How much do you normally spend on a gift for a baby shower? My cousin is having a baby and I spent $60. Should I have spent more? I did not go to the shower.
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$25/$30 for a coworker/not close friend. $50ish for a close friend/family
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Between $50-100, depending on who it is and my relationship with them.
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@Smurfette: okay, makes me feel better. I've only seen her about 3 - 4 times in my life.
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$50-100 depending on who it is.
I'm going to one this weekend and she spent quite a bit on me so I tried to spend around the same (estimate of course).
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$25-30 for an acquiantence or co-worker.
$50 for a friend/family member
$100 on best friends and sisters
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@lamariniere: @Mrs. Champagne: Same!
I love buying baby stuff for new moms so I probably go overboard
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depends who it is. Probably around $20 for someone i am not as close to (or less on coworkers, because we will often pitch in for a group gift and i think the norm is to give anywhere from 5-20 at my workplace). And for a close friend, i would spend 40-50. I spent more on my sister (maybe close to $100)
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@Mrs D: same!
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20-30 for acquaintance, 60-80 for family/close friends.
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20-25 - acquaintance
30-50 - friend
50-100 - family/close friend -
@BandDmommy: Going to one on Saturday, spent $100 on a diaper bag. I think every mom-to-be deserves to be spoiled in preparation for her baby to arrive.
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@Smurfette: Yep, same budget I use.
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About $50, no matter who it's for.
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$40-50 for a coworker/less close friend. $75-$100 for cousins/close friends. We've spent about $250 when our siblings had kids.
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$100 for good friends/close family. $50 for pretty much anyone else. $20ish for a co-worker joint gift.
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25ish for acquaintance.
40ish for close friend or cousin
100 for a best friend/sister. -
$50 regardless of relationship.
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50-100$+
Dh's cousin and his wife are havin g their first baby in January, I can't make the shower next month because it's dh'a bday so I'm going to send something in the 50$-60$ range! And a bagful of unused dipes and hand me down clothes!
For a work shower we usually just all pitch in 20$!
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25-75 for friends. I think we spent close to 200 for BIL and SIL.
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around $50 for friends/extended family/acquaintances/coworkers, etc., around $100 for close friends/close family
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$40-$50 for friends
I spent close to $100 for a close family friend, but it was more of a shower/ bday/Christmas all in one gift since. I wasn't specifically invited to the shower, but didn't want to meet the baby empty handed.
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@BandDmommy: I spend $30-35. $60 is plenty!! There are a LOT of showers that pop up!
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25-50 depending on level of closeness!
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Anywhere from $10 (for a coworker who I'm not close to) to $100+ for a close friend/family. I am about to buy a $50 gift for my cousin, I was not invited to the shower but I really want to send something!
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20-25 - coworker/acquaintance
50 - friend
50-100+ - close friend/familyETA: My group of friends also does a meal train thing so that's in addition to a shower gift..
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Are you concerned about the money? Or her thinking you are cheap? I am sure your $60 gift is perfectly lovely and will be appreciated by your cousin. Thoughtful gifts can be $5 or $5,000. Some of the best gifts are ones that are not overtly spendy, but practical and/or sentimental.
I have a huge range I spend, depending on who it is. I often gift quilts that I make
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@blackbird: I was kinda wondering if since it was family I should give more? I don't have much family so I'm not sure what the norm is, I don't want to offend.
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@BandDmommy: if someone is offended that someone else (who they've met 3x) didn't buy them a nicer gift, they're an entitled jerk
You could always buy her a boat
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I usually try to get several items from their registry, plus something cute (outfit, stuffed toy). Actual amount varies by relationship and how much money is in our budget!
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Considering it doesn't sound like family you are close to I think $60 is appropriate.
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$30-60
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$40-50 regardless of relationship, but neither of my two best friends have had babies yet, so I imagine that might be different.
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@blackbird: They may need it if all the hype about the hurricane is true. And the east coast does get slammed
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Acquaintances - $20-$30
Friends and Extended Family - $50
Close Friends and Immediate Family - $75 - $100+I think I spent around $150 for my SIL's (DH's sister) shower. We are pretty close, and she had our first niece/nephew.
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Usually around $100 unless close friend or family.
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25-30 for a friend/co worker
40-50 family if not one of my sisters! -
@BandDmommy: I typically spend $50-$100 depending on how close I am with them.
I think $60 is great! -
I spend whatever I feel like spending, which is sometimes $20 and sometimes $50 and sometimes $100. I don't worry about offending anyone with what I buy: if they are likely to get offended that I didn't spend "enough" on a gift, it's unlikely we'll spend much more time together anyway, family or not!
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$30-50 for not-close friends/family, $100 for close.
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