Santa Claus 2.0 came to your home in an autonomous sleigh to slide down your electric fireplace and leave a gift card under the tree, rather than a classic present. What a rascal! Here are our ideas for how to best spend your gift card.
Have you read our guide to gift ideas for less than €50 to please your loved ones on Christmas Eve? Why not stop by us again to treat yourself, with some cool gift ideas to give yourself using your Amazon gift card you received at Christmas. You deserve it.
Be careful, however, not to give in too quickly to temptation: with the winter sales starting on January 7, 2026, it may be wise to wait for certain families of products whose prices should drop, and keep your gift card warm. On the other hand, for other categories, prices are unlikely to change, and you can therefore buy without fear.
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Gift cards are certainly less fun to unwrap than a book, a Lego set or even a Thermomix, but they have the ultimate merit: letting you choose exactly what makes you happy. To help you spend your precious money, here is a selection of products that have stood out to us throughout the year, essentials that are well worth your gift card.
Apple AirPods Pro 3
The AirPods Pro 3 are normally priced at €249 and are currently priced at €240 on Amazon.
The AirPods Pro 3 improve everything that was the strength of the previous model: new tips which ensure impeccable support, an H2 chip which offers precise and balanced sound, even more effective noise reduction and a Transparency mode that is as natural as ever. The headphones feature adaptive spatial audio, an Apple Health-enabled heart rate sensor, and soon live translation. Battery life reaches 8 hours with ANC, and an additional 24 hours with the case.
Amazon Kindle (New Generation)
The new Kindle (2024 model) is sold at a price of €98.99 in its version with advertisements, and at a price of €119.99 in its version without advertisements. Note that the option with ads displays sponsored content on the lock screen and in standby.
The Kindle is a compact and lightweight e-reader, comfortable to use, thanks to its very readable 6-inch screen with good contrast. With 16 GB of storage, ergonomic menus and numerous customization options (fonts, text size, brightness, contrast), it offers a smooth reading experience for novels, magazines or even manga.
Logitech MX Master 4
The Logitech MX Master 4 mouse is currently sold for €121.99 on Amazon.
The Logitech MX Master 4 is a rather large, but ergonomic mouse, designed to fit the hand perfectly (right-handed users only). Weighing 150 g, it glides with precision and benefits from a customizable haptic zone at the thumb level, as well as an Action Ring offering eight programmable controls. Its silent and ultra-fast MagSpeed wheel scrolls up to 1,000 lines per second. On the connection side, it goes through a USB-C dongle and an optimized radio chip, without forgetting Bluetooth. Battery life reaches 70 days, with possible use while charging via USB-C.
Ugreen FineTrack Slim
The Ugreen FineTrack Slim Smart Finder Tag for iOS is sold for €29.99 on the manufacturer’s official website. It is priced at €21.99 on Amazon. The version for Android is priced at €19.49.
The Ugreen FineTrack Slim tag adopts an ultra-thin 1.7mm credit card size, perfect for slipping into a wallet. It is located via your smartphone, with the possibility of ringing a built-in speaker to easily find the lost object if it is nearby. If it is out of range, the network updates its position using nearby devices. Up to five people can share access to its location. Its battery life is approximately one year, and it recharges via a magnetic USB cable.
Meta Quest 3
The Meta Quest 3 512 GB headset is sold for €699.99 upon release. It is priced at €499.99 on Amazon.
The Meta Quest 3 has a design that adapts to different body types and limits fatigue. The field of vision has been enlarged compared to its predecessor, for a more realistic image and increased immersion, with better movement tracking. This version of Meta’s headset also incorporates mixed reality like in the Apple Vision Pro, which can overlay virtual images on your real environment. The screens have a definition of 2,208 × 2,064 pixels per eye, a resolution close to 4K, with a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. In terms of autonomy, allow around two hours of use.
Xiaomi Smart Band 10
Launched at 49.99 euros, the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 is available for €38.98 on Amazon.
The Xiaomi Smart Band 10 adopts a lightweight design with only 27g on the scale. Its 1.72-inch AMOLED screen offers excellent brightness as well as an Always-On mode, ideal even in direct sunlight. On the sports side, it integrates an optical heart rate sensor, an oximeter, analyzes stress, and has an accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer. More than 150 sports modes are available as well as 5 ATM waterproofing for swimming. The bracelet works with the Mi Fitness application and its autonomy exceeds one week, with a complete recharge in 1 hour 20 minutes.
Octopath Traveler 0
Octopath Traveler 0 is available on PS5 for €54.99, also for €54.99 on Xbox Series, and for €48.43 on Switch.
Octopath Traveler 0 offers a dense and successful J-RPG experience, highlighted by an HD-2D style that combines retro aesthetics and modernity for the best. Its strategic turn-based combat system is rich and dense, and character progression is rewarding. The narrative, while exploring themes of reconstruction and revenge, is supported by mature narration and Yasunori Nishiki’s remarkable soundtrack. The title also offers a mechanics of city builder by the reconstruction of a village. Despite the absence of a French translation, Octopath Traveler 0 can claim the rank of the best J-RPGs of 2025.
Netflix gift card
A gift card to take another gift card? Is this witchcraft? It is in fact entirely possible to buy a prepaid card for the streaming giant with your Amazon gift card. Netflix gift cards are worth €25, €50 and €100. The value is fully credited to your Netflix account after activation of the gift card.
Existing members can use a Netflix code to pay for their subscription while non-subscribers can use them to watch TV shows on any device. You will receive your card by email. Then simply go to Netflix and enter the code into your account.
A good option for watching the latest releases, especially the rest of the final season of Stranger Thingswhich arrives on the platform on December 26.
Lucas Wars
The volume of excellent comics Lucas Wars has just been released, priced at €25.90. The volume is available at the price of €24.90.
There’s no need to love Star Wars to take an interest in the excellent comic strip by Laurent Hopman and Renaud Roche. Lucas Wars is a documentary comic on the creation of the famous saga, faithful to historical reality and meticulously documented. A way to explore behind the scenes of Star Warsand more broadly Hollywood cinema of the time, but also to delve into the throes of creation. A work that can be devoured in one go.
Lego The Legend of Zelda Vénérable Arbre Mojo
And the set The Legend of Zeldathe Venerable 2-in-1 Mojo Tree, is normally sold for €299.99 on the Lego store. It is currently offered on Amazon at the price of €254.99.
This construction set includes the Deku Tree of course, but also elements from video games, such as theOcarina of timethe Hylian Shield or the Sword of Legend. It includes a collector’s minifigure of Princess Zelda and three versions of the Link minifigure. This Lego includes two versions of the Venerable Deku Tree: one from the episode Ocarina of Time and the other of Breath of the Wild. Each version has movable features and accessible side panels. The first is 33 cm high, while the second is 31 cm high, for a total of 2,500 pieces.
Toy Battle
Toy Battle is a board game for the family sold at a price of €19.24 on Amazon.
Toy Battle stands out as one of the most successful two-player board games of 2025, combining simple rules and immediate accessibility with astonishing tactical depth, for short and intense games of around 15 minutes, and good replayability. In this game which obviously recalls Toy Storyyou will have to reach the enemy headquarters first or master more territories than your opponent. The game is distinguished by its careful hardware, its dynamic universe making each strategic duel both fun and engaging.
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