my boyfriend( of 5 years) his son is getting married. well my b-friends ex is throwing them a wedding shower. we got the invitation with a note stating that we are all to purchase items from pampered chef for our gift to them,that means with the credits from the items we are all to order she will use the credits to get gifts for the bride & groom, yes that means the items that she orders will be from credit and they be free, not costing her a cent. ( i will be taking a outside gift). i feel this is very tacky.how do you all feel about this? ps... the future bride & groom have lived together for a year allready so they really dont need expensive pampered chef junk i mean who really needs a &25.00 ice cream scoop???
2007-09-19 15:34:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I agree it is kind of tacky. It's one thing to throw a pampered chef party separate from the shower. Befroe I got married I had a Pampered Chef, a Naughty Nighty and a Candle party, oh and a Mary Kay party all of which I hosted myself so I got the free stuff it was great!
But I don't feel this should be done for a shower and if I received that invitation I would also get an outside gift!!
(Besides wedding etiquette states the mothers should NOT throw the shower and definitely should not be asking for gifts!!!)
2007-09-19 15:50:42 · answer #1 · answered by Reba 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah that is tacky. I would do the same thing you are doing- I'd take an outside gift. If anyone had anything to say about that, I'd tell them "oh sorry- I didn't realize and I already bought my gift"
Let me guess- she is also the Pampered Chef rep and will be getting the commission from all the sales this will generate?
Tacky tacky tacky!
2007-09-20 01:32:48 · answer #2 · answered by Amy P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this is very tacky! I know that these kitchen companies have a racket going with things like this. Tupperware offers something similar. Where the bride goes through a catalog before the shower & picks the things she wants, then at the shower the guests are pushed to buy all of them. VERY TACKY!
You should never tell your guests what to buy for you.
And you're right; it might sound a tad fishy!
2007-09-20 09:10:38 · answer #3 · answered by valschmal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree it is very rude... not only is she demanding specific gifts (which is always rude and tacky, no matter what), but she is demanding gifts that will give her a profit. Very poor taste... I wonder if the couple knows the situation. If I were the bride-to-be, I would call people to apologize for the "rude-ness" and tell guests that they can bring whatever they would like and nothing specific is necessary....
2007-09-20 15:01:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
very tacky, she is trying to profit from her son's wedding. Everyone should take an outside gift.
2007-09-20 07:33:38 · answer #5 · answered by Mandy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