Gift ideas for a friend
Good gifts for a friend are a bouquet or flower box with balloons for a birthday or graduation, a flower arrangement or chocolate when a baby arrives, and a small cake on an ordinary day for no reason at all. These gifts for friends are grouped by occasion, and the one rule is that the gift arrives on time. Cannot guess your friend's taste? On Haddiyah, pick out 2 to 8 gifts and let them take one, delivered in Riyadh and Jeddah where and when they choose, with the surprise intact.
On their birthday
A birthday is the occasion friends are gifted for most: a bouquet or flower box with balloons if there is a party, or cake and chocolate delivered on the day if you are apart. See birthday gifts for friends, and if you are unsure of their taste, let them choose from several.
At their graduation
A graduation bouquet with balloons is what shows in the ceremony photos, and the group usually pools for it. For a gift that stays after the day, a perfume or a piece of silver. Graduation gifts for friends reach the venue or the house, whichever the graduate sets.
When the baby arrives
A new-baby gift reaches the house or the hospital, wherever the mother sets: a flower arrangement in the baby's colours, welcome balloons, or chocolate to pass round to visitors. Order once you know she is home, and let her set the time that suits her. See new-baby gifts for friends.
Get well soon
If your friend is unwell or in hospital, a small vase in light colours or a box of chocolate with a 'get well' card is enough. The vase arrives arranged and asks nothing of her. She sets the place and the time that suit her situation. See get-well gifts for friends.
A gift for no reason
The best gift between friends is the one with no reason: a small bouquet, a cake or a box of chocolate on an ordinary day with a one-line card. It need not be big; the surprise is the gift. See gifts on a smaller budget.
One gift from the whole group
When the group pools for a gift, go a level up: a large arrangement or flowers with perfume. If you cannot agree, pick several gifts from the same level and let them choose the favourite; you pay half the average now and the rest after they choose.
Before you send
- Not sure of their taste? Pick several gifts from one level and let them choose the favourite. They see the gifts without prices, and the deposit is half their average price.
- If the group is chipping in, one gift from a higher level beats several small ones. Write all your names on the card.
- A gift that arrives at work or at university in front of people is a second joy. Order in the morning and have them set the location before 4 pm.
- Write something that is yours alone on the card: an old joke, a nickname, a memory. That is what separates a friend's gift from any other.
- If your friend has just got engaged, see engagement gifts to reach her on the day of the news.
Frequently asked questions
What should I give my friend for her birthday?
A bouquet or flower box with balloons if you are celebrating, or a small cake and chocolate delivered on the day. For something that lasts, a perfume you know she loves.
What do I give a male friend?
A perfume, or cake and chocolate with an inside joke on the card. Flowers work when they reach him at work and are dark and simple.
How do I send a gift to a friend in another city?
If they are in Riyadh and Jeddah, you enter their name and mobile only, and they get a WhatsApp link to set their place and time. You do not need their address.
Can it arrive the same day?
For one gift, yes: your friend sets the location before 4 pm and the gift is on its way in the evening slot of that same day. Some gifts need longer to prepare. The time is on each gift page.
See also gift ideas for your sister and gift ideas for women.
Ready to gift?
Ordering takes two minutes, and the recipient sets the place and the delivery time.
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