The 30 Best 50th Birthday Gift Ideas Best Friend UK
Well, to commemorate your bestie’s special 50th birthday milestone, let’s go “extravagant”! Well, not necessarily in budget, but I mean, in your care and effort put in picking 50th birthday gift ideas best friend likes. So, in this article, allow Personal Chic to welcome you to our curated collection of 50th birthday ideas for best friend.
The Best 50th Birthday Gift Ideas Best Friend Female and Male
Well, in a survey by Bain & Company, it was found that when given a choice between a personalised gift and a generic gift of equal value, 56% of respondents preferred the personalised option for gifts to close relationships. So, from now on, we’ll present you with a best-selling list of personalised 50th birthday gifts best friend will love from Personal Chic to guarantee a heartfelt celebration this year.
It’s clear that there is a big difference between choosing 50th birthday gift ideas for female friend and picking 50th birthday gift ideas for female best friend. But don’t worry, we’re here to help!
50th Birthday Gift Ideas for Female Friend
In a survey by CreditDonkey, 58% of women were found to prefer receiving clothing or accessories as gifts. And, for Personal Chic’s custom birthday apparel, we recorded an impressive sale of up to 10,000 units sold last year. Shortlisting all, now we get the top-selling personalised birthday t-shirts as 50th birthday gift ideas for female best friend here:
- Personalised Stepping Into My Birthday Grateful And Blessed T-Shirt
This tee, with a sassy birthday quote, represents her confident attitude welcoming a new age.
Embracing a playful bestie quote, this is one of the 50th birthday gift ideas best friend loves.
Available with a wide range of customisation options for text, image, colour and size, tee designs from our collection of 50th birthday gifts for female best friend UK suggested here are easy to be personalised for your bestie’s birthday. Whether it is adding her name, printing her birth date and year, displaying your wishes, or editing the image, nothing’s considered a burden here with our detailed customisation bar.
This tee, with an image of her waking and realising a new year of age added, is best to have.
Starring her confident image, this birthday tee welcomes a new year of age joyfully with her.
This tee, customised with a unique sassy quote, is ready to take her birthday celebration to another level.
Apart from our variety in size from S to 5XL, and a vibrant colour range, Personal Chic’s custom apparel also allows to be chosen in style - t-shirts, sweatshirts, long-sleeve shirts, and hoodies, you name it! So, as you choose unique gifts for 50th birthday with Personal Chic, you can be surely worry-free about whether it fits or not.
This tee, comes in an easy-to-mix outfit style, is best to be given as a matching birthday uniform for friends.
This hoodie, giving warmth and cosiness, is designed to commemorate your cherished friendship.
This sweatshirt, designed to capture an image of you two styling together, is best to show off your bond.
As in a survey by Coresight Research, drinkware ranked among the top five gift categories of personalised birthday gifts for female friends preferred by female consumers. So, moving on with our collection of 50th birthday gift ideas best friend loves, let’s explore some unique mug designs which gained up 5/5 star review here:
Short and straight to the point, this mug stands out with a heartfelt touch to cherish your bond forever.
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“I’m pleased with the Cat mug I ordered, for a friend's 50th. It came as ordered, on time, and looks brilliant” - Well, that’s some thoughtful sharing from our thrilled customer - Pam.
So, choosing such quality mugs, we ensure you get the ones with long-lasting prints thanks to the advanced DTG printing technology. They are, of course, both microwave and dishwasher safe, making it easy to use and clean.
With a heart-touching message printed, this custom mug is best to move bestie on her 50th birthday.
Customised with a stylish image of you two, this mug celebrates your friendship in the most unique way.
Featuring the day when the friendship started, this mug reminds her of how much she is cherished.
For further ideas of 50th birthday present for best friend, you can consider the following trending designs of custom canvas, poster and phone case from our collection of 50th birthday gifts for female best friend UK:
This poster, depicting her confidence welcoming her 50, is best to say happy birthday to your bestie.
- Personalised Besties Since Canvas
Customised with an adorable image of you two posing cool, this canvas is best to display your bond.
