I think the limit should be raise to at least the $50 minimum. A custom dress retails for around $25. Even if you were to go to Petco and pick an outfit they are around the $15 to $20 range.
Personally, it's not the amount that is spent on a GE gift but the thought that goes into the gift. But it would be very hard to give more than one or two items in the GE while staying at the $25 minimum. You would literally need to shop at the Dollar Store to give several things to your buddy. I have all kinds of generic gifts put away and none of them were purchased for under $5 and most retail for over $15. When I put a box together for my buddy I do add the value and would not add something that I purchased as a $5 item and use the $15 price tag. It's like cheating the system. I'd rather say I spent $5 but I have seen some people did just the opposite. It's just wrong.
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