The first thing I did while planning this was that I made sure I set out a budget. I had about 13 people I wanted to give a present to. I estimated the amount I would need for each one at about $20/person so about $260 as my budget. Then I planned out what I wanted to get each person
Anthony - he's my godbrother so I wanted to get him new stud earrings since he has his ears pierced and a Jack Skellington Wrap
Zuchra - my best friend from HS loves coffee and tea so I wanted to make her a coffee/tea set. I wanted to purchase one premade but it costs alot of money for less and the stuff inside are things she would not necessary like since she only prefers black tea or African coffee
Kelly - my new sister in law is similar to Zuchra with coffee and tea and I wanted to make 2 different sets
Jennifer - my other best friend from HS - I wanted to give her a cute necklace and a scented item for her because I thought it would be cutes
Ceyda - we have tried to schedule Vietnamese coffee multiple times and seem to fail so I thought why not bring it to her, so I am making her a Vietnamese coffee set - some things are easy to purchase at a Chinese Grocery Store - Cafe Du Monde, Vietnamese Filter and Condensed milk
Geeta - I wanted to make her chocolate and give ice wine to pair it but ice wine is expensive and making chocolate takes a while so I decided to get her some Victoria Secret stuff when I purchase a cute bag there during Black Friday shopping
Lys - a friend from college whom I am close to. I wanted to get her something nice. There are tons of stores in Chinatown that you can talk to so you can get a price of jewelry for a cheaper price. So that's what I did. I made a $40 piece of jewelry to about $10?
Suzy - my friend wanted ice wine so I decided to get her some
Karissa - my sister in law's maid of honor that I felt I bonded the most with. I felt it would be fun to bond a bit more after the wedding. I wanted to make her a Vietnamese Coffee set as well since she loves it
Jez - I got him a cheap but good bottle of wine - wine is actually pretty cheap and in some places if you know the right people, you can talk down the price too
Jimmy - he is my son from my fraternity and I felt it would be appropriate to get him a present so I wanted to get him some candy and cookies as if he were really my son
Eileen - this is my brother's new mother in law - I wanted to get her some nice wine as a Welcome to the Family
Pedro - this is my father from my fraternity and I wanted to get him ice wine as well
Jannine - this is my mother from my fraternity - I got her a bag for a discount during Black Friday Shopping
Justine - this is my daughter from my fraternity - I also got her a bag during Black Friday
There are actually tons of deals during Black Friday or in Chinatown where you can talk a discount with them. If you want help purchasing presents for Valentine's Day, Birthdays, Christmas, etc feel free to email loveoflifeplansmadeeasy@gmail.com and send a list of your friends (first name only) and a quick list of things you want to get them or if you do not know what to get, feel free to send a list of things they like or wanted and I can refer you to stores around New York City to shop at.