- Personalised Together Forever Iphone Phone Case
Each of our phone cases has two layers with a robust combination of materials, featuring a hard plastic outer layer and a high-quality tempered glass inner layer with a soft silicone edge for enhanced protection. Moreover, the backs of such 50th birthday gifts best friend likes are also made from durable tempered glass, encased in soft TPU for enhanced flexibility and shock absorption.
This phone case, featured with unique 50th birthday ideas for best friend, is best for her on 50th birthday.
- Personalised Besties Forever Iphone Phone Case
This bestie phone case, starring you two’s best images, is best to be used as matching friendship items.
- Personalised Hello 50 Iphone Phone Case
With unique 50th birthday gift ideas best friend likes for this phone case, you can give her something great.
50th Birthday Gift for Best Friend Male
A survey carried out by Retail Me Not found that 36% of males aged 50 and above preferred receiving personalised clothing or accessories as gifts, compared to only 28% of men aged 18-34. So, let’s start the collection of best 50th birthday gift ideas for best male friends with some unique trending designs for men’s birthday here:
Perfect for the beer buddies, this funny tee is ready to say happy 50th birthday to your best male friend.
This tee, featured with a cool birthday king quote, is best as a 50th birthday gift for best friend male.
This t-shirt is the ideal 50th birthday gift for best friend male who loves dad joke
Unlike other customising services that offer limited redesign options, Personal Chic allows your creativity to shine in every possible way with our comprehensive customization options. We also guarantee a high-quality printed outcome. Our advanced DTG (Direct-to-Garment) printing technology ensures your designed print is durable and resistant to fading, with every detail clearly displayed.
Embracing a funny touch, this tee features hilarious 50th birthday ideas for best friend to make him LOL.
- Personalised Legend Since T-shirt
Highlighting his birth year, this tee is a timeless 50th birthday gift for your legendary best friend.
- Personalised Legend Grandad/Dad Was Born In T-shirt
This tee, with his birth year, is a 50th birthday gift for best friend male who is also a dad or grandad.
Designed to spread laughter, this custom tee humorously highlights the luck of your bestie’s birth month.
Besides custom apparel, books, and gift cards, technology accessories like phone cases, in the Gift Card Granny survey (2020), were the 4th most popular gift category among men aged 50+. With this proven preference, here are some must-try options of custom phone cases with perfect 50th birthday gift ideas best friend will be impressed with:
Celebrating his birth year, this phone case is a stylish and protective 50th birthday gift for your best friend.
This phone case, showcasing his awesome journey since birth, is a perfect 50th birthday gift to have.
Available for a wide range of devices, our custom phone cases feature a vibrant, long-lasting design created using UV printing technology, ensuring your phone stays stylish and protected. And, just like any design for all personalised birthday presents for male friends in Personal Chic, you can customise everything for your chosen phone case with ease thanks to our detailed customization bar available to the right or below the product images.
This case, with a witty quote, ensures his phone stays protected and stylish on his milestone birthday.
In a Gifting Trends study (2021) by Unity Marketing, 37% of men aged 50 and above preferred receiving drinkware items like mugs or cups as gifts, with custom/personalised options being the most favoured. So, as you look for a 50th birthday gift for best friend male, why can’t it be a thoughtfully personalised birthday mug from Personal Chic?
This tumbler, celebrating his youthful spirit, is a must-have 50th birthday gift for your best friend.
This mug, capturing his confidence with age, is best as a must-try 50th birthday gift for best friend male.
Featuring his birth year, this mug celebrates his journey and makes a perfect 50th birthday gift for any best friend.
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Top Best Friend 50th Birthday Gift Ideas for Every Personality
In a Gifting Insights report by Blackhawk Network in 2020, interest-based gifts had a significantly higher rate of appreciation (78%) compared to generic gifts (42%). Therefore, in the second collection of 50th birthday ideas for best friend by Personal Chic, let’s dive into what ideas 50th birthday gifts are best to have.
