Everybody loves their tea and coffee. Find or make a cute letter, put your cute and honest feelings into words, and plan a coffee date with your friend (on you, of course). As well, you can purchase coffee beans and tea to make at home from many local cafes. Here are some exciting cafes for that coffee date you gifted:

• Super Smash Cafe

• Hexagon Board Game Cafe

• Mad Hatter Coffee

• Regal Cat Cafe

The sweetest gift on this last, there are many delicious chocolate places in town with many assortments and arrangements to gift.

• The Chocolate Lab

• Epiphanie Chocolate

• Master Chocolat Marda Loop

Hot take (or cold take, because winter): plants are an underrated gift. Plants make every room beautiful, and each time your friend waters it they think “my friend bought me this plant, that is so sweet!”. Also, plants grow! Literally a gift that keeps on giving. Here are two of my favourite plant stores in Calgary.

• -Plantsie

• -Plant Plant

With the semester ending textbooks are put down as novels are picked up. If you have a friend who loves books ask literally anything about books and they will go on and on about their past and future reads. Here are three awesome book stores

• The Next Page

• Pages Books on Kensington

• Fairs Fair Books

Jewelry never fails to be a beautiful, thoughtful gift. You know how your friends dress, so pick something that matches there style and then, ta-da, a great gift! There are so many local jewelry makers and stores in Calgary, but here are two of my faves.

• JoyDrop

• Pasensya Mahsa Co

Gift your friend a crystal! Crystals are both super pretty and a great little motivation tool. I would recommend getting either a good-sized crystal or an assortment of small ones. You can even prep a little explanation like, "I got you a rose quartz to match your loving, caring personality" which makes the gift much more special. It's not a rock, it's a thought out gift because you care.

• Earth Gems

• Rite of Rituals

• Elysian Alchemy