Hi Im going to be doing my bridal shower registry tomorrow and I was wondering what was the average amount guests spent on a gift for your shower? I’m not trying to be greedy, but I don’t want to add a ton of things, I want to put things in peoples price range. I’ll probably throw a couple expensive things on, because we get a discount if no one buys them and their things we need. Looking online the most expensive thing was $81.99 that we would need.
So I’m thinking like $20-$30 maybe for average price range. (this is my first shower and I’m lost.)
So any help is needed, I just want to know what you mostly got, my family is pretty generous but I want a registry so I don’t wind up with 100 things of lingerie lol.
Well I already have a house, so it’s not like I need a ton of things, just some nice pots and pans, silverware, and I registered for a patio set, but it’s only like $150 all together. And there’s 70 people coming.
I would like to answer this from the point of view of a guest. I have three price points. 1) Gifts to people who I dont know personally, like the children of business clients. I usually like to spend about $30-$40 on these people. 2) People who I know well, like my kids friends. I will usually spend $75-$100 on these people. 3) Relatives — my nieces and nephews. I have a budget of $300 per person.
It’s really nice if you have a few things in each price range so people with any budget can buy you something. I know the most fun I’ve had buying presents for someone was my second niece. She was like you and didn’t really register for any big ticket items so I bought her a nice wicker laundry basket and filled it with lots of different gifts from her registry plus some nice candles and some bubble bath. My other niece had a dining room table from Ikea on her registry and that’s what we bought her.
Bottom line is this: register for the things that you need and want and let them decide how much to spend. Just because you are registering for something doesn’t mean that people have to get you those things, it just gives them a guide-line for the types of things you like. It is then up to them to make the decision. Just don’t be like my nephew and ONLY register for expensive things — it looks a bit greedy. It doesn’t sound like you have that problem though.
Anyway, long answer and not exactly what you asked for since I’m not one of the brides you were addressing in your question, but hopefully that is some information from a different point of view that may be helpful to you.
