Apr 27, 2020

Ask the Strategist: What’s the Best Birthday Gift (When You’re Quarantined Together?)




n our advice column, Ask the Strategist, we take your most burning shopping questions and survey friends, call up experts, and draw on our own personal experience to answer them. As always, please comment with any questions of your own — we’re here to help.
Question: What do you suggest buying for someone’s birthday when you’re trapped in quarantine together?
Celebrating a birthday when there’s a stay-at-home order in effect is kind of a bummer (but hey, at least it’s historic?). And just because we’re all practicing social distancing doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun. We’ve uncovered 26 gifts for every kind of person, whether you’re observing the birth of your partner, your child, or your roommate you only sort of know. Best of all, these gifts can all be purchased online — but consider ordering a couple of weeks before you’ll need it, since delivery drivers are working overtime right now and some nonessentials are experiencing delays.

If the news is giving them insomnia

YnM Bamboo Weighted Blanket

If they panic-cut their own bangs (or dyed their own hair) and it didn’t go so well

Madewell Denim Baseball Cap

If you can name their favorite YouTube channels by now

Sony Wireless Noise Cancelling Over-the-Ear Headphones with Google Assistant

If they’ve finally given in and started a TikTok

Neewer 18-Inch Dimmable Fluorescent Ring-Light Kit

If they’re tired of doing the Instagram push-up challenge

Harbinger Multi-Gym Sport

If they’ve binged on Tiger King (twice)

Drowsy Tiger Rug

If they’ve run out of whodunnits on Netflix

Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Series

source - https://nymag.com/strategist/article/birthday-gifts-for-quarantine.html


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