Photos: Holiday gifts that will make your co-workers happy
Could Have Been an Email Mug
We’ve all been there. Stuck in a meeting that could have been done in an email. Show your co-worker you understand and buy them this mug from Cafe Press. $9.95
It has buttercream in the title. What more do you need? This holiday cookie basket from Cheryl’s Cookies is ideal for a group gift for the entire department, with boxes available with anywhere from 20 to 56 cookies. Prices range from $34.99 to $69.99.
Equality Vines has a portfolio of wines for a cause, and they’re sold in Guerneville, CA and online. The most popular collections are the LGBTQ Love Wins series and the Suffrage series, or the Biscuits & Bubbles gift basket for $50. Prices range for $30 to $68 for individual bottles.
This is for the combo chocolate/coffee lover. The Holiday Cheer Box from Colectivo includes coffee, cocoa, chocolate-covered espresso beans and chocolate-covered caramels. Oh, and a bar of dark chocolate with cacao nibs and bar of milk chocolate. $36.95
For your co-workers who are editors: The grammar mug. Just make sure you give it to someone with perfect grammar. Not someone whose grammar you want to correct. $17.95
This lavender seed kit comes in a bamboo container and includes everything needed to start the seeds. It’s perfect for any gardening-loving co-worker. $18.97
For your cynical yet realistic co-worker, the Etsy shop from footnotesstudios offers an array of “new” job descriptions, for anyone from a project manager, to a computer expert or entrepreneur. Prices range from $4.99 to $19.99 depending on the size. Frame not included.
Do you have a co-worker who recently relocated? Homesick Candles have candles that smell like home, wherever home might be. The Iowa candle, for instance, has a state fair scent of praline and cream with a touch of bourbon. $29.95
Teena Maddox is a VP at Brodeur Partners. She is a former Associate Managing Editor at TechRepublic. Teena's lifelong journalism career has included writing on staff for publications including People magazine, W magazine and Women's Wear Daily.