Well, at least it's nice to find out that Americans haven't cornered
the market on rude and crass behavior...

On Jun 13, 10:43*am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> We got an invitation today from an acquaintance and his wife to a combined
> birthday/house warming party they're holding at the end of the month.
>
> The invite says that 'guests are under no obligation to buy any gifts' -
> but they've registered at *two* home ware stores and given all the details
> about them - just in case.
>
> At first I thought, 'bit of a cheek' but when I thought about it some more
> I realized that might not be such a bad idea; I've been to some weddings
> where they have an arrangement like this. It saves the couple getting 10
> butter dishes and 15 potato peelers (or whatever).
>
> That is, until I saw the 'wish list' that they had also tacked on to the
> invitation. It includes (among other things): a new HD Television, a new
> double door fridge and a home theater system. I thought this might be a
> joke, but they have actually stated the name of a store where one of the
> items on the wish list can be purchased.
>
> Now that's 'Chutzpah', in my book - or is it? We won't be accepting the
> invitation, regardless - we barely know these people.
>
> OBFood: they didn't mention bringing any food, so I'm assuming they'll
> supply it to the guests; <grin>
>
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
>
> Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...