Gifts under $25 that don't feel cheap

It weighs almost six pounds and it's made in the USA. It gets better every time someone cooks in it, and nobody has ever unwrapped a cast iron skillet and thought you went cheap.

A French folding knife with a beechwood handle, built to the same design since 1890. A twist of the metal ring locks the blade open or shut. Carbon steel sharpens fast, but it rusts if it's put away wet, so tell them to dry it.

The little red Swiss Army knife. Scissors, a blade, tweezers and a nail file on something small enough to ride on a keyring. It'll get used every week. Just remind them to leave it out of the carry-on, because airport security will keep it.

For whoever lights the grill, the campfire or the birthday candles. Zippo makes it in the USA and will fix it free for life. Throw in a can of lighter fluid, because it ships empty.

Three 48-page memo books that fit a back pocket, with graph, ruled and plain paper, printed in the USA. For the person who still writes the grocery list by hand, and anyone who should.

A word game for two teams. One player gives one-word clues, and everyone else argues about what they meant. It's sold more than 15 million copies because it works with nearly anyone, the in-laws included.

A plain, tough water bottle that doesn't leak and goes in the dishwasher. It's the kind people carry for ten years and then buy again in the same color.

Look up the local roaster and buy a bag of whatever they're proudest of. Ask them to grind it if your person doesn't own a grinder. It says you went somewhere for them, which a gift card can't.

Tuck it in with any of the above, or let it stand alone. Tell them one specific thing you remember about them from this year. People keep these for decades. Nobody keeps the gift receipt that long.