As the cool cat you are, understanding geek/tech culture might not come easy. So, what the heck should you buy your special brainiac this holiday season? Worry not, Spiceworks is on the scene! Our Community is home to 6 million IT pros (a.k.a. computer geeks). We asked hundreds of them what gifts they geek out over...and we're sharing their wish list with you!

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TOYS “RAWR” US
est. 2006
A Song of Ice and Fire
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
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Do geeks consider themselves
hard to shop for?
GIFTS for GEEKS
How to Buy
As the cool cat you are, understanding geek/tech culture might not come easy. So, what the heck
should you buy your special brainiac this holiday season? Worry not, Spiceworks is on the scene!
Our Community is home to 6 million IT pros (a.k.a. computer geeks). We asked hundreds
of them what gifts they geek out over… and we’re sharing their wish list with you!
Yes
50%
No
37%
Don’t know
13%
What Would Geeks Buy Themselves?
We asked, they answered – and at different price points!
GEEKY TOYS MISC. GIFTS
Well there you have it, a comprehensive guide on what to buy your favorite geek this
year. Go forth, get to know your brainy friend or loved one, and make‘em happy!
To learn more about Spiceworks visit www.spiceworks.com
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FAVORITE GEEK FRANCHISES
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Firefly
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Decisions, Decisions… How to Choose??
Now you have a ton of great options, but how do you narrow it down?
Our golden rule is this: Get to know your geek!
TOP GIFTS FOR $25
TOP GIFTS FOR $100
TOP GIFTS FOR $250
TOP GIFTS FOR $500
Still stuck on the perfect gift?
Gift cards get a bad rap, but everyone loves free money!
1 Music 2 Gift Card 3 T-shirt 4 Book 5 Movie 6 Steam Game
1 Video Games 2 Clothes 3 Shoes 4 Nice Dinner 5 Raspberry Pi 6 Whiskey
TOYS “RAWR” US
est. 2006
TOYS “RAWR” US
est. 2006
1 Tablet 2 Computer Parts 3 Graphics Card 4 SSD 5 Peripherals 6 Monitor
1 Tablet 2 PS4 3 TV 4 Laptop 5 Weekend Trip 6 Xbox One
ELECTRONICS
1 Video Games
Tablet Devices2
Smartphones3
Game Consoles4
TVs5
1 Quadcopters
LEGO Products2
RC Toys3
Board Games4
Scale Models5
1 Books
Geeky T-shirts2
Alcohol3
Movies4
Nice Clothes5
62% of IT
pros said
alcohol
makes a
good gift
HOTTEST GIFTS
for Geeks in 2014
IT pros
prefer
Android
to iOS
more than
2 to 1!
Amazon “they have everything!”
Geeky Retailers (e.g. Best Buy, Newegg or Thinkgeek)
Big Box Stores (e.g. Target, Walmart)
App Stores (e.g. iTunes, Google Play)
57% of IT pros
said gift cards
make cool gifts
40% of IT pros
think gag
gifts are lame
73% of IT
pros said to
just ask what
they want.
Some even
have online
wish lists!
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