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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom never did this stuff, so I feel like I've got no sense of what makes sense. DC has been in a bit of touch via text, but that's the extent of it.

If you/your DC took a gift, appreciate any suggestions. I was thinking of a gift card to local coffee shop (no chains in town).[/quote]

Do you know the roommate?  Have you met him/her and/or had any conversation with him/her?  I assume not.

I agree with people who say this is weird.  Invite them to dinner if the roommate has moved into the dorm already, send extra brownies, but that's it. Those are offers of kindness & inclusion. Nothing like "here's a gift card" or "look, we brought you a candle!" Do you give gifts to total strangers?

I don't know why your DC would give a gift. That seems very odd to me. It's not the person's birthday (or is it?!). Your student would be showing up, and the other person would be like, "I have nothing for you." Awkward.

I don't know my DC's roommate's last name, major, or anything. I surely am not taking "a thing" for when we show up in the dorm! [/quote]

For someone who thinks this is a bad idea, you sure have a lot of opinions about it.[/quote]

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