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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I never send gifts to anyone.  If I do not attend a major event like a baby shower or a wedding, I give a gift when I meet the person.  The gift is usually a check in a card. (Never cash).

As for the weddings of nieces and nephews, I belong to a culture where I will give a generous check for them to their parents much before the wedding.  And $5,001 is the minimum amount to give to a niece or nephew. 
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What culture is this where $5001 is the minimum and what happens if you give $4,999?[/quote]

My own family culture - kids of siblings don't get less than 5K at their marriage - most of the time we are giving 10K, 15K, 25K, 50K etc. Depends.

Our traditional Hindu/Indian culture -    You add the 1 to an even amount of money that you gift to make it indivisible by other numbers. Thus, it is a blessing for the couple to be indivisible too, and for the money to remain with them and grow.   we normally give 11, 51, 101, 151, 201 etc in normal gifting.

If you have enough money to give 4,999 then you have enough money to give 5,001 also.  Of course, you can give less also as long as it is a traditional amount.  I mean boorish people are there all over the world and if someone in our circle who is from the same culture and  wants to give weird amounts of money then there is nothing to be done. [/quote]

Does your family do gifts with strings or just gifts. Is there a hidden expectation when you give someone 25k for example? If so, what are the hidden expectations?[/quote]

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