Display Shower Tags

erinconlon · January 2013

For my shower we are doing a display for the gifts. I would like to put tags on each gift so say who it?s from. Has anybody done this before and if so where did you get your tags or did you make them yourself and how did the display shower work out?

*I know many do not approve of the display shower but it is my choice and the decision has already been made so please keep your comments relevant to the question.

Thank you,

mypalbabs · January 2013

erinconlon:
For my shower we are doing a display for the gifts. I would like to put tags on each gift so say who it?s from. Has anybody done this before and if so where did you get your tags or did you make them yourself and how did the display shower work out?

*I know many do not approve of the display shower but it is my choice and the decision has already been made so please keep your comments relevant to the question.

Thank you,

I don't even understand this a little bit. What is a display shower?

OhSewCrafty · January 2013

I'm not familiar and/or confused by this concept. Huh?

erinconlon · January 2013

a display shower is where the guests bring their gifts unwrapped and they are put on display for everybody to see.

Dunkin · January 2013

I have never heard of this.

OhSewCrafty · January 2013

mypalbabs:
erinconlon:
For my shower we are doing a display for the gifts. I would like to put tags on each gift so say who it?s from. Has anybody done this before and if so where did you get your tags or did you make them yourself and how did the display shower work out?

*I know many do not approve of the display shower but it is my choice and the decision has already been made so please keep your comments relevant to the question.

Thank you,
I don't even understand this a little bit. What is a display shower?

I'm impatient - I googled it. A "display" shower (or "green/environmentally friendly" shower if you want to try and score some etiquette points) is where guests are instructed to not wrap their gifts and to just put them on a table in a display. Then throughout the party, people can just peruse the display to ooh and ahh at what was purchased.

So, buy me gifts, but I'm not even gonna open 'em. Just put them over there. lol

marietart · January 2013

We did this for my bridal shower. A display table with unwrapped gifts with labels on them showing who brought them for anyone who wanted to see and thank yous later.

We just bought labels from staples and my bridesmaids asked their name when the guest walked in.

I think you can find some nice ones at michaels.

marietart · January 2013

OhSewCrafty:
mypalbabs:
erinconlon:
For my shower we are doing a display for the gifts. I would like to put tags on each gift so say who it?s from. Has anybody done this before and if so where did you get your tags or did you make them yourself and how did the display shower work out?

*I know many do not approve of the display shower but it is my choice and the decision has already been made so please keep your comments relevant to the question.

Thank you,
I don't even understand this a little bit. What is a display shower?
I'm impatient - I googled it. A "display" shower (or "green/environmentally friendly" shower if you want to try and score some etiquette points) is where guests are instructed to not wrap their gifts and to just put them on a table in a display. Then throughout the party, people can just peruse the display to ooh and ahh at what was purchased.
So, buy me gifts, but I'm not even gonna open 'em. Just put them over there. lol

We had a fun party instead with karoke and slide shows. some people dont like to make big productions out of things.

OhSewCrafty · January 2013

marietart:
OhSewCrafty:
mypalbabs:
erinconlon:
For my shower we are doing a display for the gifts. I would like to put tags on each gift so say who it?s from. Has anybody done this before and if so where did you get your tags or did you make them yourself and how did the display shower work out?

*I know many do not approve of the display shower but it is my choice and the decision has already been made so please keep your comments relevant to the question.

Thank you,
I don't even understand this a little bit. What is a display shower?
I'm impatient - I googled it. A "display" shower (or "green/environmentally friendly" shower if you want to try and score some etiquette points) is where guests are instructed to not wrap their gifts and to just put them on a table in a display. Then throughout the party, people can just peruse the display to ooh and ahh at what was purchased.
So, buy me gifts, but I'm not even gonna open 'em. Just put them over there. lol

We had a fun party instead with karoke and slide shows. some people dont like to make big productions out of things.

Oh trust me, that sounds much more fun than the time it takes to open gifts (on both sides), but I feel like this falls into the category of don't tell people what to do with their generosity (i.e. bring a book instead of a card, money only, bring a gift and something for the wishing well).

WorkinWeezel · January 2013

erinconlon:
For my shower we are doing a display for the gifts. I would like to put tags on each gift so say who it?s from. Has anybody done this before and if so where did you get your tags or did you make them yourself and how did the display shower work out?

*I know many do not approve of the display shower but it is my choice and the decision has already been made so please keep your comments relevant to the question.

Thank you,

the way you ended this makes you sound like a real peach.

I don't know where you could get tags. Party city perhaps? Sticky notes? Won't they at least bring a card they could attach?

OhSewCrafty · January 2013

WorkinWeezel:
erinconlon:
For my shower we are doing a display for the gifts. I would like to put tags on each gift so say who it?s from. Has anybody done this before and if so where did you get your tags or did you make them yourself and how did the display shower work out?

