Twelve Gifts Under $100 We Would Actually Send
No novelty mugs, no "world's best" anything. Things adults are pleased to receive.
The gift guide is the most cynical format in journalism. We try, here, to make ours the least cynical version of the thing. Everything on this list is something at least two people on our staff have bought for someone they love and would buy again.
For the kitchen
Field Company Cast Iron No. 6 skillet, $85. Lighter than a Lodge, smoother than a Le Creuset, and it will outlive its owner. Zwilling Pro paring knife, $60, if he already has a chef's knife.
For the desk
Grovemade walnut monitor stand, $99. A pack of three Uni-ball Kuru Toga Advance mechanical pencils, $18, for the person who takes notes on paper.
For the road
Peak Design Everyday Sling 6L in Bone, $89. The Bellroy Card Sleeve wallet in the new stitched charcoal, $59. Neither will be replaced for five years.
For the reader
The Library of America edition of Robert Caro's Working, $28. Verlyn Klinkenborg's Several Short Sentences About Writing, $14. Both under the mailing weight.
For the person who has everything
A Chemex six-cup with a year of pre-ground Counter Culture Big Trouble subscription, $92 combined. It arrives every Tuesday.
