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Birthday gift ideas (Under ₹500)

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  1. Travel accessories1
    Bags & Travel
    Travel accessories₹400 – ₹3,000

    Luggage covers, passport sleeves, pouches and pillows — useful on every trip.

    • Birthday
    • Traveller
    • Practical (no clutter)
    • Before you buy: tie the gift to a real trip they have coming up.
    • Not for: someone who rarely travels
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  2. Bottles, tumblers & flasks2
    Kitchen & Dining
    Bottles, tumblers & flasks₹300 – ₹2,500

    A good steel bottle or flask gets used every day — practical and hard to get wrong.

    • Birthday
    • Traveller
    • Practical (no clutter)
    • Before you buy: check it's double-wall vacuum insulated if they want drinks hot or cold for hours — single-wall steel doesn't insulate.
    • Not for: someone who already carries a bottle they love
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  3. Sunglasses3
    Fashion & Accessories
    Sunglasses₹500 – ₹4,000

    Classic, widely flattering shapes travel best.

    • Birthday
    • Traveller
    • Before you buy: check for '100% UV protection' or 'UV400' on the label — dark lenses without UV protection do more harm than none.
    • Not for: someone who wears prescription glasses — unless you're getting prescription sunglasses made
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  4. Books & book sets4
    Books & Stationery
    Books & book sets₹300 – ₹1,200

    Low effort, reads as thoughtful when it fits their interests.

    • Birthday
    • Reader
    • Before you buy: find out what they've read recently — a book in a genre they already love beats a bestseller they won't open.
    • Not for: someone who doesn't read for pleasure
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  5. Gift cards & vouchers5
    Experiences
    Gift cards & vouchers₹100 – ₹10,000

    When you don't know their taste — let them choose.

    • Birthday
    • Practical (no clutter)
    • Before you buy: match the store to them: a card for a shop they already use gets spent; one they don't gets forgotten.
    • Not for: a partner or close family on a big occasion — on its own a card can read as low effort
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