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First off, we're NOT promoting plastic surgery as a gift, but this was a pretty hilarious photo. Second, this would have been more appropriate pre-Christmas, but oh well.
Thoughtful gift giving is one of the more meaningful things you can do in a friendship. Remembering that your pal said he needed to fix the shelves in his living room would make buying him a tool kit a simple gift that just means more than, "hey, here's a tool kit I got you." You're telling your friend that you care and that you listen.
Now, you're not always going to know if your friend has any needs, and sometimes needs are time-sensitive, like if James needed a new showerhead because his isn't working well. He'll probably replace it before the next gift-giving holiday comes around. But before he does, consider going out and geting him a new showerhead, the one with premium features because he needed one and because you wanted to make it extra special so it has 6 different settings and three levels of intensity.
That goes to show you that you do not need a socially-accepted time to celebrate your friendship by giving a gift to someone that's special to you. In fact, the recipient doesn't even need to need anything for you to give them a thoughtful gift. Sometimes good things come from your heart and they're spontaneous.
There are a lot of great DIY (do-it-yourself projects) out there that'll allow you to create an affordable and handmade gift. But there are also a number of really awesone Design-It-Yourself projects that let you create something very special for your friend without having to pull out the old craft kit, or needle-and-thread.
For a Design-it-yourself gift for guys, you can always design him a few dress shirts online, personalized with HIS own label, and colors and patterns that say something special about his character and personality. This is a great gift especially if your male friend works in an office space where wearing a dress shirt is an everyday thing, except maybe on Casual Fridays when we likes to wear his funky polo shirt and favorite pair of Levis. But he'd be quite proud to wear a dress shirt you designed for him because it's individually made and one-of-a-kind.
I mean, if you're really in a pinch and need to ever give someone a gift, this might be a really good idea... or you can gift-wrap plastic surgery. Ha! They'll love that.
This post was written by Danny Wong, Lead Evangelist for Blank Label, shamelessly plugging how awesome they are at making custom men's dress shirts on the co-creation blog.
