Gifts under $15 for adults: 50+ gifts that are cool, whatever your budget
Who says giving cool gifts has to be spendy? We've found so many incredibly cool, affordable gifts all $15 or under, for every adult on your list, and we'd be happy to get -- or give -- any of them this year.
Whether you're shopping for coworkers, cousins, Secret Santa gifts, or just a whole lot of family and friends, we hope you find things you love here.
Be sure to visit our newly updated 2019 list of 50 fabulous gifts under $15 for adults
And more than 60 fabulous gifts under $15 for kids
All gifts have been editorially determined by our staff. There has been no compensation for inclusion. (We know that's rare.)
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All discount codes in the 2018 guide expired 2018
All prices accurate at time of publication but subject to change.
Be sure to visit all of our 2019 Holiday Gift Guide categories for even more fabulous gift ideas!
Becoming, By Michelle Obama
Easily the It gift of the season.
$14.97, Amazon
Beaded skull scarf
Ooh, get one for yourself, too
$14, Shoptiques
Handmade pine candle supporting animal rescue
Sniff
$12.99, Rescue Candle
Freddy Mercury iPhone/Samsung Galaxy Case
Guaranteed to blow your mind.
$9.84 on sale, Case Magicians
Handmade photo block holder
You provide the photo
$10+, OKGOPLAY
Fight evil, read books cap
Also, newspapers. Good ones.
$15, Out of Print
Jeni’s cognac ice cream with gingerbread pint
Now that's what we call a host/hostess gift!
$12, Jeni’s online, or your local market
Related: Don't miss our 2019 list of the best holiday gifts under $15 for adults with more than 50 new ideas
Champagne flute set
Cheers, dahlinks
$12.99 JCPenney
Coleman compass with LED light
With a sweet note about never getting lost. Or wanting to get lost. Depends on your relationship.
$6.99, Target
Well-Read Woman Handmade Bookmark
Because it's true.
$10, Human is Human, with 30% donated to the ACLU
Instagram-friendly photo books
It's hip to be square
$15/ea, Artifact Uprising
“Soul” mini spice gift box
From one of our very favorite food companies. Check the site for other gift box minis, too.
$14.95, Penzey’s
“Parentite” fantasy stone pin
Manifests patience? Helps reverse fatigue? Releases pervasive, underlying fear of doing it wrong?
Sign us up.
$12, Emily McDowell
Mini, ultra-thin Bluetooth speaker
Who says tech has to be expensive?
$12.92, Amazon
Also check out 22 of the coolest tech stocking stuffers this holiday
Merry Resistmas RBG tote
Perfect place to carry his or her voter registration materials and a Justice Ginsburg good health talisman
$15, Girlie Mugs
Also check out 22 of the coolest tech stocking stuffers this holiday
Custom pet portrait
We still can't call them fur babies, but you can.
$15+ LeFlore Studio
Mini tea of the month club by Simplicity Teas
Yes, that's the real price!
$9/month, Cratejoy
Jeff Goldblum ornament
Oh, like you don't want one too?
$14.50, Taco Explosions
Custom metal key ring
Hand stamped in one of 7 mantras, or choose your own
$12+, We Are Tumble
All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire
It may be over...but it's never really over.
$15.45, Amazon
Fierce earrings in wood
Enough said
$10.99, The Blacker the Berry
Patron Saints of Rock prayer candles
Freddy, Bowie, Jimi, Prince, George... good luck picking!
$12.95/ea, The Eternal Flame
Calming affirmation stones
Calm + affirmation. We need both.
$15, Uncommon Goods
Grow your own salsa kit
Guac is extra.
$12, Uncommon Goods
L’Occitane ornament gift set
Body copy of the item.
$14, Sephora
Faux leather quilted gloves
Like Chanel, without the Chanel price
$14.90, Forever 21
Beyonce Slay embroidery DIY kit
We love all the pieces in her shop, and this one lets you make your very own.
$15, Create the Culture Embroidery
Elf Glow on the Go Selfie Light
You glow, girl
$12, Ulta
Beard Care Club Subscription
Natural beard care products shipped each month in scents that are equally fabulous and hilarious
$7.50 month, Cratejoy
Use code CRATEJOY to save 25%
Fine knit men’s sweater
For a fine man
14.99 H&M
Matching best friend wish bracelets
A more adult twist on the friendship bracelets you used to make
$14.50, Leo and Lovey
Blackish mug
For coffee. Or tea -- if coffee makes you poop.
$15 That Trini Gee
Prince Nothing Compares 2 U LP
And nothing compares to vinyl
$10.98, Urban Outfitters
Harry’s Holiday Shave Kit
A good shave is hard to find
$14.99, Target
Gaiam yoga block
Sideways, it's tricolor. So pretty.
$9.59, Target
Rifle paper 2019 planner
For a head start on the annual resolution to get organized.
$14, Anthropologie
Funemployed card game
Hilarious fun for unplugged game nights
$9.75, Amazon
Whipped cocoa butter + kokum butter for hair
Handmade in Queens, NY, to dozens of raving reviews
$10/2oz jar, Unconditional Love by C
Atari Kanji 1972 graphic tee
The coolest!
$9.99 on sale, JCPenney
Feminist icon prints
Good luck picking a favorite
$ 12/ea, The Film Artist
Mindfulness special edition mini white Buddha Board
Get your zen on
$12,96, Barnes & Noble
Sephora Collection Enchanted Sky Shadow Palette
Fantastic price and love these colors!
$10, Sephora
Basquiat crown t-shirt
Before there was Banksy, there was Basquiat
$14.90, MoMA store
Bodum 3-cup French press coffee maker
A damn fine cup of coffee for under $15
$10 on sale, Wayfair
Gratitude journal
Wow, it makes you smile just lookiig at it
$15, KnockKnock
Also see our list of printable gratitude journals, lots of them free
African design pencil or cosmetics pouch
Inspired by the cover of a 1920s African-American magazine.
$15, The Trini Gee
Hue cable sweater slipper socks
Mmmm....cozy
$15, Zappos
Bottoms Up cocktail cutting board
Perhaps add a jar of martini olives, or a tin of margarita salts
$15, Midnight Confetti
Jane Austen socks
How novel
$15, Uncommon Goods
Cable knit hat
you can just never have too many gloves, scarves or hats
$19.99 h and m
US Constitution rocks glass
Raise a glass to freedom
$14.50, The Uncommon Green
Don't forget to visit our other gift guide categories for even more ideas!
And be sure to enter our $500 Etsy gift card giveaway to help support more indie makers and artists this holiday!