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High School Graduation Announcements

If you receive one in the mail, you should send a check, right? How much? I received one for my old manager's daughter. I do not think I've ever met her daughter (they live 3 hours away but my old manager would commute to the office a couple days a week) but I would say my  old manager and I are friends.

We don't work together anymore but we did meet up for dinner with other old co-workers a few weeks ago, she and I are facebook friends, we send annual Christmas cards etc. I know I'm going to maintain the relationship with my old manager b/c I really like her personally, and I'd love to work for her again. I'm thinking I should send a check to her daughter and I'm thinking $50 is appropriate. What do you think?

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Re: High School Graduation Announcements

  • I think that's SUPER generous.  I'd think a $10 gc to target
  • That's generous like BoomBoom said. I'd send $20 gift card to Target so they could get stuff for their Dorm Room.

    I'm giving my Step-Brother $50 for his HS Graduation.

  • Another vote for WAY generous. A $20 gc to target should suffice. I don't view announcement (baby, grad, wedding) = check.
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  • imagetorylynn1:

    That's generous like BoomBoom said. I'd send $20 gift card to Target so they could get stuff for their Dorm Room.

    I'm giving my Step-Brother $50 for his HS Graduation.

    Yeah this would be more my speed. I feel like $10 these days may be a slap in the face to some people (though I don't think so). It's amazing to me how much money people are expected to spend on each other. I just wasn't raised to give so extravagantly with money.
  • imageMrs.BoomBoom:
    I think that's SUPER generous.  I'd think a $10 gc to target

    This. And I don't think anything would be "required" so to speak for someone you've never met.

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  • imagePassanie:

    imageMrs.BoomBoom:
    I think that's SUPER generous.  I'd think a $10 gc to target

    This. And I don't think anything would be "required" so to speak for someone you've never met.

    Yeah, I think it's actually a little nervy to send a grad announcement to someone you personally have never met.  Of course, my mom wouldn't allow me to even send them to all my extended family, so that shows how I was brought up.
  • Thanks everyone. My DH wanted to send a $100 check. Indifferent
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  • imagealyssa7:
    Thanks everyone. My DH wanted to send a $100 check. Indifferent

    I'm graduating too. Can I send you an announcement? Wink (kidding.)

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  • imagePassanie:

    imagealyssa7:
    Thanks everyone. My DH wanted to send a $100 check. Indifferent

    I'm graduating too. Can I send you an announcement? Wink (kidding.)

    LOL, me too! Stick out tongueI also didn't send announcements to people I didn't know well. I did send to extended family but there was never any expectation in my family to send money. A card yeah, but people didn't even always do that. I only got gifts/money my parents and grandparents.
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