Costco carries this one. If your client is a fan of Iberico ham from Spain or prosciutto from Italy, this is a great themed gift. The box is quite large. It includes an entire leg of cured meat, with the stand and a carving knife!
5. Christmas Pudding
Cost $35-$50
Are they an Anglophile? Watch much Bridgerton or Downton Abbey? This variation on fruitcake is a British classic. You often see it served with brandy poured on top and set alight, producing a blue flame. Williams Sonoma carries a two-pound one for about $50. The British firm Tiptree has a two-pound version for about $35. They say that size serves 10 people. You can also find ones about half the size in the mid-$20s.
6. Omaha Steaks
Cost: $85-$89
You have seen them advertised. You get their mailings. Four filet mignons, 6 oz. each, run about $84.00. They have a more extensive package, featuring four top sirloins, with lots of other stuff at $89.99.
Here’s a luxury item! Zabars, the famous deli in New York, carries American Hackleback Sturgeon caviar at $75 for a 2-ounce jar. They also sell red salmon caviar for $80 a pound, but the packaging is nowhere near as impressive. Saks Fifth Avenue carries Petrossian Royal Siberian Caviar, packaged in France, at $78 for 30 grams (That’s about an ounce).
In communities with sizable Eastern European populations, you can often find black and red caviar for far cheaper in local supermarkets.
8. Champagne
Cost: $56
We recently bought four 187 ml (quarter bottle) sized Moet champagnes as a gift for $14 each, or about $56 + tax.
The brand is iconic. The size is cute. They have a real cork in the neck. There are times a single client wants champagne with dinner, but isn’t ready to open a full bottle.
9. Book Signed by Their Favorite Author
Cost: The price of a book, plus your time
This will take some research on your part. Do they have a favorite author? If so, do they have a new book out for Christmas? Are they doing a book signing tour? Does one of the major chains (Barnes & Noble, for example) have signed copies in stock?
10. Passport cover.
Cost: $60
This might encourage your client to travel in 2025. The Coach Outlets (website) show their passport cases at about $60. The attractive feature of this gift is it would be equally useful for men and women. Age is not a factor either.
11. Baked goods.
Cost: The price of a few basic ingredients, plus your time
My wife loves baking cookies. This is her traditional December activity. We recently supported a membership appreciation event for our favorite nonprofit. She baked more than 600 cookies! Many clients appreciate the personal element of the gift. They might give you cookies in return.
12. A Contribution to Their Favorite Charity
Cost: Up to you
They have everything. They are gluten intolerant. They don’t drink. They are charitable. If you make a contribution in their honor to their favorite charity. The nonprofit will likely get in touch and let them know.
