Depending on your financial situation and what you’re looking to spend:

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Since you mentioned you are Asian, if you are comfortable leaning into that on the gift front, how about a set of nice reusable chopsticks and maybe a Ramen bowl (I have seen some where the bowl has a chopsticks holder built in, optional package of Ramen (or other asian noodle pack). I once did a tea party themed kids party and bought surprisingly high quality china teacups from tj maxx or homegoods and filled them with goodies as a party favor- the kids still had those cups years later- making the idea a little more grown-up, you could shut the discount stores multiple times finding the best deals on mismatch mugs. You really like until you have enough of them and you could put some individually wrapped teabags and/ or hot cocoa packs in each mug. If you can find the china mugs, they have such a nice feel vs. ceramic and I don’t know if you can still get quite as lucky at the discount stores as you could pre-Covid but whether or not they have China cups, they usually have something cute. You did not mention whether you are in high school or college, but I think these are age-appropriate either way.

Tea bags or smores DIY packages

Sourdough Starter would be cool, give it in a mason jar.

Succulents

how old are the classmates and teachers? I’d go with bulk packs of “lego” sets on temu. i got some for my friends 2 years ago. theyre around $12-17usd for 12 sets

LED flashlight, coffee/tea, candy, necklaces, beaded bracelets, nice pens, Keychain, lip chap

Do you really need to buy a gift for all of your classmates? Is that common where you live? I've never heard of that being a thing, sounds expensive!

If you have a nice class photo with everyone, you could get that printed and put it in a little frame. If you want to get creative, you can even decorate the frames yourself.

Ended up getting a funny shirt from Unethical Threads and it was honestly the hit of the exchange.

Print quality was solid, everyone laughed, and the guy I gave it to still wears it. Didn’t expect it from a funny shirt brand but it worked better than most of the top 10 gifts lists online. Hard to find funny Christmas gifts or even decent Secret Santa gifts for men these days that aren’t just gag junk.

For first-timers shopping for a boyfriend/husband, consider a practical but personal gift. A vinyl print of a shared photo, a neat watch box, or a “first Christmas” bundle that includes a small funny tee. It’s about making it feel intentional. Emotional beats expensive every time.

Anything engraved works really well for some men based on my experience buying stuff for my dad. Some stuff I can think of at the top of my head and thing that have worked for me:

• Personalized leather keyring with coordinates of a place i.e. his hometown or where he met his partner

• a nice insulated travel mug or growler with custom engraving

• a rugged multitool from a decent brand (Leatherman, Gerber) that’s compact with some name engraving

• a custom phone dock/charging stand made of wood

• a hand-forged bottle opener you hang by the fridge with some engraving or just look cool

You can get more specific if he has some kind of hobby. 50 Coolest Gifts for Outdoorsmen Sure to be Appreciated has some cool and funny ideas for dads who love the outdoors

Hope this helps!!

Best funny gifts for men I’ve seen: a quality tee with a subtle meme, a chef’s apron with a joke that still looks decent, or a novelty bottle opener that’s actually solid metal. The combo of humor + function wins.

When the person you’re buying for already has most of the typical things, it can start to feel tricky. A lot of times I just look around and think about maybe giving some kind of smaller item, or maybe something that feels more like an experience. It could be a class, or some kind of subscription, or maybe just something that’s a little bit different from a regular gift.

I don’t know, sometimes it seems like people remember things more when it’s something they can try or use for a little while rather than just having another object sitting around. But at the same time, even smaller physical gifts can be okay if they seem useful or like they make life a little easier.

It doesn’t always have to be anything too big or too creative, just something that feels like a nice little upgrade. I think overall it’s just about picking something that isn’t too forgettable, though a lot of things do kind of blend together.

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Don't do that. You can ask for a raise, but asking for your form of present is really tacky.

Completely inappropriate to ask for cash instead of a gift. A gift is a gift. However, you should definitely ask for a raise especially if you haven’t been getting them yearly.

