Is this a nice gift? Opinions needed please!!!

**geedee** · 06-13-2011 09:28 AM

DH's nephew just graduated HS. Saturday is his graduation/ 18th B-day party. I've been trying to think of a nice gift for him but we are low on funds right now.

I have 2 tickets to Universal Studios Hollywood that I received at my company holiday party. They are valued at over $50 each and they expire 12/31/11.

Nephew has a girlfriend who just graduated with him. He also has access to a car. Universal Studios is about a 30 minute drive from his house and to my knowledge he has never been there.

My question is.... is it cheesy to give him something like that? Something I received at a company party that has an expiration date? His mother and grandmother jump at the chance to be critical of me so I hope they don't think this is a tacky gift. What do you think? Thanks

**pretzel** · 06-13-2011 09:39 AM

If it's just the tix, then maybe, but that's up to you.

Any way to drop a few bucks in with the tix?

**Beautiful Disaster** · 06-13-2011 09:42 AM

Does the family know you got them at a company party?

I think it sounds like a great gift and saves you some money. If you decide against that or want something in addition, go for some school supplies. A friend of my moms filled up a basket of school supplies for me to take off to college with me and it was so nice not to have to buy all that stuff. Notebooks, pens, pencils, mini stapler, etc. You could put something like that together pretty inexpensively.

**Seeker_Advice** · 06-13-2011 11:08 AM

Re-gifting anything can be risky. Especially something with an expiration date. As BD said above, I think you can get more creative without spending a lot of money. Or acknowledge the graduation now with a nice card and recognize his 18th birthday with a gift when it actually arrives...as you may be in better financial shape then.

**CHANDLERS WISH** · 06-13-2011 04:29 PM

What ever happened to it's the thought that counts and people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones so therefore, don't judge someone

Find a restaurant that is close by, go and book the two in to a value you can afford for the specific day, and on a card, write you are booked in at .........................at 12.30pm for lunch to the value of $.......before you go to the Universal, hope you have a fun day and great lunch....love Aunty...........

**Crystalblue** · 06-13-2011 08:23 PM

I like CW's idea. The tickets sound like a great gift to me, and adding a little something of your own to make it a package sounds perfect. A gift card for lunch or dinner and two passes to a park can turn into a great day he'll remember.

**Little** · 06-13-2011 08:43 PM

I would have been ecstatic to receive passes to Universal for my graduation. It's age-appropriate, and he should be able to make use of them this summer before he goes away to college (if that's his plan.)
The trick is if they know you received them at a company party and that they were a re-gift. Don't make that known if it isn't already - what good can come of it? Also, would a $100 gift be proper and similar to what other members of the family are giving him?
I love CW's idea of the gift of a lunch out as well, even if it is in lieu of the tickets.