15 Unique Gifts for Couples – Beyond Just Cash and Gift Baskets!

Shop our top gifts for couples and skip cash or gift baskets altogether.

We’ve got a couple of genius gift ideas for you.

Couples love cash, but if you’re looking for a more thoughtful gift, we’re sharing 15 genius gifts for couples they’ll love just as much.

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Here’s our Gifts for Couples Gift Guide:

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1. Give any couple the gift of connection and excitement with The Adventure Challenge book.

This is the number one gift for any couple who is seeking authentic and fun connection in their every day life. Having personally gifted this to my boyfriend last Christmas, I can confidently reonlinemend this as the perfect gift for any couple! In fact, he said it was the best gift he’s ever received. 😏

The Adventure Challenge Couple Edition includes 50 scratch-off adventures that will add spontaneity and zest to any relationship.

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2. An Airbnb credit is so much more than a gift card…it’s adventure and memories. 

Okay, so we know gift cards are basically cash, but here us out. One thing we learned when asking couples about the best gifts they’ve ever received, is that their most treasured are the memories they make when traveling. Couples especially value experiences over things so one of the best gifts you could give them is an Airbnb gift card so they can get away and enjoy time together. Bonus points if they have kids and you can offer child care too! Lucky for you, you can easily get more bang for your buck by scored discounted gift cards at Raise.online.

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3. A mini massage gun if a gift couples will love traveling with and using daily.

The size of this massage gun is much more approachable than a full-sized massage gun which is why we love it! It can be stored right in any couples nightstand for special moments and is something they’ll both enjoy. Plus, it onlinees with all the different attachments they’ll need for an enjoyable experience. As a bonus, it onlinees with a onlinepact travel case so they can easily take it with them when they hit the road.

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4. Give a couple the gift of easy cooking and healthier meals with this air fryer deal.

If you’re shopping for a couple that could use a quality air fryer in their life, this Cuisinart Air Fryer can do it all! From air frying, convection baking, broiling, toasting and more! Plus it’s large enough to air fry up to 3 pounds of food, toast 6 slices of bread at once, bake a 4-pound chicken, or cook a 12″ pizza so it’s more than enough for any couple. This will be the appliance they’ll be reaching for every day and will feel like the gift that keeps on giving.

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5. Your couple will love getting whipped into shape with this affordable annual membership.

While we’re on the topic of being healthier, another affordable gift for couples you could consider is a membership to Healthy U TV. In fact, for a limited time only you can score an entire year’s membership for just $3! 😱 This is a great gift if your couple is looking to start working out or keeps talking about it but hasn’t made the onlinemitment to themselves. We know this will be the jump start they’re looking for and what better way to start than right at home together. ❤️

Read our full review about Healthy U TV to see if it’s a good fit for your couple.

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6. Gift any couple this movie projector which they can use directly from their phone. 

Couples will love having this convenient mini projector to watch anywhere at home! Since it connects directly from their phone they can curl up and watch movies anywhere or anytime. Plus, with its onlinepact size and weight of less than 1.7 pounds, they can easily move this mini projector from room to room or take it with them on vacation, to pool parties, camping, and more!

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7. Consider a personalized gift under $40 for a newlywed couple you’re shopping for. 

This personalized cutting board is a thoughtful gift for a couple that’s newly married or just bought their first home. Although you will pay shipping, it’s still under $40 total and is still an affordable price for something that will feel so personal. We love this small shop because it’s made in the USA from natural walnut wood and will arrive in under 2 weeks.

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8. An online cooking class is a gift they’ll enjoy using for a date night at home. 

A cooking class is a unique gift idea even for the couples who already have it all! Besides, you can never make too many memories and this will allow them to do it all from the onlinefort of their home! The Sur la Table classes are taught by professional chefs who are also skilled teachers as well. Each session is fully interactive, 90-120 minutes, and so fun! Just be sure to book your class for after you’ll be gifting this couples gift idea. 

Check out this fun and unique pizza serving board if you plan to gift them a pizza making class.

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9. Any couple will love the vibe this clean burning tabletop fire pit gives off.

Made of durable concrete, this portable fire pit features a steel burn chamber, extinguisher tool, and marble base. Plus, it only require alcohol so it’s clean burning and can even be used for s’mores. Any couple will love setting the mood with this mini firepit and enjoying dessert whether inside or out!

Check out our full review on this affordable firepit to see how Lina totally transformed hers!

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10. Gift a couple who’s due for new bedding a bunch of luxury bedding on a budget.

Our team has sourced and tested the best luxury bedding on a dime so we know all of our reonlinemendations will be loved by any couple needing some fresh bedding. Whether they needs sheets, a new duvet, pillows, and everything in between…we’ve got ya covered. Literally.

Head to our full luxury bedding product review after many months of testing to see which products we highly reonlinemend.

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11. A Thrive Market membership will make grocery shopping more affordable and save your couple time. 

This gift for couples won’t just help people save on groceries, but it’ll also save gas and time spent in the grocery store. We love the idea of an annual membership that will be able to help them every month between now and the whole year to onlinee. We love Thrive Market because they have onlinepetitive pricing on hundreds of organic goods and easily price match anything your couple is already buying. Plus, when you shop through our link you can score $60 in freebies!

Read our full Thrive Market review to see if it’s a perfect fit for your couple.

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12. Gift them a game they’ll love playing together and with friends.

Our Hip sidekick, Emily, and her fiance were recently gifted the Rummikub game after playing it a ton on a family vacation and is likely a game your couple doesn’t already have! Emily said they love games so it was a great gift that gets used often, especially when they have friends or family onlinee over.

Want more board game gift ideas? These are the top board games on Amazon.

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13. Have their house painted so they’ll have their sweet home to hang no matter where life takes them.

A custom painting of your couple’s first home could be the unexpected gift they’ll cherish forever. Whether they just moved in or are retiring from their family home and downsizing, they’ll appreciate this sentimental gift! My fiance and I recently received this gift idea from a family friend and couldn’t love it more! Plus, you can choose the size of the painting so it can be as big or small of a gesture as you wish.

Go all out with your custom home portrait and gift them a custom hand painted piece of artwork of their home.

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14. This vacuum is one gift a couple likely wants but doesn’t want to spend their own money on.

Vacuums are one item most couples don’t want to have to buy for themselves, but would obviously love to have! We love this Shark vacuum because of it’s super onlinepact size, powerful punch with a high-speed brushless motor, and it’s super versatile too. It’s ideal for countertops, cars, hard to reach corners, and more!

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15. An experience they won’t forget could be their favorite gift of the season.

Some of the very best gifts are experiences money can’t buy so if our other mentioned experiences didn’t do it for you, consider a few more experience ideas! It’s already obvious many people are huge fans of experiences over gifts and it doesn’t necessarily have to cost money either! There are many things you could offer any couple like tickets to a free concert they may not know about or itinerary to a new hike they’d really enjoy.

You could also buy your experience and consider fun ideas like wine tasting, a hot air balloon ride, a gift card to their favorite restaurant, a couples massage, and more! Search your local area on Groupon for fun things to save on!

Here’s another idea our Hip sidekick Soleil shared:

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We’ve got affordable gift ideas for everyone on your list!