Wedding Registries are an insult - GoFuckYourself.com

MrIzzz · 02-09-2008, 03:01 PM

who the fuck came up with this idea? These registries are so emotionless, so what's the point of buying a gift for someone if they're picking it?

I personally believe in the saying "you never look a gift horse in the mouth" because when someone gives you a gift from the heart, it shouldn't matter what they give. It's the act of giving that counts.

Discuss

baddog · 02-09-2008, 03:04 PM

It is huge income for the stores offering it. Personally, I can't even tell my kids what I want for Christmas, I would have a problem putting out a wish list.

fatfoo · 02-09-2008, 03:07 PM

I also have a problem putting out a wish list.

But.. I've almost completed my death wish list.

MrIzzz · 02-09-2008, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

It is huge income for the stores offering it. Personally, I can't even tell my kids what I want for Christmas, I would have a problem putting out a wish list.

i understand the money part, but it's a shame that the couple having the wedding don't consider the guests wishes. I believe if you're going to have a wedding with guests, that they shouldn't be inconvenienced with it.

you're like me, when my birthday comes around or even other occasions, i just tell people they don't need to buy me anything at all.

MrIzzz · 02-09-2008, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by fatfoo

I also have a problem putting out a wish list.

But.. I've almost completed my death wish list.

lolol

you should post that death list

rowan · 02-09-2008, 03:10 PM

The problem with letting guests choose gifts is that you end up with 5 toasters and 2 wine racks.

MrIzzz · 02-09-2008, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rowan

The problem with letting guests choose gifts is that you end up with 5 toasters and 2 wine racks.

sell the extra on ebay!!!!!!!!!!

j/k

most people i know give cash or ask, i know at my wedding it was all cash

Bro Media - BANNED FOR LIFE · 02-09-2008, 03:17 PM

i hate telling people what i want for gifts, i don't give a shit...

Jet - BANNED FOR LIFE · 02-09-2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rowan

The problem with letting guests choose gifts is that you end up with 5 toasters and 2 wine racks.

guests should just give money in an envelope

comeplay · 02-09-2008, 03:24 PM

another problem with gift registry's which is even worse then asking for what you want is the way some are setup. Not only can you go to some places and setup a gift list but you can check and see if anyone bought something off that list as some mark it off as they are purchased etc.

L-Pink · 02-09-2008, 03:34 PM

A friends son was getting married and he set up a gift registry from Target. The kid was always a bit of a wise ass and this was actually pretty cool. Everyone made good natured fun, the list was very practical, both sides had big bucks and this was a nice way really of saying just come and have a good time.

I got them his & hers rubber flip-flops (shower shoes), lol .......

cherrylula · 02-09-2008, 03:41 PM

Weddings are big business! The marriage and divorce industry make this country billions of dollars. People get married for the dumbest reasons sometimes too. Just because they want one of those stupid registries probably.

comeplay · 02-09-2008, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

A friends son was getting married and he set up a gift registry from Target. The kid was always a bit of a wise ass and this was actually pretty cool. Everyone made good natured fun, the list was very practical, both sides had big bucks and this was a nice way really of saying just come and have a good time.

I got them his & hers rubber flip-flops (shower shoes), lol .......

the last wedding me and my girlfriend went to had a registry at target as well, we got them the dish set they had wanted then stuck a big box of condoms inside the box to kind of personalize the gift so they would remember who it was from lol (they are young but kinda proper)

xNetworx · 02-09-2008, 03:55 PM

Yeah, its pretty ghey. You know what else is ghey? When you fly to the other side of the country for a friend's wedding, pay for your hotel and stay, and they still expect another gift.

fatfoo · 02-09-2008, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MrIzzz

lolol

you should post that death list

Yes, when the time is right.

rowan · 02-09-2008, 04:31 PM

Cash is a good idea, wish we'd thought of that.

When one of my friends got married they asked for cash and said it would be anonymous, so we get there with our anonymous envelope and the guy asks us to write our names on it. Turns out everyone else did so even if we'd left it anon they would have figured it out.

D · 02-09-2008, 04:35 PM

I dunno... I see 'em as a convenience.

You know what you're getting is something they want, and you know that you're the only one (on paper, at least) getting them what you're getting them. You don't have to worry about gift receipts, and when you go over to their place a year later to chill for an evening, you know they'll actually be using what you got them.

You don't _have_ to buy for them from the registry... nor do they expect to get everything that they put on it.

who · 02-09-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MrIzzz

who the fuck came up with this idea? These registries are so emotionless, so what's the point of buying a gift for someone if they're picking it?

I personally believe in the saying "you never look a gift horse in the mouth" because when someone gives you a gift from the heart, it shouldn't matter what they give. It's the act of giving that counts.

Discuss

I 100% agree. That said - are you really an American??????????????

D · 02-09-2008, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by pimpporn

Yeah, its pretty ghey. You know what else is ghey? When you fly to the other side of the country for a friend's wedding, pay for your hotel and stay, and they still expect another gift.

You coulda cut out, and not gone if cost was an issue, right?

But on the subject of cost, your friend probably had to put up somewhere between $100 and $250 extra to get you seated at his/her wedding and reception.

