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cherylpf
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 Posted: 05/18/04 - 15:29 Post subject: wedding gifts revisited
Okay, brides, brides to be, brides of yester-year, grooms....I have 6 more weddings in the coming months....(UNCLE! UNCLE I SAID!!  )
Is it horribly tacky or frowned upon to just get a gift card, particularly when your registry no longer has any gifts in my price range? And if gift card, would you prefer to a store you are registered? Or a store of my choosing (ie Crate and Barrel)? Or a completely separate gift of my choosing (probably from C&B)? I mean, I'm thinking a gift card would be gravy, buy that weird thing you didn't register for, add up gift cards to buy that (this is real) $1,600 item on your registry...  But then, I have this *ahem*<thats tacky>*ahem* twinge....just double checking.
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TriBob
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Posted: 05/18/04 - 15:33 Post subject:
Cash 
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akern
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Posted: 05/18/04 - 15:33 Post subject:
I always give cash, but I try to limit my wedding appearances to about 1 a decade.
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Gogirlgo
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Posted: 05/18/04 - 15:34 Post subject:
Gift card: lovely idea that accomplishes what the registry was intended to: ensure that the bride and groom get what they want and don't have to rely on the sometimes-hideous taste of their guests. Do it.
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Maddies Wench
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Posted: 05/18/04 - 15:36 Post subject:
Miss Manners says gifts are not required at all. Do what you can.
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cherylpf
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Posted: 05/18/04 - 15:41 Post subject:
| akern wrote: | | I always give cash, but I try to limit my wedding appearances to about 1 a decade. |
Unfortunately in July's wedding, I'll be the one at the alter next to the bride
(no, not him  )
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cherylpf
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Posted: 05/18/04 - 15:41 Post subject:
| Gogirlgo wrote: | | Gift card: lovely idea that accomplishes what the registry was intended to: ensure that the bride and groom get what they want and don't have to rely on the sometimes-hideous taste of their guests. Do it. |
Good thoughts, thanks!
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Posted: 05/18/04 - 15:56 Post subject:
Sandy and I would love gift cards or money, so i'd imagine many people would too.
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Posted: 05/18/04 - 16:29 Post subject:
Gift Card
If they have already received all the things on their registry, I think this is the way to go. They can figure out what to spend the money on.
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airehead
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Posted: 05/18/04 - 16:32 Post subject:
I say you skip the gift card and buy yourself those strappy sandals you posted in the other thread so you'll look really good at the rehearsal dinner.
Yeah, yeah, I know. Neither of us would really do that, but it would feel good for about a minute!!!
For reals, gift cards ROCK!!!!
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spongebob
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Posted: 05/18/04 - 17:26 Post subject:
What if each person at the wedding sent the bride and groom $1?
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Posted: 05/18/04 - 17:28 Post subject:
| Runner X wrote: | | What if each person at the wedding sent the bride and groom $1? |
And an autographed George Bush pencil?
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cherylpf
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Posted: 05/18/04 - 17:28 Post subject:
| Runner X wrote: | | What if each person at the wedding sent the bride and groom $1? |
Then they would be hella-screwed. Actually, a lot of weddings do that, and I think that is called the 'dollar dance' :gag:
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spongebob
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Posted: 05/18/04 - 17:39 Post subject:
| cherylpf wrote: | | Runner X wrote: | | What if each person at the wedding sent the bride and groom $1? |
Then they would be hella-screwed. Actually, a lot of weddings do that, and I think that is called the 'dollar dance' :gag: |
I thought that was at the bachelor party the night before.
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cherylpf
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Posted: 05/18/04 - 17:42 Post subject:
| Runner X wrote: | | cherylpf wrote: | | Runner X wrote: | | What if each person at the wedding sent the bride and groom $1? |
Then they would be hella-screwed. Actually, a lot of weddings do that, and I think that is called the 'dollar dance' :gag: |
I thought that was at the bachelor party the night before. |
Well, at the bachelor party the dollars are flowing in the opposite direction...
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