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1. A waterproof Bluetooth speaker for rocking out in the shower. You know that right now, they perch their phone precariously on the bathtub ledge — so make this they year they don't lose yet another phone to water damage.
2. A Baby Yoda night-light for the roommate who's watched The Mandalorian too many times to count. You would know, as it often kept you from watching WandaVision on the living room TV. Dark days between you two...
3. A One Line a Day five-year journal so they can briefly document that weird and wonderful stage of life where you're living with roommates and figuring out this thing called life.
4. A beautiful ribbed stretch head wrap that's practical yet beautiful. They can wear it in a ton of different ways to show off their killer personal style.
5. A box of moisturizing bath bombs so they can unwind after a long day of overhearing you spend yet another Monday in stressful Zoom meetings.
6. A string of curtain-style twinkle lights that will help turn their room into a relaxing getaway. They rock and deserve to have a space they really love.
7. A makeup storage set, because you've knocked their makeup and skincare bottles into the sink 15 times already this week and...yeah, this will help.
8. A six-pack assortment of Popbar hot chocolate sticks so they always have a sweet treat to look forward to sipping on.
9. A set of four cute cat sponges that could, oh, I don't know, inspire them to do the dishes every once in a while? These are so adorable, they won't even be mad about being given an overtly passive-aggressive gift.
10. A four-pack of colorful matte hair claws so they always have a chic way to put their hair up on hand. Between the two of you, the number of hair ties and bobby pins your landlord is going to find after you move out is astronomical. These are harder to lose (and just cuter).
11. A cute metal moon phase garland to hang in their room — or, if you're lucky, in a common area so you can gaze at it, too.
12. A carbonated bubble clay mask that will make them giggle while also removing blackheads and exfoliating their skin. Your most fun DIY spa night ever?
13. An oversized teddy bear coat so they can finally stop asking to borrow *your* trendiest jacket every time you leave the apartment together.
14. An Amazon Fire Stick that's really a gift for the whole house. Nothing brings roommates together like gathering around the hearth (aka TV set) and watching The Great British Bake Off.
15. A toothbrush holder for finally putting an end to the "How Do We Keep Our Toothbrushes In A Cup Without Them Touching?" game. This four-slot holder sticks to the wall without any screws or drilling, and keeps your bristles safe from...well, all the stuff that goes on in a bathroom.
16. A trio of chic, colorful minimalist vases so they can decorate their room in the colorful minimalist aesthetic you know they love.
17. The Roommate Book — full of hilarious drawings and quizzes, this is a dedicated place for you guys to document all of your inside jokes and memories.
18. A double-sided magnifying mirror so they can put on a full face without having to use the apartment's one bathroom for...let's graciously say "a long time." They get better lighting, you get to actually use the bathroom. Win-win.
19. The Voting Game, a card game that's all about intimately knowing your friends' personalities. My roommate and I used call this "The Friendship Ender," but still broke it out every time we had people over. What's young adulthood without some playful DRAMA?!
20. A Bodum pour-over coffee maker so they can up their coffee game and learn the art of making the perfect pour-over. (You've overheard them watching enough coffee TikToks that they should already know how to do it, TBH).
21. A pack of trendy scrunchies in velvet, metallic, or matte fabrics that they can wear in their hair (obv) or as a lil' accessory on their wrist.
Here's to the best roomie ever! And who knows? If you're both good, maybe a mysterious bearded man from the North Pole will bring you both recliners this year.
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