If you’re looking for a way to add a personal touch to Father’s Day or graduation gifts, the Cricut Joy 2 can help you customize everything from water bottles and bookmarks to greeting cards and gift cards. The Cricut Joy 2 Rainbow Essential Bundle includes enough vinyl, cardstock, iron-on materials, and other supplies to create up to 75 projects, and it’s currently down to a new low of $119.99 ($50 off) at Amazon.

Cricut Joy 2

Where to Buy:

• $169.99 $119.99 at Amazon (Rainbow Essentials Bundle)

As somebody who had never used a cutting machine before, I found the Cricut Joy 2 relatively easy to get started with. The bundle includes a 30-day Cricut Access trial that helps by giving you access to hundreds of additional templates, images, and fonts while you’re figuring things out. Setup is simple, and while the Design Space software takes some getting used to, I found it much easier to navigate after a few days of tinkering around with different projects and watching tutorials from Cricut’s community.

What’s especially cool about the Joy 2 is that it brings Cricut’s Print Then Cut feature to the company’s entry-level machine, allowing you to print full-color designs on your home printer and then have the Joy 2 cut them out for you. While it’s great for creating personalized gifts, I’ve also used it to make bullet journal templates and cabinet labels, making it feel just as practical as it is fun. The bundle also includes iron-on materials for customizing T-shirts, tote bags, and other fabric items. Unlike the Ultimate Bundle I tested, though, the Rainbow Essential Bundle doesn’t include a heat press, so you’ll need to buy your own. It’s also small enough to leave on a desk or tuck away when you’re not using it, which is a nice perk if you’re already as short on storage as I am.

Read our hands-on impressions of the Cricut Joy 2. 

If you’re planning to travel this summer, both a Bluetooth tracker and a personal safety device can come in handy, especially if you’ll be exploring on your own. The Pebblebee Halo combines those two gadgets into one, and it’s currently on sale for $49.99 ($10 off) at Amazon, which is the best price we’ve seen. Amazon is also throwing in a fourth Halo for free when you buy three as a part of a limited time promotion.

Pebblebee Halo

Where to Buy:

• $59.99 $49.99 at Amazon

Whether you’re touring a new city or heading back to your hotel after a night out, the Halo can help in a variety of situations. Like the Pebblebee Clip 5 — our favorite AirTag and Tile alternative — the rechargeable, water-resistant tracker does a good job of accurately helping you keep tabs of bags, wallets, keys, and other valuables. It offers up to 500 feet of Bluetooth range and taps into both Apple’s Find My network and Google’s Find Hub, so you can locate items even further away.

What really sets it apart is that it’s also a personal safety device. With a quick pull, you can trigger off a piercingly loud 130dB siren, bright strobe lights, and automatic location sharing with one trusted contact. If you’d like to send your real-time location to multiple contacts at once, you’ll need Pebblebee’s Alert Live subscription (which costs $24.99 a year), but the good news is the service is included free for the first year, making the Halo an even better value at this price.

Read our hands-on impressions of the Pebblebee Halo.