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Guy Friend Gift Checklist
Fill it in a couple of weeks before the occasion and buy from your answers.
Answer the questions
- What does he do every day?
- What does he complain about?
- What has worn out or gone missing?
- What makes him laugh?
- Which type is he: carry, game day, gym, gamer?
- How close are we: new friend, good friend, best friend?
Pick the gifts
- One useful gift for a daily habit
- One small fun gift for a laugh
- Skip anything that needs a size
- Skip anything that could read as romantic
- Match roughly what he would spend on you
- Check that a multitool is blade-free if he flies
Timing
- 2 weeks before: start noticing clues
- 10 to 14 days before: order online
- 1 week before: chase late group shares
- 2 days before: wrap and write the card
- Day before: charge anything with a battery
Wrap and give
- Kraft paper and plain string
- A one-line card about why you picked it
- An inside joke for group gifts
- Everyone signs one card for a group gift
- Hand it over casually, before game night or dinner