The most unique gifts ideas for under £50
Find a thoughtful gift for everyone in your life.
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Joseph Green is the Global Shopping Editor for Mashable. He covers VPNs, headphones, fitness gear, dating sites, streaming, and shopping events like Black Friday and Prime Day.
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Some of you will have a natural knack for gift buying — an innate ability to know what to buy for whom, and exactly where to get it, No matter what the occasion is or which family member or friend they're buying for, you somehow nail their gift selections year after year, cementing your status as favourite aunt/co-worker/second-cousin-twice-removed.
On the other end of the spectrum, we all know that one misguided friend or family member who gifts the same pair of socks for every special occasion without fail. Their go-to presents are boring at best, cringe-worthy at worst, and almost always end up in the re-gift pile. This might sound suspiciously like you. Or more than like you than you're willing to admit, at least.
For those who aren’t naturally gifted at the art of, well, gifting, we've done the heavy lifting. Below are gifts guaranteed to help you rise through the ranks of gift-giving hierarchy — all for under £50.
These are the best gifts for under £50 in 2025.
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Apple AirTag
Best For Professionals
It's hard to keep track of little things like keys (and phones and wallets...) which is why the Apple AirTag makes a great gift. It uses a combo of Bluetooth, Ultra Wideband Technology, and Apple’s Find My network to ensure that your bits and pieces never get lost. Especially good for Apple users.
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Inflatable Dinosaur Costume
Best For Costume Parties
Dinosaurs are making a serious comeback. This inflatable dino costume is a roar-some addition to any wardrobe, whether you’re looking for the perfect themed-party outfit or just to take the kids by surprise.
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Dinosaur Planter
Best For Plants
Give your home a Jurassic Park style makeover with this adorable dino-shaped planter. Shaped like a brachiosaurus or T-rex (in a variety of colours) this is perfect for kids and fun-loving adults alike. Made from ceramic, it’s the prehistoric treat you never knew was missing from your living room.
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Brick Mug
Best For Coffee
For those who can’t get their minds in gear without an early morning boost of caffeine, this is a must-have — not only will it give you that much-needed caffeine, but the LEGO compatibility will get those creative juices flowing. Everything will indeed be awesome as your own scene before starting the day.
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Hand Cream Set
Best For Relaxing
There will be softness at the fingertips of your mum, or any other lady in your life, with these all-organic hand balms. Including four different creams, they’ll both moisturise and nourish, using an expertly-made mix of essential oils with rich, natural fragrances.
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Waffle Maker
Best For Foodies
This fun-sized waffle maker is ideal for anyone who takes breakfast seriously — or really, for anyone who likes to get creative in the kitchen. Everyone likes waffles. So why not make them at home?
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Bean Grinder
Best For Caffeine
This Krups coffee bean grinder is a pro-grade accessory that’s perfect for any coffee connoisseur. It’s simple to use and grinds up to 75 grams of coffee at once. That's an impressive 15 cups’ worth at once.
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Zen Garden
Best For Desks
For your friend or family member who has been trying to “get into” meditation for the past three years, this miniature Zen garden is a solid first step. The attractive frame makes a handsome addition to any desk, coffee table, or bookshelf.
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Herb Saver
Best For Chefs
Regardless of which side of the coriander debate you’re on, we can all agree that stale herbs are the pits. The Herb Saver can help you prolong the life of an array of kitchen herbs by up to three weeks, and it’s especially designed to fit in a fridge door for easy storage.
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Oil Diffuser Lamp
Best For Stress
This aromatherapy oil diffuser is great for anyone who can use a calming presence in their life. It has three light settings and a lovely walnut look that will subtly complement any home’s aesthetic — whether the style is modern or classic.
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Cold Brew Maker
Best For Chilled Drinks
Go ahead and hit that snooze button — this cold brew iced coffee maker lets you create cold brew at home, so you can skip the morning shuffle through that outrageous queue at the café. Just fill filter with beans, add water, and leave it in the fridge.
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Smart Plugs
Best For Tech
For those keen to set up a smart home, these easy-to-install smart outlets are a good start. Use these WiFi plugs for making morning coffee from bed, putting nightlights on a timer, and monitoring household data — all via your phone. Compatible with Alexa, Google Home and other systems.
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Squeakee Balloon Dog
Best For Interactive Toy
Here's one for the grown-up kid who never got a balloon animal at their pal’s birthday party. It’s a retro-style update on the always popular robot dog. It moves, yaps, and responds to sounds and tickles — you can even deflate this doggy, though he pops right back up with a quick pump.
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Slow Feeder
Best For Pet Parents
Outward Hound are one of the go-to brands for the best doggy toys and accessories. The fun feeder is designed to slow down a pet’s eating time, which helps healthy eating and improves digestion. A brilliant gift that shows you love a friend or family member’s pet as much as they do..
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Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker
Best For Playlists
This waterproof portable speaker can withstand sun, sand, and surf. It’s sure to be appreciated by any frequent traveler, beach-junkie, camping buddy, or that friend who treats the shower like a one-person concert.
