holy regifting batman!

We had several people bring boxed gifts to the wedding. Since we left for our honeymoon the next day, we didn't get to open them until we got back... and I have a great story now!

Some of you may remember the friend of my husband who got married the week before us and kept sending emails about his wedding and his registry to us, even though they never sent us an invite. Even his fiance was sending us emails about it - and neither one of us had ever met her (and my husband hadn't seen his friend since COLLEGE!) We'd been getting email after email about how we were invited, etc. -- and that's the only reason we invited them to our wedding. This started about 6 months before the wedding -- we finally got an invite about a week after the RSVP date on their invites... nevermind the fact that not two weeks earlier, we received an email about how they had updated their registries...

We couldn't attend their wedding (it was far away and we had family coming into town early for our wedding - and a million things to do). We RSVP'd no and sent a gift card (to a store where they registered) with the response.

Only DH's friend came to our wedding (one week after his wedding, without his wife). He brought a gift... it was a Williams & Sonoma cookbook and a set of 4 dessert plates we hadn't registered for (they were very pretty plates). I love to cook, and I immediately opened the cover of the cookbook. I figured everyone opens the cover of a book they get as a gift just as a reflex -- Well, apparently NOT! Inside the front cover was written THEIR names and August 4th wedding date AND a very personal note to them from friends or family of theirs...

Talk about regifting! At least make sure it's not THAT obvious when you do it!

I *almost* wrote in their thank you card 'We'll think about you every time we open the cook book' - but I held back.

You should have wrote that!!!
People do the strangest things.

We're thinking of sending it to them for their 1 year anniversary! (JK!)

u soooo should have wrote that!!!!!!!

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Posted by Kara and Todd

We're thinking of sending it to them for their 1 year anniversary! (JK!)

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Kara - unrelated - where did you get your avatar? Is there a website where you can make a picture of your ring?

ETA: That story is insane, by the way!

I doubt she'll have the decency to be as mortified as she should be. Or aren't you telling them the book is personalized to them?

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Posted by Jess125483

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Posted by Kara and Todd

We're thinking of sending it to them for their 1 year anniversary! (JK!)

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Kara - unrelated - where did you get your avatar? Is there a website where you can make a picture of your ring?

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I got mine from the Tiffany web site.

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Posted by DrWho


I doubt she'll have the decency to be as mortified as she should be. Or aren't you telling them the book is personalized to them?

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I think we're just going to let it go... though I still laugh every time I look at it. We thought about sending it back to them just saying 'We think you made a mistake, as this is personally inscribed to you' - but DH wants to just let it go. He's probably right.

I would have wrote...

We will think about so and so everytime we open it. And write the names of the people that wrote in it... and seen if they understood what you meant. I can't believe that that happened. It is kind of funny but SAD too that they would do that!!!!

hysterical!!! I just can't believe anyone would be THAT obvious!!

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Posted by melissankurt07

I would have wrote...

We will think about so and so everytime we open it. And write the names of the people that wrote in it... and seen if they understood what you meant. I can't believe that that happened. It is kind of funny but SAD too that they would do that!!!!

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That would have been perfect!

while that s*cks, it's still pretty funny!! i can't believe people are so oblivious sometimes.

I think we're just going to let it go... though I still laugh every time I look at it. We thought about sending it back to them just saying 'We think you made a mistake, as this is personally inscribed to you' - but DH wants to just let it go. He's probably right.

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I think you should send it back!!!!!!! Not to be mean, but to teach them they should really put some thought into gift giving.

OMG

i would TOTALLY call them on it and send it back to them saying 'i'm sure your friends wouldn't appreciate you giving away a gift they gave you...to someone else, especially when they wrote such a nice note in it.'

i swear that is exactly what i would do---and i wish you would do it too!

OMG! That is hilarious!

I don't think I would have been able to hold back and would have to tell them how nice the note from their friend was!

how cheesy!! you totally should have written that. hehe....

OMG!!

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