You’re a good neighbor. I’d suggest Amazon gift card because she can have everything delivered. Maybe (if you have the cash) give her a gift of Amazon Prime. I think they may even have special rates for students. That way she can order anything and get it fast.

Spend $175 - $180 on an Amazon gift card; she’ll know what she needs when she needs it.

Is it possible for you to take her out to a meal before she leaves? To someplace casual that teens like, perhaps a popular chain?

Sounds like she’s going to love college. She’ll probably do fine socially, people learn to fit in real quick.

My grandma has a tradition when we move to a new place she gets a laundry basket and fills it with toilet paper, cleaning supplies, and such. My last one had a new iron because my old one broke. I always love my housewarming baskets! I think I would do a theme basket with a twin size bed in a bag , shower caddy with…

Oops! I just realized is spelled you “Jazzi” in my planner. Sorry!

Cash or visa card. It sounds impersonal but it really will be so helpful for her. Plus, if you add a really thoughtful card and/or take her out for coffee and talk, you could giver her some ideas about what she might needs as she heads out to college.

Make sure she’s got all the contact info for the departments at her school that she can turn to if she’s got difficulty. And knows that she can go there for help.

Cash might be better. Giftcards tend to eat away at your balance if you don’t use them right away. If she’s got a bank account, cash would definitely be better.

Haha, yay! The licensing fees are pics when you do. Tangentially related, I’ve got a super long giraffe like neck and I need jazzy turtlenecks to make a comeback.

Best gift might be an offer to be on call for texting or calls, with a ‘no question is too dumb’ policy. When I went to college I’d never been on a plane, or in a big department store or mall, barely eaten out, etc. I would have loved someone nonjudgmental outside my family to ask dumb questions of.

I bought the one that’s a little more spendy, I think, and started in August. I’m spending self-care Sunday filling out the remainder of August with my plans, goals, and personal financial deadlines. Don’t get me wrong, I live or die by digital deadlines, but something about a paper journal just feels right. And it’s…

Cash.

Gift card to Target would prolly be very appreciated. So she can buy lightbulbs, underwear, every other boring but necessary thing she will need.

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Target gift card if she has one in town? I live in a college town, and always see tons of students in Target, esp this time of year.

I would say have the bulk of the gift be practical, like gift cards to places where you can buy a myriad of different things (Target is a favorite, but Amazon would be the most useful), but then I would get her something fun/something she can use to make friends and socialize. A personal favorite of mine is a movie…

When I first moved out, a family member gave me a gift basket with stuff like body wash, shower poufs, cleaning products, candles, etc. - just stuff to make my new apartment comfortable. It was so appreciated! Maybe something like that paired with an Amazon gift card?

Have you considered inviting her over for coffee and cookies (I don’t know) and trying to gauge where she might experience difficulty so you can give her some tips? Maybe she’s welcome that.

Sounds like money might help her best, and that age group is usually less uptight about money as a gift. I’d add to the other comments that cash might be more useful than a gift card, especially considering expiration dates, shipping costs and so forth.