ByGwenTietgen
Staff writer
Graduation brings with it uncertainty, oppor
tunity and of course, gifts.
Money tops many graduates’ wish lists,
though luggage, housewares and keepsakes are
also popular.
Karen Kumm, a senior theater performance
major, said the most useful gift she could receive
would be money and a plane ticket.
“I’m going to Florida a week after gradua
tion to have spring break. Finally,” Kumm said.
“I’ve been so busy preparing for grad
tion that work hasn’t been a priority, so get
ting money would be nice.”
Katie Liquori, a senior communica
ton studies major, said she is
expecting to get money. ^
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send me anything else,”
Liquori said.
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Phyllis Spence, a mer- ’
chandise assistant for JC 1
Penney department store, said
JC Penney recently expanded its
registry system to include gradua
tion gifts instead of just wed
ding and baby gifts. A
Spence said
JC Penney
doesn’t currently have any graduation registries.
“From my experience, the most popular gift
is luggage, rather than appliances or gifts for the
home,” Spence said.
At Things Remembered in the Gateway
Mall, Laurie De La Cruz, sales teammate, said a
graduation blanket throw has been this year’s
most popular item.
“You can get your name on it and your
school’s name,” De La Cruz said. “The only
color it comes in is red and black, and that is why
it has been fairly popular with the university this
year.” ;/
De La Cruz said Things Remembered
sold six graduation throws Wednesday.
Inside Morrow’s Hallmark, one
^ section is dedicated to gradua
tion frames, stuffed
animals and year
Bl 2000 memorabilia.
W Jessica Curtis,
assistant manager of ^
Morrow’s Hallmark, said
earlier in the year, they
sold a lot of class-of-2000
items.
“The graduation frames
are really popular,” Curtis
said. “A lot of students buy inspi
rational plaques for one another.”
Danita Howe, a sales associate
for The Market, in Gateway
Mall, said the main
items they
sell are Boyds Bear figurines.
“We also sell a lot of candles for graduation,”
Howe said. “They always seem to be a popular
gift.”
Tammi Schaaf, a sales associate for The
Market, said the major-oriented figurines are
also popular.
“We have computer bears for computer
majors, teacher bears for education majors and
medical ones for medical majors,” she said.
Schaaf said the week before graduation is
when the store starts running low on graduation
themed items.
“Most people are last-minute shoppers,”
Schaaf said.
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