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  As well as you know a friend, finding the right gift for her can take some effort. The key is to select an item or a theme that shows how much you care and how much you know about her. Using that as a basis, coming up with an idea can change from a challenge to an enjoyable experience, both for you and for the lucky gift recipient.
  
  

Friendship Photo Album

• Create a photo album that celebrates your friendship. You can create an album that your friend can view online, or you can go to the craft store and buy an album to fill with your photos. Go through pictures of the two of you that you have stored on your cell phone or digital camera. If your friendship goes back a long way, include photos from elementary school, high school and college.
  
  

My-Treat Coupon Book

• Use your word-processing software to create friendship coupons. To create the coupons, think about the things that you enjoy doing together. They can include an I'll-treat coupon for a movie, dinner at a favorite restaurant or tickets to an event that you know he would enjoy, such as a play or the opening of a major museum exhibit. Wrap your coupon booklet as a present and give it to him at Christmas.
  
  

Mani-Pedi Basket

• Create a spa basket filled with items for your friend's hands and feet. Include special lotions and polish, as well as cuticle removers and files. Get those sponge separators so that she can easily paint her toenails. Purchase special clear nail topcoat at a beauty supply store for quick touch-ups. If your budget allows, include a gift certificate to your favorite manicure shop.
  
  

Sports Fan Basket

• If your friend is a big sports fan, create a gift bag or basket filled with items pertaining to his favorite team. Include baseball caps and T-shirts. Create an inexpensive pennant by going online to get the mascot or logo of his team. If you have the money, include tickets for both of you to attend a game.Then use tissue papers in the team colors to fill in the basket or bag.
  
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Hometown Food Favorites

• If your friend is a native of another region of the United States and has always missed a certain food item, go online to to find a restaurant or company that can ship it. For example, a friend from Philadelphia may be homesick for an authentic cheese steak sandwich. A friend from Chicago might be hungry for a Chicago-style hot dog, complete with the relish and celery salt. Someone who grew in Ohio may long for Amish cheese. Someone from Texas might drool at the thought of authentic tamales. This may be a harder gift to find for your friend, but you are guaranteed to win his lifelong affection when you give it to him.