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Footballguy Jr.
How much do you spend on average for your kids birthday party?
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This is about right for NYC. It's ends up being about 60-70 per kid for what always seems to be about 15 kids.Usually comes to about a rack. $400 to rent a place, $100 pizza, $100 on goodie bags, $60-ish on a cake, and another couple hundred on the random crap by wife buys for it.
The best part is my daughter comes home with 20 presents we don't have room for. The party is her gift, we don't buy her anything else.This is about right for NYC. It's ends up being about 60-70 per kid for what always seems to be about 15 kids.
Chuckie will do lap dances for the right price I hear.Depends...
Are we talking small backyard party or champagne room at the chuckie cheese type party?
Holy ####. You love your kid more than I love mine.Usually comes to about a rack. $400 to rent a place, $100 pizza, $100 on goodie bags, $60-ish on a cake, and another couple hundred on the random crap by wife buys for it.
$300 to $400 in AZ.How much do you spend on average for your kids birthday party?
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It's just what's done in NYC. No one has room for a party in their apartment, so at best you are renting your community room for $250, spending $150 on pizza, $50 on cupcakes, $100 on decorations/favors. That's $550 and about as cheap as I've seen anyone be able to do it once the kids are in preschool.Holy ####, what happened to a Betty Crocker Chocolate Cake, a gallon of ice cream, paper hats and balloons?
LOL @ spending a rack on the party, but no gift. That'll teach her to never be spoiled!
She's not even aware that she didn't get a gift from us, there's so many after the party that she doesn't even notice.Holy ####, what happened to a Betty Crocker Chocolate Cake, a gallon of ice cream, paper hats and balloons?
LOL @ spending a rack on the party, but no gift. That'll teach her to never be spoiled!
Wait until she finds this out when she's 12. You're ####ed.She's not even aware that she didn't get a gift from us,
LameThe best part is my daughter comes home with 20 presents we don't have room for. The party is her gift, we don't buy her anything else.
Isn't the move to spend way more than expected and then get all the kids' parents to kick in on it?How much do you spend on average for your kids birthday party?
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So when discussing hot chicks, we're talking $1000, but when it comes to your wife free things are expected. Noted.A rack? WTF? A tour of your local pro stadium should be free, have the wife sweet talk the promotions dept into letting her use a suite (don't ask, don't tell), and maybe $100 on cake/food. Racks should only be involved when discussing hot chicks and gambling losses.
You've got to exploit your wife's skills whenever possible.So when discussing hot chicks, we're talking $1000, but when it comes to your wife free things are expected. Noted.
Usually between 300-600 depending on what we do
What kind of random crap?Usually comes to about a rack. $400 to rent a place, $100 pizza, $100 on goodie bags, $60-ish on a cake, and another couple hundred on the random crap by wife buys for it.
Typically about 300. I think I've figured out the trick.
Now that my kids are making new friends outside of the neighborhood, I like to rent public places. Hosting is cheaper, but then you run the risk of crappy parents either hanging out for several hours or dropping their kids and coming late to get them.
Host it from 1-4pm. Serve cake and finger foods. Let parents know if they leave their kids, you HAVE to leave by 4:15 or so in order to make the family dinner birthday party.
So thats about $150 to rent a place, $50 on a present from the parents and another $100 or so on cake, snacks, decorations and some cheapo party gifts.
This is about what it is in the New Orleans metro, too (except no ice skating ). There are ways to do cut-rate bowling or laser-tag type parties with a lot of the frill cut out ... but it cheapens the experience.Wife just said 300-400 in burbs here. 150 to rent a place (ice skating, splash pad, roller rink type level) plus food and goodie bags.
Since those days, well, let's see ... we've elected six more presidents .Holy ####, what happened to a Betty Crocker Chocolate Cake, a gallon of ice cream, paper hats and balloons?
My wife is a real estate agent who focuses on the area where my daughter's school is. Part of the cost of these parties I chalk up to advertising.Lol at those on each coast that have to keep up with the Jones' and spend a rack.
Parent would be considered a monster here if they did that.Don't know how it is other places/communities, but around here ... pretty much all the parents stay for birthday parties -- there is no more "drop kids off and pick 'em up in three hours". That dies in the 1990s, I hear.
Yes, indeed ... unless it is filled with edibles.Goodie bags may be the dumbest things ever though. Waste of money for the parents throwing the party and kids just end up going home with a bunch of crap their parents don't want them bringing home anyway.
Wow. It's routine here. In fact many invitations say that you can drop off and leave.Parent would be considered a monster here if they did that.
no kidding - same here. As our kids are getting older, its becoming more common for parents to just drop and leave.Wow. It's routine here. In fact many invitations say that you can drop off and leave.Parent would be considered a monster here if they did that.
"Monster" if they stay and pig out on the meant-for-kids party food? Or "monster" if they leave their kid and come back later?Parent would be considered a monster here if they did that.