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Apr 23, 2011 9:44 PM
What do you jack wagons do...(if anything) for high school grads? Curious about all the cards and envelopes. I know it gets expensive this time of year....esp. when attending multiple Graduations/Spring weddings.

Do you give cash? A gift card? A Congrats card thats empty? Just show up and drink beer and eat? LOL

What says The OC...This is Serious Business!

EDIT: I have been to many over the years and always do cash/gift card...i just thought it was a goo topic... for you Serious Business People ;)
Apr 23, 2011 9:44pm
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Apr 23, 2011 9:46 PM
If you're good friends with the kid or with the family I'd say give a card with some cash in it. That's really what they're for. Doesn't have to be a ton.
Apr 23, 2011 9:46pm
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Apr 23, 2011 9:48 PM
yeah depending on how well you know me (if i was the graduate), i would expect various amounts of money...from family members i got about 100, from good family friends maybe 50, and from friends of my parents who i knew but not really that well i either got a card or a card with $25 bucks or a gift card to bed bath and beyond or some place like that that i could use the card to buy stuff for college, i didnt get nearly as much as some of my friends who totaled around 4-5 grand and one kid got 10 grand from his grandparents...thats ridiculous in my eyes
Apr 23, 2011 9:48pm
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Apr 23, 2011 10:05 PM
Cash only.

Relative: $50

Friend's kid/or friend of our kid: $20
Apr 23, 2011 10:05pm
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Apr 23, 2011 10:07 PM
$20.11 if you feel like being corny.

Don't even do gift cards, they just want the damn cash/check so they can spend as they see fit for college.
Apr 23, 2011 10:07pm
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Apr 23, 2011 10:16 PM
ts1227;748591 wrote:$20.11 if you feel like being corny.

Don't even do gift cards, they just want the damn cash/check so they can spend as they see fit for college.

Or pot
Apr 23, 2011 10:16pm
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Apr 23, 2011 10:19 PM
THE4RINGZ;748597 wrote:Or pot

Pot was soooo last year. Give em an oxy or 2.
Apr 23, 2011 10:19pm
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Apr 23, 2011 10:55 PM
Ringz...some jackass said some crazy sh1t bout you on the facebook OC page...i'd look into that, unless its true of course. ;)
Apr 23, 2011 10:55pm
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Apr 23, 2011 10:59 PM
Yeah I meant they spend the money on pot, not giving the pot as a gift.

Beast, thank you for the heads up but I don't give a fuck what anyone says about me.
Apr 23, 2011 10:59pm
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Apr 23, 2011 11:16 PM
Beast, let's meet up for a couple of beers or iced teas to clear a couple of things up.
Apr 23, 2011 11:16pm
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Apr 23, 2011 11:36 PM
When i was a senior in high school, my parents would do a card and $20 for the classmates my brother and i were good friends with.

For cousins and the like, they do $200 for high school graduation.
Apr 23, 2011 11:36pm
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Apr 23, 2011 11:57 PM
THE4RINGZ;748612 wrote:Beast, let's meet up for a couple of beers or iced teas to clear a couple of things up.

sounds great!!! I like Beer!
Apr 23, 2011 11:57pm
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Apr 24, 2011 12:24 AM
This is a decent topic as The Wife got an invite for her old college roommates daughter, who Graduates this year in Nebraska.There's no way we can make it and we've only ever met her twice. Once in 2004 and then last year. We are going to send a Card with some Cash since it is an old friends daughter.
Apr 24, 2011 12:24am
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Apr 24, 2011 1:16 AM
cbus4life;748617 wrote:When i was a senior in high school, my parents would do a car and $20 for the classmates my brother and i were good friends of.

For cousins and the like, they do $200 for high school graduation.

Sounds like they didn't really care for your cousins, they only gave them $200 but gave you and your brothers friends each get a car and $20. I understand that some family members can be a pain in the ass but to buy all your friends a car and tossing $20 in a card must have bothered some of your relatives.
Apr 24, 2011 1:16am
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Apr 24, 2011 1:18 AM
We usaully do $100 for family and close friends and $25 for others.
Apr 24, 2011 1:18am
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Apr 24, 2011 1:20 AM
cbus4life;748617 wrote:When i was a senior in high school, my parents would do a car and $20 for the classmates my brother and i were good friends of.

For cousins and the like, they do $200 for high school graduation.


Sounds like your parents didn't really care for your cousins, they only gave them $200 but gave you and your brothers friends each a car and $20. I understand that some family members can be a pain in the ass but to buy all your friends a car and tossing $20 in a card must have pissed off some of your relatives.
Apr 24, 2011 1:20am
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Apr 24, 2011 1:23 AM
password;748690 wrote:Sounds like your parents didn't really care for your cousins, they only gave them $200 but gave you and your brothers friends each a car and $20. I understand that some family members can be a pain in the ass but to buy all your friends a car and tossing $20 in a card must have pissed off some of your relatives.
Apr 24, 2011 1:23am
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Apr 24, 2011 1:29 AM
1_beast;748606 wrote:Ringz...some jackass said some crazy sh1t bout you on the facebook OC page...i'd look into that, unless its true of course. ;)
And some other jackass is messing with 1_beast too....:)
Apr 24, 2011 1:29am
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Apr 24, 2011 3:56 AM
password;748690 wrote:Sounds like your parents didn't really care for your cousins, they only gave them $200 but gave you and your brothers friends each a car and $20. I understand that some family members can be a pain in the ass but to buy all your friends a car and tossing $20 in a card must have pissed off some of your relatives.

Dick.

:)
Apr 24, 2011 3:56am
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Apr 24, 2011 11:06 AM




You can always count on the OC to point out your misspelled words before you can edit and correct them.
Apr 24, 2011 11:06am
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Apr 24, 2011 11:32 AM
password;748768 wrote:



You can always count on the OC to point out your misspelled words before you can edit and correct them.

I no rite?
Apr 24, 2011 11:32am
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Apr 24, 2011 3:33 PM
as a kid from a rather middle class family, i ended up with about 600 dollars from relatives and friends of the family. Most of it was in 50 or 20 dollar increments. All was welcomed, as my rent was paid for about two and a half months once i moved away.
Apr 24, 2011 3:33pm
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Apr 24, 2011 6:46 PM
As a veteran teacher, I have come to the conclusion that the grads should be giving ME a gift for putting up with THEM all year! ;-)
Apr 24, 2011 6:46pm
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Apr 25, 2011 8:57 AM
I'm young and poor so I will usually do $25. My youngest cousin is graduating this year so I will probably give her $50 or $75.

I think at my party (2003) I got $50-100 from family and $25 from most friends. I ended up with about $1500...seemed about average compared to my other friends. PS I love graduation parties...cheese trays are my favorite thing ever.
Apr 25, 2011 8:57am
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Apr 25, 2011 9:02 AM
Fab4Runner;749256 wrote:I'm young and poor so I will usually do $25. My youngest cousin is graduating this year so I will probably give her $50 or $75.

I think at my party (2003) I got $50-100 from family and $25 from most friends. I ended up with about $1500...seemed about average compared to my other friends. PS I love graduation parties...cheese trays are my favorite thing ever.

Class of 2003 wOot!


20 to 50 was standard for me. I only got > 50 from like 3 people, and I got 10 bucks from cheapo relatives but I didn't expect much from them anyway.
Apr 25, 2011 9:02am