Baby Showers
Diapers+Baby Shower
So my MIL gave me this idea for the baby shower to put in the invites that with every gift you bring some diapers. Has anyone else ever done this? Do you think that it will be successful?
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Re: Diapers+Baby Shower
Personally I don't think it's right to ask for something in addition to the gift your guests choose to bring.
I have heard of this. Its like a diaper drive is what my MIL calls it. I picked out and ordered my invitations for my MIL to host and she wanted me to put it on the bottom of the invite. Shes prob. going to be pretty mad when they come in because I felt wrong asking for something in addition to the gifts.
Plus my MIL's gift to all her children is to buy ALL diapers until the baby is potty trained.
Its kinda seemed like she wanted some of that taken off of her.
My take on it - I'm going to budget a certain amount for a gift. Lets say $50. If I'm asked to bring diapers, I may or may not - but if I do, it's going to come out of the $50 budget. I'm not going to spend more just because someone tells me "bring a gift AND diapers".
If you want people to take $ from th egift, then sure, ask them to bring diapers. But if you'd rather them focus on other stuff you may need - then don't ask for diapers too.
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We are having a diaper raffle at my shower. I put that we were registered at BRU and stated that we were having a diaper raffle if anyone was interested in participating. I didn't ask for BOTH. A lot of showers I have been to recently though, people have brought something (an outfit or ... whatever) plus, a thing of diapers. Then I put it on my registry (in the memo part) that we didn't register for diapers, but that if someone wanted to get that as our gift, that they would be greatly appreciated.
I think telling people they HAVE to bring diapers is tacky. I would bring diapers just because I know that is something that every mom can use, but some people are really into bringing certain other items.
My friend is throwing a shower for me and brought this up. I felt funny about it, but this how she worded it on the invite so that nobody feels obligated:
If you would like to be entered into a very special raffle, please bring one package of sensitive skin/natural diapers.
I think the raffle is going to have movie tickets, etc in it...
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First off, diapers are different than books. But the book instead of a card is a whole different arguement. I happen to love the book idea and so did all of my friends and they all participated in it and gave me books. I did the same for their shower. No one was offended, but this may different from region to region. Different story, different day.
As for diapers, a totally different price point. I would say that asking for the diaper is asking for too much.
PLUS and most importantly, unless you are having twins, people usually say wait till the baby gets here to get a bunch of diapers because you don't know how big the baby will be.
True story, my friend had a 9lb baby and didn't fit in most of the little diapers.
My shower hostess did a diaper raffle too...some people participated and some didn't - it was their choice. It worked out great though.
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A friend of mine did this at her shower and she got a lot of diapers. I didn't have one at mine and didn't get any. I'm doing a diaper raffle for a friend of mine at her baby shower.
I put it in the invitation. It said We are going to have a diaper raffle, so if you would like to be included please bring a package of diapers.
I actual registered for diapers to give guests an option of buying me diapers.
However, I have herd horror stories about babies and diapers and finding ones that their little bottoms aren't sensitive too or that leaks.
My fear with a diaper raffle what do I do if the diapers I get I can't use?
But any help would be great! Everybody has their own ideas, I think a diaper raffle may be neat. How often when you go to a bridal shower are you asked to bring something for the wishing well?? Nobody is saying go out and buy a case of diapers and spend 40 bucks, on just diapers. A small pack will cost you 8-10 bucks.
As for my shower, I put in the message at BRU books are welcome for the babies first library. Books can cost anywhere from 5-20 bucks or more. So I dont think its asking to much.
IMO asking for items as opposed to gift cards, may end up having a guest spend more then they thought. I know that if I buy actual gifts, especially for babies, always blow my budget. Whereas if I get somebody a gift card I spend only what I wanted to in the first place.
I have been to showers where it said "bring diapers to enter the raffle" then those guests that choose to bring the diapers got a ticket and at the end a nice gift was raffled off.
Personally, I don't like the idea and would never do it.
Agreed....and raffles just seem so gimmicky to me.
I usually just buy them something off their registry and leave the raffle for someone else. If my budget is only 25 bucks or so and I buy them diapers, that doesn't leave much room to get them anything else.
I won't do it for my shower, nms but I don't get offended if I get a shower invite and they're doing a raffle.
Besides I never win those things anyway.