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my sister is throwing me a baby shower for this pregnancy which is my second. i'm having another girl so i have pretty much everything i need, especially clothes wise. but i was wondering, would it be in bad taste to ask people to just buy gift cards for the baby shower? it would make things alot easier since our daughter is only one and we would probably get alot of the same things we already have. well i was just wondering. so what do you ladies think? ↓
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| Name: Coartney | Date: Oct 28th, 2006 5:13 AM |
| i dont think so, and it'd probably be alot easier for them , but in a sense i always thought the fun of thebaby shower was opening up all the cute presents lol .. but i dont think its bad taste really its understandable ↑ |
| Name: l3itchyl3unny | Date: Oct 28th, 2006 5:51 AM |
I dont think there would be any problem doing that!
Just write it on the invitation in a creative tasteful way.
I'm sure there will be a few relieved! its hard shopping for someone else's baby shower! And im sure you wont mind getting a few cute little things from the ones who are dying to go out and get your little girl something :) ↑ |
| Name: winnmom | Date: Oct 28th, 2006 6:45 AM |
| It is so fun buying baby clothes, but I am never sure what people need or want, so I always wondered if gift cards would be a good gift. ↑ |
| Name: Jen | Date: Oct 29th, 2006 2:11 AM |
| My friend had a diaper shower. Everyone just brought diaper and we ate. I am sure whatever you want to do will be fine and they will understand. Call it a gift card shower. ↑ |
| Name: julie23 | Date: Oct 29th, 2006 2:28 AM |
| I desided not to have a baby shower this time because I am having another boy and my first baby is just 17 months old so i have everything I will need pretty much.I told some of my family to buy gift cards for the same place so I could buy a bigger item that aI will need..which is a double stroller.... My son is still sleeping in his crib...but I am hopeing that with in 3 months of the baby being born I can swich him to his youth bed, so I also need a bassinet, but that's all really that I need... I kept all of Ky's cloths...everything. ↑ |
| Name: apmblair | Date: Oct 29th, 2006 2:32 AM |
| yeah all i really need is a few bigger items(double stroller, glider, bassinet) that's what made me think of the gift card idea. well thank you all for your input, i still don't know what i'm going to do, but atleast i know what you guys think. ↑ |
| Name: momof3 | Date: Oct 29th, 2006 2:37 AM |
| Card showers are getting more and more pouplar now, especially with weddings. I throw my best friend one, all I did was search the interent on bridal showers and found a really cool poem that I put in with the invites. Try and search baby showers and see if you can find a poem to include saying that you would like gift cards. ↑ |
| Name: apmblair | Date: Oct 29th, 2006 2:42 AM |
| thanks momof3, thats a great idea. i'm gonna try it right now ↑ |
| Name: jillw | Date: Oct 30th, 2006 2:20 PM |
| I think that it is always a little distasteful to ask for gift cards or money, but I understand that would make the most sense. What I would do is not register and everyone will ask your sister what you need and she can sugest gift cards. That is how we did it for my borthers wedding. He and his wife had to go back to new mexico after the wedding, and didn't have room for gifts. so when people ask what the needed we said money would be the best gift due to lack of space. She could say "well she has lots fo girls clothing so maybe a gift card would help her out the most. Then people will not be offended that "you told them what to get" ↑ |
| Name: ladyblueblood | Date: Oct 30th, 2006 3:46 PM |
My family is giving me a shower for my second baby next Saturday, and I feel pretty much the same way you do. I have lots of clothes (thanks to my Mom knowing some people with LOTS of little boy stuff) but I need other things like diapers, bottles, etc.
Maybe you could hint to the person giving you the shower that they could offer guests "ideas" if someone should ask. All in all, if you happen to get things you don't want or need, you can discreetly ask (after the shower) where the person got the gift and return it sometime later. Just keep tags on everything. Also, make a gift registry if you think that may help to eliminate unwanted extras. ↑ |
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