The special young man in your life has turned twenty years old. Twenty is a weird age where he no longer is a teenager and considered an adult, but in some countries, still too young to legally purchase alcohol. Not to worry, we’ve compiled a list of gifts for him that should hold him over until then.
25 Gift Ideas For His 20th Birthday in 2019
- Read time: 5 min
- Publication date: 28.03.2019
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Just For Fun
Cards Against Humanity
Cards Against Humanity brings out the worst humor in people. This is a perfect party gift to bring to his friend’s house or to host parties and have a night full of laughter. This game also comes with extra packs of cards that will show how horrible some people are when it comes to making decisions.
Nintendo Switch
One of the pricier gifts on this list for a 20-year old, but well worth the investment when you see his face light up from the hours of fun he is thinking of having. It houses all the games he enjoyed as a child, while still having the now portable ability to enjoy with his friends and family.
Bowtie Bottle-Opener
In some countries, 20-years old is enough to be able to buy alcohol. This is the perfect gift for those who want to make their friends think they are opening bottles with their neck. Unfortunately, for those in the United States, this will have to be used for coke bottles for another year.
Custom Car Decal
Have you ever been driving down the street and see cars driving around everywhere ahead of you with someone’s funny quotes on the back, or a link to their YouTube channel, Snapchat, or Instagram? This gift for a 20-year old man is great as it opens his creative mind.
Gifts for a traveler
Travel Backpack
A 20-year old man is not always near an outlet to be able to charge the phone that he always has in his hands. Imagine if there was a backpack that can also double as a phone charger. Luckily, a USB anti-theft backpack can not only keep a phone charged, but keep people from stealing your things.
Portable Hard Drive
Documents, photos, and memes can add up as far as memory is concerned. Having once convenient place to store all this information is necessary for any man who is turning 20-years old. Portable, light-weight, and relatively cheap, this is the perfect gift for any guy looking to safekeep his files.
Cell Phone Bottle Opener
Nowadays, pant pockets are too small to hold multiple items anymore. Gone are the days where young men wear cargo shorts with lots of pockets to fit everuthing. Everything needs to be downsized and portable, including fitting both a bottle-opener and a cell phone stand into one convenient gift.
Hangry Kit
A gift for a guy on the go is a box of snacks that he can conveniently carry in his bag or just leave near his man cave’s couch to easily reach. Whether he is in university, out hiking, or just too lazy to cook – a box full of different nutritional treats would supplement him.
Selfie Stick
With a all the different social media platforms a young man is always wanting to share what he’s doing to his friends. A selfie stick is the perfect gift to show off where he is or who he is with. Let’s just hope he secures it enough for the phone not to fall out of the grip down into the river.
Universal Travel Adapter
Don’t let your 20-year old travel without an adapter to keep him powered up. There is no more sinking feeling than watching his battery slowly die because he cannot plug it in. Luckily for him, there’s a device that can plug into different adapter shapes to keep him charged no matter where he goes.
Tactical Pen
A tactical pen is a writing tool that can also be used to break out of a car in case of an accident. It is also a great gift for those who is in a bad area to be able to defend himself or have a flashlight. Most importantly, it can be used for writing, but who cares?
Practical/Functional Gifts
Smartphone Sanitizer
None of us want to know what a young man gets his hands on nowadays before he touches his phone. Luckily for them, and for us who need to borrow their phone sometimes, there is a smartphone sanitizer. This is the perfect gift that keeps the phone clean from all the impurities of the world.
RFID Blocking Wallet
At 20, any young man is probably still using the same wallet he used in school full of fast food receipts that he stuffed in it quickly and has become too lazy to throw away. This wallet is also great for keep his identification safe in a world where thieves are starting to get more advanced.
USB Hub
A young man most likely owns enough electronics to short-circuit an emergency generator. With an easy plug-and-play function and small enough to fit into a backpack, a USB hub is the perfect option for a man on the move who needs to plug in multiple electronics at once.
Electric Body Massager
Bad posture and internet viral challenges is a bad mixture that leads to strained back muscles. The trapezius muscle is the most strained back muscle for those with poor posture. This portable back massager is the perfect gift for immediate relief after doing silly stunts for internet views.
Blue Light Blocking Glasses
Everything has a screen in today’s age. Each screen emits damaging blue lights that over time will burn someone’s eyeballs by the time they are thirty. Luckily for young men, there are glasses that have no grade with blue light blocking technology that can save their melatonin production.
Bag Seat
From waiting in line at theme parks to waiting in line for the newest smartphone release, people are always waiting for something. A great gift for any young man who is always standing in line is an item that is both a bag and a seat. This saves anyone from awkwardly carrying around a folding chair.
Flashlight Gloves
A young man most likely does not have a child to hold a flashlight. Remember the days where our fathers made us hold the flashlight while he poked around his car engine? Luckily for us, there is a gift that is perfect for someone to do solo work in dark areas. How did no one think of this before?
Gifts For Home
Amazon Echo Dot
Young men who just turned 20-years old keep their hands on their phones if they are not holding a video game controller. How do we expect them to be able to turn on music or order a pizza? An Amazon Echo fulfills his needs for hands-free technology, so he can continue to waste away on the bed.
Ninja Blender
Social media nowadays has friends and family posting all kinds of different fad diets. A ninja blender is the perfect gift for a 20-year old man who is not only on the go but wants to participate in all the weird juice and blended diets that are floating around on social media.
Wireless Cell Phone Charger
A young man is probably too busy to take the couple seconds it takes to plug a phone in to charge it. A wireless cellphone charger is the perfect gift for any young man on the go who just wants to put his phone down without needing to plug it in and just fall right asleep.
Electric Shaver
When a 20-year old man was young, he probably learned to shave from his father. His father probably taught him by putting shaving cream on his face and watching the blood drop into the sink from cutting with the shaver. This is the perfect shaver for those looking to avoid facial injury.
Motion Sensor LED Toilet Light
There’s nothing more frustrating than walking into a bathroom at night, being too tired to turn on the lights, and making a guess where you’re aiming. Luckily, this gift is perfect for those who don’t want to turn on the light in the bathroom, but still want to keep their floors and walls clean.
Toilet Bidet
Having a hands-free way to keep one’s bottom clean is a perfect gift for any 20-year old man who still doesn’t know what brand of toilet paper he likes to buy from the store. Perfect for the environmentally-friendly young men who don’t want to waste paper and preserve the trees.
Back Posture Corrector
A man fresh in his twenties is just out of high school and most likely attending a university now. If not, he’s already in the workforce. Regardless, he’s undergone years of bad posture from studying and doing homework slumped over a hard desk that he will need to correct his posture.
It can be hard to shop for a young man, as he can be extremely picky or lose interest in something fast. Hopefully, this list of affordable gifts will put a smile on his face and be well worth the money until you need to worry about what to get in his 30’s.