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WWYD regarding gift?

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Trampoline11 · 30/01/2022 15:20

I have a lovely friend with an equally lovely daughter. It was her birthday recently and I sent a card and a gift voucher.

On the top of the voucher (ones you can pick up in supermarkets), was printed that the value could be from £20 - £100.

I chose £25, paid and then put the receipt with it. I have given a gift of £20 - clothes or cash in the past.

Lovely daughter messaged me a thank you and how grateful she was. all good and usual. Then lovely friend messaged me to say how kind it was of me and thanked me.

Then - sorry this is so long! - due to having to speak to her husband about something unrelated by email, he again thanked me for my very generous gift to daughter.

It's lovely to be thanked but would it be rude/lacking in etiquette to ask if the receipt was received? I am wondering if they think the gift was more due to what is printed on the voucher than the amount I paid?!

I'm not losing sleep but am concerned she'll go to spend it and it isn't the amount thought. I also think they would quite rightly think - why on earth is Trampoline buying such expensive gifts this year!

Thank you.

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Pleaseuniverseplease · 30/01/2022 15:27

I'm sure you're overthinking this.
They can't really look at those cards and automatically assume you've put the top limit on it. If so, why not assume you chose to put on £20?
Don't ruminate over it.
If she does try and buy £100's worth of stuff that's not your fault.

accentdusoleil · 30/01/2022 15:29

When he has said "very generous" I think he is being polite, grateful . "Oh you shouldn't have "

ZenNudist · 30/01/2022 15:33

Ds just got a voucher for his birthday. He is 8. It says £1-£200 on the top. He thought he'd been given £200! Everyone else, including my 11yo knew it was worth a tenner. So I'm going to assume your friends know you haven't paid £100!!

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NuffSaidSam · 30/01/2022 15:37

If you want to I think it would be ok to message 'just wanted to check I included the receipt for dd with her giftcard?! If not, let me know and I'll have a look for it.' Or something along those lines.

But, unless they've never seen a giftcard before I think they will know how they work.

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