How to Buy a Boyfriend/Girlfriend a Gift for a Birthday

Buying the perfect gift for your boyfriend or girlfriend’s birthday is not as complicated as it might seem. In fact, with just a little effort, creativity and planning, you can be on your way to buying the perfect birthday gift. Save romantic gifts—like flowers and chocolate—for more romantic occasions, like Valentine’s Day or your anniversary. Birthday gifts should be more specific, personal and useful.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Get Something They’ll Use

1. Think about something he or she will not only love, but use. Don’t buy a pack of generic white socks for a guy or some new dishes for a girl. While these gifts are certainly not romantic, they also are not personal.

2. Take their likes, interests and hobbies into account.

3. Add to their collection. A book by a favorite author, the latest season of their favorite T.V. series, another movie starring their favorite actor or actress, etc.

4. Consider buying tickets to a concert, game or event he or she would love to attend.

5. Buy a gift certificate for a favorite store to let them pick out their own gift.

Give Something Unique

6. Take some time all to yourself to go shopping without a pre-set agenda or even any birthday gift ideas in mind. Shop around at the mall, at department stores, at specialty shops and online to find something that captures your eye that strikes you as something he or he would love.

7. Consider making your boyfriend or girlfriend something.

8. Plan a romantic weekend getaway for the two of you instead.

Tips & Warnings

• Check with your boyfriend’s or girlfriend’s best friends or siblings for great birthday gift ideas, to run your gift idea past them, and also to make sure they aren’t buying the same thing. You definitely want to avoid duplicate gifts.
• Buy something “safe” if you can’t think of anything unique. Bath products, wine and jewelry (check with her best friend for style) tend to work for girls; beer and tickets to a sports game (find out his favorite team) usually work for guys.
• Don’t give cash, even though this is obviously the simplest idea. Giving money is the perfect way to say "I couldn't be bothered putting thought into your gift."
• Avoid buying clothes. While many girls love clothes, you run the risk of getting the wrong size or getting something they would never wear. Guys usually like gifts they can do something with, like drink, watch or play.

[markgaker]

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[kira1akira]

on 4/28/2009 One option is jewelry (necklace, earrings...) another gift option is one that's a sentimental/homemade gift such as a photo album of your time together (so far). Don't listen to anyone that says you have to spend so much money on this one gift.Maybe a small photo-album with just pictures of the two of you?Or better - art picture from your photo.A friend of mine took photo and sent it to www.photoartomation.com They convert ordinary photo into wonderful!. I treat it like art because it came from his heart.

[rajgift]

on 1/5/2009 Nice and useful article...

[Suzie88]

on 4/14/2008 This info is all right, but it doesn't give you a lot of really unique ideas. If you want some hardcore fun ideas for your boyfriend go to http://GatsWiz.com and we will help you out.

[jrotruck44]

on 3/25/2008 I cannot find you email address so this seemed to be the easiest way to contact you. My name is Janalyn Rotruck and I ordered a gift from this site a few weeks ago and it has still not arrived. Please let me know any information you have have on my order or let me have my money back. Thank you