50th Birthday Gifts Best Friend Who Loves Sport
For sports lover friends, getting 50th birthday gift ideas best friend that celebrate their sporty spirit is a great way to go. And, regarding their possible preferred gift ideas for friends categories, let’s consider custom apparel and drinkware which were, in Fan Engagement study by TEAM Marketing report (2022), loved to receive as gifts by avid sport fans with a percentage of 48% and 37% respectively.
This tee, with a fun football-themed design, is perfect for your sports-loving female best friend.
This cool tee, with a funny football schedule, is one of the best 50th birthday gift ideas for female friend.
Our tees are made with breathable fabrics that effectively absorb sweat. Besides t-shirts, they are also available as hoodies and sweatshirts, ensuring your besties can enjoy games comfortably in any weather.
Not just football, Personal Chic also has unique designs for different sports like yoga, tennis and more:
This tee, with a cute image of her meditating, is one of the best 50th birthday ideas for best friend to get.
This tee, featured with a cat theme and yoga vibe, is one of the best 50th birthday gifts best friend will love.
Measuring 9.5 cm by 8.2 cm and holding 325 ml (11 oz), these mugs offer plenty of room for your favourite drinks. You can opt for the classic white Ceramic Mug or the Two Tone Mug, which features a vibrant coloured interior and a white exterior, adding a splash of colour to friends’ daily coffee or tea ritual.
This mug, with a sassy quote, is perfect for the strong and spirited woman turning 50.
This tumbler, celebrating her love for yoga, is an ideal 50th birthday gift for a zen best friend.
50th Birthday Ideas for Best Friend Who is a Pet Owner
A Zazzle Media study (2019) showed that pet-themed shirts, drinkware, and phone cases were among the top three most popular personalised pet product categories for gifting purposes, with up to 65% of pet owners expecting to receive them. So, when it comes to 50th birthday gifts for a friend who loves pets, our best-selling gifts, each with over 1,200 sales last year, will help you satisfy any pet parent friend.
“It was fun actually designing the t-shirt, for my bestie. It arrived very quickly, and was exactly as I'd hoped, it raised a smile in his face and everyone who's seen it thinks it's brilliant!”, says Anne - a satisfied buyer. With a motto of customising with ease, you provide options allowing you to redesign every detail effortlessly.
This custom tee, featuring a cute dog design, can be the best as 50th birthday gift ideas best friend likes.
This cat tee, with a cute image of her and cats, has unique 50th birthday gift ideas for female best friend.
This mug, with a heartwarming dog design, is perfect for any dog-loving best friend.
- Personalised I Love You Dad A W_Hole Lot Mug
This funny donut-themed mug is perfect for showing dad some love on his 50th birthday.
“Really, really pleased with the Wake up phone case. It was the spot on for a great birthday present-surprise. Good quality, fantastic choice of images . Highly recommend it!”, says Marinella Pashova - another thrilled customer for Personal Chic’s custom pet gifts. With such a great response, no wonder why this design receives a 5/5 star review.
This phone case, inspired by special 50th birthday ideas for best friend loving pets, is best to get for her.
This phone case, featuring a cute cat design, is perfect for the feline-loving female best friend.
This phone case, starring his image with dogs, is a 50th birthday gift for best friend male who is a dog dad.
Best Friend 50th Birthday Gift Ideas for Who Loves to Travel
According to the Travel Merchandise Market Report by Technavio in 2022, customised apparel and mugs/tumblers were identified as two of the most-loved gift types for travel enthusiasts, with 48% and 39% of those surveyed expressing an interest in receiving them, respectively. Therefore, in this section, Personal Chic introduces you to a thoughtful collection of trending travel gifts from this year, each receiving at least 99.5% positive responses.
This tee, with a whimsical travel quote, is perfect for your wanderlust female best friend.
Impressively recording 800 units sold last year, this design for custom apparel never fails to catch the eye of any travelling lovers. And, for all of our hoodies and sweatshirts, we make sure that they are designed for comfort and longevity. With a 50/50 blend of pre-shrunk cotton and polyester, a midweight fabric weight of 8.0 oz/yd² (271 g/m²), it features air-jet spun yarn for a soft feel, a 1x1 athletic rib-knit collar with spandex, and double-needle stitching on the collar, shoulders, armholes, cuffs, and hem.
