You can make nice gifts from bargains if you put your own stamp on them - I just found a bunch of Aveeno samples (which I know appeal to my friend), and put them into a nice travel kit which I got on sale at a beauty supply store for 2 for $2 -(I took out the accompanying store literature). Put that together with a well-chosen book and you have a nice gift for a much-travelled friend for very little. (The markup on these things already done up is TREMENDOUS.)