$400 on 8 people for gifts this year. Think that's pretty good but curious to see how much others are spending

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Thanks OP!

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Sorry - to keep things in perspective and all relative, I'm a "senior" senior manager and live in a high cost area. Also I spent that much to show appreciation for what she does for our family as we had our second child this year. This isn't the norm and there's more to life than material things. I simply wanted to make her happy.

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😳😳😳 need a hubby like you

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Spent $1500 on my wife alone about six different gifts.

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Spent $4500 for our trip to Japan for 7 days (tickets included)

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You people are nuts. Take the person on a sick vacation somewhere

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^ 😳

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You tip the super your owner won't

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I'm single but have a big family...I average $50-100 per person.

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Spent $750 on building staff tips. Family doesn't do gifts and I don't have many friends so I buy myself nice things.

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I legit spent $0 this year on gifts this year. Have to get a gift card tomorrow but that's it.

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^ same with the above, I'm a 4th year manager with no kids, so I like getting family members laptops, iPhones, macallan 18/25, etc...

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Man all these numbers are insane. Christmas isn't about presents

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About $600 for 9 people (2 adults, 7 kids)

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^ gangsta

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$1,200 budgeted for about 7 people. And I say budgeted bec I haven't finished my shopping 😩

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8200 on 8 gifts. Need to get 2 more tomorrow.

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It's just a lot to drop at once. Think that where most of the shock is coming from

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EY2 Macallan 18/25...adopt me pleeeeease!

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About 700 total: parents, husband, brother, sister-in-law to be, and me (on behalf of my husband)

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