But it's asking people to buy two gifts though? If you say instead of the card you want an entire BOOK? I assume then if you buy a book for $2 as thats what your card cost you'd be getting the side eye because it would be the size of a stamp... (i don't know how much babies books cost)
What it they end up with several of the same books all written in, you can't return those!! I do think it is tacky but I also, UO warning, think wedding registries are tacky!
If they want a book AND a gift....I'd plan it out. So if I'm spending $25 and the book was $5, that leaves $20 for a gift. I don't get the big deal, personally. Maybe since I have no panties on, they just can't get in a wad. Go pantiless and quit caring
Post by Regina Philange on Jan 28, 2013 16:51:47 GMT -5
They did this for my shower and the ones I got duplicates of I gave away to fellow people from the board. An example: I gave an extra copy to imahoney for the crap exchange.
I've never seen it for a first birthday but I dig it.
The note wouldn't bother me. I think it's a good idea. I would rather spend the money on a book than a card that will get tossed out.
But why can't you (general you) let people come up with that idea on their own? Really it seems like the birthday thrower doesn't want to be inconvenienced with cards. I normally give a book anyways too unless I don't feel like spending the money.
Post by wildcatprincess on Jan 28, 2013 17:59:59 GMT -5
I don't buy cards so wouldn't bother me, they'd just get the same present I was planning on with a tag on it. Either that or I'd just buy a book as part of the present, I usually do anyway.
Post by mikehoncho on Jan 28, 2013 18:02:53 GMT -5
Ernie, we went to a first birthday party that said no gifts and when we got there the birthday girl was sitting in the middle of the room with a stack of presents next to her. Thank you sweet baby Jesus that I brought a gift anyway cause holy crap how awkward would that have been. I mean who does that?! Anyway, if there's no gifts make sure people know haha I would have felt like such a dick
Post by mikehoncho on Jan 28, 2013 18:05:04 GMT -5
Also I don't like being told what to buy because it takes the fun out of it. I like being told "he likes trucks" or whatever because that helps narrow down the options. Butttt a book is so darn cheap I could easily do a book and gift but how the hell are you supposed to know which books they have? It's not like there is an eternal childrens book abyss to choose from. I dunno, seems like they will be getting a million copies of cat in the hat.
I think it is really awkward to ask for a specific gift. That being said we did this for our baby shower. In retrospect I think it is more suitable for a 1 year old than a newborn though.
Just tonight it was posted on Facebook to get a 3 year old gift cards to Walmart and not KMart. She also expects her FB friends to pay for her father's funeral. We can just send checks right to the funeral home. She also said to tag her in your pictures and she'll print them for $5 a pop. Funeral was a year ago and I haven't physically seen her since I graduated high school in 1998.