October 2012 Weddings

An etiquette WTF at work

I am not usually one to get on people for etiquette issues as I am definitely not prim and proper. However, as I was sitting in a meeting this morning one of my co-workers (who I barely know) started handing out his registry cards with his name and office number written on them. He gave them to everyone with the caveat that we need not spend too much ,and that he and his FI put some cheaper items on the registry. Then he repeated his office number on his way out the door and told us he would accept the gifts there.
I was really shocked by this. I know I am not invited to the wedding or shower. I don't even know his last name! It was just all kinds of weird.
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  • Wow...really, really rude!  I hope no one in your office buys him anything after that behavior!
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    Holy geeze! Really?! Why would ANYONE think that is okay to do?!
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  • That's incredible.  Did everyone give him the side eye?  I would completely ignore this dude. 
  • Wow, just wow.

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  • That is almost too ridiculous to even believe.  The nerve of some people!!
  • I hope everyone left them on the table after he walked out...

    that is just rude!
  • Wow! Just... wow! 


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  • Oh wow! If I was his FI I would freak out! Then again... maybe she is doing the same thing. Some people just don't get it!

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  • wow that is a pretty bold move.  I would not be buying that guy anything but i would be embarassed for him.
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  • I can't believe he had the balls to do that at a meeting no less.  He is basically asking strangers for gifts.  What did the other people in the meeting do?  He has got to be the talk of the office right now!!
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  • poor guy. I wonder if his FI knows he did this. I would hope she wasn't the one who encouraged him to do it.
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  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_october-2012-weddings_an-etiquette-wtf-at-work?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:56b9bcef-1e34-456e-81f5-cfaa107456b2Discussion:3285eeb2-384f-447b-accc-2364c29a12d7Post:fab65036-ebd3-49e1-bc45-c21bb31f52ee">Re: An etiquette WTF at work</a>:
    [QUOTE]I can't believe he had the balls to do that at a meeting no less.  He is basically asking strangers for gifts.  What did the other people in the meeting do?  He has got to be the talk of the office right now!!
    Posted by Cathyl7910[/QUOTE]



    Everyone kind of sat there just looking at it. I thought it was a business card at first. I work at a large college and there are so many employees that the business card swap is pretty common.
    If it didn't happen to me I totally would not believe it!
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  • Wow! WTF is right!
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  • WTF?! That is so awkward and rude.  I'd send him an etiquette book as a present, but I'm passive-aggressive like that. 
  • I would put theknot.com on the back of his card (or another card) and give it back to him. tell him there is tons of information about weddings and it would be good for him and his FI to view the wedding boards.
    Probably not a nice way to do it, but obviously they are very misinformed, and it might help them in their planning.
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  • How do people do these things?? I would never have enough nerve(?) to do something like this. Good gracious.
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  • WOW, talk about tacky. I have to agree with the another poster, it might be fun to give him a wedding equitte book & flag the page about telling people where you are registered. Might be a good idea to flag the page on thank you cards too because chances are he probably doesn't think those are necessary.

    I work in a large corporation and sometime teams will chip in & have an office bridal shower or just get a gift when someone on their team is getting married. But it's never asked for by the person getting married. They are done as surprises.
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