What to give a friend for the New Year?

A friend is a close person, sometimes almost dear, and therefore the question of choosing a gift for her for the magical New Year's holidays becomes quite relevant, because I want to please and surprise a friend, and make her a present that will be useful for her in everyday life. Whether all this can be combined, and what gifts are acceptable for friends, will be discussed in this article.

Girlfriends are people we usually know pretty well. We know their habits and preferences, tastes and preferences, hobbies and life credo. It is difficult for a friend to find an inappropriate and indecent gift, given that a lot is known about a person, but some succeed. This is how a list of presents for the New Year appeared, which should never and under no circumstances be presented to friends, of course, if you do not want to offend a person and ruin your relationship with him.

First of all, gifts that may directly or indirectly indicate your girlfriend's shortcomings should be excluded - bathroom scales, a dietary nutrition book, slimming underwear. Such gifts, even if a woman would like to have them, are offensive. If you really want to present your girlfriend with corrective underwear or tights, it is better to present a gift a certificate to a lingerie store, where the line of such products is widely represented.

Their same considerations should not take responsibility for the choice of hair dye, perfume or decorative cosmetics, because in these matters the tastes of even very close friends can differ, and significantly.

New Year is a very symbolic holiday, and therefore it is worth refraining from gifts such as towels and scarves. There will be little joy from such presents, besides, it is considered inappropriate to give personal items to people outside your family circle.

Even if you pick up for a friend with great love a basket of shampoos, shower gels, soaps and scrubs, you will not be able to give her much joy. Such gifts are appropriate from a husband or mother, but in the performance of friends, they involuntarily hint at untidiness and carelessness, which will give the one who receives the gift a lot of doubts and unpleasant thoughts.

If your friend is a superstitious person and pays attention to signs, you should not give her anxiety. donation of handkerchiefs, watches and wallets... These gifts can be associated with a secret wish for tears, old age and poverty. If a friend needs one of these gifts, it is better to present the monetary equivalent of the gift, let her buy herself a wallet herself.

It is definitely not worth giving a gift that your friend will not be in demand. For example, a lady who loves quiet evenings while embroidering or watching TV will definitely not fit a certificate for a parachute jump, and an active and mobile woman who prefers active leisure and sports is unlikely to find slippers or a set for a long, assiduous and painstaking picture creation. from small beads.

It is not recommended to give friends for the New Year:

• money - everyone, of course, needs it, but the girlfriend will definitely not feel the joy of the gift and your warmth;
• clothes and shoes - you can make a mistake with color, size, model, and then the gift will not bring joy either;
• animals - even if a person loves all living things, it is not at all necessary that he can now afford to take responsibility for a pet, even if it is just a fish or a hamster;
• any objects and things that are similar to your own - even if a friend admired your bag or your scarf for a long time, you should not give her the same or similar ones, she is unlikely to use them for the very reason that you have the same;
• overly expensive gifts - even if you have such financial opportunities, it is not a fact that a friend will be able to respond with an identical gift, and then you will simply put her in an awkward position.

When choosing a gift for a friend, be sure to consider several factors:

• age - for a teenage friend, you will get something small and pleasant, memorable, for a friend with whom you have been friends for several decades, you can buy something more serious;
• hobbies and hobbies are, in general, the best idea, because it is always very pleasant to receive a gift that does not contradict hobbies, professional interests and promotes them;
• the degree of closeness of the relationship - to your best friend, beloved and close in spirit and life, you can afford to give more personal, personalized gifts than gifts for a just acquaintance and pleasant woman or girl.

If your friend is a great connoisseur of cool, unusual gifts and creative ideas, do not rush to disappoint her, try to make just such an interesting, funny, cool present that she will remember for a long time. Specialty shops for unusual gifts will help with ideas. You can also use our list.

• Illuminated home slippers - a great gift for lovers of walking around the house at night. Such slippers will become indispensable if you need to get to the refrigerator in the dark, trying not to disturb anyone. In them, a friend will not stumble and step on small parts from a children's designer.

• USB Heated Slippers - This is an option for girls and women who always complain about the cold. It is enough to connect the slippers to a laptop or computer, and your friend is guaranteed a warm pastime on long winter evenings.

