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Books and Coffee Swap

Suggested by Jennifer F.

Bookstore and coffee date. Pick a book and a coffee order for each other, then swap at the café.

Head to a used or local bookstore with a café inside or nearby. Split up and each secretly pick a book under $10 you think the other would love. Then, without asking, order the other person's coffee, tea or snack: something you think they'd like, or something they'd never pick. Sit down, swap the books and the drinks, and explain your picks. The photo to get: the two of you with your books and mugs.

Date
1-3 hours
Easy
Under $20
Indoors

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Checked November 2026

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Before you hand it over, write a short note inside the front cover with today's date. Years from now, it's the best kind of bookmark.

Used bookstores are the easiest place to stay under $10, and many have a dollar or bargain shelf. Some bookstores also do "blind date with a book," books wrapped in paper with a few hints written on the front. If you find one, that's a fun pick too.

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