To think this is enough to spend on friends and friends children at Christmas?

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Just finished my Xmas shopping for my friend and her two kids.
Age 7 and 3 months.
Is this enough ?
I think so but I just don't know as some people go crazy

Friend has got a dressing gown,a new purse,a 2020 and a joke present of a stress ball £60 total
Her little boy 7- a dressing gown,a board game and 2 books £25 total
Her other son 3 months -a musical rattle and a angel to watch over him (little something) about £22
Is this ok?

A 2020 diary that should have said

You’ll get a wide range of opinions depending on people’s budgets.
For me that’s more than I’d spend for my own DCs and GCs but that’s me!

No, you need to buy them more.

How much people spend completely depends on income, their relationship and previous present giving. If it’s a new friend you work with in Asda you’ve gone OTT, if you’re a footballer’s wife and this is best mate you’ve been mean. MN cannot answer this question.

I think that’s more than enough! It depends how many kids you have to buy for though! I have lots of friends and family children to get for, so I tend to do £5 little things for friends, and £20 for my nephews.
Go with what feels right for you!

Seriously spend what you can afford. I dont tend to get friends or my friends children presents. We all know kids are expensive enough without lumbering the burden of more gift buying on each other.

If they turn their nose up at the gifts then you know where you stand.

I only buy for the children of one friend, but only spend around £5-£10 per child as she has 8 children.

I’d say you have bought more than enough TBH.

You’ve spent more on your friend than I’m spending on DP!
I think you’ve overdone it, bot for the friend and for her children. Is she spending the same on you?

I would never buy for friends at xmas, especially if they have DC I buy for. You've bought loads, I would usually spend c £10 per child- spend more on birthdays

Sounds like too much.

I think that's loads! I usually just buy for friends' kids now and spend around £10 each. But we can't really judge what you and your friend usually do.

Well what did friend get you last year? Is this broadly in line with that?

I think it's way too much. Me and my bf just buy for dc. £10 each max

I think it sounds like overkill. Not the amount you’ve spent, that depends entirely on how much money you can afford to spend on presents and only you know that, but just the sheer amount of them. In my world only Santa and maybe partners/parents buy more than one gift. For everyone else I think just one thing is enough (unless they are related items like a colouring book and pencils).

This is a how long is a piece of string type question.

I don’t buy for friends and kids I usually spend £5-10 on apart from my niece (and my own kids) who I spend a bit more on .

you bought them over £100 worth of stuff and she has a two kids (one being a newborn)?

I really hope your not expecting anything close to that back from her.

curious who still buys for friends as adults?
I stopped buying friends Xmas gifts at 18, even when I did it was more just token gifts.

I'm going to guess you dont have a a family of your own if you are spending this much on others but honestly if a friend bought me all that I would be uncomfortable thinking she either expects it back or is kind of rubbing our faces in the fact that she has more disposible money than us.

Wow. Way too much. Make everyone feel awkward lol

I would've spent about £10 each on a friend's children. In fact, DH asked SIL what to get our nieces, and she said a £10 iTunes or Amazon voucher each, is plenty, so that's what we're getting them.

I think you've spent a lot.

More than I spent on my own dc. I don’t think you’re serious?

Best friend 20 quid. 10 each on her 2 kids. And I think that's plenty!!

I'd spend about £30 on a good friend.
£15-£20 on their DC
That's just my budget though.

Personally I’d consider that way more than enough.

But I suppose it all depends on how close the relationship is, how much disposable income you have, and what sort of things you usually buy each other.

My friend got me a £1 box of matchmakers. Seriously any amount is fine!
I’ve spent between £5-10 on my friends this year and £7.50 on kids

I have spent £0 on my friends this year, so stayed on budget. I've also spent £0 on their children. I only buy for DH, my kids, my two younger neices and my parents 😁 anyway so to me it seems like a lot, but as other posters have said it depends on your circumstances.