2006-08-20 17:26:39 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Yes otherwise they will eventually run out of vases.
2006-08-20 22:42:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, always, unless told other wise. Had a dear friend who kept vases until I got so I would buy very cheap ones or cheap baskets to take her flowers in. It always made me feel funny to see her display my nice vase in her house. But I said nothing because she thanked me so often for the lovely vase I had given her. I valued her much more than the vase, anyway.
2006-08-20 17:35:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES. If they want you to keep it, they will tell you when you bring it back. If the flowers came from their garden, the vase should be considered a loan. If the flowers are delivered from a florist, the vase is yours to keep.
2006-08-20 18:29:58 · answer #3 · answered by Amy N 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the vase was part of the gift. Otherwise they would have just given you the flowers with the stalks wrapped in plastic or damp paper towels. Next gift you give that person, make sure it's presented in an equally elegant manner.
2006-08-20 17:37:59 · answer #4 · answered by Gitchy gitchy ya ya da da 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One part of me says the vase is part of the gift. On the other hand, if they had given you cookies, you would return the plate. So it's better to just go ahead and return the vase to be on the safe side.
2006-08-20 17:34:40 · answer #5 · answered by K 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, return the vase. Put some flowers or candy or bath beads in it to return the favor.
2006-08-20 17:33:14 · answer #6 · answered by ladybugewa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should offer to give it back or give it back with something inside as a gift to them. I gave my neighbor some fresh potatoes in a cute basket. I truly intended on getting my basket back but she never brought it back nor even mentioned it again. I started once to ask for it back but I didn't. I guessed that she needed the basket a heck of a lot more than I did...lol Please, if you don't have anything you could put in the vase as a thank you to your friend then at least mention it to her.
2006-08-20 20:17:41 · answer #7 · answered by buzzbait0u812 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vase should be considered as part of the gift. When you give a good bottle of wine, do you give the bottle back after you drink the wine?
2006-08-20 17:56:21 · answer #8 · answered by Mark F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would put more of your own flowers in it or put a thank you note or something who knows it could become a tradition of passing the vase! :o)
2006-08-20 17:32:58 · answer #9 · answered by Tara C 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I clean and return the vase so it can be "recycled".
2006-08-20 17:32:08 · answer #10 · answered by MrPurrfect 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