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callalilly323
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Obnoxious
A 24 year old colleague of mine is moving into a new apartment and is throwing herself a housewarming. I think that's great, and would typically bring a gift -- except that she has registered herself and included the registry information on her housewarming invite. And we're not talking bottles of wine, we're talking Kitchenaid mixers. It really bothers me for some reason! I will gladly bring her something but... am I off base?
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[QUOTE]A 24 year old colleague of mine is moving into a new apartment and is throwing herself a housewarming. I think that's great, and would typically bring a gift -- except that she has registered herself and included the registry information on her housewarming invite. And we're not talking bottles of wine, we're talking Kitchenaid mixers. <strong>It really bothers me for some reason! </strong>I will gladly bring her something but... am I off base?
Posted by callalilly323[/QUOTE]
As it should.
I'd bring her a bottle of wine. I may or may not also arrange to spill it on her floor.
http://tidetravel.weebly.com/index.html
[QUOTE]Who registers for a housewarming party? I'd bring her a bottle of wine. I may or may not also arrange to spill it on her floor.
Posted by tidetravel[/QUOTE]
One of the stores where I am registered for the wedding now has housewarming registries. Oh, and birthday registries. If I didn't love the everyday china there so very much, I'd have picked up and moved our registry due to a vague and pompous sense of etiquette justice.
Apparently, I can be bought with cerulean blue stoneware.
Housewarming registry is bad enough, but a birthday registry? really?
She ended uo with about 75 things on her registry and gosh darn, she got most of the crap she picked out.
She is in a very "You are getting married, and I had to by a house by myself, and therefore will never get married" phase, so I just went along with it.
At least she had the sense not to put the registry info on her invitation. But, I told her she was nuts, and would still think anyone else who did this was equally as ridiculous.
The answer: "No. Dear God, NO!"
Apparently not everyone got the message.
This thread reminded me of that episode. Sorry if it was off-topic, I just wanted to share.
[QUOTE]Who registers for a housewarming party? I'd bring her a bottle of wine. I may or may not also arrange to spill it on her floor.
Posted by tidetravel[/QUOTE]
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</div><div>This. And I'd make sure it looked like it was her fault. </div>
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Some of the PPs -- thats EXACTLY what she said -- she's getting this apartment alone and I'm registered for a shower, so why not? What's the difference? She ALSO referenced the S&TC episode, actually, so it's not off topic!
First of all, I'd never throw myself a party and call it a housewarming. I hate that. I'd just throw a party at my new house and invite my friends. If they brought something, I'd probably actually be embarassed.
That said, I might do a registry for myself so that I could get the discount when you fulfill it at the end. But, I'd probably misspell my name on it so that people wouldn't find it. The bottom line is, I'd be the only one buying from the registry.
Dresses may be easier to take in than let out, but guest lists are not. -- kate51485
Their housewarming registry was through crate and barrel.
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