My friend wants to buy me a phone for Christmas. The phone is 300 and i think thats wayyy to much for her to spend. I know that she has a really good job but i don't want her to pay for all of it. Would it be bad if i paid $150?
2007-12-08 05:55:38 · 12 answers · asked by greekGOD 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
Well if she wants to get it for you as a gift that's fine, why not just buy her a nice gift as well.
2007-12-08 05:59:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy a phone without signing a contract and getting a plan. You could try ebay and but a new phone off there (I just did yesterday). If she has a SIM card in the phone she is using now and you buy a phone on ebay that is made by the same carrier she has (for example, AT&T), OR if you buy an unlocked phone, all she has to do is slip her SIM card in it and everything will continue to work with her old phone plan as if nothing was changed at all. Make sure though that if you buy an unlocked phone that she currently has a GSM network (ex: AT&T) and not a CDMA (ex: Verizon). If she has a CDMA network, then you will have to buy a phone made specifically by that network. Hope this helps!
2016-05-22 04:40:32 · answer #2 · answered by machelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay the $150 to help her out..... $300 is a bit much for one person
2007-12-08 05:58:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pick a cheaper phone that you like and tell her that's the one you want.
Or discuss you're discomfort at her spending that much money on you and set a limit for each or you to spend. Do it nicely.
Of course, if you really want to expensive phone your offer to pay for half is an alternative.
2007-12-08 05:59:25 · answer #4 · answered by bobbie h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a lot of money to spend on 1 gift. Unless that is what you both usually spend on each other. She can give you money towards the phone. I try to keep it even between friends so that no one feels slighted.
2007-12-08 06:01:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I do that with gifts sometimes, but it might depend on what the gift you're giving her costs. If you're buying her something expensive and then also pay for part of your own gift, that may get pricey. It's up to you though.
2007-12-08 06:00:48 · answer #6 · answered by lizzy_sama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out the phone on Ebay. Choose a less expensive model.
2007-12-08 05:59:08 · answer #7 · answered by captain Proton 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If you feel bad about it paying half would be a good idea. This way she still paid for half and you don't have to feel guilty.
2007-12-08 05:58:03 · answer #8 · answered by Lillianessa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that's a pretty good compromise, 300$ is alot, but if she insists on buying the whole thing, don't get in an argument over it
2007-12-08 05:58:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell her if she wants to spend it she can but tell her u prob can only spend 150 on hers so do exacly what ur feeling feel for her
2007-12-08 05:59:05 · answer #10 · answered by Jack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