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How much do you spend on a present when your child goes to a B.day party?

Forum Opinion Poll
Less than $50 48 84.21%
$50 8 14.04%
$75 0 0.00%
$100 1 1.75%
More than $100 0 0.00%
 

How much do you spend when your child goes to a b.day party? / with poll

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Dani00518
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How much do you spend when your child goes to a b.day party? / with poll

Just wondering what the average is since little miss Ava is becoming so popular with birthday parties this summer.....I swear she is on everyones list.

Message edited 6/12/2006 9:14:00 PM.

Posted 6/12/06 9:13 PM
 

Melbernai
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Re: How much do you spend when your child goes to a b.day party? / with poll

If it is a friend I usually spend about $40 or get two outfits and accessories. If it is a family member I spend more along the lines of $75.

Posted 6/12/06 9:17 PM
 

HillandRon
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Hillary

Re: How much do you spend when your child goes to a b.day party? / with poll

This is such a great topic.. 1st Birthday season has arrived for Jacob also and as of of right now including the one we had this weekend, we have 5 invitations on our refrigerator... and this will only get worse.... through november...

It all depends on who the birthday is for:
for relatives and very close friends kids 40-50

for my mommy friends that I have made since Jacob is born and speak to them on the phone I would say between 30-40.

for the babies who JAcob is getting invited to because they are in one of his classes and we only see them there. I think an appropriate gift is around $20...

This topic is a huge discussion I am having with my friends. I just think it get out of hand and the money adds up...

The good thing is that he is the oldest of most of his friends so I also will wait to see what he gets in gifts and then will act accordingly..

Posted 6/12/06 9:30 PM
 

Scotty-CassidysMom
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Re: How much do you spend when your child goes to a b.day party? / with poll

Honestly, with the amount of parties Scotty gets invited to, I'd say 20-25. I'd say that's the average that he's gotten for his parties too.

Posted 6/12/06 9:31 PM
 

nrthshgrl
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Re: How much do you spend when your child goes to a b.day party? / with poll

Posted by Scotty-CassidysMom

Honestly, with the amount of parties Scotty gets invited to, I'd say 20-25. I'd say that's the average that he's gotten for his parties too.



Same here - that's for pre-school. We had 6 birthdays in 2 weekends - not a chance we were spending more than $50.

Posted 6/12/06 9:39 PM
 

Samlove

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Shari

Re: How much do you spend when your child goes to a b.day party? / with poll

Posted by Scotty-CassidysMom

Honestly, with the amount of parties Scotty gets invited to, I'd say 20-25. I'd say that's the average that he's gotten for his parties too.



us too

Posted 6/12/06 9:53 PM
 

Samlove

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Re: How much do you spend when your child goes to a b.day party? / with poll

in response to this, is it ok to re-gift a toy

Posted 6/12/06 9:53 PM
 

ExpectingJoy
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Cari

Re: How much do you spend when your child goes to a b.day party? / with poll

Posted by HillandRon

This is such a great topic.. 1st Birthday season has arrived for Jacob also and as of of right now including the one we had this weekend, we have 5 invitations on our refrigerator... and this will only get worse.... through november...

It all depends on who the birthday is for:
for relatives and very close friends kids 40-50

for my mommy friends that I have made since Jacob is born and speak to them on the phone I would say between 30-40.

for the babies who JAcob is getting invited to because they are in one of his classes and we only see them there. I think an appropriate gift is around $20...

This topic is a huge discussion I am having with my friends. I just think it get out of hand and the money adds up...

.



ITA. I just want to add that I feel differently about first birthdays than I do others. This structure is more for first birthdays, IMO. I would spend less overall for 2nd birthdays and up. And sometimes I might look at what type of bday party is being thrown. If it is at a fancy catering hall, I might spend a smidge more than a simple picnic in the park.

Posted 6/12/06 10:05 PM
 

Kierasmom
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Jenn

Re: How much do you spend when your child goes to a b.day party? / with poll

Non-relatives we spend about $25-30. Family and close friends it's about $50-100.

Posted 6/12/06 11:11 PM
 

justme1
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Jodi

Re: How much do you spend when your child goes to a b.day party? / with poll

The going rate here ( what we get and what we give) is between 20 and 30 dollars.
At my sons last part every single kid ( about 20 kids) gave a gift card worth that much.

This is just for school friends, not family

Posted 6/12/06 11:13 PM
 

luvsun27
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Kim

Re: How much do you spend when your child goes to a b.day party? / with poll

Wow...you guys are generous! For my step-daughter (who's almost 10) I would say the average gift she gives to her friends and receives are between $15-$25 (including gift cards).

For family members, I try to keep it around $25-$35. I guess I'm a cheapskate Chat Icon

Posted 6/13/06 9:19 AM
 

michele31
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Michele

Re: How much do you spend when your child goes to a b.day party? / with poll

It depends on who it is for.
family 1st birthdays = $100
family other birthdays= $50
non-family 1st birthday =$40
non-family other birthdays=$25-$40..depending on the occassion

If I was purchasing gifts for Molly to bring to a party at 8 years old I would spend $25-$30.

Posted 6/13/06 9:35 AM
 

BabyAvocado
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Re: How much do you spend when your child goes to a b.day party? / with poll

Jake's only been to one so far - a first birthday for our neighbor's daughter who we are very friendly with. We spent $50.

Posted 6/13/06 9:37 AM
 

FranM
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Re: How much do you spend when your child goes to a b.day party? / with poll

Unless I have a specific gift suggestion I like to give toys for birthday gifts. I stay at about the $25 - 30 range. There are so many fun things you can give in that price range.

Posted 6/13/06 10:09 AM
 
 

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