Gift from Unknown Guest

juicygirl16 · July 2012

Hi all!

I need some advice-we received a gift from one of our guests, but there is no indication as to who sent it. We know it is from Bed, Bath and Beyond. We threw out all of our packaging after scouring the box for any info (just fyi). So two questions:

1) Does anyone know if we can ask Bed, Bath and Beyond if they are able to tell us who sent it (assuming that the person had it marked down as being on our registry when they bought it)?

2) If BBB is unable to tell us, what do I do? I don't want to not thank the person who gave it to us when writing thank yous, but I'm not sure what the etiquette is or what my options are. Please help!!!

hoffse · July 2012

First, call BBB - I swear someday they'll set up a thank you note manager beacuse this happens a lot. They will probably be able to tell you.

If they can't tell you, then you do process of elimination. Make a list of who gave you what while you're writing your thank yous and see if you have any left at the end who came but didn't give you anything. Hopefully it won't be more than 2 or 3 people. For those people I would either have somebody inquire if that's comfortable (like a mom) or else write a generic "thank you for coming!" note to them - If I received one of those and had sent you a gift, I would call to make sure you got it.

Avion22 · July 2012

All of our gifts from BB&B had a packing list that included the name and address of the giver. Most also had the little gift tag/card thing somewhere in the box (even if it wasn't gift-wrapped). Was there any packing slip AT ALL?

Cackle6 · July 2012

Unfortunately that's the one downfall of BBB's system - they aren't able to tell you who purchased what. If it was purchased online they *might* be able to look it up. Hopefully they have that option added soon.

strlzfan11 · July 2012

A friend of mine received a really nice gift when her son was born a few months ago, but there was no card or other indication who it was from. After asking around their families she posted a message on FB saying "We received a wonderful rocking horse for the baby, but we have no idea who sent it. We would like to properly thank the giver, so if you know who sent it, please let us know."

egm900 · July 2012

It's possible you'll get the name if you call. One of the lady's invited to my shower couldn't attend and let me know a gift was being shipped to us. I called the 1-800 number and told them a guest had told me a gift was being shipped to us, a cake plate, and I wanted to check on the status, and the representative said "from Jane Smith?" so you might get the name if you call.

shanliann · July 2012

we bought a gift off of a BBB registery and even though they offer free shipping and then the bride and groom dont have to transport gifts, we opted to have the package sent to us so we could take the gift to the wedding ourselves. (I know were such inconveinent jerks!) but nothing came with the package at all. I even thought that like, "sure glad we decided to have it shipped to us" seriously, its 2012 there are ways around these issues!!!

lauraanne9 · July 2012

I guess there are ways around it, but bringing the gift to the reception instead of shipping it really seems like the wrong way around it. If you are concerned that the B&G won't know who it is from, having it shipped to you and then to the address on their registry would be the way to go. Not bringing it to the reception/wedding, which can create issues with transportation, etc.

juicygirl16 · August 2012

Thanks everyone!

I'll try some of your suggestions.

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