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Ask HN: Gifts for Thesis Advisor?

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I just completed my master's thesis and would like to give a gift to thank my professor for her guidance and help. She is a very nice but is also very dedicated to her work. As a result, I know nothing about her personally despite having done research under her for 2 years. The only thing I could think of was a framed image of our campus, as she is new to my university. All suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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noodlesUK
My supervisor was very fond of fountain pens and ink. Maybe a nice pen and some ink, there’s a lot of different price points. Lamy and twisbi make good entry level (and lamy makes nice ones too) pens, pelikan makes some nicer ones. Iroshizuku is a good brand of ink.
gadders
Expensive booze is appropriate in the UK - a bottle of champagne, wine etc they can save for a special occasion.
cpach
Yep. Wine and flowers is never wrong IMHO. E.g. a bottle of champagne from Palmer & Co won’t set you back too much.
cpach
Of course it doesn’t have to be champagne either. Lots of other stuff to choose from.
schwartzworld
you can order almost anything with a custom image printed on it, and that's become my go to for thoughtful gifts. i got my old boss a jigsaw puzzle, my mom a pillow, a shirt for a friend, a desk nameplate for another friend. think of something that will be meaningful and print it on something.