Wedding gift decision - ta-da!!

On Mar 18, 9:42?am, "Dora" wrote:

I don't know, but they can sure afford one. Jeez, it's a wedding
gift, guys.....and short of asking em what they would like, I winged
it best I could. It's the thought, right? So, if they hate the
coffee and the spices, they can donate em to the next food drive.
 
On 3/19/2011 4:14 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

Victoria's Secret has lovely bras for small breasted women, but tiny
ones were all they had. :-(

Becca
 
Brooklyn1 wrote:


Who gives consumables for a wedding gift!? Not what I consider de
rigueur at all. Traditionally people gave gifts of lasting value (not
necessarily expensive) which are meant to help set up home and *last*,
not be disposable.
 
On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:05:15 -0700, Kalmia wrote:



But, but, but... you stated in your OP in the other thread:

"Not sure if either imbibes, so top of the line booze could be a
waste."

Surely you'd know if she 'imbibes' or not if you knew the bride very well?


Again, if you know the bride so well, why the heck not? I doubt she'd be
offended. Not much point in buying them a selection of expensive coffee
beans if they don't have a grinder, is there?


Just seems like an awful waste of money to me if it doesn't work out...
At an average of $14/lb for the 8 types of beans you've bought for
them - plus the load of Penzey blends must have cost you a small fortune.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy
 
On 24/03/2011 10:01 PM, Goomba wrote:

I'm with you Goomba. I don't even like to give cash. We still have
almost everything that we were given as wedding gifts, and still know
who gave them to us.
 
Kalmia wrote:

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Kalmia,

Pop got a set of gardening tools for his birthday by Mom. She wanted to
kindle her interest in him, instead of just his work! To her it was an
honest caring gesture. Pop became irate and yelled at her.

We ran to our rooms, non understanding.

He later rounded us kids up in my room and apologized but closed with a
valuable piece of advice: "Never give anyone a gift that implies work."
We then understood completely.

Mom was an emotional wreck for a few days!

Your coffee gift will be a pleasure for them and/or others, imho.

Best,

Andy
 
In article ,
Goomba wrote:



This thread wasn't the original, but as I remember this was two people
who already had two full households full of stuff, so they needed to cut
back on duplicates, not set up a new household.

Besides, life has changed. We went to a wedding earlier this month.
The month before, they had a party to meet their baby. They had been
living together for at least a couple of years. It may once have been
traditional to get married, then set up house and only then have babies.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]
 
In article ,
Goomba wrote:


We received plenty of that, but also money and also things like a
honeymoon basket with food and drink that was wonderful. We've given a
gift of the kitchen tools for something along with some good food to
make with it. We enjoyed the consumable gifts as well.

Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/
 
On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:06:42 -0400, Dave Smith
wrote:


Oh for heaven's sake. It's a second marriage (at least #2) and in
their 70's. I don't think they need to worry about anything lasting
for decades.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On 25/03/2011 3:50 AM, sf wrote:

Well.... This particular wedding was a repeat performance involving
experienced players. I was thinking in terms of weddings in general.

Given that a lot of modern marriages don't last as long as the
engagement and some people are serial marriers, how many wedding gifts
is one expected to buy for friends and relatives who cannot maintain
relationships?
 
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