MrIzzz · 02-09-2008, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by pimpporn

Yeah, its pretty ghey. You know what else is ghey? When you fly to the other side of the country for a friend's wedding, pay for your hotel and stay, and they still expect another gift.

i can't stand that shit either. At my wedding i had people come from Switzerland and a few from the Mid West, I didn't expect them to even give a gift because i was so happy just for the fact that they came.

MrIzzz · 02-09-2008, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by who

I 100% agree. That said - are you really an American??????????????

born and raised American, but my parents are from the former Yugoslavia. We're Albanian, so I have the best of both cultures

Babaganoosh · 02-09-2008, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

A friends son was getting married and he set up a gift registry from Target. The kid was always a bit of a wise ass and this was actually pretty cool. Everyone made good natured fun, the list was very practical, both sides had big bucks and this was a nice way really of saying just come and have a good time.

I got them his & hers rubber flip-flops (shower shoes), lol .......

That's funny. I had a friend do exactly the same thing. The list had absolutely nothing expensive on it. There was shit like Bic ink pens, Spiderman cereal, 6-pack of Dr. Pepper, popcorn, etc. They just wanted people to show up and get drunk with them at the reception.

xmas13 · 02-09-2008, 04:58 PM

A wedding is a speed dating party for single female/male guests. :-)

who · 02-09-2008, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by MrIzzz

born and raised American, but my parents are from the former Yugoslavia. We're Albanian, so I have the best of both cultures

Ahhhhhhh well that explains your failure to go along with stupid, insane, ridiculous american customs.

baddog · 02-09-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by comeplay

another problem with gift registry's which is even worse then asking for what you want is the way some are setup. Not only can you go to some places and setup a gift list but you can check and see if anyone bought something off that list as some mark it off as they are purchased etc.

That is the upside . . . so you don't end up with 5 toasters.

baddog · 02-09-2008, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

A friends son was getting married and he set up a gift registry from Target. The kid was always a bit of a wise ass and this was actually pretty cool. Everyone made good natured fun, the list was very practical, both sides had big bucks and this was a nice way really of saying just come and have a good time.

I got them his & hers rubber flip-flops (shower shoes), lol .......

My daughter is getting married, and Target is one of the stores they are registered at.

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MrIzzz If u touch it, I will cum Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: long island Posts: 22,923	Wedding Registries are an insult who the fuck came up with this idea? These registries are so emotionless, so what's the point of buying a gift for someone if they're picking it? I personally believe in the saying "you never look a gift horse in the mouth" because when someone gives you a gift from the heart, it shouldn't matter what they give. It's the act of giving that counts. Discuss __________________ WHO WANTS TO PLAY GRAB-ASS?

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comeplay Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greater Washington DC Posts: 1,435	another problem with gift registry's which is even worse then asking for what you want is the way some are setup. Not only can you go to some places and setup a gift list but you can check and see if anyone bought something off that list as some mark it off as they are purchased etc. __________________ Top virtual hosts for under 10$? www.hostmylife.com \| icq 50663030

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D Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Valley Posts: 7,412	I dunno... I see 'em as a convenience. You know what you're getting is something they want, and you know that you're the only one (on paper, at least) getting them what you're getting them. You don't have to worry about gift receipts, and when you go over to their place a year later to chill for an evening, you know they'll actually be using what you got them. You don't _have_ to buy for them from the registry... nor do they expect to get everything that they put on it. __________________ -D. ICQ: 202-96-31

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xmas13 Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GFY Posts: 5,176	A wedding is a speed dating party for single female/male guests. :-) __________________ ICQ 557504926

02-09-2008, 03:04 PM	#2
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	It is huge income for the stores offering it. Personally, I can't even tell my kids what I want for Christmas, I would have a problem putting out a wish list.

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rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	The problem with letting guests choose gifts is that you end up with 5 toasters and 2 wine racks.

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Bro Media - BANNED FOR LIFE MOBILE PORN: IMOBILEPORN Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Tinseltown NL Posts: 16,502	i hate telling people what i want for gifts, i don't give a shit...

02-09-2008, 03:34 PM	#11
L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,151	A friends son was getting married and he set up a gift registry from Target. The kid was always a bit of a wise ass and this was actually pretty cool. Everyone made good natured fun, the list was very practical, both sides had big bucks and this was a nice way really of saying just come and have a good time. I got them his & hers rubber flip-flops (shower shoes), lol .......

02-09-2008, 03:41 PM	#12
cherrylula lol Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 15,969	Weddings are big business! The marriage and divorce industry make this country billions of dollars. People get married for the dumbest reasons sometimes too. Just because they want one of those stupid registries probably.

02-09-2008, 03:55 PM	#14
xNetworx So Fucking What Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whore Island Posts: 14,445	Yeah, its pretty ghey. You know what else is ghey? When you fly to the other side of the country for a friend's wedding, pay for your hotel and stay, and they still expect another gift.

02-09-2008, 04:31 PM	#16
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Cash is a good idea, wish we'd thought of that. When one of my friends got married they asked for cash and said it would be anonymous, so we get there with our anonymous envelope and the guy asks us to write our names on it. Turns out everyone else did so even if we'd left it anon they would have figured it out.