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foxyboxer · 30-04-2012, 13:34

Get a 250 page A4 pad.
Get a marker and write € on each page.
Then Post it to them.

250 'Euros'

super_furry · 30-04-2012, 13:34

€150 is more than enough as a couple. If you're a bestman/groomsman/bridesmaid, maybe a little more but otherwise, good luck.

Demanding a minimum is like selling tickets and frankly I'd rather buy a €250 ticket to Electric Picnic than to some pretentious dick's wedding.

Ghandee · 30-04-2012, 13:34

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Originally Posted by OldGoat

I'd expect to mount the bride at that price.
Or at least a bridesmaid.
Or the brides ma.
€250 doesn't go as far as it used too.

Claaaaaasic lol

seamus · 30-04-2012, 13:35

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Originally Posted by @rti-shm@rti

Jaysis - really?? I thought €150 was enough for a person on their own

€50 is more than enough for a person going on their own. €250 is what you give your brother or sister, not some friend that you see twice a year.

Ellis Dee · 30-04-2012, 13:35

I suggest you send them a letter asking will they give a receipt for your gift and a guarantee that it will be returned if the marriage lasts less than (say 3) years before it ends in divorce. I couldn't see such a pair of mercenary cnuts bearing the sight of each other for longer than that.

SEPT 23 1989 · 30-04-2012, 13:38

Give them 25 post dated cheques

waraf · 30-04-2012, 13:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by seamus

€50 is more than enough for a person going on their own. €250 is what you give your brother or sister, not some friend that you see twice a year.

http://boards.ie/tre/2055454434

micropig · 30-04-2012, 13:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ellis Dee

I suggest you send them a letter asking will they give a receipt for your gift and a guarantee that it will be returned if the marriage lasts less than (say 3) years before it ends in divorce. I couldn't see such a pair of mercenary cnuts bearing the sight of each other for longer than that.

This, because in 4 years when they are both getting married to other people you will be expected to give another present

or the toaster idea (but still ask for letter & receipts)

Dudess · 30-04-2012, 13:40

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Originally Posted by Cool_CM

Apparently that's the going rate nowadays, stating it on the invite on the other hand is a bit rude though

Going rate lol - as if it's petrol!

Not having a go at you, just the accepted mindset that there's a set rate. Oh the romance and warmth!

I've heard if those invites before - they're hilarious! If other such threads are anything to go by, there will be people defending it.

I think you should be as generous as you can as a wedding guest, but not to the point of being broke if an "accepted" amount will do that to you.

**pickarooney** · 30-04-2012, 13:41

Just a clever way for them to 'invite' the 10,000 people who they don't want there but will whinge for years if they're snubbed, IMO.

SunnyDub1 · 30-04-2012, 13:41

that's shocking... Just don't go your arrive and give them an IOU card and make sure you eat and drink plenty on the day

**iguana** · 30-04-2012, 13:43

Buy a wedding card, write the usual guff in it and add a sentence about how you hope your gift gets them started well on their marriage. Put the card in the envelope, seal the envelope, let it dry, then open the envelope ensuring it looks carefully pried open. Go to the wedding have a great time, if it's an open bar drink your fill. When they are opening the cards after the wedding they will find your empty card and wonder which of their guests stole the money you gifted them. Whenever you see them after the wedding you can ask them if they bought something nice with your money and imply that you were especially generous just to see their upset faces.

SunnyDub1 · 30-04-2012, 13:44

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Originally Posted by Cool_CM

Apparently that's the going rate nowadays

Going rate ??? It's not petrol we're talking about here.
I think that is a shocking amount to expect off someone.

At the end of the day, it should be the taught the counts not the amount of money that is spent.

Duggy747 · 30-04-2012, 13:48

Poo into an envelope and send it to your friend.

Dunno what that'll achieve but............still.........

Fran1985 · 30-04-2012, 13:49

give them what you want or what you feel is appropriate. If they don't like it then that's there problem.

When i see an invite that has a "gift list" they get a bank draft, "donations only" = set of wine glasses.

Don't tell me what to get you!

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30-04-2012, 13:34	#16
foxyboxer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 123 Fake Street, Got it! Posts: 3,360 Adverts \| Friends	Get a 250 page A4 pad. Get a marker and write € on each page. Then Post it to them. 250 'Euros'

30-04-2012, 13:34	#17
super_furry Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 13,284 Adverts \| Friends	€150 is more than enough as a couple. If you're a bestman/groomsman/bridesmaid, maybe a little more but otherwise, good luck. Demanding a minimum is like selling tickets and frankly I'd rather buy a €250 ticket to Electric Picnic than to some pretentious dick's wedding.

30-04-2012, 13:35	#20
Ellis Dee Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Co. Laois and northern Europe Posts: 2,485 Adverts \| Friends	I suggest you send them a letter asking will they give a receipt for your gift and a guarantee that it will be returned if the marriage lasts less than (say 3) years before it ends in divorce. I couldn't see such a pair of mercenary cnuts bearing the sight of each other for longer than that.

30-04-2012, 13:38	#21
SEPT 23 1989 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 11,578 Adverts \| Friends	Give them 25 post dated cheques

30-04-2012, 13:41	#25
pickarooney Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: France Posts: 21,295 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Creative Writing, Write Club	Just a clever way for them to 'invite' the 10,000 people who they don't want there but will whinge for years if they're snubbed, IMO.

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SunnyDub1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Up above and beyond Posts: 1,377 Adverts \| Friends	that's shocking... Just don't go your arrive and give them an IOU card and make sure you eat and drink plenty on the day

30-04-2012, 13:43	#27
iguana Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kumree Posts: 8,433 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Soap Operas, Weddings, Marriage & Civil Partnership	Buy a wedding card, write the usual guff in it and add a sentence about how you hope your gift gets them started well on their marriage. Put the card in the envelope, seal the envelope, let it dry, then open the envelope ensuring it looks carefully pried open. Go to the wedding have a great time, if it's an open bar drink your fill. When they are opening the cards after the wedding they will find your empty card and wonder which of their guests stole the money you gifted them. Whenever you see them after the wedding you can ask them if they bought something nice with your money and imply that you were especially generous just to see their upset faces.

30-04-2012, 13:48	#29
Duggy747 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 8==D~~~ Posts: 9,683 Adverts \| Friends	Poo into an envelope and send it to your friend. Dunno what that'll achieve but............still.........

30-04-2012, 13:49	#30
Fran1985 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 279 Adverts \| Friends	give them what you want or what you feel is appropriate. If they don't like it then that's there problem. When i see an invite that has a "gift list" they get a bank draft, "donations only" = set of wine glasses. Don't tell me what to get you!