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Graduation Gift

sze5003

sze5003

Lifer
My sister graduated high school last week. She has a part time job and paid for all her prom and other fees for her school things. Haven't seen her since she graduated she's been out with friends a lot.

Came to visit my mother today and she tells me my sister is upset she didn't get anything from her oldest brother and all her friends got her something.

I was thinking $200 cash or a laptop since hers is almost dead. I have no idea what to get someone as a gift. My parents gave me $100 I think and this was years ago. She will be going to college so the laptop would be nice but then again I don't know.

She has a core I3 model from Dell with 4gb ram that she got in 2009 or 2010. It's on its last leg I think.

What do you guys get someone as a grad gift?
 
Maybe you should get her an older brother that doesn't suck ass.



j/k bro, you only kinda suck for not getting your lil sis a graduation gift. not suck ass.
 
A lot of times I don't know since I don't live with my mother or siblings anymore. The last time I gave them money they complained it wasn't enough lol.
 
sze5003 said:
A lot of times I don't know since I don't live with my mother or siblings anymore. The last time I gave them money they complained it wasn't enough lol.
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in that case, a handshovel and tin plate in a box labeled "golddigger re-supply kit"?
 
Cash is what a graduate needs, lots of it. You just can't go wrong with cash. Really, cash is the thing. Let her decide if she wants a new computer. With cash she'll make that decision. So think about cash. Not gift cards, cash.
 
Yeah I guess you can't go wrong with cash. Can't afford to give too much because I've had a bit in my savings to pay for some crazy medical bills this year but $2-300 should be doable. Man come to think of it every time I have a good amount saved up it always finds its way out lol.
 
If she's going to university or collage, a new laptop might actually be a pretty decent gift.
Especially if her old one isn't going to hold out much longer. It's an indispensable tool in college today. Get one with long battery life.

Otherwise, cash.
 
mmntech said:
If she's going to university or collage, a new laptop might actually be a pretty decent gift.
Especially if her old one isn't going to hold out much longer. It's an indispensable tool in college today. Get one with long battery life.

Otherwise, cash.
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Yeah but I heard from my brother that my dad purchased some extra warranty on the laptop including damage warranty so if it's going to bust or she drops it off the table they can replace it. Need to find out the full details of that first.
 
IronWing said:
Cash is what a graduate needs, lots of it. You just can't go wrong with cash. Really, cash is the thing. Let her decide if she wants a new computer. With cash she'll make that decision. So think about cash. Not gift cards, cash.
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Alot? Are you from the US? I'm paying £9000 per year in the UK and not inc food etc. 3 year course fml. I'll be in debt.

fyi - undergraduates don't need cash. Student grant and loan will take care of that.
 
Cappuccino said:
Alot? Are you from the US? I'm paying £9000 per year in the UK and not inc food etc. 3 year course fml. I'll be in debt.
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I'm paying back a little over $70k dollars for college. Not fun. I already advised her to take the cheapest route possible. For wanting to be a nurse, it won't really matter if her grades are good.
 
hardhat said:
It is possible that the college she attends will require her to use their laptop.
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Colleges have computer labs. When I was in college I used my own laptop as the lab was just uncomfortable for me.

But if her current laptop can be replaced by warranty it doesn't make much sense getting another one. I think I will just put some cash in a card and hope she doesn't use it for more clothes.
 
sze5003 said:
Colleges have computer labs. When I was in college I used my own laptop as the lab was just uncomfortable for me.

But if her current laptop can be replaced by warranty it doesn't make much sense getting another one. I think I will just put some cash in a card and hope she doesn't use it for more clothes.
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She knows how to budget for a prom. Hopefully she considers living essentials just as important for when she's in college. Have faith in your sister.

If she's going off to school, give her a few months, then send her a care package just for the hell of it. My parents never did, but I always thought it was a cool concept.
 
My mother helped with her prom for the rest that she couldn't pay. She will be staying local for college and commuting. I will probably also buy her books she needs for classes.
 
when I graduated, my cousin got me this:

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and this:

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Cash will just be spent on partying and soon forgotten. Get her a gift she can actually use.

Computer, TV for her dorm room, beach cruiser to ride around campus, backpack/clothes with her school's logo on them.
 
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