elegantlion Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Ds isn't technically away at college, I'm the one that moved for grad school. He's at home, we share a house with my mom. He's having a challenging semester for a number of reasons not really related to me being gone, and I'd like to send him a gift box. What should I send? He doesn't really need food and I don't want to spend too much money, and he doesn't really need school supplies. He did just get his first car (he's finally driving!). I'd like to have it shipped via Amazon so it will get there this week. I put some Boba Fett socks in my cart to start with. This is more for encouragement than practicality, but I am using toothbrushes because it's time to change that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebo Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Maybe a nice keychain? A book you think he will like ... a gift card for some car washes (not through Amazon, obviously) ... Also, whether he *needs* food or not, it makes a nice gift. Gift cards for specialty drinks, his favorite gum, peanut m&m's, fancy jerky ... whatever he likes best. It always makes my boys happy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 What about something like Loot Crate? He'd get a fun box of geek-friendly stuff every month and you wouldn't have to try to figure out what the heck to include. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 For Amazon, sometimes I like to go to the filler item website and put in different amounts to see what comes up. It's meant for people who don't have Prime and need a certain amount to reach free shipping, but sometimes they have good deals and good suggestions. http://www.filleritem.com/ I randomly entered $1.74 and it came up with these things for under $2 that I'd consider sending to my college kids: Setting Goals Pocket Mentor, Vaseline mini lip balm, several kinds of snacks, some fun notebooks, It's just a fun way to look at random things you might not think of, and I've found some bargains. If profanity is on the table, there's the Calm the F*** Down Adult Coloring Book for about five bucks, or the College Adult Coloring Book: Procrastination for When You Should Be Studying. On a more restrained level, there's a Colorful Quote Pen Pack for about $12. My kids always like office supplies of any kind and always need more flags, sticky notes, and dry erase markers. They also really like food items that are meant to share, just bring it to class and make everyone happy. About $25 usually gets 40 packs of chips or cookies or whatever. Much cheaper is just big packages to pass around, this is easier with cookies than chips. So if he's struggling in or annoyed with one class, that might be a fun thing to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 college students always appreciate snack foods they can take with them to munch between classes. does he have a phone holder for his car? car charger? I have one who loves crazy t-shirts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 How about a juggling set? Regards, Kareni 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 These are all great ideas, thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 This is not real little, but my kids, both sons and daughters, have always enjoyed having a soft, cozy throw handy, especially in the wintertime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 This may not be cheap enough or fast enough, but I'm dying to send somebody a postcard from Timbuktu ($10, 5 weeks). The link is in this background article. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
history-fan Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I have given my ds’ stickers for their laptop. There are stickers designed for that. One ds got Star Wars ones and the other jrrtolkien. One sticker goes the width of the laptop. There are many styles. There are some stickers for the bumper of cars too. cell phone portable battery pack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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