People who are always early have made a choice, probably at some point in their adolescence, that being late is a kind of disrespect, and they have never fully walked that back. They arrive ten minutes ahead and they use the ten minutes. They have read the menu. They have identified the parking situation. They have settled into the space and oriented themselves and they are ready to be present when the event actually begins, because this is how they believe things should work. They are occasionally frustrated by people who operate on a different schedule, and they are almost never the person holding up the group, and they have a watch or a phone or a very reliable internal clock that they check more often than they probably should. The gift for them is something that fits this particular way of moving through the world — or something that makes excellent use of the waiting time they always have.
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These are for the early person and the minutes they make good use of — quality things for the waiting, tools that fit someone who respects time as a resource, and gifts that acknowledge a genuinely admirable if occasionally exhausting trait.
Quality Watch — The Instrument for the Person Who Checks It Responsibly
Under $100See Price →E-Reader — For the Waiting That They Always Have and Always Use
Under $100See Price →Quality Puzzle or Crossword Book — The Ten Minutes, Productively Occupied
Under $20See Price →Quality Organized Tote or Bag — The Carry That Matches How They Move Through the World
Under 60See Price →Quality Insulated Travel Mug — The Coffee That Stays Hot Through the Waiting
Under $35See Price →Quality Wireless Earbuds — The Soundtrack for the Minutes Before Everyone Else Shows Up
Under 80See Price →Quality Planner — The Calendar System That Matches How They Actually Think About Time
Under $30See Price →A Good Book on Time or Habits — The Subject They Have Already Mastered But Will Enjoy Reading About
Under $20See Price →If you know what they do with their early-arrival time or what they're into, the quiz can find something more specific. About a minute.
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