Gifts Under $50

Gifts under $50 is where you shop for the list: the host, the teacher, the coworker, the neighbor who took in the mail, and every stocking in the house. It's also where a small gift has to work hardest.

On the shelf now: Viski's bar tools, Menagerie's stainless steel animal pourers, Kikkerland's ice molds, Lineage's room sprays in amber glass, Kalastyle's Icelandic volcanic ash soap, and our own engraved whiskey glass with a city's streets cut into it. Boozy Cherries, HomArt's printed matchboxes and a shelf of cards and wrapping paper fill in the rest.

Under $50 is not a lesser shelf. It's the one with the least room for a bad idea.

When one gift has to carry the whole occasion, step up to gifts under $150.

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How to Choose a Gift Under $50

At this price the best gifts do one thing well, get used up, or get used every week. Skip the gift that needs explaining and buy the one that gets opened and used that night.

Buy Something That Gets Used Up

Consumables are the safest gifts under $50, because nobody has to find a place for them. Kalastyle's Hallo Iceland soap is made with real volcanic ash from Iceland, for face and body. Nippon Kodo, a Japanese incense house with roots in the sixteenth century, makes its incense sticks on a thin bamboo core. Lineage's room sprays come in 3.75-ounce amber glass bottles, in scents from Fraser Fir to Tobacco & Spice. HomArt's matchboxes each hold 50 safety matches printed with illustrations like butterfly specimens and beetles.

Elizabeth W makes its bath and sleep goods in small batches, from fizzing bath balls to pillow sprays made to be misted onto pillows before sleep.

The hostess gift we'd bring every time is something they can open at the door and use before the night is over.

Or Something Small They'll Use Every Week

Viski builds its bar tools for stirred drinks like Manhattans, Negronis and Old Fashioneds, down to a weighted barspoon whose end doubles as a muddler. Kikkerland's molds make ice balls that slow the melt. Menagerie's animal pourers are stainless steel with a silicone seal that aerates every pour. More of the bar lives in barware.

Buy for Where They Live

Local gifts land with people who moved here and people who left. Our engraved whiskey glass carries a city's actual streets laser-engraved into rim-tempered glass and goes in the dishwasher. Blue Ridge Mountain's Cincinnati map glassware is printed with the city's streets. The embroidered Cincinnati Tea Towel and Clayton & Crume's leather Ohio coasters round it out.

Gifts Under $50 by Occasion

Here's how we'd shop the list, from the first party invitation to the last stocking.

  • Hostess gifts: a Lineage candle or room spray, or something from Elizabeth W's bath shelf. More candles live in Candles + Scents.
  • For the home bartender: a jar of In the Curious Kitchen's Boozy Cherries, Amarena cherries slow-infused with bourbon in Frankfort, Kentucky, with a Menagerie pourer for the bottle.
  • Stocking stuffers: HomArt matches, Kikkerland ice molds, Nippon Kodo incense and Kalastyle soap.
  • For the friend who needs a laugh: SuckUK's Self Help flask, a flask disguised as a paperback.
  • Game night: a mahjong primer from our book shelf. We teach the game too, in mahjong classes.
  • For kids: Copernicus Toys' science kits, built for curious kids with an adult nearby.
  • Puzzles and games: WS Game Company's Vintage Bookshelf Editions, linen-wrapped and true to the originals.
  • Housewarming: a small Bergs Potter terracotta pot and saucer. Our housewarming gift guide has more.

Wrapping and Presentation

Every purchase leaves in High St. branded tissue and a premium bag with cord handles and a gold-foil logo. We don't offer traditional gift wrap, but we sell select wrapping paper, like Red Cap Cards' prints, and a shelf of greeting cards to finish the job at home.

Gifts Under $50 in Cincinnati

Small gifts are easier to choose in person, where you can pick up the glass, open the soap and read the card. The full shelf is on the floor in Over-the-Rhine.

High St. is a 17,000-square-foot lifestyle store at 1401 Reading Rd in Over-the-Rhine. We're open every day but Tuesday, 10am to 6pm, with Sunday hours of 11am to 4pm. Call 513.723.1901 with a budget and a headcount, and we'll pull options before you get here. In-stock online orders are usually ready for pickup in about two hours, and shipping is free over $150, which a few gifts under $50 reach quickly.

After the Shopping

Rosemary's is inside High St., on the second floor, for a coffee or a glass once the list is done.

FAQ

Gifts Under $50: Questions We Get Asked on the Floor

If you have a question that isn't here, just ask. 

What is a good gift under $50?

Something they'll use up or use every week. A bar of Kalastyle soap, a Lineage room spray, a Viski bar tool or Kikkerland's ice molds all come in well under the budget. If you're torn, pick the one they'll use first.

What's the difference between gifts under $50 and gifts under $150?

Gifts under $50 is for buying in quantity, the hosts, teachers, coworkers and stockings. Gifts under $150 puts the budget into one piece with heavier materials, like leather barware or a Trudon candle. Start here for a list, and step up when one gift has to carry the occasion.

What's a good hostess gift under $50?

Bring something they can open at the door and use that night. A Lineage candle or room spray, or a jar of Boozy Cherries for the first round of Manhattans, all work. Pair it with a card from our stationery shelf.

What gifts under $50 suit someone who likes cocktails?

Start with the tools. Viski builds its barspoon for stirred drinks like Manhattans and Negronis, Kikkerland's molds make ice balls that slow the melt, and Menagerie's pourers aerate as they pour. A jar of Boozy Cherries finishes the round.

What are good Cincinnati gifts under $50?

Blue Ridge Mountain's Cincinnati map glassware prints the city's streets on the glass. The embroidered Cincinnati Tea Towel and Clayton & Crume's leather Ohio coasters finish the set.

Can matches ship anywhere?

No. Because of shipping regulations, HomArt's matches ship to the continental US only. Anywhere else, pick them up in person or choose a candle or incense instead.

Do you offer gift wrapping?

We don't offer traditional gift wrap. Every purchase goes out in High St. branded tissue and a premium bag with cord handles and a gold-foil logo. We also sell select wrapping paper and greeting cards if you'd rather wrap at home.

Where can I buy gifts under $50 in Cincinnati?

High St., a 17,000-square-foot lifestyle store at 1401 Reading Rd in Over-the-Rhine, carries gifts under $50 across candles, barware, bath, stationery and games. We're open every day but Tuesday, 10am to 6pm, with Sunday hours of 11am to 4pm. In-stock online orders are usually ready for pickup in about two hours, and shipping is free over $150.

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