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[quote=Anonymous]Wow.  I see that this thread is pretty old, but I was shocked by the replies!?  Perhaps Echoage has changed their policies in the meantime?  My girls been invited to a number of Echoage parties and I was relieved not to have to run around and purchase a gift. We often try to buy group gifts to be given from a number of children anyway.  This concept just takes it a step further.

I think that the birthday child is learning a lesson.  They have agreed to getting 1/2 as much as they would normally get and donating the rest to charity.  In the meantime, if this concept offends the sensibilities of some of the parents of guests, then they can RSVP YES on the website and bring a gift to the party.  No problem.  No pressure.

And, as far as the 15% that Echoage takes goes, I agree with the earlier post that listed all of the costs associated with running a business like Echoage.  Is 15% fair?  Not exactly sure.  Would you be outraged by 8%?  Or 12%?  Would I feel better if this service was offered by a not-for-profit company?  Sure, but it's not, as far as I know.

I've never thrown an Echoage party, but I can tell you that when my 6 year-old get's 15 smaller gifts that she doesn't really need, that are just going to fill up our already too-full home, something like Echoage is pretty tempting.[/quote]

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