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May 2012 Moms
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Is this tacky?-Baby Shower related
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Today I went to a consignment store-they had a 10 clothing item for $10 sale going on. I was able to snag some designer label clothes with tags on for $10. I got various infant sizes. I called my mom to tell her about my find and she replies with
"Well you really shouldn't be buying clothes and small things because people with get them for you for your shower...You are going overboard". Okay...I totally see no need for me to purchase an entire wardrobe right now but 10 items for $10 hardly seems like I am "going overboard" on baby purchases!
I am having a medium sized shower....maybe 18ish people and we didn't register for any clothing because I figured that people will prob. buy them for us anyways. If it anything like wedding showers...where no one buys whats on your registry really anyways...I figured we will have quite a few things to return and could use that money towards some larger items we needed. I won't need 18 packages of white onsies or 65 pacifiers and would rather return the items I don't need and get the things I do. When I told my mom that she told me it was tacky to return things. I told her it seemed to make more sense to me to return smaller items we don't need and use that money towards large items we do need...I can always buy onsies and clothing at the consignment store--but I can't buy the carseat or stroller I want from there.
Am I missing a glaringly obvious baby shower "no no" by planning on returning items? We registered for items in all price ranges but lets say people don't follow the registry and I get 18 bibs I dont like. Is it really tacky to return them and put the $30 bucks from bibs towards a larger item?
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Re: Is this tacky?-Baby Shower related
Once they give you a gift, it's yours to do with it as you wish or need. I returned wedding gifts. I had to or I would of have 60 wine glasses.
You can return the items. Totally.
2012
Once they give you a gift, it's yours to do with it as you wish or need. I returned wedding gifts. I had to or I would have 60 wine glasses.
You can return the items. Totally.
2012
No. Not at all. If you get 18 pacifiers, which you don't need, it is not tacky to return them. Especially if people are not going to follow your registry or note it on your registry that the item has been purchased.
Eleanor Cadence June 13th
Not tacky at ALL! Who cares - the shower is about you getting the things you need and unless that item is special or personal to the gifter - no big deal.
After the wedding showers I ended up with EIGHT wisks - WTH? DH and I had fun returning all of the stupid little things to get things we really needed. No one noticed or cared.
Not tacky at all! They won't know. If they come to your house and search out the bib then they deserve to be told you returned it
And you will NOT be getting that many outfits. If you see a great deal then buy it!!!!
I don't think what you are planning on doing IS tacky (especially since you said you did not register for a lot of clothes) but I do think returning gifts after a shower or a wedding CAN be tacky - I know people who purposely register at places like Bed Bath and Beyond so they can return all their gifts for cash. That rubs me the wrong way.
But I don't think returning 50 white onesies is quite the same thing, so I vote not tacky.
It's not tacky at all to return things. We ended up getting 2 strollers at the shower because the registry wasn't working properly, so after some other things were returned, we ended up with $200+ gift card.
Also, from my experience with Team Green no one gets you any clothes at the shower. We ended up getting some outfits from people once DD was born but for the first few weeks she was in yellow/green/brown/white onesies which was fine by us.
I also figured with team green most people wouldn't be buying us clothing anyways...glad to know that is the trend!
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Not tacky at all, smart. I never mind if someone returns a gift I got her, I'm happy she's then getting what she wants instead! Besides, it's not like I would know :P
In an aside, that is awesome that your consignment store is so good! For me Goodwill has better-maintained selection of clothes for $1-2 each piece, I was shocked at how worn all the clothes at the consignment store looked! So it's goodwill for me :-)