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How Much Do You Spend on Your Kids for Christmas?
Asked by C.R. from Kansas City
on December 7, 2011
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We have three girls ages 10, 5, and 4. I'm just curious what would be considered going overboard money wise for Christmas shopping. I am talking about Santa, stockings...
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- We spend between 500-700 on our two kids that includes Santa gifts and stocking stuffers..our kids are 5 and 10...they are both into video games so Christmas is always...
- We do not get our kids Christmas gifts no need for it since my inlaws spend $150 per kid. PS just read some responses $400-$500?wow
- We spend $500 on 2 kids.
Gift Advice
Asked by A.H. from Springfield
on July 22, 2008
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My son has cousins, twins, who are turning 6 years old. Their mother gave me some gift ideas, but I'm at a loss. Do I buy the same gift for each boy or different gif...
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- My six year old boy/girl twins LOVE when somebody gives them a gift card to one of their favorite stores. They both love gift cards from places where there are many c...
- I would get then different gifts. But if you do choose to get them the same thing I would make sure they looked exactly alike.
- I am very close with a set of triplets and ALL gifts MUST be identical or they fight. Sometimes even two different colors of the same thing causes problems. It might...
How Much to Spend
Asked by Y.I. from Dallas
on May 14, 2007
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Is $50.00 enough to spend on my neice having a baby or should I spend more.
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- Id def. go off her registary and get her what she really truly needs now. Sometimes people go crazy buying items that you really dont have to have and then you realize...
- Hi! I think $50 is a very nice amount. If you are interested, I could make you a beautiful Diaper Wreath for her. I do have some ready-made ones for $25-30. I coul...
- I think $50 is fine. I see that someone already recommended me on here, I can make a diaper cake that fits your budget. Not only are they absolutely adorable, they a...
Gift-giving to Older Nephews and Niece
Asked by E.S. from Chicago
on December 5, 2010
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Hi, moms. Wondering if any of you have some suggestions on how to handle this. I have two siblings. My sister has twin 7-yr-old stepsons. My brother has two sons, ...
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- We are almost there with our daughter. She is 20 and in college. Once she graduates I think she will be ready to say no more Christmas gifts from other relatives. She ...
- At some point in my family, my niece and nephew became "adults" and began participating in the adult family grab bag--about 19 I think. BUT it sounds like no protocol...
- One option would be to draw names as an entire family and have each person send out 3 or 4 ideas within the agreed upon price range. That way everyone gets what they w...
Christmas Gifts for Married Friends; Buy the Couple a Gift or Buy Separate Gifts
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on December 8, 2011
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My husband and I finally sat down and made our Christmas Shopping Lists. On his list he has a book written down for a friend of his. When I asked him some ideas for ...
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- Maybe get her a massage/spa/pedi/mani? Or buy a book you both can read and have "book club" for a month with wine. :-)
- Eeechh.. yeah... been there. "There's this really cool sports memorabilia item I want to get for him. What are you going to get her?" Ugh. I feel your pain. Don't...
- I would say separate gifts since they are your kids' godparents. I like Barbara's idea of the gift certificate for a mani/pedi - there are usually nice places that ca...
How Much Do You Spend on Friend's Birthday Gifts?
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on October 4, 2011
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I know I'm asking a lot of spendy questions lately!
I'm just curious what you spend on your child's friend's birthday gift. My daughter has a bunch of friends with ...
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- I usually spend about $15. But I will definitely try not to go over $20.
- Between $5 and $10. I do the sale thing too, try and get a great item at an awesome sale price.
- I was just thinking about this a few weeks ago when my daughter was invited to a birthday party. If I buy a gift, I usually spend $20 but if I give cash, I give $10......
Christmas Gifts-Age Inappropriate
Asked by L.C. from Dallas
on November 26, 2008
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I am not sure how to handle this situation. My in-laws ask what might be appropriate gifts for our daughter prior to Christmas and her birthday. They traditionally d...
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- We are out of state from our parents and one year I just asked if my Mom-in-law wanted to just give me a price range and pick it up for her and wrap it for the kids. ...
- We have stressed to our son, and grandparents, that age appropriateness is a saftey issue. Toys are clearly marked with that info. Our son will soon be 6 and has lea...
- My dad had troubles with me telling him what my son wanted. He couldn't understand what the toy was from me describing it. So last year I started having my son cut ou...
Gift Advice - Gifts for the Neighbors Birthdays and Graduations
Asked by A.J. from Chicago
on June 9, 2011
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Hi,
I need some gift advice. I am so not great at knowing what is socially appropriate and don't want to appear cheap....We are not particualarly close to any of t...
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- For #1, $40 for his 40th. :) For #2, I agree that I would do $25 and/or maybe a college t-shirt For #3, I think it is A. polite to give a gift..it is the thought th...
- My go to gift for woman's birthdays and graduation gifts has been the One Trip Tote! I LOVE THEM! It's a LARGE carryall that's open, horizontal and collapses. The i...
- For the HS grad, either cash or an iTunes gift card for $15 or $20. For an 8th grade girl something from Claire's, for boy something from Gamestop, or a GC from Gam...
How Would You Feel About This Gift?
Asked by B.S. from Lansing
on December 27, 2011
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Just curious how you would feel about this gift.
A gift card towards a mini vacation that will cost you at least an additional 195.00 just to stay there, then addit...
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- Sounds like a timeshare type of promotional to me. I don't know if I would be pissed. I think I would be like "umm okay". I would probably use it for hubby and I. ...
- I think I might re-gift a gift like that. (Unless it's somewhere you had been wanting to go anyway?) It might be a great wedding or engagement gift, or anniversary gif...
- The way you phrased the question will get you the answer you are looking for. But how was the gift itself worded? What were they trying to give you? For instance...
Gift Card Vs. Gift
Asked by A.R. from Boston
on March 20, 2010
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Hi moms,
My husband and I have ongoing debates as to whether gift cards are better than actual gifts. He prefers gift cards, saying that the recipient may not like or...
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- For me, it depends on the person, and the type of gift card. If the person is into a hobby, I get a gift card to their favorite supply store so that they can get so...
- I love gift cards! I can use them to buy what I want rather than what someone thinks I want. It's the thought that counts, though, so if you find a gift you think they...
- I prefer gifts over gift cards as well... for all the same reasons you do. I actually prefer a homemade gift if at all possible (both giving and receiving.) Having s...
