Gifts for People Who Have Everything

Start with what they would never buy for themselves. People who have everything tend to spend on things, not on time, so an afternoon off or a night away feels like a real present. An experience beats an object for the same reason. There is no shelf to clear, and the story lasts a lot longer than the thing itself.

Treats that get used up work well too, like a long dinner out or a round of something fun, because nothing is left to clutter the house. And when you truly cannot tell, give them the freedom to choose. That can be the right gift for someone who has everything, because it trusts that they know their own taste better than you do. So when you wonder what to buy someone who has everything, think less about the object and more about the moment it creates.

Each of these is an e-gift card sent by email, and each suits a different kind of person who seems to own it all.

1. Bucketlistgift Gift Card

A Bucketlistgift Gift Card goes toward experiences instead of objects, from a skydive to a cooking class. It suits the person who says yes to anything new and still talks about that hot-air balloon ride from years ago. For someone who owns everything, this is a gift that ends in a story rather than a drawer. It comes in amounts from $50 to $150.

2. Hotelgiftcard

With a Hotelgiftcard, they pick their own hotel stay from places all over the world, from a cozy boutique inn to a city hotel for the weekend. It suits the couple who keep promising themselves time off and never book it. Nobody runs out of room for a night away. Amounts go from $10 to $1,000, so it works as a small gesture or a generous one.

3. SpaFinder Gift Card

The SpaFinder Gift Card is accepted at thousands of spas, salons and wellness locations across the US. It suits the parent who looks after everyone else and never books a massage for themselves. People who have everything rarely have enough quiet, and quiet is exactly what this buys. Amounts run from $10 to $150.

4. Global Experiences Card Gift Card

The Global Experiences Card is redeemed online for hotels, activities and travel experiences around the world. It suits the traveler who has ticked off every city on the usual list and wants something less obvious next time. Instead of another souvenir, they get a day out wherever they happen to be heading. It comes in amounts from $25 to $150.

5. Topgolf Gift Card

A Topgolf gift card turns into an evening in a climate-controlled bay, with good food and a little friendly competition. It suits the friend who already owns the clubs, the rangefinder and the fancy gloves, and still loves an excuse to swing. It is also a gift they will want to share, which makes it feel bigger than the amount. Choose anything from $10 to $150.

6. The Cheesecake Factory Gift Card

A gift card for The Cheesecake Factory is for the food lover who is impossible to shop for but never turns down a long dinner. The menu runs to more than 250 dishes, plus the cheesecakes that gave the place its name. It works online and in the restaurant, and it gets used up, so nothing ends up in a closet. Amounts go from $10 to $150.

7. Multi Choice Gift Card

The Multi Choice Gift Card is our own card, and it hands over the whole decision. The person you are giving it to picks from 500+ brand gift cards and can split the amount across several of them. It suits anyone whose taste you respect but cannot predict, which is most people who have everything. Amounts run from $10 to $750, so it fits a small thank you or a big birthday.

December is when this question gets loud, usually the week your list is done except for one name. Unique Christmas gifts for that person lean on time rather than things: a hotel night after the holidays, a spa morning in the quiet days before New Year's, a dinner out once the leftovers are gone. Unusual Christmas gifts don't have to be strange. They just have to be something nobody else at the table thought of.

For a Christmas gift for someone who has everything, the Merry Christmas Gift Card is the Christmas design of the Multi Choice Gift Card, so they still get to choose. It lands in their inbox within minutes, which helps a lot when that one name is still unchecked on December 23.

Gifts for hard to buy for people get easier once you name the type. The parent who says they need nothing usually means it, so give them an afternoon instead, like a spa visit or a dinner they don't have to cook. The partner who buys things the minute they want them is easier to surprise with plans, such as a hotel night or an evening at Topgolf together.

Then there is the friend with a strong opinion on everything, and that is where gifts for picky people come in. Don't try to out-guess them. The more particular someone is, the more sense it makes to let them choose, and they will quietly like that you noticed.

When no idea on this list feels quite right, hand the choice to them. With the Multi Choice Gift Card from Wow Gift Card, the person you are giving it to picks from 500+ brand gift cards. Browse our choice gift cards if you would like one built around a theme instead. Add a personal message on the product page, then decide at checkout whether the card comes to you or goes straight to them, and it is sent by email within minutes.

The brand cards above each follow their own rules, so see brand details on each card's page before you buy. Terms are set solely by the brand. Checking takes a minute and saves a surprise later.

Even people who have everything like being asked what they want.