Telcontar:
They’re mid 20s, and have been living together for…2 years? It’s a small apartment, and they’re almost certainly moving to a new city next year. So, in term of practical necessities, they have everything they need and will probably have to move everything in 8 or 9 months anyway.
Thanks for the discussion on cash v check. I’m strongly leaning check, my experience being that once you’re going to the bank to deposit 1 check it doesn’t really matter whether you have 1, 2, or 10. So minimal added inconvenience, and some piece of mind.
The gift basket idea is lovely. Probably not the best idea in this case, but i’ll have to keep it in mind.
Go for the check. We had an envelope go missing from our wedding reception that had $200 in cash in it. If it had been a check, the givers could have stopped payment.