How much to give for my Nephew's Communion?

Call Me Jimmy · 25-05-2007 06:03PM

1 Million Dollars!!!

WindSock · 25-05-2007 07:19PM

wow, im a right tight arse. I'd have given 20 or something and have thought it too much to give to an eight year old. Luckily all my cousins are grown up. phew

Prenderb · 25-05-2007 07:50PM

I've just fallen over at the amounts of money you guys are talking about. 50s? 100s? Holy moly! I'd give a tenner, or 20 quid if you were especially close, or else buy a nice pressy for that kind of money. Does nobody buy gifts any more?

That kind of money is unreal, and explains the way I've seen some (some, mind) kids behaving. 50s and 100s indeed. Madness.

CathyMoran · 25-05-2007 08:27PM

Shane and I gave €70 to my cousin's child, but only because we are very close to them, as you are very close to them that amount seems reasonable.

dame · 25-05-2007 08:55PM

In our family and area it's E20 for Communions and E50 for Confirmations. Any more than that is just ridiculous. They're just little kids and E20 from a lot of people is way more money than they'll need to buy themselves their new bike or whatever it is they have their heart set on.

Sawa · 25-05-2007 09:29PM

When I made my communion, in 1996 I 'made' £100 and for my confirmation I 'made' £200, my family even had a party for me so there was a lot of people giving me envelopes, just shows the amount they each gave. My godmother gave me a necklace, which I think is a lot nicer than money which is spent in an instant and fogotten about. I bought myself a pair of rollerblades with my communion money

I think you should give your nephew maybe 20euro and buy him something which he will appreciate when he's older like a chain or something like that and then a cheap toy or game (like a computer game, or whatever he's into) or maybe pay for guitar lessons or karate classes or something or even a paintballing game with you? so that he'll remember it rather than 50 euro he'll just add to the rest of his money and buy something stupid with!

thelordofcheese · 25-05-2007 10:53PM

Just give him the orange, and flat out deny he's getting any more than that. Then at the end of the day, call him over and give him €20/€30.
he'll be happy with the leap from an orange to cash that he won't care that it's probably less than other people have given him.

Or whatever,i think i got £150-ish back in the day, and i know i got about a tenner of it, the rest was put into a savings A/C so i wouldn't waste it.
Good idea, really. Except when i got my hands on it, i spent it all in the pub.... ooops.

2 stroke · 25-05-2007 11:49PM

Don't give more than parents, godparents or grandparents might give.

Mr. Presentable · 25-05-2007 11:52PM

2% off the top.

Seriously, what sort of stupid question is this? Give him a medal and a prayer book. Remind him of the spiritual aspect of the affair.

Ruu_Old · 25-05-2007 11:52PM

Ah memories of the next few days in school comparing how much money you got (which was of course inflated by an extra few pounds than what you really got).

I would agree with what most people have said, €20 is plenty.

ballroom blitz · 26-05-2007 12:43AM

Don't get me started on the stupid communion=money issue. Three kids I know each made €600+ for theirs and at 8 years of age this is a ridiculous amount of money what are they actually going to spend it on, seriously?? Don't give him money get him something he will enjoy whie he's a kid like a decent toy of sorts.

Thrill · 26-05-2007 12:52AM

ballroom blitz wrote:

Don't get me started on the stupid communion=money issue. Three kids I know each made €600+ for theirs .

Thats pittance. When my nephew left my house i found out he already had over 1600 euro.

Now thats insane money to be getting. I want my 30 euro back.

ballroom blitz · 26-05-2007 01:01AM

thats sooooo much money for a kid its disgraceful-when did the day become all about the money? I know when I made mine we all wanted lots of money but nothing like this craziness. Its supposed to be about god right? (i'm not hugely religious)

Takeshi_Kovacs · 26-05-2007 11:43PM

Yeah its pretty damn pathetic how people are trying to outdo each other and see who has the most expensive communion dress, who gave Johnny the most money etc. Why not donate some of the money to the poor box eh?, surely some poor child in the third world could make a fiver go farther than lil Johnny back home.
Only last weekend i heard of family that spent a couple of hundred euro alone on the dress, then took the daughter to be manicured and dolled up which cost another few euro, and to cap it all off, they booked a hotel for eighty people to celebrate the big day.... Madness... and what else is annoying is the fact that the children expect to be given money!!
O' the vanity and mindless excess of these events these days is so repulsive.

I remember on my communion day, i scraped together the bones of 43 pound, and i couldn't believe how rich i was..

Femelade · 27-05-2007 12:05PM

My daughters friends got their communion yesterday. they are twins i gave them €20 each.
I got £171 for my communion. back then it was a few pounds in the card..maybe the odd £20 from a rich uncle/aunt

WindSock · 27-05-2007 12:54PM

#Elites wrote:

900£?!?!?!

why the **** didnt i do my Communion!?!

You still can, can't you? I may renew my vows...

Crucifix · 27-05-2007 01:00PM

Give him a copy of "The God Delusion"...just for the look on people's faces.

Seriously, €20-€50 sounds right to me.
Or buy him something. I don't remember how much money I got for my communion, but I still rememeber my godmother bought me a casio digital watch which I was over the moon with.

AlmightyCushion · 28-05-2007 09:36AM

BaZmO* wrote:

It's been a very long time since I was a struggling student!!

Yeah I fear the day I have to leave college and join the real world

Burning Eclipse · 28-05-2007 10:25AM

Slow Motion wrote:

My Goddaughters was last year I gave her €50, but only because she was my Goddaughter otherwise it would have been €20

QFT,

My Goddaughter made her communion at the weekend. €50 in the card, did the job. My sister gave her €20.

How much to give for my Nephew's Communion?

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