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Gifts were shipped to me long distance - what to do at shower?

mrsnicoleramosmrsnicoleramos
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Hello new friends!

I live across the country from my family.  I will be flying 'home' so that my mother can fulfill her personal dream of hosting my baby shower (it's my first!).  

I've registered on Amazon.com (love it!) but am stressing out about not being able to open gifts *at* the actual shower.  I'm confident that 75% of attendees will ship gifts directly to me.

Do any of you have suggestions for what I can do in lieu of being able to open gifts?  I'd really like to honor the folks who bought gifts, make sure they know they're acknowledged and appreciated.  I read on another thread to ask people to bring a picture of what they bought, but that seems like an unfair burden to place on the guests and gift-givers.

Your creative wisdom is appreciated...

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Re: Gifts were shipped to me long distance - what to do at shower?

  • ChristyMLChristyML
    Do you have to open the gifts as soon as you receive them in the mail? I waited to open some wedding presents that were shipped to my house until after the actual wedding....
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  • rhubarb123rhubarb123 member
    I'd probably take a picture of each gift and then like the other pp mentioned put them in an album so others can see what you got.  I also like the idea of acknowledging those gifts and thanking the people who are there.  I'm sure some people will bring gifts to the actual shower...hopefully they will be small...so bring an empty suitcase.
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  • pinksandbermudapinksandbermuda member

    I didn't really think this idea through, but maybe your mother could ask people what they are and she could print the photos?  Maybe that's weird I don't know.

    Some people may do this anyway, giving you a card with the photo inside.

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  • ktpaladinoktpaladino member
    Personally, I would want to open everything at home as the gifts arrived and start setting everything up little by little. I really like the idea of taking a photo of each gift you get in advance and putting it in some kind of album that you can display on the gift table. Of course that is a lot of work for you. If you don't have time to do that, you could just write down what everyone got you and announce it during the gift opening- for example, just say that you really appreciate the gifts shipped in advance and that you wanted to quickly thank them in person. If you don't want to open anything in advance, then I don't really have any suggestions...sorry!

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  • AbjurbackAbjurback member
    Depending on how many are mailed to you, I would go with the photo album idea and take the time to thank them during gift opening at the shower. Last summer I hosted my sister's shower in MN (she's from RI). We anticipated a lot of the same. Although the only ones who shipped her gifts were the ones who got the stroller and bouncer. They put a picture of the gift in their card for her to open at the shower. Everyone else either got her little things, clothes, or gift cards. 

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  • sda6485sda6485

    I think taking a picture and getting some frames (which can be expensive or inexpensive if you play your cards right) and then putting them on the gift table to be viewed individually and you can write who they are from - it can actually be really cute!! I've seen women do that and I think it's a really nice way to still show everyone what you've gotten already and to be able to thank the people.

    You could even find the regular wooden picture frames and decorate them however you'd like and then make your own "name tags" and glue on the corners to look like a tag that you put on a gift for Christmas or what have you with that persons name on it. Could end up being really neat. 

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  • luvlss1luvlss1 member
    I shipped my friend's gift to her house out of state and when she came back for her shower, I just included a photo of her gifts in her card and that's what she opened. It really wasn't a burden to me to print out the pages I needed and it saved her the hassle of getting the items home.
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