<p>^^jym, GREAT IDEA!!! I know that my oldest D and S’s gf (who are best friends! 
) were planning to make a video for him anyway! Karma can be one of the stars! 
Thanks for this wonderful idea!</p>
<p>~b.</p>
<p>Just sent S1 some a gift card to Best Buy for Valentine’s. Our kids love gift cards for Starbucks, Chipotle, Five Guys, other restaurants in chains, Best Buy, etc. They also love gift cards for their college bookstore–they have to pay for their own books, plus they know which t-shirts/etc. they want. </p>
<p>BTW–asked DH about the Duke flash drive. He said that isn’t a good price compared to what they are at Best Buy, etc. You will definitely be paying more for the logo (which I have to admit is pretty great-looking!!!–we love those Blue Devils, don’t we, berurah!!!) </p>
<p>I’m getting some good ideas for S1’s b-day in April from these suggestions!</p>
<p>I’m excited that your S’s roomie is going to be visiting–great kid (like your S)!</p>
<p>irish~</p>
<p>I love gift cards too, but S doesn’t have a car, and he hates to impose on others, though his friends with cars definitely are generous, often giving him rides to the airport when he comes home! :)</p>
<p>I actually bought a flash drive at Best Buy yesterday…only $19.99 for a 1G, as opposed to the $39.99 for the Duke logo one for half the memory. I did think that was the COOLEST flash drive, though! </p>
<p>I think we have solved the big present problem. S said that he’s in an Italian IPod class, and if you’re in that class, you can either rent a video IPod or BUY one for onlyl $100.00 brand new!! So, I told him to get that since it’s something that he wants and will enjoy, and since you have to be enrolled in one of these classes to even have the opportunity to buy one at that price. </p>
<p>Yesterday, I bought him some basketball shorts, several shirts, two different types of colognes, the flash drive, and a PS2 game. I am going to get him some gloves for the weight room and the IPod. And maybe a few more shirts, as he said he could use those (he hates doing laundry! 
)</p>
<p>Last night, though, he called me LATE…about 1:00 a.m. and offered to give up <em>ALL</em> gifts if we’d fly him home to go to prom with his 2.5-year girlfriend! He’s a sweetie. I told him we’d look for a cheap flight to go along with the birthday stuff! I just was pretty amazed that he’d give it all up to make her happy… :D</p>
<p>Can’t WAIT for S and Roomie to arrive in 18 DAYS!!! SOOOOOOOO exciting!</p>
<p>{{{{hugs, irish!!}}}}}, ~b.</p>
<p>My son got an American Express gift card that he absolutely loved spending! He had a gift car to Dicky’s and never heard of the chain (it is newer in our area). He ordered a Poker set with the gift card online. He was very happy since it was a $100 set that was marked down to $50 after Christmas. He also wanted some game that is played by a lot of kids at his school–“Guitar Hero”. My son would be happy with any gift cards which can be used within walking distance of campus. Son would have loved a membership to Netflix. A few kids were thinking about chipping in for a membership, but never followed through with it.</p>
<p>My son would really appreciate bball shorts, very good idea!
So sweet and generous about the gf!</p>
<p>
Tell the boy you need a 1, uh …2, uh… a gross of them for your ol pal from Texas. $100 dollars. Sheesh. Just make sure they say Ipod, not Iprod or Ipad, or IIpod.</p>
<p>
cur~</p>
<p><em>ROFLMAO</em> cur!! TRUST ME, I <em>TOLD</em> him this on the phone last night…'cept it was for this <em>ahem</em> family in Kansas whose oldest D would LOVE one for her graduation in May. Unfortunately, it didn’t WORK!! Said he could only get one at that price <em>sigh</em>. I’ll tell him to keep an eye on the logo…NO Iprods for us! :D</p>
<p>Hey…got that flash drive you suggested! He’ll be excited! Thanks again for this suggestion!</p>
<p>~b.</p>
<p>Duke has a thing going with the Ipods. The class of '08 all got them as freshmen and many of the professors made sure their curriculum made use of them. Since then (too bad for our guys, berurah!!) students have gotten them if they are enrolled in certain classes (which are not announced before class registration!!), or they can get a good deal on them (like everyone in berurah’s S’s Italian class) They are real Ipods, though!!</p>
<p>I’m very excited for you and your family with your S coming home soon!!!<br>
Big {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}!!</p>
<p>irish~</p>
<p>Yep, S was bummed after the entire Class of '08 got them!! <em>lol</em> But hey, I’m not complaining with a deal like the one he’s getting on the Video Ipod! :D</p>
<p>But, I am <em>SO</em> bummed about one thing…<em>sigh</em></p>
<p>I had planned to bake a ton of cookies and send them with his gift and also try to actually bake and ship a cake this year instead of ordering it from a place there. BUT…my fitness-oriented kid has made me PROMISE not to do those things!!! :eek: This just goes against my Jewish mama instincts in every possible way, but I also want to respect his wishes! He said, “Send anything BUT food, mom!!!” WAAAAAAAAAAAH. :(</p>
<p>~b.</p>
<p>Hmmm. No food, eh? Maybe you could send him some Birthday vitamins?</p>
<p>^^<em>ROFL</em> mstee!!! or, protein supplements with candles?? 
Certainly NO freshman 15 on this kid last year… <em>LOL</em></p>
<p>:( berurah, I know what you mean about wanting to send those tasty home baked treats to your son. I bet your CC friends could come up with some real delicious healthy cookies and snacks that you could send him, that would satisfy both your need to mother and your son’s need to keep those nasty 15 lbs off. :)</p>
<p>Berurah…here’s the “food” my son loves to receive in his care packages.
Soy nuts, other nut mixes, whole wheat crackers, low sugar peanut butter, packaged waterless tuna, dried cranberries,uncle bens whole grain microwavable rice in a bag (90 sec. and ready to eat). This along with a recent sports illustrated,popular science or weight lifting mag are sure to make him happy.</p>