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[stoney321]

Have I missed something?  My seven year old daughter was invited to a party, and included with the invite was a GIFT REGISTRY CARD.

Seriously.  Is this not considered gauche?  Tacky?  Of the "no?"  Wedding?  yes. Birth? yes.  8 year old's brithday?

Any thoughts?  Opinions?  Gripes?  Maybe I'm just out of the loop, but dude.  Have the gimme gimme gimme's reached a new height?

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[dusty273.livejournal.com]

Never heard of anyone sending a Gift Registry Card before for a birthday party. I find it of very bad taste, btw. For weddings or birth is fine, since it's actually a help for the guests to know what to buy. But for an 8 year old? No way is that acceptable.

WTF?

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Okay. So I'm not crazy, right? Some people have interesting ideas, huh? Comes off as REALLY grabby to me.
I'm liking you more and more, Mari...

Re: WTF?

[dusty273.livejournal.com]

No, you're not crazy. The crazy one will be the girl's mother. I imagine it's her the one with the bright idea of trying to impose someone into buying what she wants, 'cause men generally leave all those details to the wife.

Thanks, I like you too.

[spikesbint.livejournal.com]

Sounds scary to me, I never heard of that for a BD, only weddings etc like you said.

Angela

[marlo.livejournal.com]

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT?!?!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

No joke!!! What the hell? Okay. I'll go one better. I'll show up to this thing with a clearance item from the drugstore, but give back a card indicating what my kid would have wanted on her birthday, had their child been invited (we hadn't met them yet.)

I'm astounded.

And your icon fits my mood perfectly.