Gifts for your snobby friends that you can actually afford
Perhaps there is a person in your life for whom finding a gift is a little ... intimidating. They're super picky, they're detail-oriented, and, frankly, they hate a bunch of stuff.
Congrats! You know a snob.
Fortunately, there are affordable gifts out there that even the snobbiest of snobs will enjoy. Design snobs, coffee snobs, wellness snobs, people with pretensions of all sorts -- you can make it happen for them. They might even smile.
A few ideas:
1. A semi-fancy candle
Voluspa is not the fanciest candle brand, but anyone who's walk . ed into an Anthropologie, smelled everything, and then left knows it's a little bit fancy.
Price: $28 at Nordstrom
2. Spanish olive oil
If they've ever thought about cooking anything even one time, they'll appreciate good olive oil.
Price: $26.75 on Amazon
3. Cool letter posters
These cool German letter posters will look great in your favorite snob's snobby apartment.
Price: $78.54 on Type Hype
4. The fabled pears
Fancy people love to give each other these pears from Harry & David. Join their ranks.
Price: $29 at Harry & David
5. Coffee snob coffee
Extremely well-reviewed coffee beans from Birmingham, AL-based coffee company Revelator.
Price: $18 for 12oz
6. The most luxurious hand sanitizer
Give the gift they've always desired: better-than-average smelling hand sanitizer. (For real, though, it smells really good.)
Price: $10 at Saks Fifth Avenue
7. Aesthetic toothbrushes
Get them the set that matches their bathroom.
Price: $12.49 for 4 on Amazon
8. Aesthetic toothpaste
And some fancy toothpaste to go with it.
Price: $10.50 on Amazon
9. Trendy sheer socks
If you are fortunate enough to know a sock snob, consider this celestial pair from Madewell's collaboration with legwear brand Hansel from Basel.
Price: $20 on Madewell
10. Cult skincare, but tiny
Drunk Elephant is beloved by many a skincare snob -- none of its products contain silicones, chemical screens, perfumes, sodium laurel sulfate, essential oils, or drying alcohols, which the brand refers to as the "Suspicious Six." This pack of "Littles" allows your beloved snob to try out DE's full line, and you won't have to shell out quite as much.
Price: $90 at Sephora
11. The lip balm people would die for
OK, hear us out. While Carmex is certainly not the fanciest of lip balms, it is the one most fiercely defended by its fans. If you happen to know a Carmex snob, don't beat around the bush -- just get them a shit ton of Carmex.
Price: $17.99 for 12 on Amazon
12. The official niche meme backpack
Looking for a gift for a fashionable teen? The Fjällräven Kanken backpack is featured in so many niche teen memes that it practically feels like a requirement. According to a teen, the 15" version is the coolest.
Price: $79.95 on Amazon
13. Tortoiseshell accessories
An affordable way to participate in the tortoiseshell trend.
Price: $32 at Coco Cabana
14. A book about fermentation
Get this for your friend who won't stop talking about kombucha. Maybe they will pivot to pickling and finally leave you alone.
Price: $22.53 on Amazon
15. A cooler stick for wine
This device, which doubles as an aerator, will ensure that chilled wine doesn't (the horror!) rise above the optimal drinking temperature.
Price: $12.95 on Amazon
Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.
