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Bleh. I prefer to exchange with close friends who know me. I go to work...to earn a living, pls don't throw baby and wedding showers for people who are not in my personal social circle. They usually leave the employer shortly after never to be seen again. That is life! Pass the hat for for charity
Mae
If my coworkers at the time had not thrown me an office baby shower, I would not have had one. My friends and family outside of work did not bother. I thought it was tacky to plan my own.
We had a hilarious Christmas left / right story and fun was had by all.
We've done the left/right story as well. Was yours a version of "The Night Before Christmas"? That was pretty fun, and a nice change from the usual "Dirty Santa" gift exchange.
If my coworkers at the time had not thrown me an office baby shower, I would not have had one. My friends and family outside of work did not bother. I thought it was tacky to plan my own.
Why didn't they bother? I assume this was not your first baby. No one is entitled to a shower...fyi.
We've done the left/right story as well. Was yours a version of "The Night Before Christmas"? That was pretty fun, and a nice change from the usual "Dirty Santa" gift exchange.
It was. A very creative coworker made it about the company and included every employee.
Why didn't they bother? I assume this was not your first baby. No one is entitled to a shower...fyi.
I still stand by my message.
Mae
My coworkers threw one for my second. I did not have a baby shower with the first. My mom planned a bridal shower. It my ex mil cancelled it. I still feel like I missed out. I now want to have a real wedding but still need to find a groom.
I think it's fun, if it's meant to be silly. Like a white elephant gift exchange, where the price limit is $5.00. My daughter participated in three of them this year. She got Trump masks for $5.00 each from a local store. Everyone thought they were hilarious, and people would "grab" them from others. And she came home laughing because the gifts she had chosen kept getting grabbed as well. It's fun if you treat it like a silly thing.
I would HATE to do a real gift exchange though - where you were meant to spend around $20-$30, and it was more like a Secret Santa deal. Not only would I dislike having to buy something for someone I didn't know well (and resent having to spend the money, period), but invariably, there would be plenty of people who would end up with total crap, because whoever gave the item didn't want to spend the money (so they pulled out recycled crap like old candles, or scented lotion they got ten years ago, etc.).
Bleh. I prefer to exchange with close friends who know me. I go to work...to earn a living, pls don't throw baby and wedding showers for people who are not in my personal social circle. They usually leave the employer shortly after never to be seen again. That is life! Pass the hat for for charity
Mae
I think the funniest one of these was having a hat literally passed to me put in my lap at an office meeting because they were taking up a collection for someone recently diagnosed with cancer. I was watching my own hair fall out at the time and collecting head scarfs for the following week when I would be bald from chemo.
Asking this for the fun of it this holiday season. I didn't participate in the office gift exchange this year because I got ripped off last year. It's funny really. It had a thirty dollar or less rule, bring a gift if you want to participate. We bought a giant box of fancy chocolates and a good bottle of wine. Came away with what looked like a worn out box of regifted cheezy tea cups with gingerbread and Santas(I mean seriously worn out box like it had been shuffled around a while) and one tiny miniature casserole dish. I noticed lots of the gifts were just crap like this being given to people that all have houses and a fully stocked kitchen already. When it is said that its the thought that counts this actually means you are suppose to think about what someone might like to receive. Doesn't it? I was saying in another thread how people just exchange crap nobody wants. Does anyone think its fun to receive doo doo like this?
You mean like "Secret Santas"? My church women's group did one, and I have been involved in others - YES - I like them!
I enjoy them very much and they're fun! I like the game where you throw 2 dice in a pie pan for doubles. Then you get to take someone else's gift that you like better.
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