I am having difficulty making a decision and I could use your help ladies…Here’s the story:
I am going to a bridal shower this weekend for my FSIL. My mom was invited too and so we are going to combine resources and buy her a bigger gift. We both kind of procrastinated and now we're in a bit of a bind.
Our original plan was to get her four place settings from the dish set that she wanted. The problem is that it is only available online. With the expedited shipping costs, it would put us a bit over what we wanted to spend. Plus I'm wondering if it would look weird carrying in four identical boxes, and watch her open four of the same thing in a row. So here are our current options:
1. Get her the dishes, and just pay the expedited shipping.
2. We also considered just going to the store and getting her the vacuum cleaner she wanted, which would cost the same as the dishes plus the expedited shipping. And it's only one box. Plus I feel like she might get more use out of this gift. Again though, it's a little more than what we are comfortable spending.
3. Get the dishes and have them sent to her apartment with standard shipping. Then, print a picture of the dishes and put it in a card. Is this tacky? Have you ever seen anyone do this?
What would you do?
Thanks in advance!