<p>I have a little sister going off to college in a different state, and our parents would like to send a care package. Any recommendations for where to get a good one? </p>
<p>Most of the ones I’ve found online are just plain junk, and she’s a health nut. I’d like to send her something fun that’s not crazy expensive.</p>
<p>Take a look at: [Hip</a> Kits College Care Packages & Gifts](<a href=“College Care Packages”>http://www.hipkits.com/)</p>
<p>Home made cookies. Always a great choice.</p>
<p>I very rarely purchased care packages made up by the college bookstore.
However I had a great time making up my own customized choices.</p>
<p>I’d go with homemade baked goods. Anything seasonal to your home area sis might miss? </p>
<p>Last month’s Runners World had a list of companies that do sports gift baskets.</p>
<p>Timely post! Tonight is our final Care Package party for our boys–college seniors! It started as a way for us empty nesters to stay in touch, commiserate on missing our kids. Our hostess is getting the large, flat rate boxes and everyone is bringing 12 of one item. We put all on a table and then walk around and fill our boxes–twelve different items! Will send off tomorrow. For some boys, it will be in time for midterms.</p>
<p>I will admit that it was much easier for girls. But the boys have been fun, too. Items tend to be more food related, but others have been lottery tickets, mini pumpkins/Halloween decorations, small nerf footballs, golf socks, chapstick, Starbucks or Subway cards, and as they have aged, bottle openers, shot glasses, koozies.</p>
<p>And of course, the Moms have wine and catch up on what’s happening with the boys. A tradition I’ll miss!</p>
<p>Cash. Or gift cards. No shipping costs, and you know it won’t get thrown away.</p>
<p>I just went to amazon and ordered enough to get free shipping.</p>
<p>I just did a bunch of research on this after sending a care package from the college bookstore and having my daughter tell me it was full of junk. </p>
<p>This company called Co-Ed Supply is new but has great reviews so far. They’re also doing a Groupon deal right now for a pretty significant discount. Don’t want to get in trouble for linking to something (I just joined so I’m not positive what the rules are here). Happy to share a link if you reach out to me directly! I ordered it for my daughter and she’s already incredibly excited about trying it out.</p>
<p>Are you kidding?
A $20 monthly subscription for stamps & stickers?
:)) </p>
<p>Well if she isn’t so much of a health nut that she will eat them - I recommend wicked whoopies - really great whoopie pies - <a href=“https://www.wickedwhoopies.com/”>https://www.wickedwhoopies.com/</a> sent them to my daughter for valentines day and they were a big hit. Last year I sent milk and cookies from this site <a href=“http://www.from-mom.com/”>from-mom.com - This website is for sale! - from mom Resources and Information.; also very good</p>
<p>Check out Graze. They send a package with four healthy (and delicious) snacks for $6 a delivery twice a month. They have stuff like trail mixes, dried fruit, pop corn, etc, and the spices and flavorings are delicious.</p>
<p>My kid likes Gorp (basic trail mix, the kind they sell at our grocery store). And she likes the crossword puzzle from our local newspaper, so I save some and send those along as well.</p>
<p>I like the idea of sending things that have free shipping to our kiddo, otherwise the shipping is often about $20, and I have to be sure that whatever I’m sending is worth that postage. When I send stuff with free shipping, it seems like a bonus. 
I have sent postage free Harry & David pears when they were on sale, as well as a gift basket from Costco at Christmas time. D loved both (lucky kid). S is harder to buy for, since he travels a lot and tends to buy whatever he wants, as he has a good income and car. </p>
<p>Oh, I made my own geared to my son’s likes. </p>