Where to send gift?

Cassandria · April 2010

A friend of mine is getting married at the end of May. Right now, she and her fiance live in Washington DC, then from about May 10-23 they'll be in our hometown, and then they are moving to MN. I don't know where I should send their gifts. Opinions?

sucrets4 · April 2010

Give her a check and call it a day?

katiewhompus · April 2010

I agree, I think money is the way to go on this one.

Cassandria · April 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_send-gift-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:1725a0a2-b347-45c8-8bea-bb0b70131aa6Post:68048902-f3a7-4689-b309-7ab9585da4c7">Re: Where to send gift?</a>:
[QUOTE]Give her a check and call it a day?
Posted by sucrets4[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I'm leaning that way, but I'm one of those "money is impersonal" people.

beatlesgirl25 · April 2010

If you're buying off their registry, it will usually send it to the address stipulated by the B&G, but you won't see it. For example, H and I were moving right before the wedding, so all our registry stuff got sent to his mom's house, but no one knew.

katiewhompus · April 2010

Nonesense. I wish more of my guests had given me impersonal money over the random table cloth/coffee maker/towel set that I actually got.

sucrets4 · April 2010

Ah, then listen to BG.

MeaghanandMichael · April 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_send-gift-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:1725a0a2-b347-45c8-8bea-bb0b70131aa6Post:0ce0fd1d-54d2-4107-84e0-caa6c14bbea1">Re: Where to send gift?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Where to send gift? : Yeah, I'm leaning that way, but I'm one of those "money is impersonal" people.
Posted by Cassandria[/QUOTE]

I can completely respect this opinion, but if these boards are any true sampling of the general population, MOST people really really just want money.

Cassandria · April 2010

Thanks, beatlesgirl, maybe I'll give that a whirl. Or just send money.

Cassandria · April 2010

Maybe I'll combine the 2 and just send her a box full of 100 bucks worth of gold coins in a mini pirate chest.

sapphirebaby926 · April 2010

I'd send them a check - it'll be one less thing they have to pack up and move

sucrets4 · April 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_send-gift-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:1725a0a2-b347-45c8-8bea-bb0b70131aa6Post:aaedbe02-624b-4403-bedf-cc777028ab9c">Re: Where to send gift?</a>:
[QUOTE]Maybe I'll combine the 2 and just send her a box full of 100 bucks worth of gold coins in a mini pirate chest.
Posted by Cassandria[/QUOTE]

Yaaaaar!! DH would be so psyched to get the chest. Just make sure you include an eyepatch!

beatlesgirl25 · April 2010

Ha, good point Meg!

OP, go for it. I'm pretty sure your friends would not use a transitional address for their gift delivery. Macy's wouldn't even let me use two. We asked them since we were planning to move, and they would only do one permanent address, period. Too much confusion if there is delayed shipping, I suppose.

spinner84 · April 2010

Either give a cheque, or wait until they are moved to their final address and send a gift there. (You can tell them the gift is forthcoming - you have a year).

Cassandria · April 2010

Yeah, BG and they're smart kids. She suggested I send any mail (my wedding invite and whatnot) to her parents' house if it's during the transition time. I think I might just send a check before the wedding and a small housewarming gift later to satisfy my "stuff" urge.

sucrets4 · April 2010

Oh, and a treasure map. That would be AWESOME!

(can you tell my H loves pirates a bit too much?)

miss.jawright · April 2010

Yeah I think many people like money. Hence the horrible poems people write to try to get away with asking for money out right such as the "We've been living in sin..." poem that is apparently getting very popular.

Cassandria · April 2010

Sucrets - Your husband sounds like a blast!

beatlesgirl25 · April 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_send-gift-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:1725a0a2-b347-45c8-8bea-bb0b70131aa6Post:8f6db454-c25f-4a61-a74b-809920ed01c9">Re: Where to send gift?</a>:
[QUOTE]Yeah, BG and they're smart kids. She suggested I send any mail (my wedding invite and whatnot) to her parents' house if it's during the transition time. I think I might just send a check before the wedding and a small housewarming gift later to satisfy my "stuff" urge.
Posted by Cassandria[/QUOTE]

That sounds like a really nice gesture!

pumpkinpumpkin · April 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_send-gift-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:1725a0a2-b347-45c8-8bea-bb0b70131aa6Post:0ce0fd1d-54d2-4107-84e0-caa6c14bbea1">Re: Where to send gift?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Where to send gift? : Yeah, I'm leaning that way, but I'm one of those "money is impersonal" people.
Posted by Cassandria[/QUOTE]

I'm kinda like that too.
Could you call her parents and find out where you should ship her gift?

Cassandria · April 2010

Pumpkin- I could do that. In the email she recently sent me, she gave me her parents' address as a transitional address for the weeks before the wedding, but I thought it was for mail only. I could just call her mom and ask what she thinks.

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