This hoodie, celebrating her adventurous spirit, is a great gift for your travel-loving friend.
This tee, with a charming travel quote, is perfect for the female best friend who loves to explore.
This chilling mug, with a beach-vibed 50th birthday gift ideas for female best friend, is best to get for her.
Apart from apparel and personalised mugs, you can also find more gifts with amazing 50th birthday ideas for best friend like:
This tote bag, perfect for travel essentials, is a thoughtful gift for your wandering best friend.
This pillow, with a chilling travel vibe, is best as a 50th birthday present for best friend who loves to travel.
And, in case you don’t find the best design matching with your birthday gift ideas for best friend or your expected 50th birthday gift for best friend male and already have an idea in mind, don’t worry, just contact us through the Customer Service. We have a dedicated designing team readily to help you bring that idea to life.
50th Birthday Present for Best Friend Who Is a Family Person
In the Gifting Survey by Crestline Custom Promotional Products in 2019, 63% of respondents said they would appreciate receiving custom home decor items featuring family photos or names as gifts. So, here are the top best-sellers list of canvases with family designs perfect with 50th birthday gift ideas best friend will love:
This canvas, depicting a family tree, is a beautiful gift for the family-oriented best friend.
This family canvas, featured with your bestie’s family pics, is best as a best friend 50th birthday gift.
This canvas is one of the best 50th birthday gift ideas best friend who is a family person
In the same survey mentioned above, 52% expressed interest in receiving custom family apparel as gifts. So, here comes top 3 trending family tee designs with best 50th birthday ideas for best friend, making a total sale of about 2,500 units for the last 6 months:
This tee, celebrating motherhood, is a perfect gift for the best friend who is also a mom turning 50.
This tee, celebrating the best dad or grandad, is a thoughtful gift for your family-loving best friend.
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50th Birthday Gift Ideas Best Friend for Who is a Gardener
According to National Gardening Survey by Gardens.com (2022), 47% of avid gardeners expressed interest in receiving custom gardening apparel like t-shirts or hats featuring gardening-themed designs or slogans as gifts. So, let’s start our list of ideas for a 50th birthday present for best friend with such gardening tee designs from Personal Chic:
If your besties also have a love for pets, the following designs will make perfect 50th birthday gifts best friend will love.
This tee, with a fun gardening and dog theme, is a great gift for any green-thumbed pet lover.
This tee, capturing her in the garden with cats, is one of the 50th birthday gift ideas best friend will love.
This tee, celebrating a love for gardening and dogs, is a wonderful birthday gift for a gardening friend.
39% of the participants, in the aforementioned survey, were interested in receiving custom gardening decor items like personalised outdoor signs, garden markers, or custom gardening doormats as gifts. So, you can also consider these 50th birthday ideas for best friend:
These metal signs, perfect for the garden, make thoughtful gifts for your gardening friend.
This cute doormat, with a gardening and dog theme, is a perfect gift for a gardening enthusiast.
This witty doormat, with a hilarious quote, is a fun 50th birthday present for best friend who is a gardener.
In conclusion, when it comes to birthday gifts for friends on such a special milestone, don’t stress out too much! Keep in mind that you need to choose from the heart and understand their needs, interests, and preferences well. With our collection of 50th birthday gift ideas best friend likes, we hope your besties will be delighted with your chosen gifts. And, many happy returns!
Martha Joan has been a pivotal figure at Personal Chic since 2021, steering the narrative of personalised gifting with her unique flair and expertise. A proud alumna of the Royal College of Art, Martha graduated with a Master’s degree in Visual Communication, complemented by a minor in Marketing from the London School of Economics. Her profound grasp of visual storytelling and market dynamics sets her apart in the realm of luxury personalisation. Martha's commitment to transforming mundane items into bespoke masterpieces has established her as a vanguard in the industry. Furthermore, her active involvement in the International Association of Personalised Product Professionals underscores her dedication to elevating the art of customised gifts.
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