What is the most thoughtful gift you ever got?

1. My favorite book in high school was a paperback that had been passed around and read (and underlined, and highlighted, and signed) by 20-30 friends. By the time I reached college, the cover was gone and it was in pretty bad shape. For our first Valentine's together, my college boyfriend bought a new copy of the book, removed the cover, reinforced it, and used it to re-bind my copy of it. It meant so, so much, and I knew he heard me when I talked about what was important to me. We were together for four years.
   — itsacalamity


2. When I was a kid, my sister was dating the guy across the street. He and my sister would watch movies every Friday in our living room but I wasn’t allowed to watch because the movies would be too scary, inappropriate, etc. One day he came over to watch a movie and I snuck in and watched a little. That movie scared the ever loving crap out of me and I got kicked out when they found out I was there. They never told me the name of the movie. Ever since then I had tried explaining the parts I saw to everyone I was friends with (before I could just google it) and could never find out what it was. Classic ‘tip of my tongue’. The last time I tried explaining it was to my high school girlfriend right when we started dating, when I was a sophomore. Still nothing, oh well. For my 18th birthday she gives me the DVD. She had done her own investigating and found out for me. It meant so much, probably the best present I’ve ever gotten. The movie was The Gate, which is still rad. I still own it!
   — mcdonlorama


3. A friend gave me a stuffed bear during the toughest part of my life, and naturally I kept it on a shelf. Over a year later, I discovered there was a piece of paper in the bag she gave it to me in and it folded in half and had writing on all sides. I cried like a bitch.
   — Stunt-Driver






4. I made an offhanded comment to my mom a few years ago that I would love to make a t-shirt blanket out of all my old t-shirts, but I am too busy and not good with a sewing machine. Last Christmas she got me one and picked the absolute perfect t-shirts for it - ones from high school, college, summer camp, other memorable activities, nerdy shirts, etc. I made a huge clothing donation to Goodwill the previous summer, and she had gone through everything beforehand to pick out the shirts and save them for my blanket. It was so thoughtful, I cried. I love my mom.
   — warriorgramma


5. I've always been a huge fan of Kurt Vonnegut. One summer my then boyfriend now husband and I were in a book store and I saw a signed KV book behind a glass case that was like $500.00, and I casually said "Someday when I'm rich, I'm going to buy that book." That Christmas, we were living together and when I opened my gift that morning I immediately started crying. It was that exact signed copy. It wasn't the book so much that made me cry, it was just the first moment I felt with confidence that someone really did love me.
   — Domthemod42


6. I went through some really rough times after I got out of the Army. I was broke. I got a job offer 2,000 miles from home and everyone in my family gave me money on loan to make it work. 5k they gave me. Due to the nature of the job I had everyone paid back in the first month. I love my family.
   — HenrichButtler






7. So many... 1. My friend who breeds Maine Coons is giving me one. She offered about 2 years ago but the time is finally right and he's coming home next month after he's weaned and vaccinated. 2. A quilt my mom gave me for my wedding shower. It was made by my 6th grade teacher for a fundraiser for my brother's MIL so it's a reminder of many people who've influenced my life. 3. A friend and I joked about getting each other flowers and chocolate for Valentine's Day since we were both single and broke college students. I got her a mini chocolate sampler and she pasted pictures of flowers from magazines into pastel paper for me. We eventually dated for a while and I kept those for longer than I should have after we broke up.
   — auntiepink


8. My boyfriend once created a custom crossword puzzle with questions about our relationship like the first movie we watched together, the first nickname he gave me and much more personal stuff, some of which I even had a hard time remembering but apparently he didn't forget a thing I ever said to him. The resolution of the puzzle turned out to be an email address and a password. Logging in to the account I discovered a cute birthday card telling me how much he loved me and a ridiculously poorly drawn comic with the both of us as cats telling a story about how he burst into my room once while I was embarassing myself singing into a dildo in my hands/paws, ending with us making out. He drew it in MS Paint, I loved it. It was just so cute, genuine and funny, I'll never forget it. And of course I still have the crossword puzzle and the comic. Edit: Wrestling with myself over the question whether to share this comic with random strangers on the internet, lol. Edit²: [The actual comic](https://i.imgur.com/CabiByy.jpg). In German. *Oh, gosh.* – *tickle* ... *giggle* – *kiss kiss kiss*.
   — Zaldarie


9. My housewarming party. My band mate got me a 24 pack of toilet paper and I didn't have any in the house as of yet.
   — allboutryan






10. Well not me, but I think I got my dad a super thoughtful gift and we're actually going to it in two hours, he still has no idea! He is an immigrant who loves cars, but of course coming to america by himself from overseas he could never dream of driving his favorite vehicle, a Lamborghini Countache (spell check). Well, through a company I found online, today we are taking him to a racetrack and he will be driving a Lamborghini Huracan!!! It's a newer model so hopefully he will enjoy it but it cost me $800, I had to save for 3 months pretty much all spare money. He will be able to take this thing up to 170 mp/h, so I am so excited for his reaction and joy to finally at 60 years old drive a super high end sports car!!
    — RollingOnShabbas


11. I'm an autistic woman who loves animals, and I have had zoology as a special interest ever since I can remember. When I was 14 or so, my aunt sent me a book by Temple Grandin titled *Animals Make Us Human.* I had no idea who that was or why she sent me the book, but I read it. I quickly realized it was written by a woman who is autistic just like me and loves animals, just like me. The book itself went into depth about animal behaviors and how it relates to human behavior, but I was hooked mostly because of who the author is. I quickly finished it and my aunt sent me another book by her. I read that, too. The main takeaway for me was that there is a person a lot like me out there, living a successful adult life, and thus it's possible for me to live and be successful. I am not doomed by autism, and, in fact, it can actually help me, such as with the razor-sharp focus I gain on my subjects of interest. I'm now a biology major focusing primarily on epidemiology and wildlife biology a year away from getting my Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Those books really helped shape my future, and I am grateful to my aunt for knowing how to encourage me. Also, Temple Grandin is my hero, and so is my aunt.
    — SarahTheJuneBug