Some people are impossible to shop for. They may be very particular in their tastes or own too much junk already. Or they may look upon the Christmas season with ironic detachment, incapable of looking upon consumer goods with anything but disdain. For all the insufferable young people on your list, here is TORO’s Guide to Hipster Gifts.
Hipster Gift Guide
Some people are impossible to shop for. They may be very particular in their tastes or own too much junk already. Or they may look upon the Christmas season with ironic detachment, incapable of looking upon consumer goods with anything but disdain. For all the insufferable young people on your list, here is TORO’s Guide to Hipster Gifts.
Some people are impossible to shop for. They may be very particular in their tastes or own too much junk already. Or they may look upon the Christmas season with ironic detachment, incapable of looking upon consumer goods with anything but disdain. For all the insufferable young people on your list, here is TORO’s Guide to Hipster Gifts.
Four years as a philosophy major will hone anyone’s sense of humour. To stuff the stocking of your grad student friends and relatives pick up Nietzsche’s Will to Power Bar ($4.95), full of post-modern nuts and fruits that grew from the tree of Godlessness. After its depressing taste has been washed away, enjoy fun activities printed on the packaging.
For the young urbanite, every day is an adventure. Help the hipster in your life keep track of all the hilarious homeless people they meet, nondescript lofts they stand around in, and flavourless coffee they consume with this one-entry-per-day pocketbook diary($16.95). If you think one line a day won’t be enough to document their exciting lives, you are completely wrong. 


Hand-rolled cigarettes and corncob pipes are a staple of the hipster set, who long for simpler days, a way of life enjoyed long before their grandparents were born. Thanks to W.O. Larsen’s Old Fashioned Tobacco($15.95), your Christmas party will be accented with the sweet aroma of a turn-of-the-century gambling den.
Video games have made incredible advancements over the last 10 years, offset by a wave of classic console nostalgia. The fourth in Atari’s Flashback series (prices vary) comes with 75 built-in games, including classics Tempest, Crystal Castles and Pong. A must for the aging hipster eager to have his ass handed to him by an eight-year-old.
I have a mustache and I still have no idea what this Candle in a Mustache Tin ($14.00) is supposed to smell like. Dried milk? Peanut butter? Buy one and let us know.
If your hipster cousin has anything in common with Grandpa, it’s that they both spend their days in an alcoholic haze, trying to numb the feeling of a life truly unlived. Help him pass the next 15 years of employment at the Java Bean with this oversized flask ($19.95). It’s funny because it’s bigger than, you know, a normal flask.
Even the most ironic beard needs serious attention, from time to time. Beard Oil facial hair cologne ($75.00) should help smooth out those stray hairs and keep hairy faces from smelling like wet dog. Ingredients include hempseed and marula oil, ideal for skin that has become red and irritated from constant scratching.
The resurgence of the necktie as an everyday fashion item is one of the more sensible hipster clothing trends. To provide a classier look this winter, check out these hand-made numbers from Bay Cooper ($75.00) inspired by fashion icons like Harry Belafonte and, uh, D.B. Cooper. 

Some people are impossible to shop for. They may be very particular in their tastes or own too much junk already. Or they may look upon the Christmas season with ironic detachment, incapable of looking upon consumer goods with anything but disdain. For all the insufferable young people on your list, here is TORO’s Guide to Hipster Gifts.
HOLIDAY GUIDE
