<p>Does anyone have any suggestions for a graduation gift for my daughter? I would normally give jewelry because it is a "longlasting" gift. Unfortunately, she hates jewelry! I need something meaningful but not smarmy. What would also be good for sons and daughters of close friends? She is my oldest so I don't have much experience with this.</p>
<p>Sure. Lots of good ideas on an earlier thread. And see this article:
<a href="http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/hc-gradgifts.artmay04,0,1161723.story?coll=hc-headlines-life%5B/url%5D">http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/hc-gradgifts.artmay04,0,1161723.story?coll=hc-headlines-life</a></p>
<p>Take a great family trip somewhere. That's what we did and my son still says it was the best gift imagineable.</p>
<p>Okay, I finally found the long prior thread about graduation gifts:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=177415%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=177415</a></p>
<p>I'm sure whatever you do will be appreciated. Congratulations to your grad!</p>
<p>Nice computer speakers. A pocket knife.</p>
<p>i got a nice set of luggage. i know that sounds silly, but it's really came in handy. one it helped with moving to school, and two i love to take vacations with my friends which i did a lot throughout college and it really came into good use. there was three different sized suitcases and a nice sized duffel bag.</p>
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<p>i used my high school graduation money to purchase my things for college.. comforter, sheets, various other things... i used my college graduation money to pay my bills till i had a job :P</p>
<p>Thanks hiker, I looked through that thread and got lots of ideas</p>