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You don’t realize how little you actually know about someone until you have to buy them a birthday present. 🎁 It can be a daunting task trying to find the perfect gift that not only shows you care, but also reflects the recipient’s personality and interests.
But fear not! We are here to help you navigate the tricky waters of birthday gift shopping with our ultimate guide to birthday gift ideas. Whether you’re shopping for your significant other, family member, friend, or coworker, we’ve got you covered.
Gifts for Her
1. Personalized jewelry: A beautiful piece of jewelry with her name, initials, or birthstone will show her how much you care.
2. Spa day gift certificate: Give her the gift of relaxation with a spa day where she can unwind and pamper herself.
3. Handmade candles: A set of luxurious candles in her favorite scents will create a cozy atmosphere in her home.
4. Cooking class: If she loves to cook, a cooking class experience will allow her to learn new skills and techniques.
5. Subscription box: Sign her up for a subscription box that caters to her interests, whether it’s beauty products, books, or gourmet snacks.
Gifts for Him
1. Personalized whiskey glasses: Elevate his drinking experience with a set of engraved whiskey glasses.
2. Grilling tools set: For the grill master in your life, a high-quality grilling tools set will make his BBQs even better.
3. Sports memorabilia: If he’s a sports fan, a piece of autographed memorabilia from his favorite team will be a prized possession.
4. Tech gadgets: From smart home devices to the latest headphones, there’s no shortage of tech gadgets that he’ll love.
5. Experience gift: Treat him to an experience he’ll never forget, whether it’s skydiving, a hot air balloon ride, or a concert tickets.
Gifts for Kids
1. Educational toys: Stimulate their minds with educational toys that are both fun and educational.
2. Outdoor playset: Encourage them to spend more time outdoors with a fun playset that will keep them entertained for hours.
3. Art supplies: Fuel their creativity with a set of high-quality art supplies that will inspire their artistic talents.
4. Books: Help them cultivate a love for reading by gifting them a collection of age-appropriate books.
5. Musical instrument: Introduce them to the world of music with a beginner’s musical instrument that will spark their interest in music.
Remember, the best birthday gifts are thoughtful and personalized. Take the time to consider the recipient’s interests and personality when choosing a gift, and don’t be afraid to get creative! With our guide to birthday gift ideas, you’ll be sure to find the perfect gift for anyone on your list.
I disagree… I’ve always observed and taken note of when friends have expressed an interest in something (whatever it may be) , noticing patterns in their interest/food/hobbies whatever.
I found it’s the more narcissistic, self indulged friends who are all me me me who have this problem.
You don’t keep lists of every thing your friends mention enjoying?
Office secret santa flashbacks
Why are you being forced to buy presents for someone you don’t know well after elementary school?
All my friends are pot heads so I’d just buy them weed. But we don’t buy each other presents.
I’ve always struggled with birthday gifts for my siblings while they always seem to get good ones for me. I actually asked them about it a few years back and they gave me some tips. List down like literally anything that comes to mind whenever we have conversations or just talk about shit. Although they admit I make it easier for them cos I tend to share stupid stuff with them.
Like when I told them my airpods are like my glasses cos I have a lazy eye so one lens is so much thicker than the other. Similarly, one side of my airpods works fine but the other dies after like 2 songs. They got me airpods for my birthday.
I shared with them how I was put temporarily in charge of stationeries at the office. So I took the stapler and stapled the torn portion of the coin pouch on my wallet and now my wallet is as good as ever. I got a new wallet that year.
I also told them how our mom grumbled to me about how I always use one of her bowls to eat (it was the perfect size !). They got me my own bowl.
tbf even I don’t know what the ideal birthday present for myself is so I don’t blame them
I dont have an inventory of everything they own. I don’t want to give them junk that they have to store and deal with. I know some of their hobbies but they buy their own hobby stuff.
Gift cards are an extra task, and decidedly worse than straight up cash. Cash is thoughtless and arrogant.
I often just ask what they want, sometimes with model numbers or Amazon links. This is a good option but feels performative. It proves that I really just don’t know what to get, and gives the receiver extra tasks.
Best option is a nice card with sincere thoughts or something, but even then they have to keep it for a reasonable time and decide when to throw it away.
Gifts are hard.
I asked a close friend if they would exchange presents with me.
I got them a custom colored Xbox controller with their favorite colors and their gamer tag lasered on. I also got them some items from their favorite bakery.
They got me an Amazon gift card. I was sad. I held onto those feelings for a 6 months but one day it came out. We didn’t talk for a year.
