<p>I have this idea but I need some help coming up with ideas. I would like to get the daughter of my good friend who is graduating several different gifts along the theme of
quotes to remember when you are off at college. The only one I have so far is, remember what Dorothy said, “There’s no place like home” which will have a luggage tag in it. Help me think of some other quotes/gifts. Maybe a coffee shop gift card (need a quote), pizza shop gift card (need a quote) etc. Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>Found this pizza quote:</p>
<p>“Pizza is a lot like sex. When it’s good, it’s really good. When it’s bad, it’s still pretty good.”</p>
<p>Well, maybe not that quote…</p>
<p>My husband said the gift could be a pizza certificate and a box of condoms, some people in the room might faint. Probably a bad idea. Keep thinking…</p>
<p>coffee shop card:</p>
<p>“sleep is overrated…the night before the project is due.”</p>
<p>Maybe not, as it condones a lack of time management, though it is true!</p>
<p>Pizza- leave out the sex reference:</p>
<p>Pizza: when it’s good, it’s really good. When it’s bad, it’s still pretty good.</p>
<p>“My idea of feng shui is to have them arrange the pepperoni in a circle on my pizza”</p>
<p>props to Google</p>
<p>gift certificateto the colloege bookstore
"A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.”
-Jerry Seinfeld</p>
<p>Abraham Lincoln:</p>
<p>If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.”</p>
<p>“I don’t need music, lobster or wine</p>
<p>Whenever your eyes look into mine;</p>
<p>The things I long for are simple and few:</p>
<p>A cup of coffee, a sandwich–and you!”</p>
<p>Billy Rose (composer)</p>
<p>----I’ll stop now.</p>
<p>^For the Panera card.</p>
<p>I love your concept even if it is really hard to do (or maybe because it’s so hard); I might do this for my daughter! I like the pizza and sex quote but it does have to be given to the appropriate person.</p>
<p>Go into Barnes & Noble or Borders & look at some of those tiny books in the racks. Don’t they usually have quotations in those? And then go sit down & write them down!</p>
<p>“A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water.”
by Eleanor Roosevelt.</p>
<p>Pair it with a pretty mug or a favorite tea.</p>
<p>Oh boy, jdplus3, you can certainly go crazy with Polonius’ speech to his son, Laertes (Hamlet). How about:
Those friends thou hast and their adoption tried
Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel
But do not dull thy palm with entertainment
Of each new-hatch’d unfledg’d comrade."</p>
<p>Ops…hit “submit reply” too soon.</p>
<p>Anyway, the Hamet quote means to hold on your friends that you have gone through great challenges with. Don’t forget these people when you make new friends, because these new friends have not earned your trust yet. So, you might want to include that with a picture of her closes hs friends. </p>
<p>another great Polonius line is Neither borrower nor a lender be…"</p>
<p>And how about: “This above all: to thine own self be true.” You can attach that quote to a mirror.</p>
<p>Man, you gotta love Polonius.</p>
<p>Are you the mother of a student at NC State? What a coincidence if so! That is where my friends daughter will be attending!</p>
<p>Ha Ha! Sounds like your friend’s daughter has excellent taste!</p>
<p>Wanted to revive this thread for those of us who still have graduation ahead and not behind us. </p>
<p>Any other great ideas in the spirit of OPs first thread?</p>
<p>College Care Package - put it all in the lingerie laundry bag, with a small list of the ingredients below enclosed on a nice card, or attach the card to the outside, tied with the flower (fake one, from the list) and a bow - totally cute!! I used this for a group of senior girls graduating from a program, read the list at the mic as each girl was presented with the gift - a big hit! Presentation has to look cute, so work on the packaging. Morphed and improved from a list I randomly found in a file. (OR actually send this to your student the week after you drop them off. For boys replace the lingerie laundry bag with a laundry bag, sports bag, or dop kit. </p>
<p>Your First College Care Package</p>
<p>Super glue to encourage you to stick with it when the going gets tough!</p>
<p>A candle to give you light when you feel burned out, and to remind you that you cannot burn it at both ends.</p>
<p>Smart water to guzzle down when you dont feel too smart especially after you read those comments on your first paper, or after your first midterm!</p>
<p>Snickers remember to keep your sense of humor and hope your roommate is somewhat compatible!</p>
<p>A flower to remind you to take time to smell the flowers. Enjoy the moment. Take a study break every now and then.</p>
<p>Poppers to help you celebrate the good times. First birthdays away from home are not easy.</p>
<p>Batteries so you can keep on going when the energy level starts to fall.</p>
<p>2 nickels no matter how much you have in your debit account, or what your credit card limit is you may experience being broke for the first time, so here are 2 nickels to rub together when you need it most.</p>
<p>A penny for your thoughts, which we do want to hear, and will take any way we can text, email, voice mail, snail mail, video chat just do keep in touch!</p>
<p>Lifesavers to remind you that everyone needs help once in a while. And remember that you can be a lifesaver as well. Do not underestimate the impact your own smile or kind hello can have on someone else.</p>
<p>An eraser to erase that small mistake there is likely to be one sooner or later!</p>
<p>Rubber hair bands because we know you will bounce right back!</p>
<p>A deck of cards to help you learn how to deal with it all!</p>
<p>Chocolate kisses because we will love you no matter what!</p>
<p>And a bag - to help you keep it all together when things start to fall apart! It may also come in handy at the laundromat!</p>