is this ok for a hostess gift?

Re: is this ok for a hostess gift?

• 1026pumpkin member

  March 2013

  I think that's totally fine- the baskets sound lovely.  FWIW, I've hosted tons of showers and have never received (or expected) a gift in return.  As long as you thank your hostess, you're good.

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• CarolineEmma member

  March 2013

  thanks! I've always kind of viewed hostess gifts as kind of a token, which is why I've done such simple ones, but then I look online and see people going really crazy with it and I start to feel like I'm missing something!

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• stephweinstein member

  March 2013

  CarolineEmma:

  My shower is coming up, and I just put my hostess gifts together. The shower is going to be very small, at my parents house, and 3 of my relatives are hosting. 

   

  I made little gift baskets, with a cute notepad, rabbit shaped ceramic tealight candle holder(since Easter is coming up), an adorable branch pencil, a bar of handmade soap, and a purse pack of printed tissues. All three baskets have different variations on all the things. All together they cost about 15 dollars each, but they look super cute, and I think everything in there is useful. I'll be filling out the thank you cards after the shower and then giving them to the hostesses.

  I've seen some people giving really pricey thank you gifts like jewelry, etc. but that's just really not in my husband's and my budget. Do these sound okay?

   

  Thanks! 

   They sound cute.  Except for the rabbit candle holder but that's because i'm not a fan of seasonal items. If you are, power to you.

  
  

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• EastCoastBride member

  March 2013

  That's fine. To a point, throwing you a shower is to help you w the expense of getting set up for a child. To spend a ton of on a hostess gift seems to defeat the purpose.

  "Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
  ~Benjamin Franklin

  
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• staceymack member

  March 2013

  Sounds great!

  
  

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• EmJ&B member

  March 2013

  Very nice!

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• allien22

  March 2013

  I think those sound like really nice hostess gifts!
  

  

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• rhubarb123 member

  March 2013

  I think they sound fine.  I've hosted many showers and probably only received a gift for maybe half of them.  A thank you card is the only thing really necessary IMO.

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• ungraceful13 member

  March 2013

  Sounds good. My budget for hostess gifts were $15 each as well.
  

  
  
  
  
  

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• CRLSMC2011

  March 2013

  The baskets sound cute.  We are doing framed ultrasound pictures for our hosts (with the request that once LO gets here they switch out the pictures).  My hosts, however, were my mother, MIL and 2 SILs.  We are also doing our sex-reveal with the ones for SILs because they want to know but the parents do not.  So I had my shower 2 weeks ago and we need to try to give the pictures this weekend when we see everyone (except for my mom but we can probably arrange to see her as well). 

  We are doing a brunch on Sunday with the brothers.  We asked them if we could have an adults only brunch with just the six of us and this was when it worked for them.  As much as we love their kids, we do want to talk to them about things without being distracted by toddlers.  It is my niece's birthday, so my FIL and MIL will be in town and we will see them at her birthday party Saturday night and then they will babysit on Sunday. 

  

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