"Goomba" > wrote in message
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> Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>> I agree. That's the way it should be, but retail businesses have made
>> registering and listing gifts a big deal. Even moms-to-be are registering
>> in places like Target for baby stuff.
>>
>> I'm old fashioned and think gift registries are just for china and silver
>> patterns in case anyone wants to buy some for the bride. The other stuff
>> is just plain begging and very, IMHO, uncouth.
>
> Be that as it may (stores making it easy to register with them) at no time
> does that make it socially acceptable to include gift demand list
> information with invitations to a party (except wedding or baby showers
> where the intent IS gifts).

It's not the gift registries per se that I object to; they can actually be a
big help when trying to figure out what to buy someone. I just don't think
invitations should include registry notices. We registered for both our
wedding and when we had our first child, but neither time did the invitation
mention that we were registered.


> So register where ever you desire, but don't go advertising it unless the
> guest asks. Cheap, store provided and branded invitations are tacky,
> tacky, tacky!

My daughter recently received an invitation to a birthday party for a
classmate of hers, and inside the invitation was a card that said the child
was registered at Toys 'R Us.

I bought him a nice gift at Target and included the gift receipt.

Mary