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nelcen02nelcen02
in South Florida Babies

Just wondering,

Would you ladies ask your guests to pay for their plate to a babyshower? Is that appropriate?

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  • SoontobeSavinoSoontobeSavino
    I have heard of it, but I do not like the idea of it. If the funds are not available to pay for your guests, then I dont think planning a party is in order. Something about having the guest pay for the food while they are also bringing you a gift just doesnt seem like a good idea. Providing the food for your guests is part of how you thank them. I could never ask any of my guests to chip in for any party.
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  • MelanieJH1016MelanieJH1016
    I think it's completely tacky. if you can't afford the restaurant, have it at someone's house and have homemade food.
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  • marukagmbmarukagmb
    Hi, my family is from South America and I have several friends from Central America and being from Miami, we've come across it more from the Cuban Baby Showers we have been invited to. I think that is the standard, norm for them. In South America it's unheard of..you are inviting guests and as "guests" they shouldn't be expected to pay for their meal.  We didn't do that for our baby shower but I have attended several Cuban-Hispanic showers and that has been the case
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  • MRZMEDINA915MRZMEDINA915

    Definitely not! That's super tacky. Like someone else commented, if you can't afford a restaurant then do it at home and make your own food.

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  • littleovariesthatcouldlittleovariesthatcould

    I'm Cuban and I've never seen this done with any of my family and friends (mainly fellow Cuban Americans and non-Hispanics). I think it's a South/Central American thing.

    I also think it's tacky. Definitely just do it at a home and get cheaper food. If I were invited to a shower that asked me to pay, I probably wouldn't go and just send a gift, or go and pay, but take that amount of money out of what I was planning to spend on the gift.?

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  • ANJ410ANJ410
    l would never.  That is just not done where I am from.  If the hostess cannot afford to throw the shower, she should not have it in a restaurant.
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  • Mrs_RodMrs_Rod

    I'm a bit late for this but this is NOT a cultural thing!!! Its just plain etiquette.  Would you invite someone to a wedding and ask them to pay for their meal plus bring a gift? 

    Most ppl who have to pay for a shower, they deduct the money from what they were planning on buying.  So I say, if you can't afford a restaurant just do something at someones house.  It's much better.  And both can be very very classy!!

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