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How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

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KittyGags
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How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

I gave my niece $350 when she got communion last year. DH wants to give his nephew 500 Chat Icon which I think is too much!

Thoughts?

Posted 5/10/10 12:08 PM
 
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joenick
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

That's nuts.

My son's Communion was on Saturday. The gifts ranged in price, but I think a nice gift for a niece/ nephew is about $150- $200. More than enough, and very generous.

Message edited 5/10/2010 12:17:03 PM.

Posted 5/10/10 12:16 PM
 

NervousNell
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

Your DH sounds like MY DH! Chat Icon
He always wants to go over board on gifts.
WAY overboard.

I say $250 would be VERY nice and generous...

Posted 5/10/10 12:28 PM
 

GioiaMia
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

We are giving our niece $500 this weekend, she is also DH's goddaughter.

Posted 5/10/10 12:29 PM
 

Kara
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

We usually give $150 - 200 for nieces and nephews. I think $500 is way, way beyond generous. If you are comfortable giving that, of course go ahead -- but that is more wedding territory than Communion territory in my book.

Posted 5/10/10 12:41 PM
 

quasi3
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

We did a $100 bond for my nephew this weekend. When it matures it will be $200. That is all we could afford!

Posted 5/10/10 1:13 PM
 

MST9106
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

Thats obscene BUT coming from your DH I'm not surprised...especially for his nephew...KWIM?

Posted 5/10/10 2:17 PM
 

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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

I just gave my niece $200

Posted 5/10/10 5:45 PM
 

hazeleyes33
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

Wow I must be poor as I was going to say $50 (maybe even $100) for family.

Posted 5/10/10 6:28 PM
 

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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

Posted by hazeleyes33

Wow I must be poor as I was going to say $50 (maybe even $100) for family.



That is what I am thinking.....most people when the babies were baptized gave 50.00

Posted 5/10/10 6:31 PM
 

CAMCaps
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

Posted by BigB

Posted by hazeleyes33

Wow I must be poor as I was going to say $50 (maybe even $100) for family.



That is what I am thinking.....most people when the babies were baptized gave 50.00



I was going to say $50-$100 as well.

Posted 5/10/10 6:52 PM
 

DaisyGirl
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

I would probably do $100 for family

Posted 5/10/10 7:01 PM
 

Salason

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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

Posted by KittyGags

I gave my niece $350 when she got communion last year. DH wants to give his nephew 500 Chat Icon which I think is too much!

Thoughts?



Holy cow! I was going to say $100 for a niece/nephew!

Posted 5/10/10 7:07 PM
 

krooshe
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

I would also say $100 for a niece/nephew. DH & I have 12 nieces & nephews between us. We'd go broke giving more than that.

Posted 5/10/10 7:20 PM
 

MillerTime424
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

i would say 100!

Posted 5/10/10 7:33 PM
 

KittyGags
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

Posted by MST9106

Thats obscene BUT coming from your DH I'm not surprised...especially for his nephew...KWIM?


LOL see you know him, always excessive.

I'm like ENOUGH is ENOUGH with this. We're putting ourselves into the poor house to give kids gifts, its ridiculous! Every May and every Christmas its the same ole same ole...

We only have 3 nieces and nephews but DH also has a goddaughter. If we had more than that, the line would've been drawn a long time ago.

Posted 5/10/10 7:35 PM
 

DiamondGirl
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

It does sound like a lot, and I don't nephews yet, but I only have one brother and DH only one sister so when we they have children I am sure we will be generous and give a lot also Chat Icon

Posted 5/10/10 7:49 PM
 

adeline27
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

I would do the same amount for the other child.

Posted 5/10/10 8:45 PM
 

Mrs213
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

wow I would give around 200

Posted 5/10/10 9:04 PM
 

HelenZ
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

honestly I would say $100 or $150 if you want to be generous. in my opinion, it's a communion, not a wedding. We just went to a communion party last week and gave $75, and I had to fight DH b/c he wanted to give less! lol

Posted 5/10/10 10:29 PM
 

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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

$500 seems like a lot of money for a child, but it's whatever you are comfortable with. I don't even give that much for a wedding.

I have to give a college graduation gift, and I wasn't sure if $100 was too much.

Posted 5/10/10 11:56 PM
 

melbalalala
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

Posted by CAMCaps

Posted by BigB

Posted by hazeleyes33

Wow I must be poor as I was going to say $50 (maybe even $100) for family.



That is what I am thinking.....most people when the babies were baptized gave 50.00



I was going to say $50-$100 as well.



Ditto.

Posted 5/11/10 9:26 AM
 

twobabies
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

My sister just gave my dd $200 for her Communion and i thought that was too much.

Posted 5/11/10 11:15 AM
 

GottaHaveFaith
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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

Posted by Kara

We usually give $150 - 200 for nieces and nephews. I think $500 is way, way beyond generous. If you are comfortable giving that, of course go ahead -- but that is more wedding territory than Communion territory in my book.



ITA...some couples didn't even give us $500 for our wedding! LOL Wow, you guys are generous! I think for a niece/nephew $250 max is a VERY generous gift!!!

Posted 5/11/10 11:42 AM
 

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Re: How much is appropriate for a communion gift for our Nephew?

I would give $100

Posted 5/11/10 3:51 PM
 
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