• Blanket with sleeves - the most that neither is a winter invention will be a pleasant gift, hinting at your great desire to share the warmth of your soul with your friend. Such a blanket perfectly warms up on a winter morning, when you need to get up for work or school, and you just want to stay longer under a warm blanket.

• Nice warm heated scarf - there are such novelties today. Electric shock is completely excluded, since the voltage does not exceed 5V. On winter days, a friend can not only bask in such a scarf on the street, but also wear it indoors as a stole - the dimensions allow.

• Pillow with your joint photo - it should be small, compact to decorate the interior of a friend's room. Such a present will always remind her of you, not only indirectly, but also directly.

• Original lamp - there is a huge number of different products, designed in the New Year's theme: Christmas tree lamps and snow-covered forest huts, you can choose a funny lamp in accordance with your friend's profession (for example, a globe night light for a geography teacher or a dropper night light for a medical worker friend) ... Pay attention to projectors too.

• Original and unusual headphones. You can, of course, do with the usual wireless ones, or you can pick up winter options - headphones with fluffy heating pads for the ears, in which, even in cold weather, a friend can enjoy her favorite music and stay warm.

• Autocommunicator - a great gift for a motorist friend with a developed sense of humor. On it, she will be able to type any short messages for other road users, for example, “Thank you” or “Let me pass”, as well as “Don't beep, I’ll go deaf” or “I was driving for the first day”.

• Smart socket - a useful thing that will never allow a friend to leave an iron or other electrical appliance on in a hurry. The outlet is controlled using a smartphone, and at any time a friend can check whether she turned off the curling iron when leaving the house, as well as remotely turn on the kettle or multicooker when approaching the house.

• Fashion Stylist Visit Certificate - a great gift for girlfriends who attach great importance to fashion and their own appearance. A friend will be able to visit a real professional and get personalized recommendations. It's priceless.

• Certificate for a steamy spa treatment. If a friend has a life partner, she may well spend a pleasant spa day with him, and if she is alone, then you can go to the salon together. Impressions and positive emotions are guaranteed.

• Tickets to the cinema, theater, concert - when presenting such a gift, be prepared that it is you who will have to go with your friend, because it is not at all a fact that she will find someone to go there with. In addition, it is important to know the tastes of a friend and in no case give her a ticket to the Leps concert if she loves hip-hop, and not send her to the premiere of a horror movie if she loves comedies and melodramas.

Even if the budget for a gift is not that large, you can get creative and give funny board game, T-shirt with a humorous or simply touching inscription "The best friend in the world" or "I know how to be friends and I love." Can be presented to a friend an inexpensive mug with your common photo and a wish of great happiness.

When choosing a gift for a friend, it is not so much the size of the budget for its purchase that is important as your own approach to choosing, creativity. You can always buy inexpensive symbolic gifts, souvenirs that will cheer up and give your girlfriend a long memory of you. Here is just a rough list of what you can present:

• a beautiful Christmas ball - factory-made or decorated with your own hands;
• Christmas tree garland with unusual luminous elements;
• a set of beautiful New Year's candles that can be lit and put on the table on a festive night;
• New Year's wreath composition with bells, balls, ribbons to decorate the table or front door;
• gift gingerbread in New Year's style;
• chocolate figurines of New Year's characters;
• a calendar for the coming year, according to the topic of the interests of a friend.

The budgetary and pleasant, and most importantly, useful gifts include items that a friend can use in her daily life:

• a desktop phone stand or a sticky car mat to prevent the smartphone from sliding off the car dashboard while driving;
• cute cover for passport, student ID, work pass, identity card, cover for documents in the car;
• an unusual shape and design ballpoint pen - such a present will always come in handy;
• a keychain that responds with a signal or a whistle to pops, allowing you to quickly find where a friend put the keys to a car or apartment;
• bag pendant made in an unusual style;
• a small folding mirror with a comb;
• a compact cosmetic bag that will easily fit in her purse;
• a set of brushes and sponges for applying makeup.

