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My tiny act of rebellion against honeyfunds...

theartistformerlyknownastheartistformerlyknownas member
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...was marking the incessant Zola ads in my Facebook feed as offensive and inappropriate. I feel strangely triumphant.
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  • lc07lc07 member
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    Freaking Genius.

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  • InkdancerInkdancer member
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    Good idea.

    My FMIL suggested one to me at lunch yesterday. I squashed that idea like a spider (hastily and without mercy).
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  • Aray82Aray82 member
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    Well, heck yeah. Coz they are!
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  • huskypuppy14huskypuppy14 member
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    Yup, I did the same thing.
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  • Simply FatedSimply Fated member
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    I had to google Zola because I didn't know what it is. It looks like registry.com or one of those all-in-one registry sites...
    But, uh... there is this part towards the right that says:
    "Control over Gifts Tell us when you want to receive gifts, as they are purchased, and exchange items on Zola.com before they're sent."

    I had to investigate futher. I found this gem:

    Swaps

    Don’t worry about changing your mind. You can convert any gift to credits.




    And, my personal favorite quote from the website:

    Honest

    We believe in honesty above all else,



    Oh oh oh... if the guest chooses to have the item shipped to their own house, you know, instead of the couple's, then the couple can NOT "reallocate the funds towards something else"

    Cash gifts take 4 to 5 days, so if a couple is planning on using wedding gifts for their honeymoon (that they are taking rigth after the wedding) this could get tricky. Oh noez!

    If someone purchases an item or donates to a honeyfund on a different site, it can take 2 days for the money to transfer. And then.... you can use that money to buy the item they bought for you. Yeah.... what?

    This site wants you to know that there are no fees to register! None! Except there is a processing fee for credit cards for 2.7%. Don't worry, you can make the guests pay for that. LOL.


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  • theartistformerlyknownastheartistformerlyknownas member
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    How anyone actually falls for that and thinks this is in any way appropriate... just lowers my faith in humanity.
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  • InkdancerInkdancer member
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    lolo883 said:
    How anyone actually falls for that and thinks this is in any way appropriate... just lowers my faith in humanity.
    Plenty of people just never read the fine print. FMIL had no idea that when people buy "swimming with the dolphins" or "a drink on the beach" that what you actually get is 93% of the cost of that thing.
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  • raissyraisraissyrais member
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    This is becoming a sad, sad trend...I have a feeling it will take years before people start understanding that honeyfunds are absolutely inappropriate! But well done Lolo you, a little bit at a time. A little bit at a time.
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  • theartistformerlyknownastheartistformerlyknownas member
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    Inkdancer said:
    lolo883 said:
    How anyone actually falls for that and thinks this is in any way appropriate... just lowers my faith in humanity.
    Plenty of people just never read the fine print. FMIL had no idea that when people buy "swimming with the dolphins" or "a drink on the beach" that what you actually get is 93% of the cost of that thing.
    Even just reading "oh hey, cash registry, great idea!" The latest ad said something like "register for what you really want, including a cash registry!" Cash is one size fits all, folks. Comes in only one color. If two people get you exactly the same twenty you can use them both. No gift receipt required. 
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