Gift Guide: For the person who unironically wants the Bottega Veneta Jenga Set
AKA, the high-brow one. Cyber Monday deals will be your friend.
We’re not here to judge the fact that someone in your life would earnestly add a $6,900 calf leather-bound Jenga set to their wish list. We’re simply here to help you navigate the treacherous waters of gifting to someone whose standards are terrifyingly high (and whose wallet is seemingly… bottomless).
The secret is finding items that sit at the intersection of actually useful and devastatingly chic—things they’d absolutely buy for themselves if they saw them, but somehow haven’t yet. Some of these picks require a small mortgage (sorry), but we’ve also included some more approachable options that still feel elevated enough to pass their impossibly high bar.
So whether you’re shopping for your delinquent cousin who somehow became a gallerist, your older sibling with the unreasonably beautiful West Village apartment, or that one friend who made you feel bad about your Crate & Barrel stemware... we got you covered.
Gifts
For the (snobby) coffee lover.
Give them the gift of never relating to Nespresso users again. Terra Kaffe’s Demi ($495—very on sale!!)—a compact, fully automatic espresso machine—makes genuine barista-level coffee for the snobbiest of coffee drinkers, and looks like art on the counter. It’s compact (great for apartments), but it still works with fresh, whole beans (no pods here!), offers drip and espresso, and is self-cleaning.
OR if your recipient exclusively drinks cold coffee—nitro, cold brew, or cold espresso—there is no better gift than a Cumulus Machine ($495—also very on sale today!). This brilliant, incredibly sleek machine is equally compact, makes the highest quality cold coffee you can get at-home (including the perfect nitro-brew), and brews it all to the perfect temp—no ice required.
We are utterly obsessed with everything Kloo does. This coffee concentrate is the highest-quality coffee you can find—crafted by a literal coffee sommelier, roasted and brewed in-house by a one-of-a-kind process, and delivered in the most elegant bottles. Kloo’s Limited Edition Tasting Set ($88—on sale) comes beautifully packaged, with five bottles of Kloo—including a tasting guide and jigger.
Pair both/either with Transcendence’s Coffee Syrup in Madagascar Vanilla Bean ($19)—the most luxurious coffee syrup on the market, made with whole vanilla beans and pure cane sugar.
A luxe grocery or beach bag. Longchamp is never not chic. But the brand’s Le Pliage Mesh Bag ($122—on sale) isn’t like the other girls. This mesh style is so unique yet functional, it’s sure to make its way out of your recipient’s closet. We think it’d make a great grocery bag, but it’s also fantastic for a beach day.
Basically anything from SIN. This brand makes the most exquisite home items (yes, I hate myself for saying “exquisite” too). Though anything from Sin would win over the boujee recipient, we’re especially fans of the Lumbra Book Stand ($96—on sale), an incredibly unique book stand that will become a countertop staple. To make this a smidge more personal, pair it with a book!
A chef acquaintance recently recommended this gorgeous new cookbook, By Heart by Hailee Catalano ($24.50—on sale). Even if they never actually make these recipes, they will certainly admire the beautiful pictures displayed on their counter.
If your recipient is a dog person in any way shape or form, you’ll want to pair it with this utterly charming coffee table book, Gray Malin’s Dogs ($31.50—on sale).
Alternatively, go for this classy, eccentric Porcelain Oyster Plate from SIN ($104—on sale) and pair it with The Sea Lover’s Cookbook by Sidney Bensimon ($27.50), which is packed with stunning seaside photography and fishy feasts. We love a themed gift.
…and basically anything from lazy jamie. lazy jamie makes some of the most unique kitchen items. While you could ball out on a $500 tray table, we love some of the more modest picks from the brand. This “extra fancy citrus squeezer” ($20—on sale!) is easily the cutest, yet chicest citrus squeezer we ever did see.
Gift it on its own, or with another lazy jamie item like this “picky bits cheese knife set” ($38—on sale!).
Gift hack: You can engrave either of these items for a small added fee! A personalized cheese knife set? Precious. A personalized fish-shaped citrus squeezer? Iconic. That’s the stuff that even the boujiest recipients can appreciate—even at $28.
The chicest power bank you ever did see. Burga’s Magnetic Power Banks ($75—on sale) pop right onto the back of their phone with MagSafe, or can be used with a cable for basic charging on the go. Most importantly, they come in tons of designs to customize to your recipient, and even have matching cases for a whole phone refresh.
For the anxiety girlies. The Xanax Pill Box by Jonathan Adler ($105—on sale!) or The Ambien Pill Box ($68—on sale!) is the epitome of functional meets extravagant (and a smidge self-depricating). Made out of solid brass with a hand-polished finish, this pillbox is utterly luxurious and hilarious. It’ll undoubtedly become a personality trait for the recipient—whether it becomes a standing item on their dresser, bedside table, or vanity.
A center-of-attention piece. This limited edition travel cooler by Coming Soon and Le Pill by Ghia ($108—on sale) is simply iconic for your whimsical recipient. It transforms into an ice bucket, has a special compartment just for aperitivo essentials
Gift it with a non-alc aperitif from Ghia ($30)! It’s the most sophisticated gift for the sober-curious.
Re: a small mortgage… this is one of the priciest gift we’d recommend, hence only recommending it for your absolute boujiest of recipients. The Super Smart Fridge by Rocco ($1,595—on sale; $500 off today) is the drinks fridge and a piece of art in its own right. For Cyber Monday, the brand is sending it fully stocked with 100 free cans of LaCroix. This fridge is so special because 1) it looks amazing, 2) it has dual temp zones and a high-end compressor used by Sub-Zero, 3) offers modular shelving with reversible racks, and 4) it’s a conversation piece.
For the martini lovers. Obviously, your boujee recipient only wants the finest vodka imaginable: Chopin. If you’re ready to ball out, Chopin Vodka’s Ernestine Mini Martini collection ($670) includes a set of four fferrone glasses (each with a different number of stems—true masterpieces) and a bottle of Chopin Vodka.
Or, you can “DIY” your own martini set featuring Waterford’s luxury crystal martini glasses ($176—on sale!) and Quincy’s Brine & Olives ($15), the most upscale dirty martini olives + brine you can find.
As a little stocking stuffer for the martini lover who’s also a frequent flyer, you can add on Freestyle’s On the Go Dirty Martini Kit ($48), featuring single serve olives and dirty martini packets + a shaker in a handy kit.
This was the final guide in our 2025 series of highly-specific, actually giftable gift guides! We hope you found something you’d love to gift within these guides, or at least just found a new brand you hadn’t heard of, and will now be haunted forever by ads for the product you didn’t actually end up buying. <3
We’re so grateful that you took the time to read these! Let us know if you have any thoughts/feedback/concerns for next year’s guides (or just future editorial from us) at hello@expresscheckout.co
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