Tell them to clear a day, plan out a nice (surprise) day together, drive them around and pay for everything. This doesn’t have to be fancy or expensive you can take them to get pie and sit on a nice rock to watch the sunset. Frankly a lot of people (esp people that have had a lifetime to gather things) don’t need more shit, and the best gift to give is novelty and a deepening of the relationship.
Dec 19, 2024
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gift giving is such a classy thing imo and it’s so so good when you get it right.
for people I’ve known for a long time I keep a running list in my notes app with things I know they will like. If you don’t know, ask someone who is close with them. Give them a list of options and make them help you narrow it down.
Good general categories for when you’re just not sure are:
- books (ask someone what they like)
- kitchen items (find out whether they’re a baker, a cake person, a bread person, etc)
- outdoorsy shit if they’re outdoorsy (multi tools, portable cooking equipment etc)
- cute boxes or bags (if the thing is cheap or practical but boring you can give it that wow factor by putting it inside something else)
Finally, if you have no idea what to get someone, most people will appreciate a really nice jar of small-batch jam or honey. Or movie vouchers.
Nov 30, 2024
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remembering they were on the hunt for something,
finding/stumbling upon it sometime in your day,
buying it for them if it’s small and affordable enough,
(albeit nothing is too big or expensive if it’s for my dear friends…)
and gifting it to them the next time you meet! <3
Mar 15, 2024
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- a bag of rice from your pantry
- bundle of overdried eucalyptus
- a silk scarf, or several pairs of gently used socks
- zippo lighter
- no drip no smoke tapered candles
- assortment of edible seeds in a shaker
- take them out for oyster happy hour, your treat!
- find some relevant to them poems and memorize / recite them to their face with eye contact
Mar 31, 2025
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Under appreciated, publicly funded, try slinging it on and see how you feel.
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When I worked for a crisis line the busiest hours were 10-6. Thinking about it, a lot of grief in my life would have been avoided if I was just asleep.
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Yes that is what it’s called
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