Things are ok now, I just send gifts without expectation of anything back. Not as extravagant, but if I find something I really think they would honestly like, I send.
I gave someone a birthday gift for the first time recently. He doesn’t really have any hobbies, but I know he usually gets gifts associated with his favorite football team, or related to his work. I got him something totally unique (andpersonalized), and he said multiple times to me and others that it is the best gift he has ever received.
I just tell everyone not to get me any gifts for my birthday. I really don’t want any cards either.
It’s easy. I tell people not to buy me anything, and I don’t buy them anything. Sometimes new friends make the mistake of not taking me seriously and buying me a birthday present. They learn when their birthday rolls around. They don’t make the same mistake twice.
We get along just fine.
People buy whatever hyper niche thing they want these days. It’s not like years ago where you’d see something in a shop that someone else would never see, so you buy it and wait to give it to them. If your friend is, say, a fan of a certain video game, you can damn well bet they already have everything related to it. 🤷♀️
If you dig deep you can usually find a nugget of info you know about them that is interesting. I buy my guy friends guy stuff for their birthdays. Golf balls, sports paraphernalia, Steam gift cards.. hobbies we both enjoy b/c that’s what we do or talk about. Women is a whole different and nuanced thing.
Accidentally gave my dad a great gift the other day. I was spring cleaning and found a photobook in a box I didn’t even know I had. I scanned and digitized the whole thing for posterity’s sake and didn’t have use for the physical version anymore so I gave it to him along with some Titleist golf balls for his birthday.. And he liked the golf balls (b/c golf is fun and he loses them to trees and reptiles far more often than he likes to admit). But he LOVED the photos.
I thought he was gonna cry in the restaurant for a second. He’s showing these pictures of me in the bathtub when I was a toddler to the table next to us. That made me want to cry for an entirely different reason
e: Just to be clear. It was not an uncommon thing in the 90s for parents to photograph their children doing normal kid stuff and to scrapbook it. The first time I brought a girl over for dinner my mom went straight to the embarrassing childhood photos after dinner. Now people post them on the internet. Which is much worse IMHO
Both my brother and best friend clear 250k. It’s hard to buy them things they’ll want/use that they don’t already have. I’ve gotten stuff for my brother in my price range and he did use it but then he’d find a more “premium/deluxe” version of it and buy that for himself and then the thing I got him would be obsolete. I don’t do that anymore.
So it tends to be either buying dinner, some craft beer or if I have the time, I’ll write them a short instrumental in the style of whatever video game or anime they might be into. But if I could just buy them something useful, I’d much prefer it.
There’s a pretty good episode of No Stupid Questions on how hard it can be to give gifts.
I… was just thinking about this in the shower OP
I’m still friends with my ex, but it makes me sad realizing I don’t really know what to get him for birthday/Christmas any more a few years after he moved away.
I just don’t interact with him enough to get the little cues of what he needs/wants, and now that he’s interacting with a new set of people he’s probably got new interests and involvements I don’t know about.
Good gifts aren’t actually about who someone is, just how they want to be seen. My two rules for gift giving are 1. Get them something that they will actually use 2. Get them something that reinforces how they want you to see them.
I get this. I have a lot of hobbies, so I’ve had people get me hobby adjacent stuff? I’d rather they ask me what I’m looking for or what tools I need vs just picking something at random. I mean, there’s definitely the sliding spectrum too; getting me some wire or beads that I need are just as essential as a new hammer or engraver. I may or may not have a wish list put together that I can just refer people to, lol.
On the contrary: if you feel obligated to get someone a birthday present you should know stuff about them
I don’t even know what to buy my direct family let alone my friends lol
No. They just don’t get my love…
I feel like a dick when I need to buy a present for someone or they remind me of something personal that they’ve already told me about. I don’t mean to forget…
well some people actually know easily what could be the difference hmm
I’m extremely lucky that my wife is so easy to shop for. Books, flowers, chocolate of any kind, Meech from her current obsession.
For guys, it’s difficult. For girls, I tend to give them jewelry based on their birthstone. Has seemed to be a good bet thus far.
my dad every year and i live with him. he’s the hardest person to shop for. my mom is happy with a $1 bottle of dish soap 💀
my group did secret Santa this past Christmas and we each made a list of things they would like and shared it with the whole group and it made it so much easier. i’m also using this list of things to get birthday gifts. i think this is the best thing to have happened to me
You’re just bad at getting to know people.
I see shit people I know would love constantly.