https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 07:13:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102471 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:46:46 +0000 SugarplumsMom 102471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends. If it was a co-worker I hardly knew, I'd spend about $20. If it's a very close friend, over $100. If it's a friend and I'm doing a lot for the shower (making favors, buying decor, cooking) then I'd spend about $50.</p> <p>But that was then. Now that I live abroad and only working part-time, the max I'll spend is $50, including shipping. Plus, no one really does baby showers here - the last baby gift I bought I mailed and she didn't have a baby shower. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102421 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:25:46 +0000 winniebee 102421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends on who it is, but for a friend or family member $50 - if it's a close friend or very close family member, usually around $100. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102413 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:09:17 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 102413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends on who it is. Around $25 or $30 for an acquaintance or coworker, but around $50 for a close friend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102385 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:21:24 +0000 BSB 102385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've only been to ones with my close family and friends, so : $75 to $125. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102365 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:05:39 +0000 chopsuey 102365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends! I spent a LOT of money on my ex's SIL's baby shower. Got her a Gucci diaper bag and a ton of other stuff. -.- I loved her like a sister though.<br /> For people I'm not super close to ~$25-75<br /> Friends &amp; Family: ~100+ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102269 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:21:33 +0000 banana 102269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If not that close, maybe around $$50. For close friends &amp; family, $100-$150. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102265 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:15:22 +0000 joyjoy 102265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually stay around $40-100 depending on how well I know the person. More if they're a relative. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102262 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:04:48 +0000 Andrea 102262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$30 if not that close. Anywhere from $50-$150 for people closer to me, depending on what I think they need. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102221 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:22:26 +0000 tequiero21 102221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i aim for the $50 mark but always comes out to more with shipping and/or tax, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102192 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:23:00 +0000 MamaMoose 102192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually between $40-$100 depending on how close I am to the person. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102188 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:18:21 +0000 regberadaisy 102188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends. Co-worker I stay under $20. Friends around $50. Relatives around $75. Close/good friends and close family (siblings) I'll go around $150+. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102183 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:03:38 +0000 Adira 102183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends for me. If it's family or someone I'm really close with, I'll spend around $50. Otherwise I'm closer to $25. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102177 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:58:56 +0000 BabyLove 102177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It really depends on who the person is to me. Is that bad? I go to a lot of showers. Some at work, others in a more formal setting. If the person is close to me, I usually spend about $80-$100. For my co-workers that I'm not as close with, I spend around $40. I don't know if this is too much or too little but it's what I'm comfortable with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102173 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:57:44 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 102173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually spend around $50. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102170 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:56:13 +0000 pelikila 102170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually aim for the $50-$100 mark. If I don't feel that close to them, then $50 is good but if I am close to them I try to do more around $100. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102163 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:52:33 +0000 heffalump 102163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$20-$50. Like you said, depends how much I can afford and how close I am to the person.</p> <p>I can usually get away with spending a little less because I always have extra diapers (LO is cloth diapered but we use disposable when we travel, and then I always have extras of those) so I'll make a diaper cake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-on-baby-shower-gifts#post-102161 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:50:34 +0000 Witz 102161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How much do you typically spend on baby shower gifts? I know for most people it's dependent on how much you can afford and how close you are with the person to whom you are giving the gift, but what's your range? </p>