the savour present list

lovely things that people will actually want to open this year

Traditionally, I’m one of those people who has their Christmas shopping tidied up by October. These days, I’m not - instead, I’m someone who thinks about petitioning their family to once again consider a present amnesty this year. Gosh, we’ve all got so much stuff. I get quite overwhelmed by it all. Nevertheless, somehow the “gifting” (a word I have inexplicable hatred over) persists, and we all flail around not knowing what to buy, and then have to find places for it.

These two factors - frenzied organisation and feverish overwhelm - have informed this present list, which is exactly why you should read it. I promise you, these are things people will value and appreciate and thank you for, even those who have everything.

A timely reminder here that if you feel like giving a savour subscription to someone this year, that is absolutely a thing you can do - and I’d be delighted to send a handwritten savour card for the recipient before Christmas if so. Just head to savour.com/gift to tick another one (or two, or three) off your list - and save 15% in the process.