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I wouldn't have given this as a wedding gift, but as the recipient, I could've easily made use of it, sometimes even moreso than as vase or a picture that isn't our style.
My view is that a gift is a gift, it's not something you're entitled to, nor do you get to dictate what form it comes in. An invite to a wedding is simply that, it's not an event that requires an admission ticket. I also believe that you always thank a person for a gift, no matter what you really think of it. That's what good manners dictates, not the cost and type of gift to be dictated by the recipient. Since when did a wedding become a fundraiser to fleece your family and friends?
I just saw that! I think the guest started on the high road and then got a little nasty, but when I read this reply from one of the brides:
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Weddings are to make money for your future..
My eyes bugged out of my head. Seriously. Asking for a receipt for a gift and then demanding money? Super, super tacky. Technically a wedding gift is supposed to be something to help the couple start their lives together, but even then, an gift isn't mandatory.
I had my own private negative thoughts about a couple of my wedding gifts. My MIL wanted to invite many more people to the wedding than I wished(at my parents' expense), and my thoughts about the gifts in part tied into that. I would have never shared them with anyone though.
I would never dreamed of asking for a receipt. While I think the guest should have kept this out of the public eye, the bride as made a fool of herself in a way that people won't be quick to forget.
I had my own private negative thoughts about a couple of my wedding gifts. My MIL wanted to invite many more people to the wedding than I wished(at my parents' expense), and my thoughts about the gifts in part tied into that. I would have never shared them with anyone though.
I would never dreamed of asking for a receipt. While I think the guest should have kept this out of the public eye, the bride as made a fool of herself in a way that people won't be quick to forget.
I think the newlyweds are wrong. True story but several years ago I was invited to the wedding of family friends. They met for the first time at my dad's 50th and got married almost 10 years later (the long delay was for many reasons). Anyway for their wedding I gave some money but in addition I also made them CDs. I got a call from them telling me they loved my CDs and kept playing them. I have made CDs for various events. I would have been hurt if they were rude (but they aren't that type). When my brother got married they got a lot of gifts and weren't upset.Yes a few were inappropriate but that happens.
Rude bride for sure! If you expect your guests to give you enough cash to cover the cost of the wedding, then you need to rethink having a wedding. You have a wedding to celebrate your marriage with friends and family, not to get gifts. Even if that guy did give them a basket with Jolly Ranchers, it's incredibly rude to express distaste for wedding gifts!
I did enjoy the good laugh when I read the part about "weddings meant to make money for the future" or whatever it was exactly that she wrote. Both brides/grooms are selfish, ungrateful idiots, if I were John I would probably go and get my gift basket back. Amazing how one of them is gluten intolerant but managed to scarf down regular pasta paid for with a gift card then asked for a discount on top of that. Those two appear to be something else and it does not smell good at all.
I read the article. The bride was rude. Say Thank you....regardless of how you feel, period.
I didn't like that the guest/gift giver entered into a text "war" I think I would have not responded beyond the initial reply on father's day.
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