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Need help with wording on invite - bring diapers..
Hi!
My sister and some friends are hosting my shower - and she wants all of the guests to bring a package of diapers (to help build my supply) - she intends to have each guest write their name on the bottom of the package and then she will pick one or two packages and that guest will win a little gift (like a shower gel assortment or something).
The question is, how should she word this? Should it be on the actual invitation or should she print out a seperate insert (maybe just a strip of paper?)
Thanks in advance!
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Re: Need help with wording on invite - bring diapers..
He's the single greatest thing I've done in my life and reminds me daily of how fun (and funny) life can be. He's turned out pretty swell for having such a heartless and evil mother.
Calm Down, calm down
Thanks for the input.
Idk, I never save it. I'll whip a new one up.
Bring me diapers to cover his/her bum
I know I could just go out and buy some
But just tag them onto the total you'll spend
I'd rather just mooch off all of my friends.
Don't be cheap and don't be whiny
Only namebrands can touch his/her heinie.
I'll buy cheap crap, we'll call this a game
Giving you a prize cancels out all my shame.
So buy my crib, my toys, my stuff
Just add the diapers, it's not that tough!
He's the single greatest thing I've done in my life and reminds me daily of how fun (and funny) life can be. He's turned out pretty swell for having such a heartless and evil mother.
OH MY GOSH! This was exactly what I think my sister was going for! Thank you so much
I think it's rude to tell people what to buy you.
I also never understand why parents want to be bombarded with diapers. I get they are expensive and others buying them really helps you out. But how are you supposed to know what size, brand, etc. If everyone brings newborn diapers and you have a larger baby do you really want to be stuck with all those extras? I know several babies that ended up being allergic to different kinds. One friend of mine can only buy one brand for her baby due to this. Even Wal-Mart is cracking down on the returns without receipts. This just seems like a dumb idea to me.
If this is really the route you're going with why can't they make it clear through the type of invite? They should just make/have made invites that clearly call it a "Diaper Shower". No confusion. If they send regular invites and put a card requesting diapers then it gets confusing. Do I bring a gift and diapers? Etc. If you expect a gift on top of diapers...that's just greedy. Diapers and expensive as our most baby items.
Glad to see you have a sense of humor, but still--there's like at least a dozen of these very same posts within the first 3 pages. I don't know whether or not (and trust me, it's not just you) it's a matter of serious "I'm so special, these other 20-something posts about a diaper raffle don't apply to MY special snowflake shower"-itis or just plain old laziness.
He's the single greatest thing I've done in my life and reminds me daily of how fun (and funny) life can be. He's turned out pretty swell for having such a heartless and evil mother.
No, I get the perspectives given here....no worries. And really, to be honest - she didn't have to tell me she was going to do this - it wasn't me asking for diapers and what not b/c my shower is SOO special. I haven't, nor will I not, ask anyone giving me a shower to run their games and ideas by me unless they want to. So, with that said next time someone has this happen at a shower you go to - don't be so quick to think the guest of honor is "rude".
By not checking the previous pages, I committed a bump foul! But, I was in a hurry.
The only showers that I've personally seen this happen at are self-hosted, gift grabby, co-ed events to which I receive a FB invite for. Trust me, that's the least of my reason for thinking the guest of honor is rude, lol. Needless to say, it's not as common as some people on the bump would like to make you think it is.
He's the single greatest thing I've done in my life and reminds me daily of how fun (and funny) life can be. He's turned out pretty swell for having such a heartless and evil mother.
Isn't it perfect? You are more than welcome to it.
He's the single greatest thing I've done in my life and reminds me daily of how fun (and funny) life can be. He's turned out pretty swell for having such a heartless and evil mother.
btw, your wedding photo is gorgeous.
I found these-
1. Bring a bag of diapers, any shape or size, to enter a raffle, and win a great prize.
2. To add a little extra glee, and help the parents-to-be. Please bring a little extra from the heart. An unwrapped pack of diapers. To give them a good start.
3. A bag of diapers for lil "ol" me, would really help mommy to be, so please bring, a bag of any size, did i mention it could win you a really great prize.
At my shower my mom is planning on suggesting people bring a children's book with a personalized inscription in lieu of a card. I think it's sweet and am excited. I don't think I would be offended if I saw it, I also wouldn't be offended if I was given the option of bringing diapers plus my gift. I'm also not offended when I go to a tupperware type party and the invite says bring a friend to get entered into a raffle. I'm not offended when the invite suggests I bring a baby picture. It's a choice. If you can ask for specific stuff on a registry, and it is clearly on the invitation, what difference is it suggesting diapers on the invite as part of the host's idea of their ideal shower for their loved one? Why are we pretending people aren't bringing stuff anyway? And if your family is like mine, the shower is not some gift grab, it is a celebration and entertainment, inclusion, and a gift to guests as well.
And I agree with you saying this is YOUR HOST'S IDEA so why are you getting flamed? Personally, hosting my shower is a big deal to mom, she's 63 years old, she's been to a shower or 2, and I don't think I need to tell her how to run things. I find it very "Sweet 16" (the show) to whine and freak out and say the way you're throwing it will embarrass me!! Or maybe some people just have sticks up their bum.
I hope you enjoy your shower, I hope you get lots of diapers, I hope your guests have FUN, and I'm sure you are blessed with friends who are not so touchy and judge-y as some of the women on this board.
Many people wouldn't want to bring both a gift and diapers to a shower. Diapers would lop on an extra $15-$30 to the amount they have already spent.
If I were the hostess, I would put a footnote on the invitations that says there will be a game. If they bring diapers, one or two of the packages will be chosen and the bringer will get a gift... but I would never tell the guests what to bring.