# Gifts for Military

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-for-military/739936>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 9, 2015, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-for-military/739936 "2015-12-09T12:55:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-for-military/739936/1 "2015-12-09T12:55:33Z")

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I need to get some thank you gifts for a couple of Army sergeants in North Carolina. I was wondering in general is there something that those in the military would especially like. Gift certificate from restaurant? Liquor? A Kindle? itunes gift card? Other?

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-for-military/739936/2 "2015-12-09T13:11:17Z")

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I like to give restaurant certificates, either to a place you know the recipient really likes or a place they’d like to try. Liquor is only good if you know what the person prefers. Tech-y gifts may or may not be appreciated - personally, I wouldn’t know what to do with an iTunes gift card, but I am old and grouchy, so there’s that…

I think the safest guideline for gifts to military folks - avoid big things that are tough to store and/or move.