*I know many do not approve of the display shower but it is my choice and the decision has already been made so please keep your comments relevant to the question.

Thank you,
the way you ended this makes you sound like a real peach.
I don't know where you could get tags. Party city perhaps? Sticky notes? Won't they at least bring a card they could attach?

You could always tell them to bring one. lol

WorkinWeezel · January 2013

"You could always tell them to bring one. lol"

Lol and BYOSN- bring your own sticky note

bumpuser2669861 · January 2013

Agree you can find cute pre-made tags at Michaels. Or they sell hole-punch type devices in the shape of tags that you can use to make tags out of any cute paper.

We did this at my bridal shower. I did sit an unwrap gifts from close family that were non-registry type items - heirlooms, etc. While it may come across as dictating what people should do with their generosity, aren't we sort of already pointing people in that direction by making a registry in the first place? Feedback from the guests at display showers I have attended has always been positive. Most of the ladies appreciate that they can spend the time socializing rather than watch you open gifts that you picked out. I should also point out that at my bridal shower I acknowledged every person and thanked them for the specific gift they brought.

brunstar · January 2013

OhSewCrafty:
WorkinWeezel:
erinconlon:

For my shower we are doing a display for the gifts. I would like to put tags on each gift so say who it?s from. Has anybody done this before and if so where did you get your tags or did you make them yourself and how did the display shower work out?

*I know many do not approve of the display shower but it is my choice and the decision has already been made so please keep your comments relevant to the question.

Thank you,

the way you ended this makes you sound like a real peach.

I don't know where you could get tags. Party city perhaps? Sticky notes? Won't they at least bring a card they could attach?

You could always tell them to bring one. lol

Yes HAAA!

erinconlon · January 2013

WorkinWeezel:
erinconlon:

the way you ended this makes you sound like a real peach.

I don't know where you could get tags. Party city perhaps? Sticky notes? Won't they at least bring a card they could attach?

As you can see from the comments above some people do not approve of the concept of a display shower. Knowing this I would rather get actual feedback from people not just opinions on the concept itself. And I thank you for your suggestion on the tags

OhSewCrafty · January 2013

erinconlon:
WorkinWeezel:
erinconlon:

the way you ended this makes you sound like a real peach.

I don't know where you could get tags. Party city perhaps? Sticky notes? Won't they at least bring a card they could attach?

As you can see from the comments above some people do not approve of the concept of a display shower. Knowing this I would rather get actual feedback from people not just opinions on the concept itself. And I thank you for your suggestion on the tags

Oh calm down - its okay! Some people approve of a "regular shower" while other people balk at it and vice versa. No one is going to always love the same things! We're just poking fun.

FWIW, I think showers are lose-lose situations. No matter what you do, you're always burning at least half the etiquette rules regardless of intention. Might as well laugh about it.

WorkinWeezel · January 2013

OhSewCrafty:
erinconlon:
WorkinWeezel:
erinconlon:

the way you ended this makes you sound like a real peach.

I don't know where you could get tags. Party city perhaps? Sticky notes? Won't they at least bring a card they could attach?

As you can see from the comments above some people do not approve of the concept of a display shower. Knowing this I would rather get actual feedback from people not just opinions on the concept itself. And I thank you for your suggestion on the tags
Oh calm down - its okay! Some people approve of a "regular shower" while other people balk at it and vice versa. No one is going to always love the same things! We're just poking fun.
FWIW, I think showers are lose-lose situations. No matter what you do, you're always burning at least half the etiquette rules regardless of intention. Might as well laugh about it.

i agree. And you have no idea whether I approve or disapprove, and already said you didn't care either way.

and I have you a reasonable answer. Party City.

JSS1002 · January 2013

mypalbabs:
erinconlon:

For my shower we are doing a display for the gifts. I would like to put tags on each gift so say who it?s from. Has anybody done this before and if so where did you get your tags or did you make them yourself and how did the display shower work out?

*I know many do not approve of the display shower but it is my choice and the decision has already been made so please keep your comments relevant to the question.

Thank you,

I don't even understand this a little bit. What is a display shower?

Ditto that. No idea. But if you just need to buy a tag, just go buy some tags... this isn't rocket science.

JSS1002 · January 2013

OhSewCrafty:
marietart:
OhSewCrafty:
mypalbabs:
erinconlon:

For my shower we are doing a display for the gifts. I would like to put tags on each gift so say who it?s from. Has anybody done this before and if so where did you get your tags or did you make them yourself and how did the display shower work out?

*I know many do not approve of the display shower but it is my choice and the decision has already been made so please keep your comments relevant to the question.

Thank you,

I don't even understand this a little bit. What is a display shower?

I'm impatient - I googled it. A "display" shower (or "green/environmentally friendly" shower if you want to try and score some etiquette points) is where guests are instructed to not wrap their gifts and to just put them on a table in a display. Then throughout the party, people can just peruse the display to ooh and ahh at what was purchased.

