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clubmeder
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 Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:41 pm Post subject: Wedding Gift? |
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| My spouse and I have been invited to an Asian wedding. My spouse works (but in another area) with the groom who has only been with the company for less than a year and my spouse has never socialized with him outside of the office.I have never met either the bride or groom. How much money is usually spent on a present in th this situation? |
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Mutya P
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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| You can give a Gift Certificate amounting to 1,000 pesos only. |
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Megs
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| I wouldn't spend too much, i mean you hardly know these people!Do they have a registry? If so I would go to that first and just get the most simple thing. If they don't have one, maybe get them a gift certificate to a local restaurant. |
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Roni Ann
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd check their registryor even yet have your wife ask the groom if they really need somethingI think just showing up and giving ANYTHING is really a good token. Usually if we don't know a couple well, we take a card and a book about love/marriage...because few people give books and we figure it's something they can read together and not that expensive |
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Christine P
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:57 am Post subject: |
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| While I agree if you don't know a couple well, you don't have to spend a lot on a gift, but you have to bring some type of a gift. I also don't think giving a couple a book is a sufficient gift. I know this may get me some thumbs down, but I would rather than a couple not come at all than come and give me a book or some other cheap token gift (unless they were a teenager or struggling student).The fact is, wrong or right, most people expect anyone who comes to a wedding reception to cover the cost of their plate. Now, I have been to weddings where I knew the cost per person was 150 and flat out told my friend that while she thought people should cover the cost per plate that she couldn't expect a couple to shell out 300 per couple for an evening that this girl's father was footing the bill for. That said, if you don't want to give cash or something off of the registry, you could certainly do a bit of bargain shopping and look like you spent more - go to TJ Maxx or Target and get them a crystal bowl or vase. Normally I don't suggest getting something that's not on the registry, but since you don't even know these people, if you go out and spend 50, you could probably look like you spent 100 and that would be fine. |
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