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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thankfully the no gifts or donation only invites seemed to die a few years ago.  I always brought something because of similar experiences.  Wine as a host gift for an adult, food or something small for a kid party.  Almost everyone showed with something.  [/quote]

?? Not in my experience. I have both attended and hosted no gift parties since the pandemic. I have only specified no gifts for birthdays though, for regular adult parties, no gift is expected, so I don’t mention one on the invite.

For birthdays, we usually ask the guests to bring something in lieu of a gift - a book for a book swap or a jacket for the local kids’ coat drive, just to give them something to do. I’m surprised that people find it so hard to believe that some hosts (yes even the kids) don’t want gifts. Our kids are the youngest of 16 cousins, so we are swimming in toys, books, bikes, etc.

We used to live abroad, and no gift parties were common among our expat community because we were all used to having to pack up and move often.

As the host, if I say no gifts on the invite, I really want you not to bring a gift. It’s awkward for other guests if you do, it’s awkward for me if other guests are feeling awkward, and it feels like oblivious guest behavior. [/quote]

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