Every time an invitation said "no gifts" I like a fool brought no gifts. Then felt like a complete asshole when I saw that everyone except my kid brought a gift.

Dc once invited to a no gift birthday party invitation, we just have him make a card for the birthday child, DH came back said their house is full of toys already and that’s why they ask people not to bring gift.

My 5 YO's birthday immediately precedes Christmas. We are firmly and politely Team No Gifts Please. When we see the same on an invite, my child brings a card with a pack of stickers inside, or taped to a bottle of bubbles/pack of sidewalk chalk/cute pen from the craft store if we have extras in my gift stash.

That said, for those of you looking for 'hidden meaning' behind no-gifts-please families - we are more than happy to shop for and bring gifts to other kids' parties. My kid understands that different families make different choices and that's ok.

Small gift, like earrings or a bracelet for a tween, or a book is fine.

Anonymous wrote:It is incredibly tacky to make any mention of a gift on an invitation. We would probably send our regrets.

No one will miss you.

It is incredibly tacky to make any mention of a gift on an invitation. We would probably send our regrets.

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Anonymous wrote:No, I don't. I find that really rude.

Or maybe people want to celebrate without creating more unnecessary garbage in our landfills.

And I misread your response. My apologies.

Lol and I missed this response. Sorry!

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Anonymous wrote:No, I don't. I find that really rude.

Or maybe people want to celebrate without creating more unnecessary garbage in our landfills.

You are agreeing with me. OP asked if people bring gifts when the invitation says no gifts. I don't, and I find people who do rude.

The number of ostensibly educated people on this forum who cannot comprehend what no gifts means is mind-boggling. Now I understand why we can’t get Covid under control. People are just incapable of following simple instructions without imbuing it with some special meaning.

No gifts please/no gifts necessary = Do not bring gifts.

Anonymous wrote:If I really can't help myself, I bring a book. Hard to get mad at a children's book. LOL

I also bring a book.

If I really can't help myself, I bring a book. Hard to get mad at a children's book. LOL

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Anonymous wrote:NP. What do you do when you show up to a no-gifts party and you’re the only guest who complied? My kid was very upset when this happened recently. She had just brought a card.

How old is your child? Mine (6 and 8) would not notice or care.

DP. Mine wouldn't notice or care either. They also don't notice or care who brings a gift for them. The whole exercise is pointless as far as I'm concerned.

This. No gifts is the norm in my social circle, so the kids don't expect them. They get a ton of gifts from family. It's enough already.

Anonymous wrote:It means they are rude and are trying to say, “we don’t want your crappy gift”. I bring a card.

Well you are nicer than me then because I buy the noisiest tackiest plastic toy I can find. Still remember the parents face when we showed up to no gifts party with a huge plastic toy chainsaw.

My kids are little (2 and 4) so we don’t bring a gift for the birthday kid but we do bring wine for the parents

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Anonymous wrote:No, I don't. I find that really rude.

Or maybe people want to celebrate without creating more unnecessary garbage in our landfills.

And I misread your response. My apologies.