A household friend, as well as a business woman, will definitely appreciate the magnetic note board. You can attach it to the refrigerator and leave notes on it for the household or for yourself, so as not to forget something. If your friend loves to cook and often pampers you with new dishes and delicacies, give a set of comfortable and beautiful oven mitts for the kitchen, silicone baking mat or forms, a set of unusual jars for pepper, salt, cereals.

A handmade gift always evokes more emotions and a response in the soul of the person to whom it is intended. And it is not at all necessary to be a jack of all trades, you can make simple gifts from scrap materials that will remind your friend that she has you for many years.

• DIY decoration - a bracelet made of large beads, beads, colored rubber bands, earrings made of beautiful colored feathers, beads. It all depends on what style of clothing a friend adheres to, how old she is and whether she will eventually be able to wear your jewelry.

• Photo collage - if the friendship is already several years, or even decades, a tastefully made collage will help your friend remember the brightest moments of your friendship. Just pick up joint pictures, photos from events, holidays, hikes, picnics, weddings and births of children and make a big themed collage about your friendship.

• Handmade soap - for soap making at home, special skills and abilities are not required, even children can usually easily cope with the task, and therefore it is enough to look at a couple of lessons on the Internet, and the original gift will be ready.

• Warm socks or slippers - the important thing here is not how smoothly you can make the loops, if you haven't knitted before, but how you will decorate your gift. Choose bright woolen threads, make cute little pom-poms, and a great New Year's gift will surely delight your girlfriend.

• Headband or hair ties - it all depends on the flight of imagination. You can make jewelry using beads, decorate everything with ribbons or bows made of fabric, make leather decoration, make a barrette or velvet headband - the finished product should be neat and in line with your friend's style.

• Homemade little postcard - you can make real New Year's masterpieces from colored cardboard, corrugated, tissue or any other elegant paper, the main thing is that no one else in the whole world will have exactly the same postcard on this day. Use cute images - bears, kittens, bullfinches, do not forget to sign your creation with wishes of happiness and all the best. You can design a postcard for the New Year in any style - applique, scrapbooking, quilling.

• Sweater for her favorite cup - it fits quite simply and you can find a lot of such ideas. There are sweaters with necks and sleeves, there are with scarves, the main thing is that they fit on a glass or cup in size and fit well on them.

• Trinket made of wood, fabric, plaster.

• Fridge magnets - you can use a special set, which is sold in stores for creativity and needlework. It is enough to do everything according to the instructions and excellent original magnets will decorate your friend's refrigerator (you can make a thematic set, for example, vegetable magnets or kitten magnets).

Traditional gifts include sweet sets, a grocery basket in which you put a bottle of champagne, sausage, chocolate, or some delicacy. As with other gifts, do not forget about the need to beautifully package and present such a set. Also, the following options are considered universal traditional gifts for girlfriends for the New Year.

• Books - if you know which author your girlfriend adores, you can buy specific works, but it is better to give her the opportunity to choose an interesting book herself, which she will be happy to read. Present a gift certificate to a large book chain with a large selection of books from different genres and authors.

• Creator's Kit - here everything will depend on what is interested in the one for whom the gift is intended. Usually friends are familiar with each other's hobbies. If a friend is embroidering pictures, donate a kit to create a beautiful homemade masterpiece, if she creates ceramic pots, you can donate a potter's wheel and a supply of clay. In general, consumables for creativity are a win-win option to make a good present.

• Perfume and cosmetics store certificate - a welcome gift for any woman, regardless of age, profession and hobby. The only thing you need to pay attention to is the presence of a line of cosmetics for teenagers in the store, if the gift is intended for a friend of this age category.

• Gift set of a cute teapot and a pair of cute cups - it is better if the set is designed in the New Year's theme. You can add your favorite tea or coffee to the set.

• Accessories for a computer, gadgets - this includes a variety of flash cards made in the form of funny animals, little men, with symbols, mouse pads, wireless computer mice, a USB-powered desktop fan, a USB-heated mug to keep tea or coffee warm longer, like and your relationship with your girlfriend.

Gift etiquette does not prohibit you from directly asking your friend what she would like to receive for the New Year, but in this case the feeling of surprise will disappear, namely, it is the anticipation of unknown interesting gifts that creates that magical atmosphere of a New Year's miracle.

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