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Gift Registry-how much to spend?

dbertagnidbertagni
in North Carolina Nesties
My cousin is getting married in NJ in 3 weeks and we have yet to send a gift. I don't know her and probably haven't seen her in 10+ years. We are not attending the wedding, at my wedding her family gave me a "family" gift (a check). I am torn on how much to spend in this situation. I feel like getting her a gift card because I looked online to find something and once I pay to get it wrapped and shipped it is like $10 extra that I could put into a gift card. WDYT?
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Re: Gift Registry-how much to spend?

  • slhall730slhall730
    If it were me, I would go the gift card route!  And usually, if I don't go to a wedding in the NY area, I send about $50.  If I go to the wedding, its usually $150, but $50 seems like enough to me without going.
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  • kac831kac831

    I would give $50. 

     

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  • ShhLovesJkhShhLovesJkh
    $50 as well, and I would do a gift card.
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  • AnneNCAnneNC
    Ditto pp's!!!  :) 
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  • CurbsideProphetCurbsideProphet
    I would probably find something off the registry and just have it shipped. I would potentially skip the wrapping paper. I do not think it is necessary, especially if it keeps you from getting something you really want to get because of cost.
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  • elissaann26elissaann26 member
    In all honesty, I probably wouldn't send anything.  Now that probably isn't the most proper thing to do, but I got zero gifts from people who didn't come to my wedding, which included pretty close family members and friends.  I honestly never heard of sending presents to a wedding you weren't attending until I found the nest.  Just my 2 cents.
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  • derky17derky17

    I would probably send a gift from the registry and just not have it wrapped.  There's enough 'wrapping" with the peanuts and everything that they'll have no idea what the gift is anyway. 

    And since you aren't terribly close with her, I think $50 is a good price range to be in.  Hope this helps!!

     

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  • dbertagnidbertagni
    I ended up calling BBB and they sent a $50 gift card for me. I didn't have to pay anything for shipping and it was sent in a box with a card. That was good enough for me! I HAD to send something since she is family!
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