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kimmi_email
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 Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I think $50 would be fine. He's not going to the wedding so it won't cost the couple for him to attend. I would go with $50. |
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420
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| i think $50 is acceptable. If he was going to attend w/o a date $100 would be acceptable; $200 attending w/ date. That's just my rule of thumb. |
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lady bug
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I think it is more than enough.. especially considering it is just a co-worker. I am sure they might even be a little surprised.. |
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These People Scare Me
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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| A gift that costs at LEAST $50 is more appropriate. He needs to find the registry and order something from there. It's the proper thing to do, despite the advice to the contrary given here. |
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rvancole
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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| I believe that $50.00 is a nice gift. I would check to see if they are registered at a store and buy them something off their list or even give them a gift certificate for $50.00 to store that the couple likes. It would be nice to get them a gift that might last so they will remember you in years to come. The only draw back with a money gift is that once it's spent it's gone forever. |
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bluegirl6
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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| I think it is enough. Sometimes when people cant attend they just send nothing so I wouldnt be expecting anything. $50 is a good amount. |
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Colleen O
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| The fact that the groom might know how much your brother makes has no bearing on gift giving at all. The amount of the gift is decided by the GIVER of the gift not the one recieving the gift. If the groom would think your brother is cheap in sending $50.00 then maybe the groom doesn't deserve ANY gift. |
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johnbenn_2000
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| $50.00 is fine but I would put it in a nice card addressed to the couple and put the card on a small gift like a candle or a small picture frame. |
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lore29
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| 50$ is just fine. Others will probably be giving that to. |
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Patty G
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| That is more than enough. |
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sjlova86
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I think that is more than enough |
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amandajensen87
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| $50 is definitely plenty. The average is $25 and you usually only get more than $25 if it's family. You don't want to make the groom feel uncomfortable if more than $50 was given. He would feel indebted to your brother at work. |
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Terri
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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| $50 is fine. |
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Blossom S
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Appropriateness depends on what the giver can afford. It sounds like your brother can afford $50, and if so, that's a perfectly fine amount. (I might give a different answer if, say, your brother was supporting a family of six on a low-paying job, was putting himself through college at night, and was trying to pay off medical bills from a lengthy hospitalization.) Whether he gives a cash or gift card or gift depends on his relationship with the groom and his and the groom's cultural heritage. In some Asian cultures, cash gifts are normal. (And frankly, I've never heard of a newlywed couple getting offended at receiving a cash gift because it was tacky.)I also respectfully disagree that the cost of a gift is supposed to have some relationship to the cost of the meal served to the guests. The gift isn't an admission ticket. I have attended weddings where the meals were $300-$500 hundred dollars per head (this is in LA, and I'm sure this is pretty common in NYC, Boston, SF, and other places). Would the newlyweds be offended if Grandma (who is living on a fixed income) had the audacity to eat the pricey meal but not pony up a $300 gift? Of course not. Your brother sounds very generous and thoughtful. Wish he were my boss. Good luck to him! |
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ocobride
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| thats perfect |
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