The New York Times - Today’s best under-$100 gifts

From artful board games to satisfying speed cubes, we’ve rounded up the best toys and games on sale right now. We think they’d make excellent gifts for most kids (or just the kids at heart).

The 50 best Cyber Monday toy deals→

Listen, we think all of the above is great, too. But to the chagrin of our loved ones, here’s what we, your friendly newsletter editors, really want: The expensive stuff. If you’re going to splurge on something nice, might as well do it while it’s on sale, eh?

• In the category of something we’d never buy ourselves but would happily use every day (a.k.a. the perfect gift): We’d all love this elegant pebbled leather tote for schlepping in style to the office and coffee shops.
• Haley Jo would like to edit all newsletters from now through spring under this Brooklinen wool throw blanket.
• Brittney has her sights set on this Dyson hair dryer—which Wirecutter’s experts describe as nothing less than “a joy to use”—to achieve the impossible: a shiny blowout with minimal work. 
• Since we’re dreaming here anyway, Sofia wants this sleek and powerful all-in-one Breville espresso machine and the counter space in her Brooklyn apartment to hold it.
• Lastly, we’re all still quite sleepy and would very much like to post-Cyber-Monday lounge in this slinky, 100% mulberry silk pajama set. 

Things are moving fast, so apologies if a deal we mentioned expired before you got to your inbox. For live coverage of the latest and greatest Cyber Monday deals, head here.

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