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Pampered Chef Registry

fiveyearsaprilfiveyearsapril
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OK here's the deal. I have lived with my fiance for the past two years and we really don't need anything. I plan on registering for a few things to "upgrade" (you know, something nicer than our five dollar toaster) but that's it. I know a woman who does pampered chef and she insists on throwing me a party. What do I do? I barely cook as it is and I don't want to do a "shower" with pampered chef! I don't want to have my friends&family buy overpriced things that I barely need.
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    Mrs.B6302007Mrs.B6302007 member
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    Decline the party.  If she's "Oh, but...." put your foot down.
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    MNVegasMNVegas member
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    Just say thanks, but no thanks. Tell her you don't cook much and it would not be a good fit for you.
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    jessicabessicajessicabessica member
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    Just politely decline the shower.  If she insists, be firm.  

    It sounds like it's not a good fit for you anyway, but these parties sound pretty uncomfortable--basically the person throwing the party tries to get your guest to buy you stuff that they sell.  
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    rlavachrlavach member
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    If it makes you uncomfortable, decline. One of my mom's best friend does Pampered Chef and she asked me if I wanted to have a shower. She is a very good friend and if I did it, it would be more to help her out than to help me. Honestly, I have no problem with direct sale companies. I just don't like the idea of having people sit in a room with the intention of buying things for me. Plus, since I haven't had a regular shower yet, I have no idea what will be left that I need.

    On the other hand, it can work for some. Another friend of mine had a daughter getting married & moving to Italy (I'm so jealous). There are a lot of kitchen gadgets that are common here, but extremely hard or expensive to find there. She had a family-only Pampered Chef party where her mom, aunts & cousins pitched in to get her some of the other items that she could use. Then they had to ship it all there. 

    So, it may work for some. If it makes you uncomfortable, don't do it. If you want to, maybe you can offer to host a party for her AFTER you're married. 

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    fiveyearsaprilfiveyearsapril
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    Thank you for all your help! I told her we decided on one small registry and she tried to offer something else. I ended up saying "thanks for your help, I'll let you know if we change our minds!"
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