What's a good baby shower gift a broke person could give?

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Posts: 1879 (06/01/2009 4:20 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	I don't really have the money to spend but I buy myself little things all the time despite my brokeness and I don't want to seem uncaring at all. For my friend's first baby I went to this store that sells really cute baby clothes at really low prices and bought her a ton of stuff and she was irritated because she knew the clothes were cheap. I explained that newborns poop and vomit all over everything and grow so fast that buying her one expensive outfit didn't seem as logical. When anyone else I know has a baby I buy the things they'll need the most like a billion cute bibs, t-shirts, and bottles but this one is tough. She didn't even make a registry this time.
LauraN1234		#1	[-]
Posts: 3090 (06/01/2009 4:22 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	What was the cheap store?
LauraN1234		#2	[-]
Posts: 3091 (06/01/2009 4:23 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	If this is the same friend I wouldn't buy her shit
mm		#3	[-]
Posts: 11485 (06/01/2009 4:23 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Make her a certificate for a few sessions of baby-sitting. I don't get being irritated because the clothes were 'cheap'. No-one owes her anything for having a baby. People need to be grateful for any gift they get.
DifferentialDiagnosis		#4	[-]
Posts: 1120 (06/01/2009 4:25 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	LauraN1234 wrote: If this is the same friend I wouldn't buy her shit
PudgieBelly		#5	[-]
Posts: 1608 (06/01/2009 4:26 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	I would have been thrilled if you were at my shower last week. I got every single huge expensive thing I asked for and hardly any clothes. Who cares if they are cheap? That's the best part about baby clothes is that they are cheap. Babies look cute in everything who gives a shit how much you spent? Some things I didn't get at my shower were the small things like pacifiers, baby mitts and socks. Those things are inexpensive. And I think it was very thoughtful that you bought that other jerk a ton of clothes.
freebus18		#6	[-]
Posts: 18407 (06/01/2009 4:26 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	if you can knit, knit her a blanket if you can't knit... buy her some cute books for when the kid gets older
Introversion		#7	[-]
Posts: 1880 (06/01/2009 4:27 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Ha, I'm not baby-sitting. I love babies but the level of responsibilty and the amount of focus it takes to keep one for any period of time is too much for me. My friend is a a bit of a prick, but I appreciated her saying it to me and not behind my back.
Triple X Tera		#8	[-]
Posts: 32254 (06/01/2009 4:31 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Why buy expensive baby clothes when they grow out of them so fast? She should be happy people are caring enough to give her gifts lol
kwz4angels		#9	[-]
Posts: 11755 (06/01/2009 4:33 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Whenever I have a baby shower to go to, I try to do a theme. Usually I go to Target and get the little rubber ducky that you can put in the bath and it will tell if the water is too hot. Then I get the diaper trash bag things that go in the diaper bag. They are usually in a blue dispenser with a rubber ducky on top. And then I'll buy like a pack of onesies or bath towels. It usually doesn't cost me more than $20, but it still looks like I put effort into the gift.
LittleSugar		#10	[-]
Posts: 3888 (06/01/2009 4:45 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	I gave a close relative of mine a keepsake baby gift. I borrowed one of her better ultra sound pics and enlarged and framed it. I was able to do it pretty cheap because I did most of the work my self. I enlarged the pic at a photo machine and bought the frame half price on sale at a large craft/hobby store. What cost the most was having the mat cut to my specifications. I had them make an extra cutout so I could include the babys name and date of the ultrasound below the ultrasound pic. I chose an off white somewhat ornate frame that cost me about $12 on sale and then gave it a blue wash (it was a boy) to highlight the frame details. The finish product was an 11x9 frame that was suitable for wall hanging or table display. It was very shabby chic, but she likes that style and it was a huge hit at the shower. Edited By: LittleSugar 06/01/2009 4:47 PM. Edited 1 times.
t a n g l e d in you		#11	[-]
Posts: 2862 (06/01/2009 4:52 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	I always give onesies. I don't have a baby but I've always been told that babies live in them. I get the cute printed ones. They're usually not too expensive. I also try to give a few books too. Anybody who complains about a gift being too cheap doesn't deserve any! Hell, when I have a kid I'll take anything I can get.
xomadi89		#12	[-]
Posts: 1830 (06/01/2009 4:53 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Baby books (like ones the mom/dad fill in themselves with like, first words, steps, etc)! they're adorable and cheap.
Introversion		#13	[-]
Posts: 1883 (06/01/2009 4:56 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Thanks for all the suggestions! I really love the theme idea.
drp4video		#14	[-]
Posts: 7274 (06/01/2009 4:59 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	I don't shop garage sales but I know my city always has one and I hear there is always tons of baby stuff...books, toys, etc. Not sure I would get stuffed animals that other baby drool on them though lol. Go to the dollar store. They have baby stuff. I always bought cheap baby clothes for the reasons stated above...they puke on it, spite up on it, poop on it, and grow out of it.
itsmejustin		#15	[-]
Posts: 20926 (06/01/2009 5:01 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Make up a fake gift certificate that says you'll buy one of her books her first semester in college. It'll give you 18 years to come up with the cash.
Lilla Bean		#16	[-]
Posts: 1198 (06/01/2009 5:01 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Go practical. Get things like diapers, burp clothes or a bath set. Those are things that they will use.
Mistress Darcy		#17	[-]
Posts: 9505 (06/01/2009 5:02 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Uhm god what a bitch. I would be getting her NOTHING.

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