Sometimes you need an inexpensive gift, but you still want it to be wrapped up nicely.
We know the wrapping really does make a difference. It makes you feel better when giving the gift, and it makes the recipient feel more special when receiving it. The perception is just different.
A few weeks ago, my daughter was going to a bas mitzvah, and I stopped into a store to pick up a gift for her to bring along. The gift itself was really cute, but the store didn’t have any gift boxes, cards, or anything I could use to package it up and present it nicely. We tried our best to wrap it up at home, but it wasn’t the same.
A little while later, I ordered a gift for one of my children from Nordstrom (this initial necklace), and clicked the “gift wrap option.” When we received the package, we were so surprised to see how beautiful the gift packaging actually was! Inside the pretty gift box were layers of tissue paper and another jewelry box with the actual necklace inside.
And while there’s no shortage of places to get beautifully wrapped nice gifts (local stores do an amazing job), sometimes you just need something small and special.
Here are some sale picks which offer lots of value for a low price, suitable for young girls to teens. Note that sale items sell out fairly quickly, but there’s always new items added (and of course, there’s plenty of non-sale options too).
Great post! Thanks for making the search for the perfect graduation gift so much easier!!
Awesome post but most of these are not for parents to their child at their graduation.
Can you do another post of what is appropriate to get and some good ideas.
My daughter came home saying that everyone is getting tiffany jewelry or Michelle watches. I thought that was over the top for elementary school graduation but I don’t want my daughter to feel left out. What are the standards?
These are more for friends or relatives, i.e. a niece – when one doesn’t want to spend a lot but still wants to give something nice. We have more graduation ideas coming up next week. Of course, though, in different communities, what the kids would appreciate are diff.
Hi thank you for once again bringing quality and useful
Information to our community. Not wanting to sound ungrateful,
I wish to suggest that perhaps post pandemic we should encourage more local shopping. We are all family and wish everyone a
Decent livelihood. Perhaps we can comb out local shops who have so much to offer and at the same time trying to compete with big chains or online shops with futility. With so much madness going on in today’s world we can truly make a kiddush Hashem by standing proud to support am yisroel.
Hi Esther –
Absolutely, I wrote that local shops do a great job – perfect you missed that line. I specifically included low cost gifts here, mostly under $20. There are not many very presentable options in this price range locally.