Ok parents, can you be honest…do you ever get offended or bothered by the price of a gift someone gives your child? Would you really get bothered if someone gave your child something that was cheap in price, esp if they seemed to be doing financially well?
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yes, and it also depends how close he/she is in relation.
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If the person giving gift is not close enough, I would not expect them to spend a lot of money regardless of their financial status. If they do, well and good, if not I am not bothered.
But I was offended once. Did not show it or said anything to anyone.
1- They were close relative and doing very well financially.
2- Did the same thing to me (cheap wedding gift) which I ignored but when it is done to my kids, I see it and feel it (because of the 1st point)
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I use to but I don’t anymore. Gift is a gift is a gift. It’s something not expected to be extravagant.
I am trying to teach my kids to say “thank you” regardless what anyone gives them.
I can’t do one thing and expect them to the another.
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no … not at all.
gift is always a symbolic gesture to me … all that says is, i thought of you.
the only thing that bothers me is the appropriateness of the gift (not the cost) … for example … if my kid is 5 … don’t giver her a toy for a 1 yo or 10 yo or something that you know she wont like/use. last bit applies to close family only.
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I dont get offended, How would I know the situation behind that person when buying? Also I never expect gifts and i’ll teach my kids not to either, so if they are given, they are graciously accepted whatever they are. If I can’t use them then i’ll give them away or donate them. End of. No need to make such a fuss over something…it looks cheap/greedy if i were to make a fuss out of something.
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I think gift registery is the best option when it comes to haqiqa, new house gathering, wedding etc.
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no I dont get offended and honestly so far my kid hasnt received anything that I have not liked and he is 1 mashaAllah! eitehr my expectations are too low or people are very genrous in my social circle 
I am always at lost for buying gifts though.. I like to stick to books for kids because you just never know what they like or not like so books seem safe! or if its a lil girl or so, I do buy something that I absolutely love and would actually buy if I had teh daughter.. thats my only criteria!
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I dont get offended when someone gives me cheap gift but i do get offended when someone would give me something that is useless or that i already have…i mean what am i supposed to do with it? take it back? On my side of family, we all prefer cash on aqeeqas and at the end of the day all that money goes to some childrens charity in the name of the kid.
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price dont amtter but i dont want clothing as gift because size is always smaller 
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Honestly I don’t care, but it does affect and influence what I gift to that person in the future
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I agree with this. Not the price of a gift should determine how much you value the person who gave it to you. The fact that they did give you/your kid a gift and actually thought about it a bit and made sure it’s something useful or something that the kid likes, that’s what counts.
In my social circle everyone knows that my son is crazy about Dinosaurs. So 90% of the gifts he got for his birthday were somehow related to Dinosaurs, most of those were not really expensive gifts. But he loved them. And that’s what counts.
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No.
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A good question, I don’t mind a gift that doesn’t cost a lot, its not the price that matters but the thought that counts, but I did mind when someone gave me used items of their own kids as gift. How do I know that it was used, the doll was dirty and battery part was damaged, and the dress had stains and the shoulder strap was shortened by hand with needle and thread… (to fit her own daughter).
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Depends upon the relationship my daughter has with the person giving the gift. Most of the times I do not bother about such things .
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Yup same here
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If kids are very close in relation i give them things/toys what i’d like to get for my own daughter. And also what raania said.