So what's an approrpriate graduation gift

[Riprorin]

for the daughter of a colleague who graduated from college?

Any suggestions on a monetary amount?

 

[mzkhadir]

100 - 250 dollars

or a good pen set ?

 

[BlueWeasel]

Money

 

[Kipper]

($_$)

 

[tami]

money, possibly.

when i graduated, a good friend of my parents bought me a small clock with a little engraving on the base of it.

 

[xEDIT409]

How about appearel from the college she is going to attend?

 

[Riprorin]

Originally posted by: xEDIT409
How about appearel from the college she is going to attend?

She just graduated from Cornell.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: xEDIT409
How about appearel from the college she is going to attend?

Am I reading something wrong? Rip said she graduated college, not high school.

 

[anno]

100.00 is too much, unless this colleague is your business partner and you've known this girl all her life and she calls you uncle riprorin. 25-50.00 is more appropriate.

 

[PHiuR]

umm...a colleague - id say $50

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I'd say it depends on whether this colleague can help or hinder your career in some way. I never received any college graduation gifts from my parents' colleagues, but if this child is close to you in some way and/or the parent is someone who can have some impact on you personally, I'd give $50-100.

IMO it's not worth giving this gift unless you give at least $50 - this person is a college grad, not a HS grad, and a $25 gift may be taken worse than no gift at all.