Nerdy Stocking Stuffers For The Holiday Season
By: Andrea Eldridge
Its fun to be a nerd chick in a time when being called a nerd is no longer an insult. From video gamers to Star Wars lovers to gadget collectors, we all have nerds in our lives. As the holidays approach, many of you will be wondering where to find a suitably cool gift for your own nerdy friends or family members. This week we’ve pulled together a list of some of our favorite places for fun nerd toys, gear, and clothes.
For the nerd who has everything, Think Geek offers an awesome selection of gifts for anyone on your holiday shopping list. Items are categorized by interest (including Star Wars, Mad Scientist, even Zombies & Bacon) or by price. The gifts under $10 section includes Astronaut Ice Cream, Han Solo in Carbonite Ice Cube Trays, and a DIY Blood Typing Test Kit. From useful to silly, there’s even a section dedicated to the nerds-in-training (from newborn to pre-teen). Think Geek has an extensive collections of fun t-shirts and clothing for any nerdy interest, with a dedicated section for women. It’s great to finally be able to get that World of Warcraft t-shirt and still look like a girl, not like it was borrowed from your guy’s drawer. If the Firefly and Portal references leave you more puzzled than inspired, there are gift certificates that can be emailed or printed out. But why miss out on the fun of finding your Batman-lover those cool cuff-links? Think Geek has some of the best nerdy gifts online.
One of the hardest parts of finding a gift for someone with an interest that you don’t share is figuring out what would be relevant to their interest when you don’t understand the logos or sayings. Throw in the common use of binary and HTML on many computer nerd items, and it can be like trying to pick a t-shirt for someone who speaks a different language. That’s why we’re particularly fond of Nerdy Geeky Gifts. If you know a science nerd, you can select Physicist or Chemist for specific items tailored to their interest, even if you have no idea what the supposedly witty saying means. In addition to the traditional computer nerd selections (which are divided into a multitude of sub-categories), there’s options for music nerds, gamer nerds, math nerds and sci-fi nerds. The site consists primarily of apparel items created through Zazzle, a site dedicated to customizing your own t-shirts. The benefit is that you can get the saying or design on a wide variety of different color and style shirts. The drawback is that in our experience the quality of material is typically poor, and you’ll be paying for originality more than fit or longevity.
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