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And this is exactly why it is NOT rude to write "no gifts please" on party invitations. The argument that doing so presumes that you'd expect (nice) gifts otherwise and thus is presumptuous and rude since you have no  right to expect this holds NO water. This thread had put me squarely into the no gifts please party throwing population. To have any other kind of party is a burden on guests who not only need to bring a gift but need to bring a nice enough gift.[/quote]

Why would anyone think it's rude to say "no gifts"?  (I do think "cash only" is rude but that's not really relevant in this context)

Regardless, people don't need to do anything.  But the reality is that people do notice, pretending otherwise is disingenuous.  Do whatever you think is right don't expect others to do more than you (and acknowledge that if one flouts conventions there is not some higher moral purpose behind it - and if one isn't consistent about flouting conventions then that's another issue...) that's my philosophy.[/quote]

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