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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s pretty common now. And how is it any more gauche than a registry?[/quote]

IMO it just seems over the top - didn’t realize this is standard.  I think I would be less turned off if there were a registry - I would truly rather get the couple new kitchen supplies or whatever than just give them a check.[/quote]

Why though?  It's the same $100 or whatever it is your spending.  Shouldn't the gift be about what the receiver wants?  It's a gift, after all.  My mother is like you  - if there's a registry and she doesn't like what's on it, she gets something she likes better.  It's so bizarre to me. [/quote]

No.  This is one step from simply charging entry to the wedding.  [/quote]
Isn’t expecting gifts off a registry charging entry as well, only it’s items instead of the cash used to purchase the items. [/quote]

It is if you include registry information in the invitation. If you just have a registry, no.

Traditionally, the registry would be at The One Store Where Everyone Registers in the bride's hometown, and locals would know to go to Lazarus or whatever. Out-of-towners would call the bride's mother or a bridesmaid -- but not the bride!-- and ask.

These days, you can usually find where a couple is registered online.[/quote]
This is bizarre to me (or just stuck in the 1950s). I’d much rather they include the registry information than make me do a Google search for Susie and John’s wedding to track the registry down. This is also why I prefer to just give cash. I do not understand why people get all in their feeling about this issue. If I am giving you a wedding gift anyway, I could not care less if you prefer cash to an item bought with that same amount of cash. [/quote]

Maybe your grandchildren can teach you how to Google. It's not that hard for The Youth.[/quote]

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