Anonymous
Post 05/21/2023 19:58     Subject: Grad gift for son's girlfriend
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Buy her the Madewell leather transport tote. You can have it monogrammed. I think everyone would love this gift as it is so useful for work or travel.


This is what I’m getting DS’s girlfriend.


You all are making me think. A $200 bag for a girlfriend. We gave our nephew $100 cash. Our HH income is 150 to 175 K. Am I just completely off base or are you all more well-off?


You are cheap. I’m giving $50 cash to the neighbor kid and $50 and a celebratory dinner to the graduate assistant who works for me. Nephew would get $250 from me. Long-term girlfriend would be getting $150-$200 level gift.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2023 19:48     Subject: Grad gift for son's girlfriend
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Buy her the Madewell leather transport tote. You can have it monogrammed. I think everyone would love this gift as it is so useful for work or travel.


This is what I’m getting DS’s girlfriend.


You all are making me think. A $200 bag for a girlfriend. We gave our nephew $100 cash. Our HH income is 150 to 175 K. Am I just completely off base or are you all more well-off?

They are hedging their bets in case this woman ends up being future wife/access to grandkids.


Unless $200 for them is like $20 for us mortals, it’s way too early. She may not even be able to have kids lol!
-DP


What a despicable thing to say.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2023 18:55     Subject: Grad gift for son's girlfriend
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ugh, don’t get this gift! This is a long list of stuff I wouldn’t want. You don’t need to get a gift here. Write a nice card.

If you absolutely must, go the “consumable” route. Wine, chocolates, a plant even. Anything she doesn’t have to keep just because you gave it to her.

I mean, a framed print? You gift people are monsters! What does she have to do, hang it forever or break up with him?


I suggested a framed print of campus with the cavest *if she loved the school. Why do you take such affront to this?

Also, so many would find your suggestions duds. Guess what. Not everyone is like you. She may hate chocolate or not drink. Or be an alcoholic-- so, turn in your gift police badge. I know my grad would love a print of her campus, and she doesn't drink.
The assumption that there are right and wrong answers hereis silly and the outrage ludicrous. Can't we all just make suggestions and let OP decide? That's all that she asked.


No one would want a framed print of the campus. Bit bizarre.


You wouldn't which is fine. But others would which is also fine. No need to respond at all, since your extreme statement was already disproved in PP's earlier response. Why, is it so hard to just let people offer suggestions?


How many 18 year old girls do you know that would want that?
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2023 18:38     Subject: Grad gift for son's girlfriend
Amazon giftcard or restaurant giftcard
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2023 18:05     Subject: Grad gift for son's girlfriend
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ugh, don’t get this gift! This is a long list of stuff I wouldn’t want. You don’t need to get a gift here. Write a nice card.

If you absolutely must, go the “consumable” route. Wine, chocolates, a plant even. Anything she doesn’t have to keep just because you gave it to her.

I mean, a framed print? You gift people are monsters! What does she have to do, hang it forever or break up with him?


I suggested a framed print of campus with the cavest *if she loved the school. Why do you take such affront to this?

Also, so many would find your suggestions duds. Guess what. Not everyone is like you. She may hate chocolate or not drink. Or be an alcoholic-- so, turn in your gift police badge. I know my grad would love a print of her campus, and she doesn't drink.
The assumption that there are right and wrong answers hereis silly and the outrage ludicrous. Can't we all just make suggestions and let OP decide? That's all that she asked.


No one would want a framed print of the campus. Bit bizarre.


You wouldn't which is fine. But others would which is also fine. No need to respond at all, since your extreme statement was already disproved in PP's earlier response. Why, is it so hard to just let people offer suggestions?
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2023 17:06     Subject: Grad gift for son's girlfriend
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Buy her the Madewell leather transport tote. You can have it monogrammed. I think everyone would love this gift as it is so useful for work or travel.


This is what I’m getting DS’s girlfriend.


You all are making me think. A $200 bag for a girlfriend. We gave our nephew $100 cash. Our HH income is 150 to 175 K. Am I just completely off base or are you all more well-off?

They are hedging their bets in case this woman ends up being future wife/access to grandkids.


Unless $200 for them is like $20 for us mortals, it’s way too early. She may not even be able to have kids lol!
-DP
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2023 17:00     Subject: Grad gift for son's girlfriend
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our son is a rising senior at an out of state college, dating a senior about to graduate at UMD. We'd like to get her a graduation present, $100-$150. We don't know her well enough to get her a piece of jewelery and our son doesn't want us to get her a gift card. Of course he doesn't have any other ideas. We suggested a nice throw blanket, but he vetoed that too, because she has so many. Anyone have some good ideas? She is taking a year off before going to grad school


How about a nice gift card to a dinner for your son and his girlfriend?


