# So, what does a high school graduate want for a graduation gift? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 13, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-a-high-school-graduate-want-for-a-graduation-gift/655630 "2013-04-13T20:18:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-a-high-school-graduate-want-for-a-graduation-gift/655630/21 "2013-04-14T06:02:06Z")
90 days, same as cash! ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-a-high-school-graduate-want-for-a-graduation-gift/655630/22 "2013-04-14T08:14:30Z")
> [@feppytweed](#): > > Cash is indeed very appreciated. The best gift I received was a swiss army knife. Not a dinky red handled one, but one like [this](http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swiss-Pioneer-Pocket-Knife/dp/B000687B4O/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&qid=1365909864&sr=8-27&keywords=swiss+army+knife). Opens bottles, cans, has screwdriver tips on the can opener/bottle opener, and a useful sized blade. Cut down the use for several different utensils. I know your recipient is a girl, but there will be something she needs a tool for, so maybe a basic tool box? I know it isn’t sentimental or decorative, but it will come in handy way more than you (or she) will think! Something like [this](http://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Precision-DT0773N1-135-Piece-Household/dp/B000GUTJRY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1365910189&sr=8-3&keywords=girl+tool+set), perhaps? I give Leathermans to both boys and girls, and they are always very much appreciated, even by girly girls. A pocket knife or multi tool says “You’re allowed to play with knives now”. 😛 Cash is also very welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-a-high-school-graduate-want-for-a-graduation-gift/655630/23 "2013-04-14T23:56:50Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > Did you make sure there wasn’t a check for that car you wanted inside the Bible? Haha, I did page through it a bit just in case. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-a-high-school-graduate-want-for-a-graduation-gift/655630/24 "2013-04-14T23:59:38Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I give Leathermans to both boys and girls, and they are always very much appreciated, even by girly girls. A pocket knife or multi tool says “You’re allowed to play with knives now”. 😛 I received a nice small Leatherman from my ex-Grandmother-in-Law one Christmas. Thing is, her tradition (Okie, I guess) was that a knife could never be given to someone - I had to buy it from he for a nickel. Relatives confirm that I was not the first to have this experience. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-a-high-school-graduate-want-for-a-graduation-gift/655630/25 "2013-04-15T03:37:10Z")
My first thought was cash/gift card, but then I thought of how stupidly I spent money at that age and thought something more meaningful might make sense. But then I rethought and for the daughter of a best friend, cash; for your own child or close relative, something more permanent. ---
**Author:** ![RickG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rickg/32/5174_2.png) [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-a-high-school-graduate-want-for-a-graduation-gift/655630/26 "2013-04-15T04:08:21Z")
I vote for cash. My daughter is going off to college in the Fall, and that’s what she wants. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-a-high-school-graduate-want-for-a-graduation-gift/655630.md?page=1)