How to Select a Farewell Gift for Your Departing Girlfriend

By Julia Fernandes @appshub

A gift to your girlfriend who is departing for some new assignment / job is an important event. This is a farewell gift that will remembered by her forever. So you should be very particular in selecting one.

Basic Ideas to Select Gift for Girlfriend

Here are some ideas that can be considered:

  • Take a photo with her and put it on a frame to give it to her.
  • Write a 'thank you' letter to her that you really appreciate after a long friendship.
  • Don't buy flowers, they will die in days.
  • A simple sweet-looking silver necklace or bracelet. Even a silver-coated earring would be lovely.
  • Give her a hug , and
  • It is OK to cry just because you are really going to miss her.

Where to Take Departing Girlfriend?

You should take her to all favorite hang out spots for a full day and spend as much time with her as you can. That is the best gift anyone can have. And then give her something from the heart, something that means something to both of you, something memorable. Something that shall keep you in her memory, like a picture frame with both of you in it or a locket with your pictures in it. Try and get a memorabilia for her because that will be a treasure forever. And don't forget to attach a card.

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If she is leaving overseas she will want something light, so maybe you could put a photo album together for her. Buy her something that she may use usually. If you know what she likes in clothes bring her nice pajama, and give her something from your stuff to let her remember you ( like one of your T-shirts). If I was her I would appreciate this very much. If you want to buy her something expensive, a set of perfumes and body care stuff.

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What Items Your Departing Girlfriend Likes?

You should get her something you know she likes the most i.e. Teddies, book etc. Some of the ideas are:

1. A gift basket is another gift idea for a girl. A gift basket can include myriad items ranging from chocolates, food items, books, etc.

2. Most girls are fond of jewelry. You can take this opportunity to buy her that perfect pair of earrings, a ring or a trendy necklace.

3. You can buy a trophy and engrave your friend's name on it, and give her 'The Best Friend' award.

How about you take her somewhere fun? Get her something there? Or get her something that has to do with what she loves?

  • A Framed picture of the two of you. (Go to one of the Kodak print stations at any drugstore and right before printing type up a cheerful poem to have printed out on the picture)
  • Buy some really cute beaded stretch bracelets to wear on your ankles (like the 'best friend' sort of thing)
  • If she's going away out of country go to a tourist gift shop and get her a hometown t-shirt so she can represent home while she's away
  • Go to the Build-A-Bear store near you a build her favorite stuffed animal and dress in her favorite color, and record a personal message that will make her smile while she's away.
  • Make her a cool CD /playlist of your favorite songs.