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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here-shocked to see this thread revived!

I went. They are American and caucasian. The older relatives were gossiping away about how tacky it was to ask for money so boldly so it did not seem to be a family tradition. The mom-to-be's friend suspected someone may have stollen money off the tree because some people put a check in a card and others thought they were just supposed to hang up cash without a card. [b]Mom to be was not pleased with some older folk brought gifts instead[/b]. (What happened to manners and just assuming it's the thought that counts?" The gifts were useful-onesies, bibs, etc.[/quote]

OP was the mom-to-be that OBVIOUS about her reaction?  Yuck!
Yeah, the point of a shower is to "shower" the bride or mom with gifts, and celebrate with her, and thus gifts are implied.  But so is common courtesy which says "act grateful that these people want to celebrate and shower you with gifts."
If you want money, you still don't ask (wedding or baby) IMO.  You don't put ANYTHING related to a registry on the shower invite.  When people rsvp, they will probably ask "Where are they registered?" and the host/ess can say something polite along the lines of "this is their third baby/second marriage/they've been living on their own for years... they don't really need stuff... I think what they would really appreciate is a GC to XYZ store or just money towards buying a crib/bigger car/house/etc.[/quote]

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