Tips On How To Choose A Gift For Your Friends

By Philip Yiga | May 25, 2016

Offering gifts to friends is a great way of showing that you care about them but sometimes it can be difficult finding the perfect gift to give someone. In fact, when picking a gift for friend you need to be careful since some friends are usually sensitive about what you give them and you should even consider the level of friendship with someone when choosing for the a gift. Additionally, there many gifts that can make your friends feel special and loved but you need to make some research and even know the type of person you’re going to give the gift in order so that you don’t get disappointed with the gift you have offered. However, with some tips and pointers on how to choose a gift, you will actually be able to pick a perfect gift for even the most complicated friends and this why you need to read through this guide in order to get some of the tips on how to choose a gift.

 

SECTION-1: HOW TO CHOOSE A PERFECT GIFT FOR YOUR FRIENDS:

1. Generate some gift ideas: begin by generating some gift ideas by either brainstorming, making some research or thinking of what your friend may like to receive as a gift. After, translate the gift-ideas into a physical gift or experience that you know your friend will appreciate. Additionally, make sure that you get for your friend the best gift after generating your gift-ideas and this means that you have to be careful and sensitive during the whole process.

 

2. Choose a gift that relates to your friends personality: try to think of gifts that match your friends personality and you won’t actually go wrong with what you have given them. For example, buy a music-obsessed friend a favorite music-album, give art/craft supplies for an artistic person, sports-equipment for a sports person, purchase toys for someone’s pet and much more depending on what a person has interests in.

 

3. Consider giving a hand-made gift: incase your offering a gift to a close friend then consider making them a hand-made gift because it creates a bond between you two. So, think of a hand-made gift that symbolizes your friendship because your effort and thoughtfulness means more than money. For example, make you friend a scrapbook with memorable photos, make them a simple necklace or bracelet and many more hand-made items that you know your friend will love.

 

4. Write a letter to your friend: writing a letter showing how much you care and appreciate a best friend can actually make a great hand-made gift. In fact, at times a written letter with a meaningful message can be more thoughtful than a physical gift. Additionally, you may decide to offer your letter along with a gift and this will actually create a great impression towards your friend receiving the gift. However, when writing a letter try not to write a lot of words because the receiver may fail to read all the content in the letter which is not good. So make your written letter precise and straight to point for best results.

 

5. Offer an experience gift to a good friend: choosing an experience-gift over a material-gift will actually make your friend to feel special and loved. So, consider taking your friend for dinner, concert or movie, buy then a ticket to a local-museum, zoo or aquarium and much more. In fact, experience gifts can be of more fun than physical gift although most experience-gifts tend to be a little expensive. So, consider offering an experience gift to only good or best friends and then you may offer physical-gifts to other normal friends.

 

6. Consider paying a bill for a friend: incase your friend is going through tough times financially, the consider paying a bill for him/her because this will make them feel relieved of the burden. In fact, at times a removed burden is as meaningful to a friend as a great gift.

 

7. Donate a charity on behalf of a friend who seems to have everything: incase your friend seems to have everything he/she wants, then consider making a donation in their names and they will probably feel happy about such a gift than offering them a physical-gift.

 

8. Gift a friend with something he/she wants: it’s very important to think of a gift that will be of use and meaning to a friend than just getting them a gift that won’t be of use or meaning. So, make sure you get your friend a gift that he/she really needs and they will actually appreciate your efforts.

 

SECTION-2: HOW TO MAKE RESEARCH INORDER TO MAKE A BETTER GIFT CHOICE:

1. Get some information about your friend: you should also try to take note of some information about your friend because this will help you know their gender, age, single or married and a lot more. With such information, you will able to choose for your friend an appropriate gift on that special day.

 

2. Know your friends preferences: you need to make some research on what your friends prefer because this will let you know about what they like or dislike. Additionally, consider thinking about any talents, hobbies or skills your friend may have and this will actually help you in the process of finding for them a perfect gift.

 

3. Check-out your friends media-profiles: incase your friend has an account on any given social media, then consider checking their media-profiles and you will somehow land onto something that they like and have posted onto their media wall. In fact, social media profiles can also provide you with a good picture of what your friend is interested in.

 

4. Take your friend with you to a mall and see what he looks at: if you have a close friend then consider going with him/her to a mall and then be keen by looking at what they have their eyes onto. This will actually give you a clear picture of what they wish to get and you will definitely get them such a product as a gift on that special day.

 

5. Listen to your friend’s conversations: listening to what your friends are saying can actually give you a chance of overhearing them talking of something that they would like to have and it’s from there that you will be able to get them such a product as a gift on that special day.

 

6. Consider asking for help from your mutual-friends: asking your mutual-friends for some gift ideas will actually help choose the right gift to offer your best friend on that special day.

 

7. Try asking your friends sibling, parent or relative about what they like: asking relatives of your friend will actually enable to get some ideas about what your friends like and this will facilitate you in the gift selection process.