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The Upgrade by Lifehacker

How to Buy the Perfect Present

The Upgrade by Lifehacker

Lifehacker

Tech News, News, How To, Education, Self-improvement

4.6688 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Buying presents can be a stressful activity. It's often hard to know what to buy for that film buff friend, or for the brother-in-law who's really into cooking these days. Fortunately, The Upgrade is here to help—just think of it as our gift to you. Listen as seven Lifehacker staffers each share three perfect gift ideas, from artful prints to wireless gadgets to Secret Santa hacks, to help you buy the perfect present. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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That's audible.com slash Wondery UK. Hello and welcome to The Upgrade, the podcast from the team at LifeHacker, where we help you improve your life one week at a time.

1:08.5

I'm Melissa Kirsch, editor-in-chief of Lifehacker, and today we're

1:12.1

talking about how to buy the perfect present, just in time for your non-denominational holiday season.

1:18.8

Buying gifts can be stressful, it can be anxiety-inducing, but the upgrade is here to help. Just think of it

1:24.1

as our gift to you. Today, you'll hear from a range of Lifehacker staffers on the gifts they hope to give and

1:30.2

receive this year.

1:31.4

I hope you've got your shopping list handy because you're going to want to write these down.

1:36.4

Video producer Abuza Far has recommendations for the techie on your list.

1:40.3

The perfect gift if you're a parent with young kids, or honestly, if you're an adult, who's a kid at heart?

1:46.5

Health editor Beth Skorecki rounds up the best fitness gifts.

1:49.7

Think about what they already like to do and how you can make that experience better for them.

1:54.2

Senior video producer Joel Kahn covers presents for film buffs.

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