Do I have to buy them both presents?

Question

My friend Steph is having a joint sweet sixteenth party with a girl Hannah. I'm good friends with Steph but don't really ever speak to Hannah. I'd get Steph a present anyway because I'm friends with her. Would it be rude to just buy a card for Hannah or do I have to buy a present too?

Answer 1

With all the people and presents going around, no one is gonna notice whether you got Hannah a gift or not. But if you want to be cordial, you could get H a cute little trinket acknowledging her day. By no means does it have to equal S's gift monetarily.

Answer 2

just get her a card, you shouldnt have to buy a present for some one you hardly know im sure she wont expect a present if your not close.  

Answer 3

Not if you don't know her.  I'd just buy your friend a gift.  The other girl probably wouldn't even notice.

Answer 4

I've had the same problem with a friend of mine who's a twin. They held the party together and you never knew if you had to buy presents for both of them.

I would resort to the little gift big gift method. Buy something good for Steph and buy something small for Hannah (some sort of beauty thing?)  

Answer 5

I think that would be perfectly fine and appropriate.

Answer 6

You don't HAVE to, but it would be the nice thing to do. (Some of Hannah's friends probably won't buy anything for Steph). I would probably get her a nice card and something small, though, because, technically, you are going to her birthday party, too.  

Answer 7

If she is not your friend I believe a card is sufficient

Answer 8

It would be rude if she just expected you to get one. You're going to the party because your friend asked you too. She'd probably appriciate just a card, shouldn't expect more than that.