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Show your friend how much you care when she turns 18. David Roth/Photodisc/Getty Images
Becoming an adult is a major step that many people choose to celebrate. Your best friend will get a number of gifts for this milestone, but there are certain gifts that only you will be able to provide. Use this chance to help your buddy relive your favorite times together, to offer advice and usable tools and to show just how much you care.
Basket of Love
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Show your friend that you really care by offering a basket of goodies that are both useful and fun. Include gifts that you must be 18 to purchase. Consider items such as lottery tickets, chips to a local casino, information on how to vote and books that offer tips on managing financial decisions. Boys turning into men often appreciate passes to local adult clubs that are meant for only people over the age of 18. Movie tickets to films that you must be over 18 attend and other 18-and-over events are also popular choices when planning a gift for your best friend.
Travel Gear
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The age of 18 also allows people to travel freely when they want to. Often, people will take off just after high school for random trips and adventures. Provide items that she can use while she travels. Consider passes for buses and trains, books on travel and packages of useful snacks and clothing items. Many companies offer special discounts for students. Purchase your friend a student advantage card so that she will always have access to special discounts.
Celebrate the Past and the Future
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Memories are something that people will always have no matter what happens in their lives. Photo books are a popular gift now based on the fact that they can be ordered online or popular retailers. Work with the parents of your friend to gather photos and make sure to add photos of you and your friend together. You can take this one step further by arranging for someone to take photos of you and your friend. Use photos that show what you have been through and photos that show that the future can be bright if you stick together like you always have.
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