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I've been invited to a wedding of an old best friend of mine. I haven't seen her in about 5 years - we kind of grew apart.
I phoned up to ask if she had a list.... and the only thing she could remember is a bread bin (something tells me about 20 people will be getting her a bread bin).
I'll probably end up getting Argos (UK) vouchers as that as something else she suggested....
but how much do I spend?
£20 - a gesture for someone I haven't seen in years
or more like £50/100 to try and pretend I am doing a bit better for myself?! I haven't got much money coming in at the moment though!
I know for a fact most of her friends are broke.
What would you suggest?
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They're great all around gifts and you'll be the only one to offer that type of gift, you watch. And, they'll love it! ;)
Anyone getting married without a wedding registry is leaving money on the table. :P
Even if their friends are broke, surely their relatives have some dough. Makes it easy to buy for couples.
If they insist on you figuring it out, could always get them a gift certificate to a home shop where they sell linens and cocktail shakers, etc.
Both Argos and John Lewis do a wedding-list service in the UK, and either is an efficient and useful way to spend money, so get her to set one up if you can: that will be a real service to her!
Otherwise, gift vouchers £20--£50 from either of those, plus some smellies will probably go down well!
Rgds
Damon
- A good friend or relative gets $400 to $1,000
- A work associate gets $200 - $400
- Someone that I think is using me to fill a seat gets $100 - $200, depending on how much I think they are spending on the wedding.
I do "okay" so depending on your financial status, you give what you think is right.
John Lewis is about 3 hours from us so think it'll be Argos.
As for the domain name - I would love it as a present.... not sure if she'd appreciate it though!
Cheers guys
Magic Chef breadmaker. I know this sounds left field but believe me, even if you don't like to cook it can't be more simple, you dump the ingredients into it, put the lid on it, and turn it on. Go away, come back two hours later and take the fresh bread out of it. It does all the mixing, kneading, and baking for you. In fact if you TRY to do any mixing or kneading you'll screw it up. This thing makes the best bread you'll ever eat.
After five years we still remember who gave us the breadmaker.
Second on the list is a Black and Decker can opener. Hangs under the counter, magnetic lid catcher, appeals to the Tim Allen in the man and Betty Crocker in the woman.
Also I once bought the bride and groom an unusual chip and salsa bowl set - I think the trick to a decent present is to get them something that they will really use - like rocknbils bread maker. My friends LOVE salsa :)
It's a bit of a cop out to send/receive money or vouchers unless they have asked for that
Out of curiosity - why would anyone go to a wedding to fill a seat if its going to cost you $200 a time! That's an expensive party!
I took a few images and got some of the others who were there to email me some more and placed them on a website for all to see. They had guests at the wedding from Scotland, England, France and the USA so it's nice for all of them to be able to share their pictures and memories and it's not difficult to create a basic website (no SEO required for a change). I personalised it all for them and they were delighted. I think they probably appreciated this as much as any of their gifts.
what about a back and forth ticket to their honeymoon? for sure they won't forget....
i'm a wedding coordinator, are you getting married too? :)
You are "filler", only invited to make her look popular.....and you worry about how to achieve this goal successfully? Showing up at all should be a gift greater than justified!
If "we" converse daily I'm in love with you, if "we" converse weekly I care for you a lot, monthly....not so much.....once every five years......you are now pulling my chain!