So, buy me gifts, but I'm not even gonna open 'em. Just put them over there. lol

We had a fun party instead with karoke and slide shows. some people dont like to make big productions out of things.

Oh trust me, that sounds much more fun than the time it takes to open gifts (on both sides), but I feel like this falls into the category of don't tell people what to do with their generosity (i.e. bring a book instead of a card, money only, bring a gift and something for the wishing well).

As a guest I would LOVE this. I hate hate hate hate hate how we all have to watch unwrap the gifts, ooh and ah and act like idiots over, yaknow, a burp cloth or whatever... Except I also hate shower games, so what do you do instead!? Just have a luncheon? that sounds right up my alley. Esp with wine. haha.

mypalbabs · January 2013

Wait, is this a Southern thing?

mgarza1231 · January 2013

I don't think this is a southern thing because I've never been to a "display shower" and I live in Texas. But if I were invited, I would likely not go.

marietart · January 2013

JSS1002:
OhSewCrafty:
marietart:
OhSewCrafty:
mypalbabs:
erinconlon:

For my shower we are doing a display for the gifts. I would like to put tags on each gift so say who it?s from. Has anybody done this before and if so where did you get your tags or did you make them yourself and how did the display shower work out?

*I know many do not approve of the display shower but it is my choice and the decision has already been made so please keep your comments relevant to the question.

Thank you,

I don't even understand this a little bit. What is a display shower?

I'm impatient - I googled it. A "display" shower (or "green/environmentally friendly" shower if you want to try and score some etiquette points) is where guests are instructed to not wrap their gifts and to just put them on a table in a display. Then throughout the party, people can just peruse the display to ooh and ahh at what was purchased.

So, buy me gifts, but I'm not even gonna open 'em. Just put them over there. lol

We had a fun party instead with karoke and slide shows. some people dont like to make big productions out of things.

Oh trust me, that sounds much more fun than the time it takes to open gifts (on both sides), but I feel like this falls into the category of don't tell people what to do with their generosity (i.e. bring a book instead of a card, money only, bring a gift and something for the wishing well).

As a guest I would LOVE this. I hate hate hate hate hate how we all have to watch unwrap the gifts, ooh and ah and act like idiots over, yaknow, a burp cloth or whatever... Except I also hate shower games, so what do you do instead!? Just have a luncheon? that sounds right up my alley. Esp with wine. haha.

It was so great no games , no bow hat, no wicker chair, no ooooohs and ahhhs i was what they called the anti-bride. Didnt throw bouquet or do the garter or other traditional things.

It was a luncheon, with sangria, open bar, karaoke and dancing, slideshow and good friends. Alot of people thanked us for not making them sit through an hour of kitchen appliances and towels.

To each his/her own : )

marietart · January 2013

OhSewCrafty:
mypalbabs:
erinconlon:
For my shower we are doing a display for the gifts. I would like to put tags on each gift so say who it?s from. Has anybody done this before and if so where did you get your tags or did you make them yourself and how did the display shower work out?

*I know many do not approve of the display shower but it is my choice and the decision has already been made so please keep your comments relevant to the question.

Thank you,

I'm impatient - I googled it. A "display" shower (or "green/environmentally friendly" shower if you want to try and score some etiquette points) is where guests are instructed to not wrap their gifts and to just put them on a table in a display. Then throughout the party, people can just peruse the display to ooh and ahh at what was purchased.
So, buy me gifts, but I'm not even gonna open 'em. Just put them over there. lol

When people have 40th bday party or a 50th gifts aren't opened why is this any different? It an occasion with gifts celebrating a great event. I guess some of the older folk might be slighted but you thank them special. : )

keithsbride · January 2013

My husband's cousins wife did this for her bridal shower and it actually was very nice. And she did go through every gift one at a time, she just didn't unwrap them. She walked the entire length of the table commented on every gift and thanked every giver. We are not close to them but I imagine that for them it really was the environmental concerns since it did not save any time and every gift was acknowledged.

keado · January 2013

mgarza1231:
I don't think this is a southern thing because I've never been to a "display shower" and I live in Texas. But if I were invited, I would likely not go.

Also in TX and definitely not done around here.

keado · January 2013

mgarza1231:
I don't think this is a southern thing because I've never been to a "display shower" and I live in Texas. But if I were invited, I would likely not go.

Also in TX and definitely not done around here.

whitneylauren · January 2013

I've been to one and it was a couples shower. What guy wants to sit around and watch a woman open baby gifts? I really enjoyed it, you could socialize more. It is also "green" and saves the gift giver time and money on wrapping. Win/Win/Win to me but obviously some people would get their panties in a wad about it (I had no idea it was unacceptable until seeing some of these responses). For the record, I'm in the South but I don't know if it is a Southern thing?

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