My cousin just got married and I suffered through my first ever round of wedding-related BS! The bridal shower specifically requested "gifts for the bar" so I got to spend like $18 on a bottle of Creme de cassis, so that was not a huge deal for me, but damn, imagine being on the receiving end of a barrage of gifts designed to stock your bar. And then I got put in charge of acquiring the wedding gift proper from me and my sisters, so for the first and probably only time in my life I got to go into Williams-Sonoma with somebody else's credit card and buy wretchedly overpriced specific-use kitchen gadgetry. My jealousy, it was overwhelming :( especially since I have no desire to ever get married :(((
exactly! and I don't want an endless supply of kitchen stuff! I'm actually pretty well-off right now thanks to a distant relation who passed away a couple years ago. I just want nicer cutlery (I'm still using the $20 set I got from Zellers when I moved into my first apartment five years ago), some real glasses, maybe a garlic press, a citrus zester, a stand mixer, and a food processor. That's not so much to ask, is it?
I feel as though those are perfectly adequate requests. It doesn't have to be just kitchen stuff, though, it could totally be a Cranky Singles Behind The Bar shower, or a New Towels and Sheets and Bath Stuff or a Refresh Your Underwear Drawer shower or whatever. If brides get to have more than one, so should we.
Oh God I am DREADING moving out on my own again. Every apartment I have been in has come with roommates, and these roommates have come with Stuff, more stuff than I even know what to do with-- kind of like you, really. I have nothing. And,like you, no marriage plans any time soon. It's scary, man.
You could throw yourself a New Apartment party, but those always seem to net more wine than actual stuff you need for the apartment. Then again, if you have enough wine, you can maybe barter for good kitchen things.
You could throw yourself a New Apartment party, but those always seem to net more wine than actual stuff you need for the apartment. Then again, if you have enough wine, you can maybe barter for good kitchen things.
THIS IS BRILLIANCE. I don't enjoy wine, but I do enjoy bartering, so I think this plan is most excellent.
AMEN, SISTER. I point my icon in the general direction of any Getting Married Lady with that smug, pleased look on her face after getting a load of presents.
I have been very, very bitter about this for quite some time. When Deb and Tasha wanted to cook and all I could offer--at the ancient age of 38, mind you!--were two mismatched pots and one frying pan, it was embarrassing. Kitchen crap is fucking expensive! And considering we singles have only one income to live off of, I think we deserve a party even more.
I especially want presents from all the Smug Marrieds, most specifically the ones who A: invited me to their weddings and showers just so they could score more crap (I am looking at you, roommates of five years ago!) and B: got divorced after I spent $50 on a gift. I could have used that fifty bucks to pamper me, Angry Divorcees! Bastards.
i am a bitter single bitch with exceedingly restrictive rules regarding who gets what when it comes to wedding and shower gifts that basically come down to ain't nobody gettin' nothing. a wedding invite gets something beautiful/useful in the $25-50 range, depending on who it is, and almost never off the registry because when i worked at macy's there were way the fuck too many brides who put the entire fucking store on there so they could return 3/4 of what they got and buy clothes and shoes. fuck that noise. a lot of people getting married these days are already relatively well-stocked households once they combine their shit anyway.
people who invite me to the shower and not the wedding (or just an announcement) get a nice card. congratulations!
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You could throw yourself a New Apartment party, but those always seem to net more wine than actual stuff you need for the apartment. Then again, if you have enough wine, you can maybe barter for good kitchen things.
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THIS IS BRILLIANCE. I don't enjoy wine, but I do enjoy bartering, so I think this plan is most excellent.
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I have been very, very bitter about this for quite some time. When Deb and Tasha wanted to cook and all I could offer--at the ancient age of 38, mind you!--were two mismatched pots and one frying pan, it was embarrassing. Kitchen crap is fucking expensive! And considering we singles have only one income to live off of, I think we deserve a party even more.
::is bitter::
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(edited for overuse of the word 'especially'.)
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In other news, I would LOVE to throw you a tiny food party.
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PEE ESS, check your email, I have Cunning Plans.
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people who invite me to the shower and not the wedding (or just an announcement) get a nice card. congratulations!
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