Should I send a gift for family taking DS to beach house

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The hostess gift is antiquated. We are in the age of excessive consumerism. Everyone has more than enough stuff-good included. I’m positive the beach house has plenty of snacks.

Just like people exchange presents at Christmas and on birthdays, so do people still bring hostess gifts.

But most don’t want them

I and many others enjoy receiving hostess gifts. Yours is not a universal view.

What is a good hostess gift?

I’m planning to send my child with snacks and desserts.

When people have sent food likes this to us, it mostly gets wasted. I have the house well stocked and meals already planned out. So unless it is something that is my family’s particular taste, whatever the kids don’t eat gets tossed. If the beach trip involves a long drive, definitely do not send a grocery bag full of snacks. Not everyone wants a bag of frosted animal cookies consumed in the car.

Op here. I sent my child with fruit, pastries and snacks and he said everyone ate everything. They especially loved the pastries I sent.

[Anonymous]

Yes, but the gift should be from him. Yes, you probably buy it. You probably pick it out. But he should be involved. He should know what it is. And it should be DS who gives it to them. A stong attempt should be made that it is from him/not you.

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Anonymous wrote:The hostess gift is antiquated. We are in the age of excessive consumerism. Everyone has more than enough stuff-good included. I’m positive the beach house has plenty of snacks.

Just like people exchange presents at Christmas and on birthdays, so do people still bring hostess gifts.

But most don’t want them

I and many others enjoy receiving hostess gifts. Yours is not a universal view.

What is a good hostess gift?

I’m planning to send my child with snacks and desserts.

When people have sent food likes this to us, it mostly gets wasted. I have the house well stocked and meals already planned out. So unless it is something that is my family’s particular taste, whatever the kids don’t eat gets tossed. If the beach trip involves a long drive, definitely do not send a grocery bag full of snacks. Not everyone wants a bag of frosted animal cookies consumed in the car.

Op here. I sent my child with fruit, pastries and snacks and he said everyone ate everything. They especially loved the pastries I sent.[/
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Boring and lame

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Anonymous wrote:The hostess gift is antiquated. We are in the age of excessive consumerism. Everyone has more than enough stuff-good included. I’m positive the beach house has plenty of snacks.

Just like people exchange presents at Christmas and on birthdays, so do people still bring hostess gifts.

But most don’t want them

I and many others enjoy receiving hostess gifts. Yours is not a universal view.

What is a good hostess gift?

I’m planning to send my child with snacks and desserts.

When people have sent food likes this to us, it mostly gets wasted. I have the house well stocked and meals already planned out. So unless it is something that is my family’s particular taste, whatever the kids don’t eat gets tossed. If the beach trip involves a long drive, definitely do not send a grocery bag full of snacks. Not everyone wants a bag of frosted animal cookies consumed in the car.

Op here. I sent my child with fruit, pastries and snacks and he said everyone ate everything. They especially loved the pastries I sent.[/
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Boring and lame

What would not be lame?

They are rich. We are rich. Our kids are good friends.

[Anonymous]

We just took DS's girlfriend with us on a week long vacation for the first time. No gift was necessary or expected. It was our invitation. We also paid for everything other than what she wanted to spend on gifts/souvenirs. A thank you from her and from her parents was all that was needed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The hostess gift is antiquated. We are in the age of excessive consumerism. Everyone has more than enough stuff-good included. I’m positive the beach house has plenty of snacks.

Just like people exchange presents at Christmas and on birthdays, so do people still bring hostess gifts.

But most don’t want them

I and many others enjoy receiving hostess gifts. Yours is not a universal view.

What is a good hostess gift?

I’m planning to send my child with snacks and desserts.

When people have sent food likes this to us, it mostly gets wasted. I have the house well stocked and meals already planned out. So unless it is something that is my family’s particular taste, whatever the kids don’t eat gets tossed. If the beach trip involves a long drive, definitely do not send a grocery bag full of snacks. Not everyone wants a bag of frosted animal cookies consumed in the car.

Op here. I sent my child with fruit, pastries and snacks and he said everyone ate everything. They especially loved the pastries I sent.

Sounds great OP! A good choice.

[Anonymous]

We’ve taken our daughters bestie with us probably 4-6 times in the last 3 years. They’ve never reciprocated and don’t do a gift either. They do send about $20 spending money. We literally pay for everything else. I think it’s rude but got slammed on dcum when I asked about it a while ago.

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Anonymous wrote:The hostess gift is antiquated. We are in the age of excessive consumerism. Everyone has more than enough stuff-good included. I’m positive the beach house has plenty of snacks.

Just like people exchange presents at Christmas and on birthdays, so do people still bring hostess gifts.

But most don’t want them

I and many others enjoy receiving hostess gifts. Yours is not a universal view.

What is a good hostess gift?

I’m planning to send my child with snacks and desserts.

When people have sent food likes this to us, it mostly gets wasted. I have the house well stocked and meals already planned out. So unless it is something that is my family’s particular taste, whatever the kids don’t eat gets tossed. If the beach trip involves a long drive, definitely do not send a grocery bag full of snacks. Not everyone wants a bag of frosted animal cookies consumed in the car.

Op here. I sent my child with fruit, pastries and snacks and he said everyone ate everything. They especially loved the pastries I sent.

Sounds great OP! A good choice.

That or a gift card to a local restaurant. When my friends took my kid to their beaach house solo I paid for breakfast 2 mornings. I also sent a very lovely note.