Thread:Annr55/@comment-25998432-20160317024513/@comment-32738051-20160317104927

Hi Alieye, I noticed this thread and in general I agree with Freckles and Fey. My own gifting is more complicated and I use a spreadsheet to help me keep track of my gifting. However, I have developed certain patterns of gifting, that have changed over time, and I have gotten used to those patterns enough to be able to continue them even when I'm TTIng on weekends and not using my spreadsheet. Here's some suggestions based on all that.

First, if you haven't already, check out the levels required section of Foss' Combining Elements page: http://the-secret-society.wikia.com/wiki/Combining_Elements#Levels_required_to_unlock_combining_elements_as_gifts

The list appears to be default sorted by Gifts screen order but you can re-sort it. Try re-sorting it by level unlocked. I can tell you're at least level 87 since you can gift tokens. If you're at least level 135, you can gift anything on the list. If you have friends who are lower level, the CEs or special items above their level might make great gifts.

Visiting is another way to determine what to give a friend. If your friend has the pyramid and/or the sphere, those award random special items. They will also get random special items when visting their friends. I've tended to notice carrots and fireflies are more commonly awarded so giving them tokens, arrows, ladybugs or even higher level CEs instead may make a better gift. Some friends may temporarily change their game name to indicate they want a special item. I've never seen mine request carrots or fireflies. I do have 1 friend whose game name requests both arrows and tokens and I give her those in rotation. When visiting a friend, you can also check their picture levels. If 1 of their paid pics, the 5 that require giftable special items to play, is lower level than the others, that pic's special item may be a good gift. I've also noticed some friends, mostly through this Wiki, who have goals to achieve professor level on a paid pic, in which case that pic's special item might be the best one to give. I have 1 friend who requested, through this Wiki, for me to gift tokens exclusively, regardless of whether there are items in his WL or not. Lastly, when considering giving higher level CEs, check the friend's pic status where those CEs can be found. For example, the last 8 items on the aforementioned Combining Elements list, re-sorted by level unlocked, are only found in the Christmas Eve pic. If your friend hasn't unlocked that pic, gifting the CEs might be nice in the long run, as that friend will be able to use them eventually, but they won't be useful to the friend at the time of gifting. Though I have gifted those items in the past as a gentle reminder for the friend to encourage them to unlock that pic. 😉

I have a tendency to gift in rotations of 5 during weekday gifting, when TTing 5 times in succession, and whenever a friend's WL is empty. Since there are 5 giftable special items, you could consider giving those in rotation. And everything I've said above can also be applied to when a friend's WL has less than 5 items in it, not just when it is is empty.

Bottom line: figure out what methodologies work best for you and your gifting and stick to that until they no longer work for you. The only exception that you might want to follow is when a friend makes a special request, through this Wiki or their game name, particularly if they are away and don't want you to gift. Hope this helps.