Gift giving is supposed to make you and the recipient feel good. You know what they like and if you have been giving them gifts for a while, you can become tapped out on what to give next. When traditional gifts won’t work, it is nice to have some ideas to pull from. Store gift cards are nice, but they tend to be a bit impersonal and is it what you gave them last year? Here is a list of ideas to keep in mind that will help make the recipient feel special and show that you really did give them some thought.
- Give them a night out. Set up a dinner, tickets to a play, etc.
- Watch or provide babysitting so they can spend time doing what they enjoy
- Make yourself available to them. Give them your time, go to the movies, happy hour, etc.
- Use your skills to cook for them, clean their home, detail the car, something that you can do for them they would otherwise have to pay for.
Make you gift more personal by giving of yourself, which is the real measure true friendship.
For additional information, read the entire article: An Alternative Kind of Gift Guide | Apartment Therapy.
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