Flat Gifts

Re: Flat Gifts

• ShesSoCold mod

  

  April 2015

  Knottie1429633631 said:

  What do you think of putting "Flat Gifts Appreciated" with the wedding invitations?

   

  NOPE.

  
  

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• huskypuppy14 member

  

  April 2015 edited April 2015

  What does that even mean? Cards only?

  
  

  You are not supposed to indicate anything about gifts in your invitations. It's rude because it means you are expecting them. 

  
  

  You should appreciate anything you get, because no one has to get you anything.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• kaos16 member

  

  April 2015

  I am having visions of you opening dozens of boxes containing that little cutout man, "Flat Stanley" from elementary school and it sounds ridiculous!

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• LondonLisa member

  

  April 2015

  Knottie1429633631 said:

  What do you think of putting "Flat Gifts Appreciated" with the wedding invitations?

   

  Why bother with words? You can just print this picture directly on the invite:

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• banana468 member

  

  April 2015

  I'm tired of magazines saying flat gifts are the thing.

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• ShesSoCold mod

  

  April 2015

  kaos16 said:

  I am having visions of you opening dozens of boxes containing that little cutout man, "Flat Stanley" from elementary school and it sounds ridiculous!

  Yes. If I received an invitation with this, I'd try to get creative. A cat calendar, coupons, maybe a puzzle I'd already put together. 

  
  

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• huskypuppy14 member

  

  April 2015

  How about a pizza stone?

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• NowIAmSyp member

  

  April 2015

  banana468 said:

  I'm tired of magazines saying flat gifts are the thing.

  Take the average knottie and ask them that 
  They're gonna say it's whack 
  

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• LondonLisa member

  

  April 2015

  soontobesyp said:

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  banana468 said:

  I'm tired of magazines saying flat gifts are the thing.

  Take the average knottie and ask them that 
  They're gonna say it's whack 
  

  My invitation don't want none
  Unless you got bills, hun!
  
  Baby got (green) backs

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• southernbelle0915 mod

  

  April 2015

  So you're asking for money....
  
  Asking for money is against etiquette no matter how you word it.

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• novella1186 member

  

  April 2015 edited April 2015

  "Flat gifts" is the stupidest way yet I've heard of asking for money. Just ew. Why/how does that wording make it any better than just saying "give me money" ? 

  
  

  I also had visions of Flat Stanley. If I received an invitation that said "flat gifts" that is what they would get. Their very own Flat Stanley. 

  
  

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• littlepep member

  

  April 2015

  kaos16 said:

  I am having visions of you opening dozens of boxes containing that little cutout man, "Flat Stanley" from elementary school and it sounds ridiculous!

  
  

  

  
  

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• KnottiePine member

  

  April 2015

  Ive never heard of it and think it's very tacky too…it's not on my invites

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• madamerwin member

  

  April 2015

  Knottie1429633631 said:

  Ive never heard of it and think it's very tacky too…it's not on my invites

  If you have never heard of it, how could you ask about it? Is this a thing people do now?
  

  

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• JennyColada member

  

  April 2015

  Is this like saying that you want someone to gift you liposuction?

  Or maybe it's a typo and you want FAT gifts? Like pots and pans for cooking.

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• ohannabelle member

  

  April 2015 edited April 2015

  
  Knottie1429633631 said:What do you think of putting "Flat Gifts Appreciated" with the wedding invitations? SIB
  
  
  I laughed so frikking hard when I read this that there was a Hostess Cherry Pie incident. I kind of barked. Like this:

  
  

   HAAAH! Ha hah ha ha hah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha HAAAA! hah ha ha hah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha HAAAA! HA ha ha hah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 

  crap. I dropped my pie. 

  
  

  
  

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• minttobemrsb member

  

  April 2015

  I have never even heard of this. What does flat gift even mean? I would probably be so confused if I saw that on an invitation. 

  
  

  After googling, I vote no. 

  

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• VulgarGirl member

  

  April 2015

  Finally, something to do with all my junk mail.

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• theartistformerlyknownas member

  

  April 2015

  What?! I would give sheets. Like, not even sarcastically.

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• VulgarGirl member

  

  April 2015

  lolo883 said:

  What?! I would give sheets. Like, not even sarcastically.

  Someone told me they were invited to a "paper products" shower. And I went "Like they want toilet paper and paper plates?" and was then informed that no this was the new "classy" (air quotes were used) way to ask for money.

  
  

  I totally would've given some paper towels in a non-sarcastic way. Like...I thought this was what you wanted....

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• sarahufl member

  

  April 2015

  I would have literally no idea what to give you.

  
  

  Then I would find some massive and round just to piss you off.

  
  

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• ohannabelle member

  

  April 2015

  How flat can a metal chicken get, do you think?

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• Cookie Pusher member

  

  April 2015

  I would gift a deflated beach ball. Those are flat.

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• jacques27 member

  

  April 2015

  Just in case this isn't MUD:
  
  1.  You NEVER (never ever) mention gifts on a wedding invitation, flat or otherwise.  Period.  That is rude.  There should never be the expectation that you will get gifts and putting it on the invitation is basically saying "I expect gifts." 
  
  2.  Stating flat gifts just adds a whole new level of ridiculous and rude.  If you want money, then just don't register anywhere.  People will get the hint.  There isn't a person on the planet who doesn't know and understand that cash is a good gift and always appreciated.  You don't need to say it (and shouldn't!).
  
  For everyone else - some flat gift ideas for you for the next person you come across who didn't have the good sense to ask first.
  http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/786272/list/gift-guide-50-flat-or-foldable-finds
  
  

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• ChemFanatic25 member

  

  April 2015

  Why? That's so specific and weird . . . I wouldn't put anything.

  

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• JoanE2012 member

  

  April 2015

  I never heard of the term "flat gifts".  This is so ridiculous.  I probably would've given you an actual flat gift (when I normally give money at weddings).

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• frenchiekin member

  

  April 2015

  Is this like a new way of saying "no boxed gifts"?  It doesn't really matter how you say it.  You still can't say it.

  
  

  
  

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• Viczaesar member

  

  April 2015

  People keep finding new, awful ways to try to manipulate their friends and family into giving them money.  Shameful and disgusting.

  
  
  
  

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• themuffinman16 member

  

  April 2015

  ohannabelle said:

  How flat can a metal chicken get, do you think?

  OMG... still laughing. Rotfl.

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• redoryx member

  

  April 2015

  I honestly have never in a million years heard of a "flat gift" request and, honestly, would assume it was for travel purposes. Like, easier to pack in a suitcase to take home or something.

  But now that I know what it means, I'd honestly just buy something flat like a pizza stone or something. Because I'm a bitch like that.

  

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