How to Select a Gift for Your Best Female Friend

Buying a gift for your best friend is always easy because you know each other so well. Whether you choose the much-wanted or the totally unexpected item, a gift from a friend is always treasured.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Bookstore/music Gift Certificates
• Silk Scarf
• Golf Lessons
• Greeting Cards
• Aromatherapy Candles
• Gift Baskets
• Photo Albums
• Belgian Chocolates
• Wines
• Perfume
• Jewelry
• Wine Glasses
• Massage Gift Certificates
• Spa Gift Certificates
• Tennis Lessons

1. Ask her what she wants. This step will give you a place to start if you don't have any ideas of your own.

2. Give her something you can enjoy together, such as tickets to a play or a special museum exhibit.

3. Choose a gift basket full of her favorite foods, teas, coffees or soaps and body lotions.

4. Give a gift certificate for a pampering day at a spa, or arrange for a makeover, manicure or pedicure.

5. Buy a collection of scented aromatherapy candles or a fragrance gift pack, if you know what perfume she wears.

6. Give golf or tennis lessons.

7. Organize all the photos you've taken together over the years and put them in a frame or album.

8. Give elegant but simple jewelry: a silver bracelet, a stylish pin or a pair of gold studs.

9. Buy a really good bottle of wine and some wine glasses or splurge on the best chocolate.

Tips & Warnings

• It's best to avoid buying fragrances unless you know what your friend likes. Most people are picky about what they wear and have their own preferences.

• If you are completely clueless, give a gift certificate. Upscale clothing stores, gourmet shops, museum stores and bookstores are great choices.

• Pay for a membership in a book-of-the-month club or a gym.

• If you're still not sure what to get your friend, try books or music.

• If you are a male buying for a female friend, make sure you don't give anything that suggests more than friendship, unless that's what you want. Generally, gifts of lingerie and fine jewelry suggest a more intimate relationship.