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I would absolutely cringe to get this gift from a relative and open it in front of a group of people.
When I was going to more bridal showers I used to buy a good margarita or other mixer, a bottle of tequila, and then a cool pitcher or set of glasses. People seemed to like it, but I don't know if most of it got regifted, so who knows.
I did have a relative buy me edible underwear for one of my bridal showers. I was absolutely mortified. I started sobbing in the middle of opening the gifts. Please do NOT do this to a bride! The family member thought it was a hilarious gift. She almost peed herself laughing at me sobbing. That's one of the 2 things I remember about my bridal shower. I've been married for 24 years.
Gift certificates are about the laziest thing ever. What's more, not only does it lack any thought, but it actually puts a dollar amount on their relationship with you. You might as well hand her an envelope with cash in it.
Surely where you live, there's a cool shop selling interesting knickknacks and the whatnot. Spend twenty minutes there and buy something that seems to fit her personality. She'll remember who gave it to her a lot longer than she would a place setting.
Personally - gift card > knickknacks.
Unless you know the receiver extremely well, no knickknacks. I wouldn’t even presume to buy my own sister something with the expectation that she’d want to display it in her home. That’s a very style specific and personal choice.
Unless you know the receiver extremely well, no knickknacks. I wouldn’t even presume to buy my own sister something with the expectation that she’d want to display it in her home. That’s a very style specific and personal choice.
Are knickknacks still a thing? I remember my grandmother and great-grandmother having shelves and shelves of dust collectors.
Gift certificates are about the laziest thing ever. What's more, not only does it lack any thought, but it actually puts a dollar amount on their relationship with you. You might as well hand her an envelope with cash in it.
Surely where you live, there's a cool shop selling interesting knickknacks and the whatnot. Spend twenty minutes there and buy something that seems to fit her personality. She'll remember who gave it to her a lot longer than she would a place setting.
I understand the sentiment but in our house, 98%+ of the knickknacks we got at showers got donated pretty quickly.
Something else I thought of that I've done in the past is, if they live together, or are buying a house together, a gift certificate to a local nursury or garden center where they can buy a tree or flowering shrub to plant for their yard is nice.
Romantic sexy gifts from my aunt? Oh please no! Straight into the trash. These are my mother's sisters! Ew.
Absolutely ew.
A group of our friends was talking about this exact thing a few years back, and one of our funnier, more outspoken female friends said (cleaned up for PG), "why would my auntie believe she knows what I want in my ______"
Are knickknacks still a thing? I remember my grandmother and great-grandmother having shelves and shelves of dust collectors.
No. Knick knacks, have gone the way of the dodo bird.
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