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Boyfriend graduating with a Masters - gift ideas?!

We've been together for 2 and a half years and live together so as you can imagine we pretty much have the usual gifts.

We are moving to London next year where he will be doing his PhD and I will be going to either Law School or doing a PGCE (still undecided on that one!) so I was thinking of getting something related to this but again am stuck :(

For his BA graduation I got him a bottle of his favourite whisky (which was NOT cheap!) and a Zippo (yep he's a smoker!) engraved with a personal message.

I'm not looking for something to better the previous present, but I honestly cannot think of anything to get him for his Masters. I'd say my budget is about £250.

Oh we're both Classicists if that helps with any ideas.

Thanks in advance for any help!
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  • pringy
    pringy Posts: 252 Forumite
    what about something like this?

    http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/oxfam-unwrapped-educators/OU5057ED

    he might appreciate passing on the learning to someone and its a bit different to cufflinks?
  • misswadey
    misswadey Posts: 25 Forumite
    He will love that, thank you! xx
  • candygirl
    candygirl Posts: 29,455 Forumite
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    You could make an IOU book of sexual favours:D:DVery mse and fun too:beer:
    "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"

    (Kabat-Zinn 2004):D:D:D
  • misswadey
    misswadey Posts: 25 Forumite
    candygirl wrote: »
    You could make an IOU book of sexual favours:D:DVery mse and fun too:beer:

    Hahaha I like to think he doesn't need one of those ;)
  • candygirl
    candygirl Posts: 29,455 Forumite
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    misswadey wrote: »
    Hahaha I like to think he doesn't need one of those ;)
    could be fun though, and free:j:j
    "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"

    (Kabat-Zinn 2004):D:D:D
  • misswadey
    misswadey Posts: 25 Forumite
    True, will do that as a side gift. He just won't be opening that one in front of any parents!
  • candygirl
    candygirl Posts: 29,455 Forumite
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    misswadey wrote: »
    True, will do that as a side gift. He just won't be opening that one in front of any parents!
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"

    (Kabat-Zinn 2004):D:D:D
  • robin_banks
    robin_banks Posts: 15,778 Forumite
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    misswadey wrote: »
    We've been together for 2 and a half years and live together so as you can imagine we pretty much have the usual gifts.

    We are moving to London next year where he will be doing his PhD and I will be going to either Law School or doing a PGCE (still undecided on that one!) so I was thinking of getting something related to this but again am stuck :(

    For his BA graduation I got him a bottle of his favourite whisky (which was NOT cheap!) and a Zippo (yep he's a smoker!) engraved with a personal message.

    I'm not looking for something to better the previous present, but I honestly cannot think of anything to get him for his Masters. I'd say my budget is about £250.

    Oh we're both Classicists if that helps with any ideas.

    Thanks in advance for any help!

    Let him do 'that thing'.You know.
    "An arrogant and self-righteous Guardian reading tvv@t".

    !!!!!! is all that about?
  • misswadey
    misswadey Posts: 25 Forumite
    Let him do 'that thing'.You know.

    Maybe that could be his incentive for when he does his PhD. Can't be giving him everything now, literally! :rotfl:
  • robin_banks
    robin_banks Posts: 15,778 Forumite
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    misswadey wrote: »
    Maybe that could be his incentive for when he does his PhD. Can't be giving him everything now, literally! :rotfl:

    That's when you get busy with your best mate. Everyone knows that.:D
    "An arrogant and self-righteous Guardian reading tvv@t".

    !!!!!! is all that about?
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