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For the parents who say they don't want anything — and mean it, mostly.

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A young woman smiling as she paints a hand-painted figurine of an elderly couple, the woman in a red and blue saree and the man in a cream kurta with glasses, surrounded by open paint pots and brushes on a table

Gifts for Parents

Gifts for Grandparents That Aren't a Shawl or a Box of Dry Fruits

Grandparents get the same three gifts every year: a shawl, a sweets box, a god idol. Here's what to get instead, organised by what they'll actually use.

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A daughter and father presenting a Bombay Print Lab figurine painting kit box to a smiling mother in a living room

Gifts for Parents

Gifts for the Mom Who's Genuinely Hard to Shop For

She buys the thing before you notice it's needed, then insists she doesn't need anything for herself. Here's what actually gets past that.

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A young woman and her mother handing a Bombay Print Lab figurine painting kit box to a smiling father in a living room

Gifts for Parents

Gifts for the Dad Who's Genuinely Hard to Shop For

He already owns a good version of everything. Here's what to actually get the father who's hard to shop for, split by why he's hard to shop for.

5 min read

An adult child painting a hand-painted figurine gift for their parents

Gifts for Parents

15 Gifts for Parents Who Insist They Don't Want Anything

"We don't need anything, beta" is not actually a request to stop trying. Here's what to get them instead of another shawl.

5 min read