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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you don't want all the gifts, donate them. But don't tell your guests to bring a donation for your child's BIRTHDAY party. The guests are invited to celebrate your daughter's birthday. They are not invited to a food drive, they are invited to a birthday party. What you and your daughter do with the gifts is up to you, and what your guests bring is up to them. Bring the gifts to a homeless shelter. There are lots of needy/ homeless kids in this area according to the news. They'd appreciate your donations, I'm sure.[/quote]

I find it more disingenuous to invite kids to a party, have those parents select and purchase a gift and then without telling them, donate all the gifts without using them. At least if you TELL them "If you bring this gift, we are donating it," they know. I spend quite a bit of time trying to pick out birthday party gifts that the birthday child would enjoy. If you want canned food, that's a lot easier for me to pick up. Just tell me.[/quote]

I'm the pp you responded to. I also shop for & buy a nice gift for the birthday kid, but if the recipient doesn't want it, they can use the gift receipt to return it, or donate it. Once the gift is in their hands, they have every right to do whatever they want with it. I think op is being a weirdo. She isn't the only one who gets overwhelmed by gifts. Every parent has been there. Doesn't give her the right to turn her daughters party into a canned food drive. [/quote]

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