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Kids Against Maturity
Best For Families
A game for all ages that encourages adults to act like kids, and kids to behave like little devils. Packed with 600 questions, there’s toilet humour, innuendo, and all-round hilarity. The rules are simple — pick the funniest, filthiest, most outrageous answer to any question on the card.
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Mini Food Processor
Best For Lunch
This bite-size kitchen tool comes from NutriBullet, so a health boost is absolutely guaranteed. It’s an all-in-one blender, mixer, and processor. In works super-fast, so you can zhuzh up juices and other health-kick combos at the press of a button.
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Bamboo Charging Station
Best For Collectors
In this increasingly-connected, device-led world, you can never have too many charging ports. That’s why anyone would love this charging station with five ports. That's an entire household’s worth of charging space. The bamboo style also makes a nice change for clunky tech that takes over the corners of most rooms.
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Glass Wine Carafe
Best For Socialising
Up your bar cart accessory game with this Sagaform wine carafe. The hand-blown glass container holds two litres, is dishwasher safe, and looks simply lovely as a centrepiece. This classic glassware may look expensive, but won’t break the bank.
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Smartwatch
Best For Fitness
Not every bit of wearable tech needs to cost the equivalent of a home gym. This smart watch offers the fitness basics — which is often all the wearer needs — with an easy-to-use touchscreen. It still offers a variety of features and provides all the vitals needed for monitoring fitness and progress.
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Water Flask
Best For Walking
You can’t overstate the importance of a solid, always-to-hand water bottle — for ether traveling round the world or just commuting to work. This is a high-quality, leak-proof bottle with vacuum insulation technology and durable stainless-steel construction. Refreshingly reliable.
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Travel Pillow
Best For Flying
Okay, so it looks a little silly — but who wouldn't love this? Made from high quality eiderdown cotton, the Ostrich Pillow works wonders as a neck pillow or eye mask for folks who are always on the go. The pillow is filled with coated microbeads and is perfectly adjustable. In addition, the travel pillow's materials are breathable, so it's never too hot when you're wearing it around your neck or on your eyes.
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Solar Power Bank
Best For Camping
For your outdoorsy friends or family members who want to stay connected while they commune with Mother Nature, this solar-powered charging bank is the perfect present. It features a compass, high power capacity, and an LED flashlight to boot.
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Cocktail Kit
Best For Festivals
Sometimes a little liquid courage is necessary to make the whole hurtling-through-the-air-in-an-oversized-sardine-can thing a tad more tolerable. The Cocktail Box Co is a classy addition to any traveller’s arsenal. With different cocktails to choose from.
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Turkish Coasters
Best For Tea Drinkers
Tea drinkers will brew cup after cup — just to use these beautiful Turkish-style coasters. Made from tin and cork, they don’t only protect wooden from ugly rings, they add some Mediterranean flair to the room, with bright, bold geometric designs.
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Trunk of Drunk
Best For Parties
For the friend who loves a fun beer session. This box contains the bits and pieces for 12 essential drinking games, including beer pong, never have I ever, ring of fire, and more. They’ll never be stuck for party game ideas again.
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Travel Adapter
Best For Travel
It’s not the sexiest gift in the world, but is among the most useful. Everyone appreciates the power of a universal adapter when they’re on their hols. Give this brick-life adapter as a gift and it will soon become a must-pack item. It also lets you charge up to six devices at once and covers 150+ countries.
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Smart Speaker
Best For Smart Homes
A smart home isn't complete without an Echo — and the newest Dot makes it easier than ever to add the convenience of Alexa to any room. The third generation Dot is the cutest yet, complete with better sound and microphones than earlier ones. They can control smart devices like lights or blinds, become a household intercom, Order pizza or an Uber, and more. You're basically gifting an easier (lazier) life, and who wouldn't want that?
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Never Soggy Cereal Bowl
Best For Breakfast
We'll state the obvious: Soggy cereal is nasty. If the person you're buying for is a cereal-every-morning person (or just doesn't like their food to touch), this compartment bowl is a simple life hack. The split design keeps milk separate from cereal, keeping it crunchy, or makes snacks like crisps and salsa way easier.
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Darth Vader Slippers
Best For Comfort
If the power of the Force is a hot topic of conversation at your family’s dinner table or if your friend group schedules an annual Star Wars viewing party, these slippers are sure to be a hit. With sizes to fits all adults.
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Exploding Kittens
Best For Cat People
Dubbed “a card game for people who love kittens and explosions”. It sounds random, but this irreverent card game is a cult sensation. It’s immense fun for parties and family get-togethers — a Russian roulette-style game in which the object is to stop your kitty from, well, exploding.
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Ice Moulds
Best For Home Bars
Whisky stones are so last year. This ice mold is perfect for the whisky or scotch enthusiast who has a goth or piratey leaning. In addition to ice, this silicone mould lets you get creative with homemade chocolates or other skull-shaped delicacies.
Joseph Green
Global Shopping Editor
Joseph Green is the Global Shopping Editor for Mashable. He covers VPNs, headphones, fitness gear, dating sites, streaming, and shopping events like Black Friday and Prime Day.
Joseph is also Executive Editor of Mashable's sister site, AskMen.
