Forget the beautiful pen cover or \"Oh, where you\'re going!
\"Graduates want to leave campus life in cash or otherwise. We should know. We asked them.
We investigated the graduates. to-
Find out the gifts graduates desire from them.
Believe us, this hat. and-
The dress crowd is not interested in personalized writing tools or doctorsSeuss.
The following items will be a welcome partner for any university degree or high school diploma.
If some of these performances sound a bit ambitious, look at them as a pleasant investment in the future of graduates.
This is your ultimate graduate gift guide, directly from the student group.
High school graduates and college graduates are eager for something green, especially in education --
Related fees.
Make your budget your guide when issuing cash, checks or credit cards.
Keep in mind that there is not much money for a graduate, especially when it comes to student loans or textbooks.
The students we spoke to also asked for gift cards from Best Buy, Starbucks and Target.
If you see the same classroom and corridor in a few years, you will also want to leave.
In addition to money, traveling abroad is one of the most popular gift requests for graduates, including popular destinations in Europe, the Caribbean and South America.
Travel like this can easily drive $1,000 North, so-as with cash —
Budget accordingly.
You can also guide your graduates to a more economical domestic adventure.
Other travel requests we hear include backpacking, cross-Travel
Country road tours, and of course Las Vegas.
Graduation means getting into a bigger world of work, which means lifting the wardrobe from shorts and flip covers
Go to more officesfriendly.
Instead of guessing about waist circumference or fashion, give the department store a gift card so your graduates can pick their own suit.
In the request we heard:
Crew and Nordstrom
Goodbye, schoolbag;
Hello, note transport.
Graduates welcome professionals
Look for briefcase or padfolio to save their working files in style or at least keep a copy of their resume.
You can find leather briefcase and padfolios in almost any office supplies store, or you can find Brookstone after you go through the air purifier.
Take a look at brands such as Kenneth Cole Reaction and Samsonite.
Portable computing is welcome for graduates, so measure your graduates\' interest in Mac or PC and get something that fits.
For Windows users, Surface Pro (starting at $899) combines Windows 8 Pro with touch-
The screen power of Dell ultrabook ($549.
99) combine the ultra-high speed start with the ultra-thin package.
On the Mac side, you can\'t beat the MacBook Pro ($1,199) or the MacBook Air ($999 ). A less-
Expensive compromise with a nice, um, touch: New iPad (from $499) or iPad mini (from $329 ).
Hope you know what jewelry your graduates like, though any necklace or bracelet should work if it\'s from the heart.
These works are still people\'s favorite.
Clothing jewelry is also a good, affordable statement.
Think about the shiny products of Anna and Ava, BCBGeneration and Swarovski.
Whether it\'s entering a dorm life or leaving a dorm, graduates can do it with some decent furniture or other family --
Front necessities.
We got some advice: a mini
Refrigerator, tray, tray, memory mattress pad, electric heat preservation pad
First Aid Kit, toilet paper and a real apartment.
You saw this.
Graduates hope to meet their future on new wheels.
But be careful
Some of the graduates we have found have asked for a road bike.