1. A Local Food Item
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2. Seeds and Planting Supplies
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3. A Good Pair of Socks
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4. Fancy Soap
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Five bucks will buy a couple really good bar of triple milled soap in a wrapper that's so pretty you won't need to mess with gift wrap.
5. Fruit
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Fruit baskets don't have to be elaborate to be nice. Pick out $5 of fruit from the grocery store, and deliver it in a pretty basket.
6. Gourmet Chocolate
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Invest your fiver in a couple bars of premium chocolate, like the Green and Black's organic bars pictured at left, and your popularity rating is sure to go up.
Tip: Stretch your chocolate-buying dollars even further by searching for coupons online before you head to the store.
7. Reusable Shopping Bags
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8. A Gift Card for eBook or Song Downloads
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Everything and everyone has gone digital these days, so a gift card for eBook or song downloads is sure to be a HUGE hit – even if it just has $5 on it.
9. A Restaurant.com Gift Certificate
Ordinarily giving someone a $25 restaurant gift certificate means spending $25 on a restaurant gift certificate. However, that's not the case when you shop through restaurant.com. Take advantage of one of their frequent sales and you could net $25 certificates for as little as $2 each.
10. An Emergency Snack Stash
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Getting a snack craving when you're at work is the worst because it leaves you turning to vending machines or convenience stores for munchies – not good for your waistline or your wallet. Put together a collection of healthy snacks for someone on your list, and call it their emergency snack stash.
