Samuel Young

Samuel Young knows what makes a gift land — and what makes it land twice, as his brother-in-law's duplicate grilling set can confirm. Based in Chicago, Samuel brings 12 years of retail buying experience to his work at GiftScores, where he curates guides across holidays, birthdays, and family gifting. He studied Consumer Studies at Ohio State before spending over a decade sourcing seasonal and occasion-based product lines for a Midwest retail chain — work that included a holiday gift series that pushed seasonal sales up 34% in two years. His trend insights have appeared in Midwest Living and regional parenting publications, grounding every recommendation he writes in something genuinely useful.