Would you feel bad about exchanging a wedding gift?

glinda_goodwitch Posted: Nov 07, 2006 11:22 AM

Would you feel bad about exchanging a wedding gift?

An old coworker gave me a wedding gift today--very cool gift. It is from Bombay company and it is a kit to plant an Amaryllis. But the only problem is that Amaryllis are poisonous to cats, and I don't feel comfortable having something poisonous in the apartment. What if he (kitty) got into it? We don't really have room to put it somewhere where the cat can't reach. Would you feel bad exchanging the gift if you were me? It's too bad because I love projects like that. But I just don't like the possibility of my kitty getting sick.

LaurenluvsTJ Posted: Nov 07, 2006 11:23 AM

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I would have no issues returning it. We returned some things we got. And they were on our registry!!

EverlovingEv Posted: Nov 07, 2006 11:24 AM

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I wouldn't feel bad exchanging a gift in general. But if you're kitty can get sick - all the more reason to do it! :)

ali120206 Posted: Nov 07, 2006 11:25 AM

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Posted by EverlovingEv

I wouldn't feel bad exchanging a gift in general. But if you're kitty can get sick - all the more reason to do it! :)

Totally agree and your friend will understand.

JXNOscar Posted: Nov 07, 2006 11:27 AM

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Return it. It's yours to do whatever you wish

glinda_goodwitch Posted: Nov 07, 2006 11:28 AM

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Okay so now the thing is that I received the gift today, but it was actually left for me since I was not around when the friend came to visit my workplace. I was working off campus in DC (we are in MD). So I never got to thank the friend, and so I have to send him a thank you. But I shouldn't tell him that Amaryllis are poisonous to cats, right? Just thank him and don't let him know there is a problem?

SoontobeMrsH Posted: Nov 07, 2006 11:32 AM

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your friend will understand!

luvabul Posted: Nov 07, 2006 11:39 AM

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no dont tell him/her about the poisnous part and how u cant keep! just return/exhange it...and write a thank you note ...the end

Kara and Todd Posted: Nov 07, 2006 11:44 AM

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Posted by luvabul

no dont tell him/her about the poisnous part and how u cant keep! just return/exhange it...and write a thank you note ...the end

Totally agree!

libby2595 Posted: Nov 07, 2006 11:57 AM

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Posted by Kara and Todd

Posted by luvabul

no dont tell him/her about the poisnous part and how u cant keep! just return/exhange it...and write a thank you note ...the end

Totally agree!

agree!!
how about buying a different kind of plant? just a thought... this might make you feel better about the exchange.

hth

ChrissynRicky Posted: Nov 07, 2006 11:59 AM

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Nope, not at all.

cindyandkevin Posted: Nov 07, 2006 12:01 PM

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Beth, you def have a very good reason to exchange the gift. As for the TY note, just thank them for thinking of you and how you thought the gift was very sweet.

ewickens Posted: Nov 07, 2006 12:17 PM

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Posted by LaurenluvsTJ

I would have no issues returning it. We returned some things we got. And they were on our registry!!

Same for us.

CLMon7906 Posted: Nov 07, 2006 12:32 PM

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Posted by ewickens

Posted by LaurenluvsTJ

I would have no issues returning it. We returned some things we got. And they were on our registry!!

Same for us.

haha. We didn't exchange anything...but when gifts started coming in, I told DH that if I didnt' like something I would return it...he told me I couldnt'...I told him I was not going to keep something that looked awful or wouldn't be useful.

Tiggeruth Posted: Nov 07, 2006 12:39 PM

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I wouldn't feel bad exchanging a gift, especially for such a reason as that.

happygirl07 Posted: Nov 07, 2006 03:25 PM

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Return and don't tell.

AeroJenn Posted: Nov 07, 2006 04:01 PM

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Nope. Go aheda and exchange it for something you and DH really need or want. Its the thought thast counts

Kerrycec Posted: Nov 07, 2006 04:40 PM

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nope, I returned a huge bar set from Pier 1 that wasn't really my style that I'd received at the wedding.

snydl40 Posted: Nov 07, 2006 05:07 PM

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Return it

tela Posted: Nov 07, 2006 09:58 PM

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Posted by ali120206

Posted by EverlovingEv

I wouldn't feel bad exchanging a gift in general. But if you're kitty can get sick - all the more reason to do it! :)

Totally agree and your friend will understand.

I agree too. I wouldn't want anything to hurt my cat