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Graduation gift ideas (Under ₹500)

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  1. Gift cards & vouchers1
    Experiences
    Gift cards & vouchers₹100 – ₹10,000

    When you don't know their taste — let them choose.

    An experience, not another object.

    • Graduation
    • Has everything
    • Practical (no clutter)
    • Before you buy: match the store to them: a card for a shop they already use gets spent; one they don't gets forgotten.
    • Not for: a partner or close family on a big occasion — on its own a card can read as low effort
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  2. Pens & pen sets2
    Books & Stationery
    Pens & pen sets₹150 – ₹3,000

    A good pen gets used every day — engraving a name makes it personal.

    • Graduation
    • Reader
    • Practical (no clutter)
    • Before you buy: check refills for that pen are easy to buy in India — a pen without refills becomes a paperweight.
    • Not for: someone who rarely writes by hand
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  3. Greeting cards3
    Books & Stationery
    Greeting cards₹50 – ₹1,450

    A card with your own words inside: a printed, pop-up, plantable or dried-flower card, from ₹50.

    • Graduation
    • Has everything
    • Practical (no clutter)
    • Before you buy: match the card to the moment: a printed card for a casual note, a pop-up for a milestone or a hobby, a boxed set for someone who writes letters.
    • Not for: anyone who does not keep paper: a card with nothing written in it will be binned
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  4. Photo books & custom magazines4
    Personalised Gifts

    Your photos and stories, printed as a book or a mock magazine about them.

    • Graduation
    • Has everything
    • Before you buy: start collecting photos a week or two early, and send the original files: screenshots, and photos saved from WhatsApp, which compresses them, print blurry.
    • Not for: ordering in the week of the occasion — they're made one at a time after you send photos and text
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  5. Travel accessories5
    Bags & Travel
    Travel accessories₹400 – ₹3,000

    Luggage covers, passport sleeves, pouches and pillows — useful on every trip.

    • Graduation
    • Practical (no clutter)
    • Before you buy: tie the gift to a real trip they have coming up.
    • Not for: someone who rarely travels
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