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Affordable Gifts for men – The 12 Days of Dappered #7

December 14, 2010 By Joe | Heads up: Buying via our links may result in us getting a commission. Also, we take your privacy rights seriously. Head here to learn more.

A One Year Subscription to Esquire – $5.00

12 weekdays, 12 gifts, not a partridge or pear tree amongst them.  And no golden rings either.  The goal is to keep these affordable (which is honestly, tough to define) but still interesting.  At the very least these should be idea starters.  Click here for the previous days.

Five bucks?  Are you kidding?  Five dollars for a full year of one of, if not the top dog of all men’s magazines?  That’s five bucks for something to look forward to in your mailbox almost every month.  Five bucks for your go-to I’ve got 15 minutes and I want to relax reading material.

You’ll pay more for:

  • a non-happy hour pint (with tip)
  • two gallons of gas
  • A matinee movie ticket
  • One of those noise-making/singing greeting cards

It could be the best cost to enjoyment ratio in all of gift giving.

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Comments

  1. Blaine says

    December 14, 2010 at 2:39 AM

    Can anyone explain to me why Esquire is considered by some to be the be all and end all of men’s magazines? I don’t get it.

  2. Rob says

    December 14, 2010 at 6:56 AM

    I wouldnt consider it to be the “end-all of men’s magazines,” but it is a very good publication. Men’s Health, Esquire, and Outside are my go-to’s.

  3. Rob says

    December 14, 2010 at 6:57 AM

    But yeah, this is a good gift idea.

  4. Joe says

    December 14, 2010 at 7:47 AM

    Be all to end all is a little strong, but if I have to hand out a #1 spot, Esquire is (obviously) my pick. @Rob – Outside is also a great pick that most guys don’t think about.

  5. Bar None says

    December 14, 2010 at 8:52 AM

    @Blaine, the reason it receives such high praise is because it covers all aspects of what a good magazine would do. It has snark and humor, style advice, alcohol section, women we love, and a serious article (the one they did on Ivan the Terrible was fantastic). In other words, it is diverse. Maxim is about hot women and doesn’t present “guy stuff” in a classy manner.

  6. tim says

    December 14, 2010 at 11:00 AM

    I got a subscription to Esquire last year for Christmas. It’s like getting a little something excellent every month.

  7. Stephen H says

    December 14, 2010 at 11:46 AM

    I really like Esquire because it has intelligent articles, great style tips (though too expensive, it’s always worth looking at the method), and features contemporary fiction. Some of my favorite writers got their start by publishing in Esquire. I also appreciate that it isn’t smutty and I don’t feel like I have to hide it if someone comes over. My subscription just lapsed; this will be a Christmas present to me.

  8. Ryan says

    December 14, 2010 at 3:06 PM

    Blaine, answer your own question by picking up last year’s Meaning of Life issue (just received this year’s so I can’t endorse it yet). In my opinion, Esquire consistently has the best writing of all non-literary magazines. Not to mention the smart layout and humor.

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