Is €50 enough?

anndub

What's the going rate for a Confirmation these days?

Steve O

One million dollars.

shopaholic01

No, you'll need to give more now that the grant is no longer available.

Big Lar

Ah Christ €30.00 is plenty

Lucyfur

A bouncy castle and a card.

hyperborean

anndub wrote: »

What's the going rate for a Confirmation these days?

3.50

kevohmsford

6 cans of Bud

donvito99

Ah heor they took me Communin 'llowance.

SV

€5 is fine.

The parents are only going to take the money and spend it themselves anyway whilst 'saving the money' for the kid

renofan

anndub wrote: »

What's the going rate for a Confirmation these days?

:eek: Are you serious? FFS the little scrote should be more than happy with €10. :mad:

I thought that shoite went with the Celitc Tiger. :mad:

keith16

anndub wrote: »

What's the going rate for a Confirmation these days?

Trying to figure out how much you're going to get?

anndub

We'll only be getting ham sandwiches and potato salad afterwards. Should I knock a few quid off for that?

Steve O

anndub wrote: »

We'll only be getting ham sandwiches and potato salad afterwards. Should I knock a few quid off for that?

Bring a spongecake, that'll more than make up the cost.

Amronoc

First Communion, sigh....when will people learn its a load of balls?

jjbrien

Id say €20 is fine.

anndub

You're thinking of the one with the dresses. I'm talking about the one where you swear to never drink alcohol, then head off to watch your relatives drink for the day while totting up your earnings.

Lapin

anndub wrote: »

What's the going rate for a Confirmation these days?

Lifetime membership with one of the most antiquated, draconian, sexist, ultra conservative, backward, prejudiced, out of touch organisations on the planet.

My name is URL

Get a nice devotion said for them. Kids are mad for that shit

Hank Scorpio

20 quid is grand, 50 is too much!

lennyloulou

giving 50e to 3 nephews- 150e FFS!
20e to a friends kid
I think its mad
hubbie wont change his mind
putting away a few quid a week for the feckers

Praetorian Saighdiuir

€50???????? Cheepo

Remortgage the gaff for €20k and send the kid to Disneyland by jetski.

shopaholic01

I would congratulate them on receiving the sacrament and explain you believe the custom of giving money belittles the spiritual significance.


Bound to reduce the number of invitations you receive in the future.

biko

Pack of Tayto, be grand.

Norwesterner

A little Gideon's New Testament Bible.
Isn't that what the day is about?

Miike

Am I the only one who's noticed thus far the amount of people confusing COMMUNION with CONFIRMATION?

As for money... **** all.

Paddy Cow

€50 to a kid who'll be on Boards in five years declaring religion a farce and the Catholic church the scourge of society? You're mad!

CrazyChick18

Depends on how you are related to the child. My brother is making his and will be 50e in card and all aunts/uncles usually do the same.

Where's a cousin or friends child 20/30 is perfect.

johnayo

2 fiddy is loads;)

mattjack

Lapin wrote: »

Lifetime membership with one of the most antiquated, draconian, sexist, ultra conservative, backward, prejudiced, out of touch organisations on the planet.

Clontarf golf club ?

Greentopia

lennyloulou wrote: »

giving 50e to 3 nephews- 150e FFS!
20e to a friends kid
I think its mad
hubbie wont change his mind
putting away a few quid a week for the feckers

Then let hubby pay if he wants to fritter away money and keep your own money in your pocket! why do you feel obliged to give money when you obviously don't want to?

Leaving aside the revulsion I feel about indoctrinating a child into a parent's religion..are any of these kid's parents even practising Catholics? and I don't mean pick and mix so-called Catholics who go to mass at xmas and Easter, I mean do they adhere fully to the beliefs and practices of the RCC?

somefeen

Surely all this does is teach kids they can get a **** load of money for **** all?

Give them a new bible and prayer beads

Praetorian Saighdiuir

bluewolf wrote: »

Give them a new lovers bible and anal beads

Bluey, you are one crazy mo'fo'.

Engine No.9

hyperborean wrote: »

3.50

Don't you mean tree fiddy

Greentopia

Miike wrote: »

Am I the only one who's noticed thus far the amount of people confusing COMMUNION with CONFIRMATION?

Well as they're both apparently all about how much money is spent and both ceremonies are now devoid of any religious or spiritual meaning for the kids it's an easy mistake to make

Czarcasm

OP you could make a donation to a children's charity on behalf of the child, then print out the receipt and put it in an envelope before you present it to the child.

It teaches them the true meaning of it's better to give than it is to receive and it's a lesson that'll stay with them a lot longer than the couple of euro they'll get in an envelope and pìss away a few minutes later on a phone or a games console, etc.

3ndahalfof6

3 hail a murries and 4 where is me farder.

Greentopia

Czarcasm wrote: »

OP you could make a donation to a children's charity on behalf of the child, then print out the receipt and put it in an envelope before you present it to the child.

It teaches them the true meaning of it's better to give than it is to receive and it's a lesson that'll stay with them a lot longer than the couple of euro they'll get in an envelope and pìss away a few minutes later on a phone or a games console, etc.

Sound good Czarcasm. Have you tried this yourself though, and if so how did it work out?
Just curious like :pac:

Mrs Garth Brooks

It was £20 when I was doing it. It was €50 by the time by brother was doing it in 2004. It must have gone up to €80 by now.

By doing it, I mean making the confirmation.

Karen23

€10 to neighbours kids , €20 to friends kids and €50 for nieces and nephews

PizzamanIRL

Pay their iPhone bill for the month. That will do.

RobbingBandit

Imagine the look on the kids face when your card says a donation has been made in their name, it's fcuking priceless.

oldyouth

I gave €50 to my Godson. Other nephews and nieces got €20 and the neighbours kids can bog off

the groutch

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Imagine the look on the kids face when your card says a donation has been made in their name, it's fcuking priceless.

Make sure it's a donation to The Human Fund.

3ndahalfof6

the groutch wrote: »

Make sure it's a donation to The Human Fund.

Human, we speak light of it now, but we are entwined with non humans, smiley face and big people nappies (diapers).

syklops

My cousin got over a 1000 for his communion. What the fuq does an 8 year old do with 1000 euro?

No wonder the country is broke.

3ndahalfof6

syklops wrote: »

My cousin got over a 1000 for his communion. What the fuq does an 8 year old do with 1000 euro?

No wonder the country is broke.

lots of sweets, and the odd bitchisness.

Nelly 21

For me it depends on how you're related to them, my god child got her confirmation I gave her E100, when my nephew got his I gave E20 and when my cousins child got his I gave him E10. E50 per child is outragous.

sh1tstirrer

Back in 2003 my wife's niece was getting her first communion. The minute it was over and they were outside the door of the church she got her mother to open the envelops so she could get the money and the mother took the cards and balled them up in her bag :rolleyes:

Clandestine

Heh, I don't recall getting anything for my confirmation or communion.

markie29

£52 for my communion and £90 for my confirmation...so being from cavan they are still in my account untouched :P