Gifts for Coworker under $25

Didion's account of the year after her husband died. The grief book readers hand to other readers.

The chili crisp that goes on eggs, noodles, pizza and ice cream. Crunchy, numbing, and gone in a month.

A four inch waffle maker for eleven dollars. Dorm rooms, chaffles, hash browns, and the most fun stocking stuffer here.

Black tea with three cinnamons, orange and clove. Tastes sweet with no sugar in it.

Michael Myers by way of crosswords and punch-out paper dolls. The stocking-stuffer tier of horror gifts.

A wide blade for the big stuff: squash, cabbage, a whole bag of potatoes. Stocking stuffer money.

These fun, versatile sponges make cleaning any surface a breeze.

The hot sauce in the geometric bottle with truffle in it. The stocking stuffer for the person who puts hot sauce on everything.

Fragrance free, tear free, and a big bottle. The practical thing to tuck into a baby shower bag.

The zester every cook owns and every new cook is missing. Parmesan, lemon, garlic, nutmeg, done.

The big Yankee jar that smells like the tree lot. 150 hours of burn for twenty dollars, the neighbor gift that always lands.

Twenty-four Flair pens in every color. The teacher gift that gets used on the first stack of grading.

The little pink jar on every teenager's nightstand. Lip balm you sleep in, in the berry scent everyone asks for.

The anti-colic bottle, in the small newborn size. Four of them, because one is always in the sink.

Two teams, one-word clues, twenty-five words on the table. The party game that works with grandparents and gamers at once.