget won't just bring the sunlight into your giftee's bedroom on dark-winter mornings, it will also help them do everything from guided meditations to pre-bedtime wind-downs and snooze-through-the-night customizable sounds. In short, it's a personalized bedtime routine they can keep on their nightstands.
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HATCH Restore, $, available at Amazon
Lo & Sons Catalina Deluxe Weekender
This sustainably made, durable canvas bag from family-run company Lo & Sons is a consistent top-selling favorite from our roundup of best weekender bags. It also just so happens to make very useful gifting material (and is currently 40%-off) — whether it's for a short weekend away, traveling home for Thanksgiving, a day at the park, or even just lugging a bunch of groceries home, they. will. use. it.
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Lo & Sons The Catalina Deluxe Tote, $, available at Lo & Sons
Pipette Healthy Hands Bundle
A very pandemic-minded bundle of healthy-hand essentials that also happens to contain an award-winning sanitizer from R29's very own 2020 MVPs Awards. Treat a sensible giftee (who definitely keeps their hands extremely clean) to this trio of soothing sulfate-free hand wash, lotion, and that cult-favorite sanitizer we were talking about.
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Pipette Healthy Hands Bundle, $, available at Pipette
Marshall Emberton Portable Bluetooth Speaker
It's portable, it's aesthetically pleasing, it can survive getting a drink spilled on it, AND it will easily connect to their phone — what more could they want?! The oh-so-classic Marshall-amp silhouette gets a sleekly modern update with this compact design that meets rich audio quality and go-anywhere capabilities.
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Marshall Emberton Portable Bluetooth Speaker, $, available at Amazon
Everlane The ReNew Slipper
The entire shopping team audibly gasped when The ReNew Slippers emerged onto the scene last year (and we're all practical people!). The pair has already made its rounds in more than a few holiday gift guides, circulated on social media, and been added to our very own virtual carts just in time for the chilly holiday season. We can express with confidence that any no-nonsense giftee in your life would be glad to pop a pair of these 100%-recycled "duvets for your feet" slippers onto their tootsies.
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Everlane ReNew Slipper, $, available at Everlane
Baby Foot Original Exfoliation Foot Peel
Baby Foot is a mainstay for R29 readers AND R29's Shopping team. The cult-status exfoliating foot peel circulates often in everything from first-person reviews to best-of-beauty roundups, and it also boasts over 39,124 popular reviews on Amazon — aka people love to USE it. We're going to confidently assume that will translate to a crowd-pleasing gift for any practical person you know (aka someone who could really use a pedicure but won't go to a salon).
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Baby Foot Original Exfoliation Foot Peel - Lavender Scented Pair, $, available at Amazon
Uniqlo AIRism Face Mask
Face masks have become an everyday essential — hence why it's made our most practical-gifts-to-receive list. The AIRism mask boasts some of the highest praise on the internet (including our Beauty & Wellness writer's) and, per CDC guidelines, it checks all the proper safety boxes. It's breathable, multi-layered, and will correctly cover your giftee's nose and mouth without looking like an eyesore on their "I'm a practical person" face.
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Uniqlo AIRism Face Mask (PACK OF 3), $, available at Uniqlo
Open Spaces Shelf Risers Set
Crafted from white-washed wood and cream-colored steel, this set of risers is one sharp and useful dual-purpose home surprise. Whether your giftee wants to use the duo for kitchen organization or as a WFH-laptop stand (or both!), this duo will get the job done and look damn good doing it.
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Open Spaces Shelf Risers - Set of 2, $, available at Open Spaces
Click & Grow Indoor Herb Garden
The Click & Grow first made top-shopped waves in a roundup of indoor garden kits — and then it crushed the cart numbers again during Amazon Prime Day. Why? We're guessing it's because this green-gadget is a very useful buy. With it, your giftee can open up a whole new world of over 50 pre-seeded plant pods (like cilantro, basil, wild strawberries, thyme, peppers, etc.) that will thrive before their eyes right on the countertop.
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Click and Grow Indoor Herb Garden, $, available at Amazon
Tushy Classic Bidet
Listen, everybody poops. Allow this aesthetically pleasing bidet, crafted by the new millennial-friendly bathroom brand Tushy, to send that supportive message in one decidedly useful gift form. Our very own Beauty & Wellness writer uses it — and swears by it for saving her money on TP along with keeping her underwear skidmark free. Now that's practical, people.
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Tushy Classic, $, available at Tushy
Tushy Ottoman Toilet Stool
Or, if you want to ease into number two territory, may we suggest Tushy's minimalist-chic version of the Squatty Potty? This "ottoman" (aka toilet stool) will blend seamlessly into your giftee's bathroom decor AND help them achieve the perfect leg positioning for taking their "most elegant dump" to date.
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Tushy Ottoman Toilet Stool, $, available at Tushy
Primula Glass Carafe Iced Coffee Maker
On average, practical peeps who like to get stuff done, also like a nice cup or glass of coffee here and there. Primula's viral glass cold brew maker has a reasonable price and can keep your giftee caffeinated all week long with no problem — especially if you go for the 1.6-quart option. Our Beauty & Wellness writer made it a fridge essential and definitely recommends.
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Primula Glass Carafe Iced Coffee Maker, $, available at Amazon
Reusable Keurig Single K Cup
Perhaps they aren't the pour-over type of reasonably sustainable person — in which case, allow these reusable k-cups to take the useful holiday-gifting cake.
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YoungeverLLC 8 Reusable Keurig Single K Cup 2.0, $, available at Etsy
Lourdes Velvet Task Chair
Your practical giftee is probably clacking away from the discomfort of their couch while cursing that dull-aching lumbar pain like the rest of us! Enter: the stylish home office chair present — aka a useful replacement for whatever you would have bought them prior to these past two years' insanity. The Lourdes chair has remained at the top of the list in our WFH roundups due to its customer-approved support, style, and affordable price point.
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Kelly Clarkson Home Lourdes Velvet Task Chair, $, available at Wayfair
Crest 3D White Professional Effects Whitestrips
Everyone appreciates a set of pearly whites. Enough said.
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Crest 3D White Professional Effects Whitestrips, $, available at Amazon
by Humankind Dental Routine Set
Speaking of teeth, this colorful set of dental-routine essentials is about as useful a present as they come. Sustainably crafted with zero single-use plastic and a carbon-neutral footprint, each refillable kit contains 100% natural mouthwash tablets, toothpaste tablets, and biodegradable floss.Shop by Humankind
by Humankind Dental Routine Set, $, available at by Humankind
Brooklinen Luxe Hardcore Sheet Bundle
Even the most serious giftees need to sleep, so sheets are by definition a practical gift to bestow upon them! Especially with value-priced bundles boasting hard-to-argue-with reviews numbering 75,722.
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Brooklinen Luxe Hardcore Sheet Bundle, $, available at Brooklinen
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