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This man has been working for 3 years under the group I manage, and he is a great worker. After he announced his wedding to everyone, he said that he preferred cash over any other gift. I am kind of tight on my budget because I am looking to buy a house. I was thinking to give him a gift of no more than $100, but after hearing his preferences I feel pressured to give him cash and I feel awkward giving him the $100 because it may be seem as too little.
Is $100 too little for a wedding present?
This man has been working for 3 years under the group I manage, and he is a great worker. After he announced his wedding to everyone, he said that he preferred cash over any other gift. I am kind of tight on my budget because I am looking to buy a house. I was thinking to give him a gift of no more than $100, but after hearing his preferences I feel pressured to give him cash and I feel awkward giving him the $100 because it may be seem as too little.
Is $100 too little for a wedding present?
that’s a helluva gift. $100 is usually what i give to close friends and family.
Perfectly fine.
Are you going to his wedding? If not, the gift is fine.
Now, if you are going to the wedding, the dinner could cost at least $30 each and if you and your wife go that’s $60 for food and $40 as a gift.
When my husband and I were getting ready to get married, we both worked for the same company … and our employer gave use each $100. We were ‘very very poor’ but even if this man makes a huge ‘salary’ that $100 is a very ‘traditional’ amount to give as a wedding gift. Buy a nice card, and put it in the envelope with that, and put their ‘married name’ on the outside.
100$
Take the 100.00 and buy a gift card. Walgreens drug stores have all sorts of them I bought my Mother an American Express Gift Card and she loved it because she could use it anywhere. That is what I would do. Or a 100.00 gift card to a really nice restaurant in your area.
$100 is plenty. If giving cash makes you uncomfortable, give him a gift card. You can get a VISA gift card that can be used anywhere or a card to a particular store. My personal opinion is that asking for cash is tacky. Registering for gifts at several stores allows people to purchase something expensive if they choose or a less expensive gift. Gifts are just that, a gift, not a request from the bride or groom. Don’t feel pressured into doing something that does not come from your heart.
Give him what you can afford. For my wedding some people only gave us 25 bucks, but we appreciated it because we knew they were thinking about us.
I would say if you go alone it would be enough. If you are bringing someone I would add another 100. You are the manager
Other coworker..100 is plenty!
How about enough for a divorce lawyer?
$50 gift card is more than enough .
$100 is not too little. It’s the norm.