Sometimes, a gift giver is so good, they end up giving you something you didn’t know you needed . And once you figure that out, your life might actually be changed .
When it comes to gifts, plenty of people on Reddit had answers to the following question: ” What’s the best “I didn’t know I needed that” gift you’ve received? ” Personally, I didn’t know I needed to read through this thread!
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“A clock for the bathroom.” – shakakhannn
“Wasn’t intended for the bathroom was just a cute small clock but it matched my bathroom décor so it went there.”
Not the most conventional place for a clock, but at least it matched!
“It helped massively with time management…”
“…[especially] for morning showers when I had no idea how long my showers were and used to end up rushing to get ready for work.”
Wow. Maybe we all need bathroom clocks.
“Salad spinner, having dry lettuce is actually seriously underrated.” – Taygr
This has me thinking. What if the reason why so many of us don’t like salad is that our lettuce is always too soggy? Food for thought (pun intended).
“Snow/ice grips for boots.” – [deleted]
“Living in a place where no one seems to know how to clear a sidewalk, they make a difference.”
This can actually make the difference between a normal walk in the middle of winter, and slipping every five seconds.
“One of those plastic covers to use in the microwave… absolutely game changing.” – pmME_urTITS-plz
I think it’s safe to say that this is kind of essential. If you’re someone who loves to reheat soup or really saucy pasta, you need a microwave cover. Trust me on this.
“Gave my now-husband a Gerber brand multi tool for a gift early on in our dating days.” – LadyCiani
“Pretty sure he didn’t understand why I bought him anything like it. He was a pizza delivery man at the time, and did nothing that justified it.”
“I bought it because my dad has a Leatherman multi tool, and uses it constantly. My dad worked at a power plant.”
“Now my husband is much handier (partly from being around my family). He wears his multi tool every day, even to his desk job working with software. But he constantly pulls it out to help people with things.”
You truly never know when you might need a knife, I guess.
“My mom just randomly bought me a jogging shirt saying. Maybe you can use this if you run.” – itsdtx
“I was unhealthy fat short kid, she was trying to encourage me. Couldn’t even run 1 km without questioning my existence.”
“Several months later I could do 10km in below 40 min, and ran 50km a week.”
“I got so thin that my friends mom asked me if I’m sick (she thought I had cancer).”
I guess this is what happens when you lose a lot of weight, but don’t have a lot of muscle.
“After a while I realized that this is not good for my back.”
“So I started lifting weights in the neighbourhood gym. I went there so much that the owner made me take charge of it.”
“I’m now the head of the gym and have transformed it completely.”
“I don’t look sick anymore and have a healthy amount of muscle. But I’m still short.
“All of this because of some random running fleece shirt. I still have it today 10 years later…”
This really shows how a simple gift can make a huge difference in someone’s life.
“A steak quesadilla.” – Ops01
As weird as this sounds, the commenter actually had a really nice explanation for why this gift was so good.
“Was going through a lot, had a bad day, life falling apart, but my brother brought me a quesadilla from Taco Bell once and it really turned things around. I kinda just saw that I have close people that think about me.”
“When laptops became affordable, my husband bought one for himself & one for me.” – MinimalistFan
“I didn’t want it at first because I was happy with a desktop. Within a month, I’d converted. I didn’t have a clue how convenient they were.”
I honestly forget what life was like before laptops (even though I own a desktop too).
“A stand Mixer, I resisted it for years saying that it was unnecessary and that I could do everything myself.” – dreamingwithjeff
“But it completely changed my world and I am so grateful for it.”
Stand mixers are pretty essential if you love to bake. Hand mixers just don’t compare.
“My ex bought me vitamin D tablets maybe a month or so into dating.” – Bansheli
“I’d been pretty unwell around that time, cancelling one date and bailing early on another. Id had blood tests done but the results weren’t back yet.”
“He showed up for a date one day and had the tablets for me as a present.”
“…when the blood tests came back, one of the things wrong with me was a vitamin D deficiency, so I did need them but didn’t know yet.”
I need to know, was that guy psychic or something?
“A weighted blanket. Quite the anxiety killer. It feels like a hug.” – colorado_rain
This is actually super underrated. The slight pressure from a weighted blanket is a total game changer when you’re trying to sleep. The only problem is you might not want to get back out of bed again.
“Gloves that let you text with them on.” – AjiiMaat
Yeah, those definitely changed the game. Trying to choose between texting and having warm fingers in the winter? Impossible. Not having to make that choice? The best.
“The book Little Women. Got me through some dark times.” – ucntlickurarmpt
Sometimes, a really good story is exactly what you need. Being able to escape into a fictional world can help you forget about your own problems, even if it’s temporary.
“A hug from my mom after a really bad day.” – joshua070
I think that mom hugs have serious healing powers. Even if they don’t instantly solve all your problems, they have the tendency to make you feel like everything is going to be okay.
