Birthday gifts for 18yo

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My dd is turning 18 soon and I have no idea what to get her. She says there is nothing she wants. I wanted to get her something special and something she can keep. She doesn't really wear jewellery, thought about a nice watch but she wouldn't wear it as had watches over the years and never worn them. Can anyone suggest anything? I'm really stuck. Looking at spending between £100-£200.

Is there an experience she'd like? She can keep the memory of it forever.

Dd just turned 18, we bought her a pair of Ray Bans, a nice camera & a trip to Berlin

I'm not sure if there is. I will have a look online though thank you.

What about a "The World's Your Oyster" theme?

Leather travel journal:
https://www.leatherjournals.com/products/nautical-compass-leather-journal-embossed?_pos=17&_sid=d8745dcdc&_ss=r

and

Scratch-off travel map:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1262895749/scratch-map-deluxe-travel-size-scratch?ga_order=price_asc&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=scratch+off+world+map&ref=sr_gallery-1-10&pro=1&organic_search_click=1

alongside her choice of trip/ contribution towards travels?

I was going to pay for a holiday for her but her dad has done that. I am throwing her a party which is costing a small fortune otherwise I would have spent more.

Yes we gave the party a miss, we had an hour & a half with 20 of them having drinks before they went out - my ears are still ringing!

DD is really in to photography/arty stuff so the camera was an easy option, but if they don’t have a ‘thing’ they really like it’s very difficult. Like you I thought jewellery or a nice watch but she wasn’t interested at all

We bought our youngest a velvetiser and sachets from hotel chocolate when she was 18.
We also got a cinema voucher and Costa voucher and tickets for a festival which she went to with friends.

My DD wanted ear pods & sheepskin boots! I bought an engraved champagne flute and made a photo album which went down well.

I bought my DS driving lessons and he had a party with his mates with some money to go into town. He had already had a piece of jewellery for his sixteenth.

I went for an experience! They are going sky diving!!

We got DD a small bit of Caithness glass.

Excellent. And about as memorable an experience as any gift could possibly ever be!

I bought my DD a fancy watch, a city break and a very lovely leather travel wallet. I had been saving for a long time plus she didn’t want a party.

They won't forget that 🎂.