NWR Baby shower

Hey ladies!

So I'll be attending to baby showers over the course of the next 2-3 months. I haven't been to a baby shower since I was little, so I'm not sure what the going rate is for gifts. What do you guys normally spend on the gifts?

One of the showers is for a really close friend and the other one if for a college friend - not sure if that makes a difference.

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For my FSIL, my mom and I spent about $200. We picked a variety of things off her registry and made a cute gift basket. But for friends, I would spend somewhere around $100 to $150.

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It totally varies for me. If it's family member (like a cousin) my immediate family usually chips in to get a larger gift so it's usually about $50-75 each. But for good friends I spend around $100 or more if I have it in my budget.

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Usually around $100. I'm going to a baby shower for the wife of one of Fh groomsmen next month and the gift I bought was around $100

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I'd say 50-100 depending on how close you are ;)

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I spend between $100-$200 for the showers I've been to, but I also REALLY enjoy shopping for baby stuff!! I try to get something that the parents may have on their registry that is for when the baby is a little older (a carseat or a bouncer), because they get mostly everything they need for a newborn from everyone else.

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Thanks so much ladies! My friend is the first one from my friends circle to have a baby, so I'm a tad clueless lol

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I almost always make a diaper cake. I buy the diapers to make the cake and then I buy bottles, burp cloths, pacifiers, etc to decorate with. And I also ALWAYS buy a wubby.


This is a wubby: http://www.target.com/OpenZoomLayer?template=scene7-image&image=Target/13052118_is&omniZoomPartNumber=13052118&swCellSpacing=10,10&swHighlightThickness=1&swBorderThickness=0&itemTitle=Tiddliwinks+Safari+Friends+Security+Blanket+-+Brown&omniImageCount=1

the blanket with an animal attached. IDK why I call it a wubby still. I think since all my friends are moms and I worked at a daycare.. it will always be a wubby.


also.. instead of a card I get a book. A nice hard cover and write something to the baby. I usually get the hard cover of Corduroy or Where the Wild Things Are or Harold and the Purple Crayon. Those were some of my favorites as a kid :)

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OOHH!! I forgot to add that!! I also always write something on a book instead of a card.

And I usually get a Sophie the Giraffe, because as cute and useful as it is, most moms won't spend $15 on a teething toy for their child. Sophie is French and organic, so no matter how much the baby chews on her, she won't harm the baby.

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I usually spend $100 unless it is a close friend or family member, then I spend more.

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I'd spend the same I would for a bridal shower.

$75 for a friend
$100-$150 for a close friend
$150-$300 for family

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Posted by katielynn

I almost always make a diaper cake. I buy the diapers to make the cake and then I buy bottles, burp cloths, pacifiers, etc to decorate with. And I also ALWAYS buy a wubby.


This is a wubby: http://www.target.com/OpenZoomLayer?template=scene7-image&image=Target/13052118_is&omniZoomPartNumber=13052118&swCellSpacing=10,10&swHighlightThickness=1&swBorderThickness=0&itemTitle=Tiddliwinks+Safari+Friends+Security+Blanket+-+Brown&omniImageCount=1

the blanket with an animal attached. IDK why I call it a wubby still. I think since all my friends are moms and I worked at a daycare.. it will always be a wubby.


also.. instead of a card I get a book. A nice hard cover and write something to the baby. I usually get the hard cover of Corduroy or Where the Wild Things Are or Harold and the Purple Crayon. Those were some of my favorites as a kid :)

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I love the wubby idea! My close friend has monkey's as her theme for bedspread stuff so that would be perfect! And I love the book instead of a card idea!!!

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Posted by sgf2

OOHH!! I forgot to add that!! I also always write something on a book instead of a card.

And I usually get a Sophie the Giraffe, because as cute and useful as it is, most moms won't spend $15 on a teething toy for their child. Sophie is French and organic, so no matter how much the baby chews on her, she won't harm the baby.

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I'll totally look into Sophie the Giraffe - never even heard of all this awesome stuff!

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Andddd if you're going to buy buy baby, don't forget your bed bath and beyond coupons!

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Posted by NIKOLE

Andddd if you're going to buy buy baby, don't forget your bed bath and beyond coupons!

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Posted by NIKOLE

Andddd if you're going to buy buy baby, don't forget your bed bath and beyond coupons!

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Wow I didn't even realize this!!

Also, I'd spend $50-$100 depending on the person. If
it is for family, $150-$200.l

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Posted by RoandJoe

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Posted by NIKOLE

Andddd if you're going to buy buy baby, don't forget your bed bath and beyond coupons!

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Wow I didn't even realize this!!

Also, I'd spend $50-$100 depending on the person. If
it is for family, $150-$200.l

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omg YES! You can use the coupons there and HARMONS! i had a 100 dollar gift card to BBB and I didn't really need anything so I used it at Harmons with my stack of coupons!! Made for some really good deals!