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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I post this all the time, but the answer is: Friendly acquaintance/not super-close: Retail value $20-30, I spend $4-8 max. These folks especially are getting generic but hopefully fun/decent quality gifts that I've stocked up on when they were on clearance for 75-90% off. Closer friend: Same thing, but probably up a notch to $40 value, $10 spend. Closest 2-3 friends and godsisters: Here I may go out of my way and buy something very specific to their interests and pay closer to retail, at least for part of the gift. Value still around $40, maybe $50, but I might actually spend $20-25. I like to give something substantial in all cases, but there's no way I'm sending my kid to 15 birthday parties a year and spending $500! I guess I end up spending more like $175 annually. HHI is $120k in DC. [/quote] How do you find so many things on clearance for 75-90%??[/quote] NP. You go to Target/Michael’s/etc. and when you see stuff on clearance, you buy it and put it aside for gifts. My mom was a pro at this. I don’t bother with this as my kids are 10 and 11. I just buy gifts cards - usually a video game the kid likes to play.[/quote] NP. I did that too. I had found about the Target 70% toy clearance that occurs end of Jan and when I had my first kid, I went crazy and spent $400 thinking its a great deal. I still have some of that crap and am trying to get rid of it on craigslist or give it away at 1st birthday parties. Last year, I stocked up on so many toys for kids the ages as mine, and now mine have told me they no longer like those since its not the in thing. Again, I have to try to get rid of these. And I forgot to take out the clearance sticker 2 years ago, so that was embarrassing. I hope I was not judged. The toy is worth more since I bought it at 70% off and spent under $10, but the receiver may have judged me. Not sure if it is worthwhile doing clearance shopping anymore. [/quote]
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