Cadeaugids
(for toddlers, men, and your best friend)
Okay, the struggle is real. Since the baby boom among my friends, I suddenly have toddlers' birthdays to consider. Now I want the daddies and mommies to still like me, so a little effort is appreciated. In about a week and a half, it's Father's Day, and this year it would be nice if I don't give socks. And the luxury gift is also on the calendar. I have exactly zero minutes to walk into a store, so the world wide web is my shop. These are the best and most original online addresses to find those gifts.
For the man
Let me buy a house, plan a world trip, or plan a business takeover; I'm okay with that. But buying a gift for a man, goodness, how difficult. First of all, you hope he smokes or drinks whiskey, because then you're done with some tobacco and a bottle. Does he not? Panic. But from now on, no more, because you buy what men like at Concrete Matter. My life has become significantly easier, you understand.
For the toddler
I find this so annoying. You want something that especially doesn't make noise, they shouldn't choke on it, but it also has to be the coolest. I have a pearl, what am I saying, a rough diamond for you. Here you will shop until EVERYTHING is gone. You can order online or just browse in the store in Rotterdam, but you will definitely find something fun at Orange Mayonnaise. Really, I've never been so excited about a children's store. For all your birth gifts, Store of Daydreams is also worth scrolling through.
For your best friend
It's really not such a difficult task, but rather the most fun. Shopping for your best friend is like shopping for yourself. You know exactly what you can bring. So just go as fast as you can to & Other Stories. You want everything. To buy for her, of course. Just sniff around a soft leather envelope at the stationary collection or make her the prettiest with a nice set from the jewellery department. Still not done shopping? Just swing by OU. Boutique Stories. You can find everything for your mothers, toddlers, and friends. And secretly especially for yourself, but we won't say that out loud.
For the home freak
Hello, it's me here. If you stop by Vintagelab15 or Juniqe, then you can come to my birthday. And if you bring such a lovely words lamp, you can stay even longer. You can also take a round at Juniqe for some artyfarty prints for the wall. I'm in love with the Abstractions Aside.
“Big, fat crisis, because what do you give a child or a man?”
For the luxury gift
You have those friends who ooze luxury. And before you completely mess up with a cheap ass bag, you better aim for conquering the luxury with a scented candle from Diptyque or a body balm from Aesop. You need to go to Skins Cosmetics by the way. Another great one for your luxury friend: everything from Marie-Stella-Maris.
For the writer
It can happen that you have an overload of writers in your area. Or those dreamers who forget EVERYTHING every other minute. They are nowhere without a notebook or a pimped laptop sleeve. Then you just go visit Lilian's favorite; My Interior Musthaves. You get the cutest gifts from there. Think: a jungle party on your old trusty Mac or a small notebook for big ideas. Done is Keesie.
For the green hipster
Flowers: move over, the plant is what you want to give and receive. It must be a nice little plant, and you can just order that online. At the Green Lifestyle Store you have the prettiest cacti or a nice banana specimen.
For the sloth
Shopping, wrapping, and delivering it the next day to the birthday person in question? Then you shop efficiently at the good old Bij of course. Just be careful not to end up as a blissful hoarder among the designers, because that is extremely dangerous.
