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Gifts They Won’t Secretly Re-Gift


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Don’t Give Them All the Same Necklace
Brooklyn-based Erica Weiner’s antique-inspired lockets can be customized ($90 at Malin Landaeus; 646-361-0261).


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Because They Carry Different Things
Metallic pouches for storing “girlie stuff,” “euros,” or “receipts” (Loose Pockets, $145 at Anya Hindmarch; 212-750-3974).


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Flashback to Your Kindergarten Days
Pair a pretty glass vase with a bag of goldfish. If it’s your brand of schmaltz, pre-name each duo: Rhett and Scarlett, Johnny and Baby, the Phantom and Christine, for starters (bowl, $150 at Kate Spade; 212-274-1991).


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The Most Universally Cheerful Gift
Plant a different flower inside each (Guy Wolff Rose pots, $4 to $6 at Smith & Hawken; 212-925-1190).


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One Likes Jasmine, the Other Likes Patchouli
Let them custom-blend a fragrance at the Memoire Liquide Bespoke Perfumery ($50 at Henri Bendel; 212-247-1100).


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Monogrammed Stationery Is Too Obvious
Get them each a different quirky pattern (note cards, $36 for six at Superdeluxe; 212-260-8300).

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