Gifts for people who have everything: Christmas ideas that land

The simplest answer is to hand the choice back. When someone already owns the good headphones, the nice knives and the pair of sunglasses they actually like, the risk with any specific object is that they have it already, or something better. A choice takes that risk away.

The Choice Gift Card does exactly that. It can be exchanged for gift cards from 300+ brands, and the balance can be split, so $100 might become a book, a lunch out and something for the garden. That makes it one of the more honest gifts for someone who has everything: you are not pretending to know better than they do.

At Christmas, the Merry Christmas Gift Card gives the same choice of 300+ brands with a festive design. Both come in amounts from $20 to $1,000. If you want gift ideas for someone who has everything that still feel considered, add a message saying why you left the choice to them.

Most men who have everything are not short of things. They are short of reasons to stop and do something new. So instead of another gadget, think about what he enjoys doing and give him more of it.

For the person who likes a bit of a thrill, an Adrenaline gift card opens up thousands of options, from skydiving and hot air ballooning to race car driving and scenic flights. Amounts run from $25 to $300, and he picks the one that suits him. A summer morning in the air stays with someone far longer than another thing in a drawer.

For someone who would rather sit down than strap in, Restaurant Choice covers dinner at hundreds of participating restaurants around Australia, from $10 to $300. It suits the friend who knows every new opening in town and the dad who has been going to the same Italian place for twenty years.

Neither idea depends on him being a particular type. That is what makes them good gifts for the person who has everything: they work for anyone who enjoys a day out or a long meal, whoever they are.

The same thinking applies here, with different cards. Leave the decorative bits on the shop shelf, and look at how she likes to spend her time.

If she is always the one planning the next outing, a Red Balloon gift card gives access to thousands of options, from something adventurous to a relaxing getaway. It starts at $20 and goes up to $300, so it works for a small thank you or a bigger birthday.

For someone who never slows down, a Blys In-Home Massage gift card brings a professional massage to her own lounge room, with a choice of massage styles. It runs from $10 to $200, and there is no drive home afterwards.

For a person who likes to learn by doing, a ClassBento gift card covers hands-on classes such as pottery, painting or cooking. It is a gift that leaves behind a new skill rather than more clutter.

Every one of these would suit a brother, a partner or a best mate just as well. Choose by what they enjoy, not by who they are.

Sometimes the most welcome gift for a person with everything is one that looks beyond them. An Evertreen gift card lets them plant real trees in areas that need it, helping restore ecosystems. It runs from $30 to $120. There is no guilt attached and no lecture, just a quiet good thing done in their name, which tends to suit people who already feel they have enough.

If you are still deciding what to buy someone who has everything, think about time away for the person who never takes any. HotelCheque can be used at thousands of hotels worldwide, from $20 to $1,000. They pick the hotel, whether that is a few nights down the coast in February or a city break later in the year.

The finishing touch costs nothing. Add a personal message on the product page saying why you chose that card, because the reason is often what they remember. At checkout, send it to yourself and share it on the day, or straight to them by email. Either way, it arrives within minutes.

For more Christmas gifts for someone who has everything, browse our Christmas gift cards and pick the one that sounds most like them.

Even the hardest person to buy for is easy to please when the gift is theirs to choose.