Holiday gifts, what to give your friend when you're on a budget?? Options

[mushiebeans]

Yeah... Basically I have a lot of friends that I want to give gifts to (for christmas) but I dont know what to get them because I don't exactly have an unlimited supply of money. :P

What should I give my friends? Are there any cheap stores? I don't much care for bulk buying. But I'm thinking of getting my closest friends stuff that I know they'll like.
and some less close friends a cute cup with candy in it?

any other ideas?

[brooklyneast05]

no offense but i would not give them the whole "cookie mix in a jar" thingy. who seriously wants a jar full of sugar and flour and shit for christmas? i can't think of anything i'd want less than a jar of flour, except maybe like...a jar of lint or something like that. i could go in my kitchen if i wanted sugar and oats and flour. here's some random shit i found in my cabinet and poured in a jar for you!


but if you're friends are into that sorta thing then go for it.

[espressive]

no offense but i would not give them the whole "cookie mix in a jar" thingy. who seriously wants a jar full of sugar and flour and shit for christmas? i can't think of anything i'd want less than a jar of flour, except maybe like...a jar of lint or something like that. i could go in my kitchen if i wanted sugar and oats and flour. here's some random shit i found in my cabinet and poured in a jar for you!

say there's a christmas gathering of like 25 people and you want to give gifts for everybody that is there. now OBVIOUSLY, i would get more stuff for my closer friends... but if you just want to be nice and have a small present for everybody else, i would suggest the cookie mix since it's simple. buying "little presents" for 25 people can add up to be a lot of money. and i guess i should've said that the cookie mix thing is typically more applicable to girls than guys, stereotypically speaking (typically, so i realize that some girls do not like baking and vice versa)

[rnicron]

say there's a christmas gathering of like 25 people and you want to give gifts for everybody that is there. now OBVIOUSLY, i would get more stuff for my closer friends... but if you just want to be nice and have a small present for everybody else, i would suggest the cookie mix since it's simple. buying "little presents" for 25 people can add up to be a lot of money. and i guess i should've said that the cookie mix thing is typically more applicable to girls than guys, stereotypically speaking (typically, so i realize that some girls do not like baking and vice versa)

and then 10 other people show up with the exact same thing...WHAT THEN?