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Every year, as we approach the festive season, Oprah drops her "Oprah's Favourite Things List", a polished list of "must-haves" to be the best version of yourself. From essentials for the busy host with the most, to boujee wellness gadgets guaranteed to help you shed the kilos. Well, move over Oprah, because it’s time for Lori’s Favourite Things 2025.

At The Inappropriate Gift Co, we're all for hyping up gift buying as the holy grail of happiness. We throw around impressive facts like how buying gifts for others releases 80% of your daily dopamine requirements (and how 46% of statistics are completely made up). But let’s get real for a second, gift shopping isn’t always sunshine and serotonin. Read on to discover the 7 reasons people hate gift shopping and what you can do about it.

Dads can be notoriously hard to buy for, mostly because they either already have everything or genuinely want nothing except to be left alone. Sure, if money were no object, you could gift him a flame-throwing 10-burner BBQ fit for a caveman king. But if the funds are low and the appreciation is high, go for something that’ll make him laugh and remind him he’s loved and to say thank you for the blocked toilet repairs and 2am nightclub picks even though you're a "functioning" adult.