No More Boring Gifts! Inside Our Holiday Gift Guide for Pickleball Lovers and Their Favorite Dinking Partners
Dinks On Tap: The Happy Hour Pickleball PodcastShow Notes
You’ve shown up to every match with your gear perfectly packed, but when it comes to holiday gifting, you’re the person scribbling a card in the parking lot with a pen you borrowed. Don’t worry, we’ve been there. And we’re here to make you look like a pro.
We’re back with our second annual holiday gift guide, and this one’s loaded with actual good ideas (you’re welcome). Whether you’re shopping for your doubles partner, your paddle-happy spouse, or your own fabulous self, we’ve rounded up the kind of pickleball gifts that’ll make you the MVP of the season.
And listen, this is not your basic paddle-and-water-bottle roundup. We’ve got pickleball pajamas you’ll feel like you want to live in, a pickleball apron that screams “stay out of the kitchen,” and yes, the Dammit Doll that might just save your friendships. You're welcome again.
We also mentioned Labubus (don’t ask, just listen), filming your game without looking like a try-hard, and the one gift that had us both genuinely speechless. Spoiler: it’s not the ice cube mold... but that one’s in there too.
Top Ten Gift Ideas:
Pickleball Dammit Doll
Netcord Phone Holder for Video
American Girl - Pickleball Doll
Fence Bag Holder
Pickleball ice maker
Pickleball PJs
Pickleball apron
Pickleball Cocktail Coasters
Paddle Grip
Pickleball Twist Card Game
Bonus Gift: An INCREDIBLE bespoke trip to Africa with Unearth Experience that will have you telling stories at dinner parties for years to come!
So grab your drink, snuggle up (preferably in festive jammies), and hit play because nobody wants to be the one who shows up with a last-minute Amazon gift card. Again.
Cheers,
Casie & Lauren
Dinks on Tap
P.S. This episode is served with a side of ✨actual magic ✨from our sponsor, Unearth Experience, for people who want their adventures like their pickleball games: unforgettable, a little unhinged, and way above average.
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