tacky BM gift?

shlee2484

So I was thinking of getting all my girls gift cards to certain retail stores that I know they all shop at frequently. I work retail and the store(s) I was thinking of getting the gift cards for I get a discount at and all my BM's know this. Is that super tacky to get them all $50 gift cards when they know I didn't really spend that much on them or is that totally besides the point considering they still have the full $50 to spend?

mbcdefg

I wouldn't mind, if I were the BM. I'd still get to spend the $50 for myself, and I'd be glad that you were able to save some of your money. Win-win for both of us.

It's not like you work at a restaurant and you're bringing them leftover french fries as a gift.

marryingafootballcoach

If you're a gift card person, I think it's fine.  I feel like the best gifts I have received in the past were gifts that some thought had been put into.  I really liked it when a previous bride bought me a Kate Spade phone cover (bc I love my phone, and who doesn't love Kate Spade) and Paula Deen cookbooks and serving dishes (bc I love to cook & Paula Deen is extraordinary)!  She also bought me my favorite candy.  I just thought it was really sweet.    

MyNameIsNot

I think this is a great idea.  I wouldn't care that you paid $40 for the gift card.  I still get $50 toward what I want.

I would be careful to choose specific stores for each person.  I would love a $50 card to Williams Sonoma or Coach, but a $50 card to Walmart or Macy's seems a little less sincere, KWIM?  

mbcdefg

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_tacky-bm-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:37Discussion:b18c7ee0-b0a7-47f6-8353-0da954db80d7Post:369fb038-b1c3-45d5-8603-3b46ed6d8a30">Re: tacky BM gift?</a>:
[QUOTE]I think this is a great idea.  I wouldn't care that you paid $40 for the gift card.  I still get $50 toward what I want. I would be careful to choose specific stores for each person.  I would love a $50 card to Williams Sonoma or Coach, <strong>but a $50 card to Walmart or Macy's seems a little less sincere, KWIM?  
</strong>Posted by MyNameIsNot[/QUOTE]

I <strong>love</strong> getting gift cards to Target. Walmart would also be useful ... if nothing else, I can buy toilet paper and shampoo there if I need it. $50 to Macy's might not be <em>as </em>useful since most stuff in Macy's costs at least that much money.

I get your point if the gift card is to a store where the receiver never shops. Dillard's would be useless to me since there isn't a Dillard's in my area.

On the other hand, something like Trader Joe's would be cool because I only shop there once in a while when I'm in NYC and I can never convince to go to the one a few miles from our house. If I had a gift card there then I could tell him we "had" to go :)

Maggie0829

I would still have $50 to spend even if you only bought them for $25 a piece so no it would not bother me.

Even though I think gift cards are nice, they just don't seem very personal to me.  Why not buy something from the stores that you were going to get the gift cards from for your girls.  Since you already know they love the stores you know that they will most likely love whatever you get from those stores.

MyNameIsNot

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: tacky BM gift? : I love getting gift cards to Target. Walmart would also be useful ... if nothing else, I can buy toilet paper and shampoo there if I need it. $50 to Macy's might not be as useful since most stuff in Macy's costs at least that much money. I get your point if the gift card is to a store where the receiver never shops. Dillard's would be useless to me since there isn't a Dillard's in my area. On the other hand, something like Trader Joe's would be cool because I only shop there once in a while when I'm in NYC and I can never convince to go to the one a few miles from our house. If I had a gift card there then I could tell him we "had" to go :)
Posted by mbcdefg[/QUOTE]

<div>I see your point, (and would love a TJ or target card) but a box store like that makes it seem less personal to me.  Does that make sense?  </div><div>
</div><div>I think for a BM gift, I'd like to pick a store where the GC doesn't get spent on shampoo and toilet paper, you know?  That's probably irrational, though.</div>

StephBeanWed61502

I think that as long as the cards are tailored to their interests (meaning, don't get your hippie friend who never wears makeup because she doesn't believe in it a GC to Sephora just because you get a discount there yourself) it's fine.  My FSIL works for a fashion company, and I know she got my Christmas present on her super-awesome discount.  My present is just as awesome as if she paid full-price for it.

ajmom2two

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_tacky-bm-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:37Discussion:b18c7ee0-b0a7-47f6-8353-0da954db80d7Post:cdab4e99-62f7-46f0-a77f-ed203d6c6dbe">Re: tacky BM gift?</a>:
[QUOTE]I think that as long as the cards are tailored to their interests (meaning, don't get your hippie friend who never wears makeup because she doesn't believe in it a GC to Sephora just because you get a discount there yourself) it's fine.  My FSIL works for a fashion company, and I know she got my Christmas present on her super-awesome discount.  My present is just as awesome as if she paid full-price for it.
Posted by StephBeanWed61502[/QUOTE]

<div>This</div>

BMcLeodTeam

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_tacky-bm-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:37Discussion:b18c7ee0-b0a7-47f6-8353-0da954db80d7Post:cdab4e99-62f7-46f0-a77f-ed203d6c6dbe">Re: tacky BM gift?</a>:
[QUOTE]I think that as long as the cards are tailored to their interests (meaning, don't get your hippie friend who never wears makeup because she doesn't believe in it a GC to Sephora just because you get a discount there yourself) it's fine.  My FSIL works for a fashion company, and I know she got my Christmas present on her super-awesome discount.  My present is just as awesome as if she paid full-price for it.
Posted by StephBeanWed61502[/QUOTE]

I agree with this. My sister works retail, and I know she's gotten my Christmas gifts with great deals in the past... doesn't make me love the items any less

DeannaCW

My question is, would they actually let you get the gift cards on a discount? I once tried to get a gift card with store discount and it didn't apply it. Since it was basically money exchange, I still had to pay full price.