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ckbolan
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Delivered baby shower gifts (repost 3 tri)
ckbolan
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My shower is this coming Saturday and I have received quite a few baby shower gifts to my home. I have not opened them yet because I am unsure if I should bring them with me and open them up at the shower?
I don't mind at all bringing them with me, since it's at my MIL's house less than a mile away.
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Re: Delivered baby shower gifts (repost 3 tri)
Will the people be at the shower? If not, no, don't take them and open them.
If they will be at the shower, I would assume that they sent them specifically to help you AVOID having to transport gifts back and forth. It makes no sense to me to send them and expect YOU to bring them.
So, no, I still wouldn't take them.
Open them up at home so that you know what they gave you and when you see them, you can mention the gift.
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I guess my personal rule for our wedding gifts was if they arrived to the house before the showers/wedding we opened them and sent a thank you card right away. Anything we got at the wedding we opened at our gift opening the day after our wedding.
So I figure I'll have the same rule for baby shower(s). I have no idea if that is tacky or not but that's how I did it.
PP has a great idea that if the people are attending the shower who sent your gifts early then take those to the shower to share. If not, I'd say go ahead and open and send a thank you.
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I would definitely not bring them. If the giver attends the shower and wanted it there they could have brought it directly. If they are not attending, they don't care either way.
I got several gifts sent to my home as well - people wanted me to avoid having to bring so many large items home or they were from out of town relatives who weren't coming to the shower (my aunt, a close friend) or couldn't attend because of a conflict. At the shower I made sure to mention the gifts I received at home and who they were from, but I did not take them with me.
As couple people who sent a large gift to my home also gave me a small gift at the shower, like clothing. I had not yet sent thank you notes to them and so I was able to write a thank you note for both items. I suppose I could have sent two seperate TY's, but it was not a long period of time between when I received the gift at home and my shower.
Do I even want to know what this is? Was this a separate event or just something you and your DH did together?
This. All of it.
I have heard of people taking a picture of the gift received at home and bringing it with them so shower guests can see.
If I sent a big gift, but was still attending the shower I would not expect the bride/mom to be to bring it with her.
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Where I live, everyone does a "gift opening" the day after the wedding. Generally, very close family and friends come to the couples house and hang out, eat and drink while the couple opens their wedding presents. Very relaxed and laid-back, almost like an after-party.