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HS Graduation Gift Help (Poll)

ohheyhollyohheyholly member
edited May 2014 in June 2013 Moms
My BIL is graduation from high school this week and I want to get him a thoughtful gift. I was thinking about a bin he could reuse for storage in his dorm filled with dorm life essentials (bath caddy, microwaveable foods, roll of quarters for laundry, etc.). So my questions is, should I go with my idea or get him cold hard cash?

"Turtle" 6/27/13

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HS Graduation Gift Help (Poll) 70 votes

Thoughtful Gift
48% 34 votes
Cold Hard Cash
48% 34 votes
SS
2% 2 votes
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  • cafecremecafecreme member
    Maybe get him a few essentials, and then a 25$ gc to target or walmart? 

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  • BC&LMBC&LM member
    HS boy? Cold hard cash!
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  • ohheyhollyohheyholly member
    edited May 2014

    @BC&LM Maybe I should have made a case of beer and cash an option!

     

    ETA: ILs allow BIL to drink, didn't want to sound like I was totally a bad person for giving him alcohol

    "Turtle" 6/27/13

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  • momofcatanmomofcatan member
    edited May 2014
    I usually say cash, but in this case I voted thoughtful.

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  • MufflerloveMufflerlove member
    I don't know if many high school boys would appreciate a thoughtful gift? He may prefer cash at the moment not realizing the dorm stuff will be handy later.
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  • RIngReadyRIngReady member
    I voted for the thoughtful gift, but keep in mind how far away he is going and how he is getting there. I actually flew with my parents to college, and ended up leaving a microwave at home because I couldn't get it on the plane. 
    My sister drive to college about 15 hours away and she had to return a fridge and them buy a new one when she got to school because the fridge wouldn't fit in her car with all her other stuff. 


    We did have a nephew who graduated last year and since he was away going away for college, we actually ordered a bunch of dorm stuff, microwave, plastic dishes, popcorn ect. and had it delivered to his dorm through amazon the day after he checked in. We just gave him a card and a picture of all the things we had gotten him on the day of graduation. 
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  • ohheyhollyohheyholly member
    RIngReady said:

    I voted for the thoughtful gift, but keep in mind how far away he is going and how he is getting there. I actually flew with my parents to college, and ended up leaving a microwave at home because I couldn't get it on the plane. 

    My sister drive to college about 15 hours away and she had to return a fridge and them buy a new one when she got to school because the fridge wouldn't fit in her car with all her other stuff. 


    We did have a nephew who graduated last year and since he was away going away for college, we actually ordered a bunch of dorm stuff, microwave, plastic dishes, popcorn ect. and had it delivered to his dorm through amazon the day after he checked in. We just gave him a card and a picture of all the things we had gotten him on the day of graduation. 
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    He'll only be about 3 hours away and his parents will be driving him down so he'll definitely have room. I really like your idea of plastic plates and cups though!

    "Turtle" 6/27/13

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  • RIngReadyRIngReady member
    @ohheyholy He loved them too. We actually did a whole "Since mom's not there to cook for you anymore" thing and got a whole set of plastic dishes, cups ect. a little coffee pot, a very small crock pot, microwave  the below cookbook and a bunch of $5.00 and 10.00 gift cards to fast food places in the area. 

    My nephew told us a few times that ours was the college gift he "actually used." 


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