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Gift for Your Competitive Brother

Looking for a funny gift or joke present for your competitive brother? Here's an idea: don't just give them a gift card. Make them work for it.

What Is a Joke Gift Card?

PettyPresent lets you send real gift cards wrapped in puzzle games. Your brother receives a link, but they have to solve the puzzle before they can see their gift card code. A novelty present with real value.

Perfect for your competitive brother. The gift card is real - they get full value once they complete the puzzle. You choose the difficulty from Easy to Extreme. A funny gift that's actually useful.

Real Gift Card

Top brands, any amount

Puzzle Locked

They solve to unlock

You Control

Set the difficulty

Recommended Gift + Puzzle Combos

Gift card + puzzle combos for a gift for your competitive brother. Click "Choose This Combo" to start creating with that setup.

Someone who must win everything deserves puzzles challenging enough to make victory actually mean something for once in his life.

PlayStation
Hard

Grid Treasure Hunt

He's been gloating about his gaming skills for years. Time to prove he can actually work for his gaming budget.

Frustration guaranteed. Could take 30-90 minutes.

John Lewis
Extreme

Word Quest

After years of him keeping score of every sibling argument, he can spend hours earning this victory you'll actually acknowledge.

Maximum suffering. 2-5 hours of pure struggle.

Amazon
Medium

Grid Treasure Hunt

Perfect for someone who turns grocery shopping into a race. Let's see him speedrun a puzzle for his essentials.

A proper challenge. Expect 10-30 minutes of puzzling.

Currys
Hard

Word Quest

He's always bragging about his tech knowledge. Time to prove his mental processing power matches his processor envy.

Frustration guaranteed. Could take 30-90 minutes.

Ready to Level the Playing Field?

Give him a gift he'll actually have to earn. Watch him discover what competition feels like when you control the rules.

Create Your Gag Gift

How to Present the Gift

Half the fun of a joke gift is the presentation. You can send the puzzle link by text or email, but for maximum impact, consider presenting it in person so you can watch their reaction in real-time.

Here's a suggested approach for revealing the gag gift to your brother:

Wait until he's having a winning streak at something, then present it with a casual 'Got you something special, champion.'

The perfect line when handing it over:

Thought you deserved a gift you could actually earn for once.

Things to Say While They're Playing

If you're watching them play the puzzle (which we highly recommend), you'll want some good lines ready for different moments. Here are some suggestions for each stage of their struggle:

When starting

Finally, a competition you haven't already declared yourself winner of. Refreshing, isn't it?

When struggling

Strange how difficult things get when you can't just make up the rules.

When raging

Don't worry, I won't add this to your permanent record of losses.

When finishing

Only took you that long? You're losing your edge, mate.

How It Works

Creating a joke gift takes about 2 minutes. Here's the process:

  1. 1

    Choose a gift card

    Pick from brands like Amazon, PlayStation, Spotify, and more and select any amount from £5 to £200.

  2. 2

    Pick a puzzle and difficulty

    Choose from puzzle games like Grid Treasure Hunt or Word Quest. Set the difficulty from Easy to Extreme.

  3. 3

    Add a personal message

    Write a message that appears before they start the puzzle. Set the occasion and schedule delivery if needed.

  4. 4

    Send the link

    Pay £2.99 + the gift card value. Your recipient gets a unique link. They solve the puzzle to unlock their gift card code.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

Will he actually enjoy the puzzle?

He'll be furious until he beats it, then insufferably smug. Classic competitive brother behavior.

2

Should I time him?

Absolutely. Then casually mention you did it faster (whether true or not).