But for the amount of mileage the entire family has gotten out of the owl shirt it came back around to being a great gift.

I’ve started saying “I like everything from so-and-so shop” and tell them the local shops we like. Then they either choose something from that shop or get a gift voucher.

It’s not foolproof, there was a notorious owl button downbshirt that my parents somehow found in my fav gay menswear shop.