I'm in a class of 30 at an all girls school, and we have written down the birthdays of everyone in the class, and I like to get everyone gifts when it is their birthday, just to be nice. Here's what I do including wrapping, girls I don't know and close friends:•When on holiday in summer, I go shopping with my family, often I let people buy me a couple gifts, of the stuff I want for myself, then I go to the cheapest shops, such as (I'm from the UK) Tiger, primark etc then whatever card shop I find. I can usually get a couple girls both several gifts, so the ones that have the nearest birthdays, I buy for. I usually buy, soap, sweets, stationery and accessories because everyone needs soap, most people I know like sweets, we all go to school and use stationery and accessories because some of the girls use them a lot.•For birthdays during the year, I go to a cheap local card shop, a local supermarket or small (non franchise) shop, because these are mainly cheap but still have decent items, that girls will like. I always make sure that the items all together don't cost more than about £5 for girls I'm not that close with (not including cards)•For the card envelopes, I make sure to decorate them a lot because it seems more personal, and I make it seem like it took a while, but I've gotten quick enough at it that it takes me 5 minutes now, if you're not artsy, just do big happy birthday and their name in bubble writing and add circles or a shape around it, it looks just as good. For the inside of the cards, I like to repeat myself a bit if I don't know how to fill up the space, and mainly just say they're nice. For my close friends I just say they're a good friend and they make me happy, because they only really need to hear that and they'll enjoy your gift. Also, I put separate little drawings of them as a cartoon, but that's only because I like drawing.•For wrapping, I refuse gift bags that people have given me, never to the same person of course, and I tie ribbons around some gifts, then get some tissue paper I have and put it in the bag, I only use wrapping paper of it's one or two bigger items that are square.•When I'm buying for my close friends, I directly ask what they want, then buy that and something additional depending on what they want, if they don't know what they want, either get one of their favourite things or get them some normal stuff and take them to a cafe, your house or ice cream place after school or on the weekend, because personally I prefer to spend time with my close friends than get presents from them, and me and my friends do that everytime someone has a birthday (for a while we just meet in parks as that is the easiest way to distance, and we only ever meet in small groups in the current times, we are staying safe) via /r/Gifts https://www.reddit.com/r/Gifts/comments/iihxbq/how_i_buy_everyone_in_my_class_gifts_30_students/?utm_source=ifttt
