My co-worker's family invited a bunch of us to her baby shower and my gift will be money. What amount do you recommend?

My co-worker's family invited a bunch of us to her baby shower and my gift will be money. What amount do you recommend?
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answer:I don’t know. Only you can decide but generally, if I have given myself a range, like between 30 to 50 dollars, I would take a place right in the middle, if that works out, with allowances for what I find out there on the market. If I found an awesome gift, somehow, for 15$ I would absolutely go with that. If I get out there, in the stores and couldn’t quite find the right thing, and something in the the 50$ range seemed right, then I would get that. It’s a gift. Any wedding gift, unless it is just a piece of crap or is just somehow totally weird will be appreciated. Unless you are the one who gives them their 4th toaster. Then all you can ask for is that they just be polite and gracious. Edit: I just realized you are actually asking about baby shower gifts, and I have been talking about wedding gifts. Anyway, I think some of the principles are the same.
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