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Work · October 19, 2015

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Guy Needs Gift – Side Project

Hyper-specific gift guides for every kind of guy — soccer dads, maker dads, sneakerheads, grill scientists. Skip the generic 'gifts for men' lists.

Guy Needs Gift – Side Project launched on October 19, 2015 with 39 votes, #1,783 of 4,175 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

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Guy Needs Gift is a gift guide website that matches presents to specific types of men based on their interests and hobbies rather than generic gender categories. It offers curated lists for niche audiences like soccer dads, makers, sneakerheads, and grill enthusiasts. The site helps shoppers avoid impersonal gift choices by focusing on who the recipient actually is, moving beyond standard male-oriented gift recommendations.

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Generic “gifts for men” lists gave us the world's supply of shaving kits. We match gifts to the guy he actually is — the soccer dad, the maker, the sneakerhead, the grill scientist. Because “he likes sports” is how you end up giving a golf towel to a soccer dad. The right gift starts with who he is, not his gender. Every guide here is written for one very specific guy — find yours, and the picks basically choosefrom guyneedsgift.com

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