<p>My parents have been asking me what I want for my graduation presents because there are a few aunts/uncles, family friends, and grandparents who feel compelled to buy me gifts. There's not really much that I want... I always have this problem at christmas, my birthday, etc. Usually I just say clothes and not much else and end up getting a lot of random crap that I don't want.</p>
<p>Does anyone have suggestions for useful stuff to have in college that I could ask for?</p>
<p>cash... haha.. it's my favorite</p>
<p>What? you mean we actually get presents?</p>
<p>money's actually a good idea, you can use it for books and going out and stuff in college (if you have a lot of rich relatives that is).</p>
<p>... but what do you say when people don't want to give you money OR gift certs? I'm at such a loss as to what to tell people. I mean, I don't want them to get me random crap that I don't need. I was thinking sheets or something but I'd want to give them the exact brand and color and count and that's kind of tacky(like gift registries are IMO) I told my uncle to get me a plasma TV... he's so rich and was bugging me asking what I wanted and I told him to get me a big 'ole plasma. My aunt told me he was looking at LCD type TVs so he might have taken me seriously LOL! I told my aunt I'd go shopping with her one day for college goodies so we could pick stuff out together and have a day of "bonding". My grandparents are doing stock certs... </p>
<p>I don't know... maybe ask for some gift pack type stuff... like a nice practical medical kit with cold medicine, cough medicine, motrin, bandaids, etc. Then maybe a cleaning supplies caddy filled with cleaning stuff or tool kit... that stuff is easy and can't be screwed up.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>^
plasma tv LOL...</p>
<p>an mP3 player, cash, a computer, a vacation, some cool clothes... those are all things i would like</p>
<p>Definitely get a tv, and maybe an alarm clock so you can wake up for early classes.</p>
<p>Lots of money so that I can have a fun summer.</p>
<p>Money Money Money!</p>
<p>Although I'll be saving all of it until September when I move away from home...</p>
<p>Go to <a href="http://www.amazon.com%5B/url%5D">www.amazon.com</a></p>
<p>Make a "wish list" which you can have specific products and notes and direct everybody there.</p>
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That's a serious problem for me. I think I may ask for that . . . or those . . . many of them.</p>
<p>Any suggestions on how to build something along the lines of [url=<a href="http://web.media.mit.edu/%7Enanda/projects/clocky.html%5DClocky%5B/url">http://web.media.mit.edu/~nanda/projects/clocky.html]Clocky[/url</a>]? How do you wake up and what are the graduation goodies you'd ask for to help?</p>
<p>Get them sweatshirts and t-shirts with the college name printed on the front
Get them a watch-so they wont be late for stuff. Plus, lets face it, even though a cell phone tells time, every adult needs a watch
If you wanna give money, set up a checking account with them and put money in it for them</p>
<p>Well Nom my parents always come in and open the blinds thats a good way to slowly but naturally wake up....Id only leave em open if you have a really early class otherwise youll be up by 7</p>
<p>So, you suggest engineering some sort of triggered blind-opening system? An automated dimmer switch on the room's lights? Ask my parents to climb three escalators and a few staircases each day to open my windows?</p>
<p>I'm looking into getting an alarm clock for the deaf. I can sleep through my current clock just fine. In fact, that's how I wake up in the morning-- my alarm goes off, wakes my parents clear across the house, and annoys them until they pound on my door, screaming at me to unplug the monster. Does anyone here have a hearing impaired relative? What do they use? Are the devices within a graduation gift price range?</p>
<p>haha whoa cool i want a clocky</p>
<p>"Ask my parents to climb three escalators and a few staircases each day to open my windows?"</p>
<p>Do you have any other better solutions?...I mean you could get a vibrating alarm clock and put it in ur pants but that might be painful.</p>
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Many people would disagree with you . . .</p>
<p>But yes, I am looking for those "better solutions". So, hah!</p>
<p><em>stops hijacking thread</em></p>
<p>hm
i still don't really want anything
and the gifts are just to tell those who don't want to give cash
who will probably end up giving cash anyways</p>
<p>and there are alarm clocks for the hearing impaired called "shake awake" that do just that. you can put the alarm clock (or some just have a vibrating piece attached to a wire) in your pillow/under your mattress/wherever else you please.</p>