Even putting the baby's size on an invitation is an outright request for a qift and would piss me off to no end. The SS just capped it with utter stupidity. (I understand it's a request for savings bonds, etc. but PUHLEEZE--TACKY.)
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Cashmere - Sep 01, 2006 8:18:23 pm PDT #1527 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
SuziQ - Sep 01, 2006 9:05:25 pm PDT #1528 of 10000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
A's won.
Fireworks pretty.
Irish coffee strong.
Zenkitty's "friends" stoooooopid.
Volans - Sep 01, 2006 9:22:01 pm PDT #1529 of 10000
move out and draw fire
Googling info on what to do in case of identity theft, and print it on some fancy paper. I'm all about the homemade gifts.
See, I was thinking that actually doing some identity theft using the SSN would be the gift that keeps on giving.
libkitty - Sep 01, 2006 10:17:20 pm PDT #1530 of 10000
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Even putting the baby's size on an invitation is an outright request for a qift and would piss me off to no end.
This is so crass. Logically, even registering is a no-no (I think I read that in Miss Manners once, and it makes sense). I'm not sure why registering doesn't bother me, except that it's so widely practiced. This, however, squicks me something horrid. I don't recommend picking friends for what they can give you, but these seem like losable ones, Zenkitty.
Cass - Sep 01, 2006 10:34:48 pm PDT #1531 of 10000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
See, I was thinking that actually doing some identity theft using the SSN would be the gift that keeps on giving.Like a pregnant cat...
Logically, even registering is a no-noI get this but damn, sometimes, I am so happy about it. And I made P register before she even sent out announcements (it wasn't on the announce, but the info was easily available before they went out) because people always ask. We are far enough apart from those that we care about that we can't just *know* what she might need. I barely know what they need and I spent the first week with the baby there more than I was home. Still? I get it.
Just randomly hit the ex of an ex googling. It is so time to go to bed. Weird.
libkitty - Sep 01, 2006 11:41:43 pm PDT #1532 of 10000
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I am so happy about it.
Me too. I have a friend who got married last year who wasn't planning to register until a bunch of her friends begged her to. I don't particularly like the idea of it, but I love the ease.
SailAweigh - Sep 02, 2006 3:23:41 am PDT #1533 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Wait a minute. What's wrong with registering for wedding gifts and baby shower and/or new baby gifts? At least with weddings, it's a time honored tradition. Everyone I know registers. It may not have been something much done by the middle class or below until places like Target came online with it, but I know darn well all the better department stores have had gift registries for yonks ages, even as far back as when my parents got married. I even encouraged my kids to register for the baby Jina was going to have (but didn't.) It sounds like Miss Manners might not like it, but I, personally, don't believe she is the be-all-end-all of manners as relates to customs and traditions. Registering was a way for folks to get complete china sets and the like. No one expected one guest to buy a complete set of china, so it was listed by complete place settings and a guest could buy just one. Hopefully, enough people would buy just one that the couple got a complete set. The same with silverware.
Zenkitty - Sep 02, 2006 4:18:41 am PDT #1534 of 10000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I get why registering could be seen as pushing for gifts by the Miss-Mannerly, but seriously, I never know what to get even people I know really well - trying to buy for showers etc would be a nightmare without a registry. Now, if my friends registered for really expensive shit, or at like Bloomingdale's, that would suck.
Anyway, I'm over it all. I'm just gonna go and have fun and forget about it. I'm gonna try to get there early enough that I won't walk in just as the minister is doing his thing. The invite says the party is from 1-5, and the ceremony starts at 1. So if I'm a few minutes late, as is likely since I haven't been to their new house before, I'll walk in right in the middle of it. Maybe I should be like a half-hour late.
Oh, and Raq? I was totally pondering identity-theft-ing the kid. At least put her on an annoying mailing list or something.
SailAweigh - Sep 02, 2006 4:28:58 am PDT #1535 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Zenkitty, you are definitely appropriately named. I hope you have fun!
I think what I'm reading about registries (and what I was trying to get clear in my mind) is that registering a major event once is cool. Registering multiple times just for the sake of getting more goodies is mos def tacky and uncool.
IOmeN, this is the only nice day predicted for the long weekend and where am I? At work. Bleh. It probably wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't listening to a streaming blues channel on my computer. Heh.
Anne W. - Sep 02, 2006 4:33:10 am PDT #1536 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
These day, I think registries are almost essential, really, especially as it's now far more common for both halves of a couple to have had their own places prior to marriage. A registry is a good way to avoid getting flooded with toasters when the happy couple is already faced with the prospect of winnowing out duplicate appliances before a single gift arrives.