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Miss Manners: Splitting the cost of gifts
My sister will “charge” or reimburse me 50%. Since the three of us are giving the gift, the cost should be divided by three.
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What happenedMy sister will “charge” or reimburse me 50%. Since the three of us are giving the gift, the cost should be divided by three.
The headline splitOne side frames it as "Miss Manners: Splitting the cost of gifts". The other frames it as "Miss Manners: I want to change how we split the cost of gifts we give together".
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CenterMiss Manners: Splitting the cost of gifts
The Grand Rapids Press (MLive) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightMiss Manners: I want to change how we split the cost of gifts we give together
Miss Manners: I want to change how we split the cost of gifts we give together
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A letter writer questions whether gift costs should be split evenly three ways when shopping with her sister and brother-in-law, rather than the current 50-50 split between households.
