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- We asked the founders of up-and-coming retail startups, all of whom are also moms, to give us their top Mother's Day gift recommendations.
- The following products include favorites that they've been personally gifted and everyday essentials they can't live without.
- We also have dozens more gift guides to browse so you can find the perfect Mother's Day gift this year.
If you're having trouble thinking of a good Mother's Day gift, sometimes it helps to do the obvious and simply ask a real mom.
We did exactly that and consulted some mothers - who also happen to be the founders and CEOs of popular retail startups - about the best Mother's Day gifts you can give this year.
With their busy schedules balancing motherhood and running a business, they know exactly what gifts will delight and properly pamper your own mom.
Many of the robes, skin-care products, kitchen tools, and clothing accessories mentioned below are things that have been personally gifted to them, and they only want to pass on the love to a fellow mom. And, for transparency's sake, it's worth us noting that some recommendations include products from the companies they founded.
Here are 27 thoughtful and useful Mother's Day gift ideas - as recommended by the mom founders of some of our favorite startups.
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