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[quote=Anonymous]I agree this is about courtesy and respect and I don't think OP is in the wrong for complaining. While including the registry information is useful for gift-buying purposes (not all of us have all day to troll the Internet, searching the usual spots, and on-line registries are a thing of the relatively recent past anyway), this is never considered a mandate to buy a gift, or to even purchase a specific gift. Just merely a suggestion. Insisting on a book with a handwritten note, however, is. And once a person writes in the book, there's no returning it. What do you do with the personalized duplicates?

A friend on the west coast insisted that her east coast friends shouldn't be invited to the baby shower so they wouldn't feel pressured to attend or compelled to send a gift. OK, fine, I get that, but I would have just declined the shower and sent a gift anyway. Wouldn't be the first time. However, the hostess contacted all of her east coast about sending a book, but neglected to mention that this was in lieu of getting invited to the shower. It was a bit awkward when I had to ask![/quote]

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