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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tacky money grab in the days of social media announcing your kid’s college choice to family. Surprisingly, I get them from people in California and Arizona. In DC it is considered gauche. [/quote]

No, it isn't. Nor is it a request for money. It's traditional and formal. Not everyone uses social media, and some people think announcing on social media is gauche.[/quote]

Many people don’t use social media but everyone close enough to you, knows your kid is graduating. Family knows the age of your kid. Friends know the age of your kid. There is no reason to send these except as a money grab. You may not like how that comes across, but it is 100% true. [/quote]

Do you feel the same way about wedding invitations and/or announcements?  How about birthdays?

FWIW, even when I’m close to friends and relatives, I don’t actually keep track of who’s graduating when — especially when it comes to the grandkids. I would give gifts anyway — even if I send them late — because I didn’t get an announcement.  I do appreciate getting the graduation pictures though, which are often the only formal pictures that I’ll have of the graduates.

I wonder if the people in the “tacky” camp live more of their lives online — and assume that others do as well — vs those of us in the announcements are“traditional “ camp?   I really don’t keep up with the exact ages and annual accomplishments of everyone’s kids.   And, again, I’m happy to give gifts, so that’s not my issue here.

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I remember receiving catalogs for school rings and swag during my senior year of high school. It made me think of a time in America when high school was a big deal then one went to work in the town factory. Those rings and memorabilia marked a major milestone in life before adult responsibilities set in. It was kind of sad.
I never received this sort of advertising in college nor grad school.
So I think the high school graduation announcements probably date from that period where finishing high school was a big achievement.

Weddings are a different event. Original intent is that one is being summoned as a witness to some oaths made in public.[/quote]

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