Inexpensive Gift Ideas for a Friend

Updated on April 13, 2015
❤.M. asks from Santa Monica, CA
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Need to come up with some inexpensive gift ideas for a friend (low on cash at the moment).
I was thinking of dropping off flowers at her work, bringing a little treat and coffee etc.
She's 35.
Any other creative, inepensive ideas?
Thanks for the help!! :)

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S.D.

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Movie Night in a Bucket - one of those big buckets of popcorn, redbox card/movie she's been wanting to see, movie theater size candy
Framed pic of the two of you together
Reusable coffee thermos filled with a gift cert. to a local coffee shop - mom & pop specialty shops are always neat rather than chain stores.
What a sweet idea! Way to be a friend!

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L.A.

answers from Austin on

I like your ideas.
The treat maybe a really good breakfast basket, Hot coffee, , muffin and some fresh fruit.

A wind chime.

A potted plant of pansies. In season right now.

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X.Y.

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I did a movie, slipper socks, and chocolates for a friend.

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A.M.

answers from Dallas on

Take her kids for 24 hours!

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F.B.

answers from New York on

Two bars of chocolate.
A lotto scratch off.
A bottle of wine.

Best,
F. B.

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M.G.

answers from Portland on

I LOVE flowers. I would be tickled pink :)

A coffee/tea and treat would just be fantastic. You hit all my special little luxuries I love on your list - so I think your ideas are great!

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D.P.

answers from Detroit on

I love coffee. That is one gift I will be happy to get.

How about coffee and a gc to her favorite coffee place?

Coffee and a book

Coffee and biscotti

Coffee and cannoli

A bottle of wine

A jar filled with her favorite candy

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S.S.

answers from Chicago on

Is it a birthday? Has she been ill? A just because?

Love the idea of a breakfast basket. Or a dinner in a basket. Stuff to make home made Spaghetti dinner with a bottle of wine and loaf of French bread.

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O.O.

answers from Los Angeles on

What does she like?
Mug and $10 Starbucks card?
Little basket of 2 or 3 nail polishes & a funky nail file & remover?
Lotion & fuzzy socks?
Cute Athletic socks & earbuds?
Flower seeds & a cute pot?

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A.L.

answers from Las Vegas on

I think what you might do sounds lovely.. If it were me, WOW.. I would be thrilled to receive flowers, coffee and a treat :)
to me... even just the coffee and a treat or flowers would be fantastic..
you sound like a thoughtful friend..

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M.D.

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There are recipes for beauty/spa treatments online. My daughter made a sugar scrub for ladies for Christmas presents and it was stuff we had in our pantry mostly. You could do a bath basket with a candle, scrub, mask, and maybe a lavender eye pillow for instance.
I also like the movie might idea.

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J.M.

answers from San Francisco on

Flowers are always such a nice thing to receive. I love that and your other ideas.

O.H.

answers from Phoenix on

I found homemade coffee flavors and creamer recipes online and gave those to all my friends one year for Christmas. They loved them and one of them makes her own now all the time. They were very inexpensive to make.

I also LOVE flowers and I think that would be a great surprise for her at work. Good luck.

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