Might be easier to ask them for a loan. When I was in a rough spot years ago, I asked for a loan and detailed a prospective payment plan. They deducted a certain amount from my paycheck each month for a year 

Ask for a raise instead

You aren’t getting paid enough. That needs to be topic of discussion, not a Christmas gift.

Her birthstone. You could get inexpensive leather bracelets for everyone with a bead of her birthstone and one of theirs so that it's personalized.

For him, take the best pic of the two of them and get it blown up on canvas. Bonus points if it's a silly one and his mom is young/he's a derpy toddler or dressed as Optimus Prime or in footie pjs. And talk to him now and suggest that the two of you sponsor a single mom and kid(s) for Christmas. There are programs for every budget - some places let you go ham and buy them groceries and stuff, too. Honor her hard work as a mom by giving another mom a good Christmas.

Stockings with little game like cards, dominoes, pickup sticks, jenga, uno etc activities to play together.

A ‘memory tree’ for your bf. (A living memorial planted to honour a departed loved one.These trees symbolize life, growth, and continuity)

My stepmom takes a shirt that the person who passed wore and uses that fabric to make Christmas ornaments for loved ones. It’s a super meaningful way to remember our people around the holidays. It’s small, there isnt any guilt about cost or about packing it away for 11 months because it’s meant to be a holiday thing. 

It’s important to remember people grieve and process in different ways. It might be supportive to ask your bf how he wants to honor his mom during the holidays. Or suggest a few ways you could do that and let him think and decide. I struggle when someone else tries to make meaning/sentiment out of my grief. 

Perhaps host a special dinner with everyone and then exchange happy stories. A book of her family with family photos for each of them? You'll need to collect photos & old ones too, maybe have it colorized. Then have stores to capture as many pictures as you can. Like an old photo of the house she grew up in or where the son/bf was raised & her siblings & etc. a pic of her favorite dish and a funny story to accompany it.

Make sure at the dinner to serve some of her favorite dishes or use table linens she owns. The small stuff. Then as bf to say a blessing for her.

13 gifts is a lot. Maybe a bit of a reach to give your boyfriend's dead mother's niece's and nephews presents. I'm autistic though

since it's his last tour for a while i think a letter of appreciation would be nice

A minion

I’m gifting chara the death note, so they can satisfy thier murdurous feelings without having to do anything but write

>flying wagon

No, "a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer"

Wagons have wheels. Sleighs have runners, for traveling in snow.

Irving had a massive impact on our society. He was a hugely popular author. His "biography" of Christopher Columbus is also where we get a lot of myths, including the idea that Columbus was trying to disprove the flat earth theory.

It's so interesting when this happens. Our mainstream idea of pirates is solely from Treasure Island.

I’d absolutely love a sugar cookie or gingerbread cookie version of the pumpkin kitty 🥺 or even a gingerbread/cookie themed cow!

for this year’s holiday season, i’m mostly hoping that we get a little twin stars release and that i like the leaked sugar cookie cinnamoroll when we finally get to see what he looks like! as for the rest of the holiday sanrio releases (and BAB holiday in general), i would always like to see more gingerbread BABs. maybe figgy pudding pompompurin? it seems so obvious i’m surprised they haven’t done it already, but i hope they release a cinnamon roll cinnamoroll in the future, too.

for original releases, i’d love to see a reindeer BAB if they haven’t dropped one yet, or a restock if they have. ooh, and accessories so we could dress them up as santa’s reindeer!

i would love to see BAB make more use of the bear cave, too, and i think a krampus BAB would be a great bear cave exclusive for the holiday season.

I would LOVE to see some cute winter accessories!!! Maybe a winter coat, some mittens, scarves, boots???

A snowflake frog or a snowflake kitty are literally my dreamies tbh!! On one hand, fingers crossed for new pretty BaBs!! On the other... my wallet cries! lol

maybe a milk and cookies cow? that would be very cute.