HollyDay Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 We got our first graduation announcement today....piano teacher's son. Dd graduates this year too, so I'm sure more are coming...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 In our area $25 for distant friends, $50 close friends, $100 close relatives. Piano teacher's son would rank $25. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 In our area $25 for distant friends, $50 close friends, $100 close relatives. Piano teacher's son would rank $25. This is the same in our area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 In our area $25 for distant friends, $50 close friends, $100 close relatives. Piano teacher's son would rank $25. Same here. It can get expensive when we have a big crop of graduates in our circle. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 I don't know what it is in my area. I'd probably go along with what others have said, though I might not get any gift for a distant friend (depending on definition). Last year we received a bunch of announcements from old friends that we haven't seen or had much contact with in about 8 years. We just sent congratulatory notes. Are you friends with the piano teacher's son or is it an obligation sort of gift? (You don't have to answer that. I know that a lot of people send gifts to the children of friends even when there is no actual relationship with the child/graduate because they feel obligated to give a gift.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debinindy Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Same here. It can get expensive when we have a big crop of graduates in our circle. :) :iagree: Tell me about it! We are up to 10 announcements/invitations so far with more to come I'm sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 I don't know what it is in my area. I'd probably go along with what others have said, though I might not get any gift for a distant friend (depending on definition). Last year we received a bunch of announcements from old friends that we haven't seen or had much contact with in about 8 years. We just sent congratulatory notes. Are you friends with the piano teacher's son or is it an obligation sort of gift? (You don't have to answer that. I know that a lot of people send gifts to the children of friends even when there is no actual relationship with the child/graduate because they feel obligated to give a gift.) I count distant friends as someone that I am friends with the parent but not friends with the kid. Or, a friend of my kid that I don't know very well. If I had not had much contact with parents OR kids, I would be fine as you mentioned, just sending a card. Close friends would be kids that I actually know and have been involved with directly. Example: Science team with lots of kids, I am friends with the parents. Most kids = $25. Science team kids that we were partnered with and spent a lot of time studying with, etc. = $50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 :iagree: Tell me about it! We are up to 10 announcements/invitations so far with more to come I'm sure. Wow! I might back down to $10-15 in that case. I just wouldn't have the cash. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Coast Sue Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 I've done the year, so $20.17 for not particularly close friends. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debinindy Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Wow! I might back down to $10-15 in that case. I just wouldn't have the cash. Ha! I am carefully evaluating the difference between "distant" and "close" friends! :tongue_smilie: This thread is very helpful. I almost started one like it myself! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debinindy Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 I've done the year, so $20.17 for not particularly close friends. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Took me a second to get....Great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 We get about 25 graduation announcements per year due to being 4H educators. So we do $10 for anyone who is not family or close personal friends. $25 for friends' kids, and $50 for family or very close friends. We have rocket team members who will receive $50 at their graduations. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjand6more Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 I've done the year, so $20.17 for not particularly close friends. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk We do this, too for not close friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 I've done the year, so $20.17 for not particularly close friends. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I picked up that trick here on this board. Not sure if it was from you or somebody else, but it seems easier to pass off as being "cute" rather than just cheap. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeenagerMom Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 If I have zero relationship with the graduate including distant relatives, nothing. If we have a good relationship with the graduate- $20 If we have a close relationship with the graduate (niece/nephew, BFF, etc) $50 We will ONLY send graduation announcements to close family & friends. Sending them to anyone else just smacks of a gift grab to me. Kind of like expecting moms that invite Susy's aunt's cousin's girlfriend Sara to her baby shower. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 I've done the year, so $20.17 for not particularly close friends. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk We do this. Diamond got several "$20.13" gifts. And I don't care if it looks cheap, I give $5 gift cards to very casual friends. And it is actually common, almost expected, that kids go to each other's parties but no gifts/gift cards/cash unless they're close friends who spend a lot of time together outside of school. Those would be the friends that SweetChild drives herself to the party, and DH & I and sisters do not go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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