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birthday party present etiquette

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  • 23-09-2018 9:43pm
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    Jim79
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    My son is attending a birthday party next week for a boy who will be 9. what is the appropriate present for this age group?


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    Big Bag of Chips
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    A tenner in a card.


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    lollsangel
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    Money in a card..i usually give a tenner between the twins.and if its a 5 euro party 2 separate cards with a fiver


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    lazygal
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    Our school does a fiver in a card for those who don't want to give a gift. Works really well.


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    kerryjack
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    Jesus we have been robed for years down here 20 euro in a card


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    mitresize5
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    tenner Smyths voucher is the standard down our way


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    pleas advice
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    Is this the done thing now? In my day you'd only get money from relatives, probably only god parents, and then not always...


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    sillysocks
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    It used to be a ten eur Smyths gift card until I stopped being so organised and now it’s just a tenner in a card.
    Started off in Junior Infants as actual presents, by seniors it was 15/20 eur voucher, and then realised there was no need for that when we had parties every second weekend!


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    lazygal
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    pleas advice wrote: »
    Is this the done thing now? In my day you'd only get money from relatives, probably only god parents, and then not always...

    It was suggested by parent reps from the classes and works very well. Lots of people don't want more stuff for their kids. Easiesr to put a fiver in a card than buy tat for the sake of it.


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    Digs
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    pleas advice wrote: »
    Is this the done thing now? In my day you'd only get money from relatives, probably only god parents, and then not always...

    Our school is the same as lazygals. They also club parties together for kids in the same month. So the weekend before last my daughter was at a party for two of the girls on the Saturday and four kids on the Sunday!!! What would have cost us a fortune in presents ended up as 30 euro over 6 cards. I am a huge fan of the system.


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