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Retirement Gift For Professor
by The Absolute Zero Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:33 am
This professor (From Taiwan but now a US Citizen) has helped me immensely over last several years. I was his student but continued contact after leaving school. Even for every Xmas he sends lots of cash in mail or gift cards to kids and somehow finds words to force me to accept despite my refusal.
He retired at 74 this summer and will probably relocate to California. I am going to meet him soon before he moves and want to give him a gift. He says he won't accept any. All the stuff I thought, are the items he already has. He is a great fitness guy who looks like he is 50. My ideas
Fitness club membership (he has two already)
ipad (he has ipad2)
Prepaid USAir/United gift card for his trips from his city to California (he travels often).. this could actually be a good one.
running out of ideas. My budget is $500. It is very small compared to what he gave me, but at this time I am cramped.
He retired at 74 this summer and will probably relocate to California. I am going to meet him soon before he moves and want to give him a gift. He says he won't accept any. All the stuff I thought, are the items he already has. He is a great fitness guy who looks like he is 50. My ideas
Fitness club membership (he has two already)
ipad (he has ipad2)
Prepaid USAir/United gift card for his trips from his city to California (he travels often).. this could actually be a good one.
running out of ideas. My budget is $500. It is very small compared to what he gave me, but at this time I am cramped.
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Re: Retirement Gift For Professor
by Guest Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:07 pm
TAZ -
You have immense respect for this man. He's a fit person as well. Does he have a sense of humor? If so, give him the gift that people in India got when they retired - a walking stick. You could get a real nice one from India (price + shipment < USD 500). For a man who already has all the items you though of - this could be touching him with both sentiment and humor... plus he could also use it for hiking.
How is ittU?
You have immense respect for this man. He's a fit person as well. Does he have a sense of humor? If so, give him the gift that people in India got when they retired - a walking stick. You could get a real nice one from India (price + shipment < USD 500). For a man who already has all the items you though of - this could be touching him with both sentiment and humor... plus he could also use it for hiking.
How is ittU?
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Re: Retirement Gift For Professor
by Nila Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:40 pm
If I were you I would buy him a silver plate. Whenever my budget is like above 200$ - always try to buy some precious metals. A silver coin...something in those line. They make a good gift and also value.
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Re: Retirement Gift For Professor
by pravalika nanda Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:10 am
The Absolute Zero wrote:This professor (From Taiwan but now a US Citizen) has helped me immensely over last several years. I was his student but continued contact after leaving school. Even for every Xmas he sends lots of cash in mail or gift cards to kids and somehow finds words to force me to accept despite my refusal.
He retired at 74 this summer and will probably relocate to California. I am going to meet him soon before he moves and want to give him a gift. He says he won't accept any. All the stuff I thought, are the items he already has. He is a great fitness guy who looks like he is 50. My ideas
Fitness club membership (he has two already)
ipad (he has ipad2)
Prepaid USAir/United gift card for his trips from his city to California (he travels often).. this could actually be a good one.
running out of ideas. My budget is $500. It is very small compared to what he gave me, but at this time I am cramped.
**well, if you weren't cramped, how much would you have liked to spend?
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Re: Retirement Gift For Professor
by chameli Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:14 am
Absolute ,
He is Chinese then
A replica of a glazed ceramic Tang horse
would cost you around $400
He is Chinese then
A replica of a glazed ceramic Tang horse
would cost you around $400
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Re: Retirement Gift For Professor
by The Absolute Zero Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:16 pm
pravalika nanda wrote: **well, if you weren't cramped, how much would you have liked to spend?
10 days all paid Hawaii vacation. Fair enough?
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Re: Retirement Gift For Professor
by The Absolute Zero Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:18 pm
Richard Hed wrote:How is ittU?
EDisinaTTu. :-)
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Re: Retirement Gift For Professor
by The Absolute Zero Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:19 pm
chameli wrote:Absolute ,
He is Chinese then
A replica of a glazed ceramic Tang horse
would cost you around $400
For some1 who is approaching 80, I think this makes no meaning. Thanks
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Re: Retirement Gift For Professor
by chameli Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:30 pm
huh !
who is approaching what
He will hang on to a Tang horse ( its a Chinese antique grrr )better than he will go on a distant vacation
know what ?..next time no suggestion for u
who is approaching what
He will hang on to a Tang horse ( its a Chinese antique grrr )better than he will go on a distant vacation
know what ?..next time no suggestion for u
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