# Gift for a 15-year-old girl **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 3, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-a-15-year-old-girl/179353 "2003-06-03T13:19:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-a-15-year-old-girl/179353/41 "2003-06-04T05:36:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kalhoun \* > \*\*My son likes to write. I got him a leatherbound journal which he really liked. And there are a lot of cool pens out there. And maybe slip some money inside the journal. \*\* OH whoa, that is a really great idea! I would be in love if I ever got a gift like that! Yikes you’re smart! ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-a-15-year-old-girl/179353/42 "2003-06-04T06:12:46Z")
Does she have a camera? I know both of my teenagers love being able to take pictures of their own. Maybe with film and a photo album? Or a gift cerificate that would cover some film developing. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-a-15-year-old-girl/179353/43 "2003-06-04T09:28:41Z")
I got the kid sister an Emily Strange bag and some skater style jewelry. She liked. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-a-15-year-old-girl/179353/44 "2003-06-04T13:17:42Z")
(Hmmm, would everyone be this helpful if they realized I was a clueless aunt and not a clueless uncle? No doubt.) ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-a-15-year-old-girl/179353/45 "2003-06-04T13:32:01Z")
Sorry twickster… my brain kept trying to tell me that but I was up waaaay past my bedtime and not thinking correctly… _small note to listen better to brain about these things_ ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-a-15-year-old-girl/179353/46 "2003-06-04T13:42:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by twickster \* > \*\*(Hmmm, would everyone be this helpful if they realized I was a clueless aunt and not a clueless uncle? No doubt.) \*\* It’s your meaty and powerful man hands, they keep confusing us.😛 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-a-15-year-old-girl/179353/47 "2003-06-04T13:47:49Z")
Damn, so much for my periodic attempts to flirt with you, **astro** – no wonder I can’t get you to flirt back. (They’re gardener’s hands, btw – short nails, scratched up, but not particularly “meaty.”) No, I’m not offended (or by you, **tanookie** ) – it was more along the lines of a genuine question. Is there some interesting sociological premise being demonstrated here? I really don’t think so, since Dopers are such a friendly and helpful crew, but it occurred to me as a possible factor. ---
**Author:** ![Azure\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@Azure\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azure_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-a-15-year-old-girl/179353/48 "2003-06-04T15:30:16Z")
Speaking as a fifteen-year-old girl (and possible aspiring writer - the market’s already too crowded!), I definitely agree with the journals and pens as a good idea. Most of my relatives have stopped bothering with presents, but a few years ago my aunt gave me a bunch of writing supplies - stationary, journals, pens, etc. - and I thought it was really, really cool. [This](http://www.flaxart.com/f/main.asp?uid=1A98033F-8E94-422D-8C9A-18C6A4BC4015) website has a lot of cool stuff. Check out these [journals](http://www.flaxart.com/f/shopping/prod_detail/main.asp?uid=1A98033F-8E94-422D-8C9A-18C6A4BC4015&MainCatID=486&catID=69&sl=0&productID=3612&Style=1&curItemNum=2) and [pens](http://www.flaxart.com/f/shopping/prod_detail/main.asp?uid=1A98033F-8E94-422D-8C9A-18C6A4BC4015&categoryselect=0&pricerange=0&advancedsearch=pen&stype=ADVANCED&sl=1&productID=2185&Style=1&curItemNum=15). BTW, you are so nice to put so much thought into this gift. ---
**Author:** ![spinningplates](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7c8e57/32.png) [@spinningplates](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinningplates)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-a-15-year-old-girl/179353/49 "2003-06-04T17:55:34Z")
A quick survey of my students puts clothes and gift certificates at the top. They thought the idea of gift certs. to the movies was a cool idea. Gold necklaces, without initials (I was surprised that was now uncool), and ankle bracelets were a hot item. Journals were spiffy, but candles and incense got high ratings too. Bed stuff like cute throw pillows and sheets, plus picture frames and silly/trendy lamps (delia’s, a catalog and .com, was mentioned for a lot of this). Everybody wants little handbags and photo albums and cameras were considered quite nifty. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-a-15-year-old-girl/179353/50 "2003-06-04T18:57:50Z")
Actually I remembered something, from the bracelet thread. Those Gigi picture bracelets at [www.123bracelets.com](http://www.123bracelets.com). They’re cute, kitsch, individual and cheap enough that you could get one, plus something else. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-a-15-year-old-girl/179353/51 "2003-06-04T19:49:10Z")
Oooo, I just bookmarked that site! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-for-a-15-year-old-girl/179353.md?page=2)