It's the holidays and i decided to get a gift for a girl that I am very close with. We are not dating because of parents but have really strong feelings for each other.
Now that you know the basic story heres the question: I bought her a $45 makeup box/kit from a store called sephora and also a $50 gift card to the same place, is that too much to give her? If it is what should i drop out of the gift? Thanks everybody in advance
2007-12-08 16:48:06 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
Those are a couple nice gifts. If you want to give her these things go right ahead, i spent 200, on a friend and she was very touched by it. She knew she didn't have to reciprocate as she was always short of money. It will probably stun her for a little while though. I think what your doing is fine, If that"s what you want to give, you should.
2007-12-08 17:06:40 · answer #1 · answered by redd headd 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
$100 is way too much to spend...honestly.
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If her parents are involved in any way, you guys are probably young enough that $100 is WAAAYYY!!! too much!
Something nice like a necklace (not over $20 or $30) is the TOP amount you should be spending.
Girls aren't all about the money, and you might make her feel really bad that it was so expensive.
For friend to friend gifts $20-$30 is a good amount (depending on your age...if you are in middle school or something, keep it to like a stocking full of pics of you two and some favorite candies...like $5 or $10 max)
2007-12-09 00:56:32 · answer #2 · answered by crave knowledge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would feel uncomfortable to have someone, unless it was close family or my (soon to be!) husband, spending that much money on a gift for me, but other people wouldn't be. I would suggest that you give her just the makeup kit for Christmas and save the giftcard for another occasion, like her birthday or Valentine's Day. If you give her a gift much more expensive than the one she got you or can afford to get you, she may feel embarrassed.
2007-12-09 00:58:43 · answer #3 · answered by piper07 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, it kind of depends. I mean, it sounds like you spent a ton of money on her, but I wouldn't give her a fifty dollar gift card to the same place that you bought her present from. How about taking it back and thinking of someplace else that she likes. Does she like to read? Buy her a small gift card to her fav book store. Or perhaps a gift card to wal-mart, or exchange it for 50 dollars in a gas card. :D With the price of gas now, she'd love that.
2007-12-09 00:51:23 · answer #4 · answered by winds_of_justice 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well you already bought it so I would say just give it to her. But if you think that she wont be able to spend that much on your gift, then dont make her feel bad and just give her the make up kit, give the card to someone else in your fam, the kit would have more meaning cuz you picked it out yourself... then again she might think you are tryin to say she needs to wear more makeup lol
2007-12-09 00:53:29 · answer #5 · answered by meeeeeeeee2681 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely too much. Some people don't have issues with receiving such generosity but others really do. You may not intend it, but it may make her feel bad if she got you something seemingly inferior or nothing at all. I say give her the box...it's a little more personal than a gift card.
2007-12-09 00:54:03 · answer #6 · answered by Shorty 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know for not officially dating, but having strong feelings, which I totally understand- I'm going to say it is a bit much. And in any situation, hands down-you drop the giftcard which doesnt require a mental capacity or thought, to purchase. Sephora is fabulous and I think thats a perfect gift.
2007-12-09 00:51:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, I think thats really nice. Sephora is a reallly good place to buy makeup -- shows your not cheap.
I wouldnt get her any more...I personally would be really happy with that gift. You may just run the risk of her feeling uncomfortable that you spent like $100 on her -- because she'll feel she'll definately have to equal the amount you spent.
You sound lovely. Good for you :)
2007-12-09 00:51:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It really depends on you. Can you afford to give her that much? Would you feel bad if she didn't give you as much? It sounds very generous to me. I might take back the $50 gift card, but it's totally up to you. I'm a rather frugal (if not cheap) person.
2007-12-09 00:52:22 · answer #9 · answered by kim s 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The gift says I thought about what I was getting you but just in case I left something out here's a gift card. It's o.k., and it's a great gift idea.
2007-12-09 00:54:40 · answer #10 · answered by blushis 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