Los Angeles Chargers
Gift shopping for a Chargers fan is easy. No seriously. It’s not about scouring the internet for something vaguely NFL shaped and crossing your fingers. It’s about understanding what will click with someone who bleeds powder blue; who has stuck by this team through the highs and the legitimately awful lows; who doesn’t want yet another keyring that could easily belong to fans of any team from anywhere in the league. Somebody who cares that much about their team deserves better than that. And you do too by extension if you’re the one trying to find them something wonderful.
We curated this collection with one fan in mind. The fan who spent their childhood watching games in San Diego and is still bitter about the relocation; who defended Philip Rivers for 10 years and knows innately what Tom Herbert coming to town means for quarterback consistency; who likely has Chargers gear but also only has good gear, because they notice that sort of thing. That type of fan isn’t gifted with some_dest cheaply made mug you found a website when you were Google searching ‘gifts for Chargers fans.’ That fan is deserving of you taking a little extra time.
We only included items on this list that we would confidently give to someone we care about. Things that work as gifts first and souvenirs second. Sure they may have the Chargers logo emblazoned in cheeseburger-font on the side, but you can tell those things don’t actually fit in our lives. That was the standard. Would we give this to somebody we know? Would this matter to an actual human who watches every single snap and names their dogs after retired Chargers offensive linemen? If it passed the test it’s on the list. If it was just us trolling you it didn’t.
If you know Chargers fans, you know they are some of the best fans in the league. Devoted fanatics who’ve continued to show up year after year in hopes that their team would give them something to cheer about. And cheer they do. When you’re gift shopping for these fans you don’t buy them stuff that sings ‘CORPORATE FAN’ from miles away. You buy the kind of things that real fans would have; the flag hanging off the window of the person who moved all the way to London but wakes up for 9pm kickoff because, well.. why not? We picked with them in mind, and we know you’ll find something perfect here for whoever it is you’re shopping for.