2006-09-26 22:58:11 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Ya mite wanna rethink it....I've just found out that €100 per head is generally wats given as a weddin present on this side a the pond... IM FUCKED....
2006-09-28 12:19:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am going to play the devil's advocate here and say No! For the simple reason that I had a Tesco's set bought for me last Christmas and it was useless. Generally as a wedding gift a salt and pepper mill set is an acceptable present. And I am sure if you went to somewhere like John Lewis's you would find a wide range from which to choose.
Ignore the comments about if that's all you can afford. It's not how much a present costs, it is the thought that counts. Enjoy the wedding.
2006-09-26 23:05:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends upon whether or not you are invited to the wedding. If you are a guest, then you are expected to produce something that you can be proud of when you visit the happy couple in their home. I once gave friends a bone china salt and pepper set as a wedding present and later, when staying with them, was warned by the husband to take great care when handling it, as the wife was particularly fond of it. As they had by now forgotten who had given it, I was naturally highly gratified by this indirect compliment! My very rich boss produced a stainless steel teaset in a plain box which was clearly 'seconds' from his multi-millionaire father's factory as a wedding present to us. I should think that that was on a par with your Tesco salt and pepper set.
2006-09-26 23:18:54 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I would try Argos/John Lewis or somewhere like that. I feel that if you buy someone a wedding gift from Tesco, they are likely to feel that it was just picked up on the weekly shop, and not much thought put into it.
John Lewis do lovely glass Cole & Mason salt & pepper grinders and not too expensive either!
2006-09-26 23:30:33 · answer #4 · answered by Adele P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, nothing from the Tescos will be. Shop locally think globally, if you lack cash why not make something creative, decorate glasses with glass paint bake some food for the party but this is a totally unacceptable present unless you want the bride and groom to think that you do not approve of the marriage.
2006-09-26 23:03:01 · answer #5 · answered by albert_rossie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If that's all you can afford, yes. Years ago I attended a wedding where the bride had been married before so she already had all the ordinary household things. Her wedding present list had only expensive silver items or designer sheets on it. I thought this was a cheek so I bought a reasonably priced silver plated condiment set (which wasn't on it) from a warehouse. Don't stress over it.
2006-09-27 15:37:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not if they couple know it's from tesco, try a large DIY instead, like B&Q, their stuff isn't as common or noticable, and I'd stick a sugar bowl or vinegar shaker in there too.
2006-09-26 23:00:39 · answer #7 · answered by Katie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes as long as there not 2 bob snobs and expect a plasma screen TV, I would have been very grateful for that gift when we got married, every little helps and it is the thought that counts.
2006-09-27 00:58:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every Little Helps
2006-09-26 23:01:24 · answer #9 · answered by Simon E 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It could be- it depends upon how well you know the people, whether you know they actually need it and what your budget is. It's not a very personal gift and while I fully understand that budgets can be tight it's not a very personal gift for a couple that you are close too.
2006-09-27 02:58:01 · answer #10 · answered by emily_jane2379 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