Good Graduation Gift

Choosing a good graduation gift for a young man or woman who has distinctive tastes and ideas can be tough. What you should first decide is whether the gift should be one that they need or something that they want. Personally, I always prefer to give something that is wanted because from my own perspective I would rather get a gift that I would just love to have but would not buy for myself whereas something that I really need would somehow be bought.

Next thing you have to think of is your budget. What is the maximum amount that can be spent on the gift? If you can afford it and the graduate is someone close to you, splashing on a laptop computer or the latest cell phone would be a very welcome gift indeed. Although the young of today are bound to have both these items, designs of products such as computers and mobile phones are updated regularly, and you can bet your last dollar that your graduate will be over the moon with such a gift. More on the same lines are a small fridge, a DVD player or microwave oven which would come in very handy when they really start life on their own.

A graduate who loves photography can be presented with a state of the art camera which can be bought at a very reasonable price these days. Something less pricy for a music lover can be an iPod or an MP3 player which are items that are never far away from the young of today. While gifts of clothes are always appreciated by young ladies, be warned; they might not quite like what you buy and your gift item would most probably lie hidden at the back of her wardrobe never seeing the light of day. If you really want to give a gift of clothes, it is always better to present a fashion conscious young lady a clothing gift card which will definitely be very much appreciated.

I am not quite sure whether young men of today carry brief cases; if they do, a smart looking briefcase in genuine leather with his name engraved would not go amiss. A stylish leather wallet with some money in it is also a great gift for today's 'man about town" who unfortunately is always broke. A young man would also find a printer useful if he's at present using his friend's printer for day to day work and this is exactly the type of thing that the young of today will never spend their own money on. Another good graduate gift is a web cam through which he or she can keep in touch with all the relatives and friends she will be leaving when she moves away. Now this is one gift that can be considered needed as well as wanted and a good web cam can be bought without having to break the bank either.

Source : Ezinearticles