Hellobee Boards Topic: Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:03:57 +0000 Boogs on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1544062 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 17:52:46 +0000 Boogs 1544062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Only for close friends and family, otherwise it gets so expensive. Raindrop on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543643 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:47:05 +0000 Raindrop 1543643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My love language is gifts - so I give gifts to parties I can't attend... to show my love and that I care about the people that invited us... but I think everyone is different. :D rattles on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543524 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:15:32 +0000 rattles 1543524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ For a shower, I would. For a birthday party, I wouldn't. pui on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543414 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:52:39 +0000 pui 1543414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Only if I am close to them. mrsjyw on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543367 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:39:41 +0000 mrsjyw 1543367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ only for family and close friends! MrsH on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543306 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:25:58 +0000 MrsH 1543306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ In that situation probably not. dolphin on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543225 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:07:24 +0000 dolphin 1543225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I do! Smurfette on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543223 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:06:41 +0000 Smurfette 1543223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If it was family or a close friend, yes. Day care friend, nope. autumnlove on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543184 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:55:43 +0000 autumnlove 1543184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Only for close friends and family! Alivoo01 on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543156 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:51:20 +0000 Alivoo01 1543156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If I'm close to the person, yes. Otherwise, no. deactivated_account on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543139 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:48:15 +0000 deactivated_account 1543139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't do it for birthdays. But I do for weddings, bridal showers or baby showers. Lindsay05 on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543138 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:47:36 +0000 Lindsay05 1543138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If I know them really well then yes. Mrs. Pickle on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543061 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:31:35 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1543061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't think so. littlek on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543057 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:30:44 +0000 littlek 1543057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We give gifts if we are invited and can not attend. Mrs. Oatmeal on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543046 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:28:37 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1543046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not unless I would give a gift if there was no party (if I were close to that person). LuLu Mom on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543042 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:27:57 +0000 LuLu Mom 1543042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Possibly, depends on the person. I gave a good friend a gift her her son still when we couldn't make it, I wanted to see his reaction. luckypenny on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543036 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:26:54 +0000 luckypenny 1543036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not unless I'm close to that person. Mamaof2 on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543034 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:26:39 +0000 Mamaof2 1543034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ For a daycare friend? no MrsKoala on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543020 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:23:58 +0000 MrsKoala 1543020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I give gifts if I'm invited to a party but can't attend. snowjewelz on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543011 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:22:44 +0000 snowjewelz 1543011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't think so, but I will if I am close to that person! heffalump on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543004 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:21:42 +0000 heffalump 1543004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only do if I'm close to the person. Like if I would give a gift even if there weren't a party at all, I will if I can't go. Cole on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1543003 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:21:41 +0000 Cole 1543003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ For birthday parties we don't. If it is a good friend I might have the kids draw a card and put in some fun stickers or something but otherwise we just skip it. BabyBoecksMom on "Are you supposed to give a gift if you're invited to a party but can't go?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-supposed-to-give-a-gift-if-youre-invited-to-a-party-but-cant-go#post-1542999 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 13:20:28 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1542999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ W got invited to a party for one of her daycare friends, but we have two other parties to go to that day. Should we still get her a gift?