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- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 17:05:38 -0400
- From: Dana Lindsay Rinehart <dr18+@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Subject: Re: WANTED: suggestion for wedding present
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- keithg@cnmhnet.UUCP (keith garrard) writes:
-
- >Another thought about a wedding present. A lot of the time, people
- >buy really nice fancy towels, maybe with an initial on them, to give
- >to the newlywed couple. These towels are to be hung in the bathroom,
- >but not used; they are for appearances only. HOW STUPID! I've found
- >that buying regular towels [go to a towels by the pound outlet] is
- >much more appreciated, and certainly more practical. Ditto for
- >buying items that are *registered*. Isn't registering a stupid
- >idea? One registers so people will buy fancy china so that after
- >the wedding, the new couple can then put the fine china in a cabinet
- >never to be eaten upon. What a waste. Buy a complete set of dinnerware,
- >including plates, cups, saucers, bowls, etc., for 8. This makes the
- >most sense, and it is practical. I still opt for my earlier post
- >though, that is, that cash is the most appreciated, whatever the
- >amount. --Keith
-
- No, I don't think registering is a stupid idea. As the gift giver, I'm
- able to choose a gift that I like that I know the couple wants. If I
- can't find something that they've registered for that *I want to give
- them*, then I choose something else. It's pretty presumptuous for you
- to assume that all they've registered for is fancy china. These are the
- 90s and people are registering for things like garden tools and bathroom
- fixtures and cookware and everyday dishes and appliances. And,
- personally, as someone who has been living on her own for the last five
- years, I have a set of dinnerware that I like and enough towels to last
- until I have children. So what seems practical to some people isn't
- useful to me. My rule of thumb: Give a gift you (the giver) like, but
- make it easy to return/exchange.
-