Birthday gifts?

[New_Horizons]

Do you usually give birthday presents to friends, if invited to a party? Is it expected?

[Survictor]

I would. If I wasn't particularly close, however. I might just buy a bottle of nice wine and a card rather than anything too personal so as not to step over boundaries.

 

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[CarnelianButterfly]

Depends, most of my friends say come, have fun, no gifts. Some people might expect gifts.

[melrich]

I only buy friends birthday gifts if it is a milestone birthday and tehy are having a party to celebrate it (21,30,40,50).

 

Otherwise my friends and I do not buy each other gifts.

[laboheme]

I'm the kind of person who loves giving gifts, so I always bring something...If it's somebody whom I don't know well, or who is the kind of person who feels obliged to return the favor, I'll limit myself to something small -- flowers, chocolate. But that's just me...and none of my friends ever expect gifts.

 

Unless it's a formal birthday party (with birthday invitations, cake and everything, as opposed to a get-together that just happens to coincide with somebody's birthday), I don't think a gift is always necessary.

[New_Horizons]

Thanks for your comments, everyone