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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here again. I just don't feel like mailing money to a virtual stranger for what I see as basically no reason. Yes, we are invited but all of them will involve plane tickets and some of them are no-kids. If we did our usual gift ($150) that would be $600 in about a 6 month period of time. Sure we can afford it, but I just don't see the point. There is no relationship. So because they added us to some arbitrary invite list I'm out $150? It could be 5 years before I see these people again and even then only likely at someone's funeral.

Again, if DH wants to buy a card, write a check, dig up their address and mail it, I won't say a word. But he won't. [/quote]

I don't swear a lot, but fucking hell OP, are you being daft on purpose? You're not obliged to give a gift at all, although most people here seem to think it'd be a nice gesture for a family member. Also, no one said anything about $150 - the consensus is that $50 would be more than fine. You act like they're complete strangers, which is convenient but probably not entirely true since they're your cousins. Bottom line is, just stop being a drama queen, you've probably spent more energy in here complaining about the invite than it would have taken to buy a damn gift and be done with it![/quote]

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