Depends on the restaurant. My kid refuses to eat at fancy adult restaurants.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2023 16:58     Subject: Grad gift for son's girlfriend
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Buy her the Madewell leather transport tote. You can have it monogrammed. I think everyone would love this gift as it is so useful for work or travel.


This is what I’m getting DS’s girlfriend.


You all are making me think. A $200 bag for a girlfriend. We gave our nephew $100 cash. Our HH income is 150 to 175 K. Am I just completely off base or are you all more well-off?

They are hedging their bets in case this woman ends up being future wife/access to grandkids.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2023 16:55     Subject: Grad gift for son's girlfriend
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ugh, don’t get this gift! This is a long list of stuff I wouldn’t want. You don’t need to get a gift here. Write a nice card.

If you absolutely must, go the “consumable” route. Wine, chocolates, a plant even. Anything she doesn’t have to keep just because you gave it to her.

I mean, a framed print? You gift people are monsters! What does she have to do, hang it forever or break up with him?


I suggested a framed print of campus with the cavest *if she loved the school. Why do you take such affront to this?

Also, so many would find your suggestions duds. Guess what. Not everyone is like you. She may hate chocolate or not drink. Or be an alcoholic-- so, turn in your gift police badge. I know my grad would love a print of her campus, and she doesn't drink.
The assumption that there are right and wrong answers hereis silly and the outrage ludicrous. Can't we all just make suggestions and let OP decide? That's all that she asked.


No one would want a framed print of the campus. Bit bizarre.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2023 16:53     Subject: Grad gift for son's girlfriend
Anonymous wrote:Our son is a rising senior at an out of state college, dating a senior about to graduate at UMD. We'd like to get her a graduation present, $100-$150. We don't know her well enough to get her a piece of jewelery and our son doesn't want us to get her a gift card. Of course he doesn't have any other ideas. We suggested a nice throw blanket, but he vetoed that too, because she has so many. Anyone have some good ideas? She is taking a year off before going to grad school


How about a nice gift card to a dinner for your son and his girlfriend?
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2023 15:58     Subject: Grad gift for son's girlfriend
Anonymous wrote:Ugh, don’t get this gift! This is a long list of stuff I wouldn’t want. You don’t need to get a gift here. Write a nice card.

If you absolutely must, go the “consumable” route. Wine, chocolates, a plant even. Anything she doesn’t have to keep just because you gave it to her.

I mean, a framed print? You gift people are monsters! What does she have to do, hang it forever or break up with him?


I suggested a framed print of campus with the cavest *if she loved the school. Why do you take such affront to this?

Also, so many would find your suggestions duds. Guess what. Not everyone is like you. She may hate chocolate or not drink. Or be an alcoholic-- so, turn in your gift police badge. I know my grad would love a print of her campus, and she doesn't drink.
The assumption that there are right and wrong answers hereis silly and the outrage ludicrous. Can't we all just make suggestions and let OP decide? That's all that she asked.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2023 12:54     Subject: Re:Grad gift for son's girlfriend
Anonymous wrote:My 22 y/o DD doesn’t wear jewelry or perfume, nor does she use handbags.


I’d like a necklace or jewelry if it was real but I would not like the bag nor perfume. Get her a gift card to the bookstore and a sweatshirt. Or, to her favorite store.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2023 12:51     Subject: Grad gift for son's girlfriend
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Buy her the Madewell leather transport tote. You can have it monogrammed. I think everyone would love this gift as it is so useful for work or travel.


This is what I’m getting DS’s girlfriend.


You all are making me think. A $200 bag for a girlfriend. We gave our nephew $100 cash. Our HH income is 150 to 175 K. Am I just completely off base or are you all more well-off?
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2023 12:11     Subject: Grad gift for son's girlfriend
Anonymous wrote:Ugh, don’t get this gift! This is a long list of stuff I wouldn’t want. You don’t need to get a gift here. Write a nice card.

If you absolutely must, go the “consumable” route. Wine, chocolates, a plant even. Anything she doesn’t have to keep just because you gave it to her.

I mean, a framed print? You gift people are monsters! What does she have to do, hang it forever or break up with him?


And what makes you think that your list is THE master list?

Consumables seem very wrong to me after a lifetime milestone/four years of hard work.

You could really use some humility!
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2023 12:06     Subject: Grad gift for son's girlfriend
Anonymous wrote:Buy her the Madewell leather transport tote. You can have it monogrammed. I think everyone would love this gift as it is so useful for work or travel.


This is what I’m getting DS’s girlfriend.