Attend a shower without a gift?

Meery82 · March 2013

Is this common? I've seen it happen before. I would think if you aren't going to give a gift, you don't go to the shower, right?

FakeFinn · March 2013

I wouldn't attend without a gift either. Perhaps the person to show up without a gift has already given it/the gift was ordered and hasn't arrived yet? Still, if either of those two options were the case, I'd show up with a little something. <span

CNJ4EVA · March 2013

I would never attend a shower without giving a gift.

TNcardinals · March 2013

LMvW85:
I wouldn't attend without a gift either. Perhaps the person to show up without a gift has already given it/the

SingleMom31 · March 2013

With my cousin's shower, we shipped her gift to her house. So, the day of, we weren't bringing a gift, but it's not because we weren't giving a gift.

cinderin · March 2013

When I was much younger (maybe ten years ago?!) I had a friend who was PG, unmarried and living out of state.

I hadn't heard she was going to have a shower, so I bought her a whole bunch of stuff. She was having a boy, so I bought clothes, blank

1026pumpkin · March 2013

chattychiqa:
I can see not bringing the gift if it's big or cumbersome and instead having it shipped to their house, or maybe

Meery82 · March 2013

chattychiqa:
I can see not bringing the gift if it's big or cumbersome and instead having it shipped to their house, or maybe

lisa5201 · March 2013

If you aren't going to give a gift at all, you don't go to the shower.

As PP's mentioned though, sometimes there are circumstances in which it may look like someone didn't bring something, but that's not the case

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kelle017 · March 2013

I went to a shower of my sister's and didn't bring a gift. However it was the third shower I attended for her, and had given her gifts at the other 2.

iluvmylab · March 2013

There were a couple of people at my shower who did not bring a gift, just nice cards with sweet well wishes. I really did not care. It was fun to get together with my friends and socialize with everyone. I don't know everyone's financial

EMLarie · March 2013

I always thought that the reason for showers was to help get the parent ready for baby by bringing something that she needs. It's not like it's a birthday party or a damn mixer! I'd be offended if someone showed up to my shower and didn't get me a

rpalen29 · March 2013

I just went to a baby shower last week. It was an hour away and the next state over from me. I spent 15$ to get there and back, and money is tight (i'm not working and we're saving up for a house). I found a outfit at babies r us for 2$ (originally 15$

ehnasto · March 2013

I think it also depends on your fiancial situation. My SIL is still in college so like most college students she has zero money. If she attends my shower I wouldn't expect anything of her. I know it can seem tacky to attend the shower without a gift but I

Elsa1984 · March 2013

I personally would not go without a gift. Two people showed up to my shower without gifts: my SIL because she gave it to me the week before thinking she wouldn't be able to get the time off to come down for the shower....and my MIL, because she lives righ

MrsBlindLove · March 2013

When I was 20 I went to a shower for a woman who just had her third girl and said gifts weren't nessecary. I spent over an hour making a homemade card and went. I was the only one to show up without a gift. I was beyond embarrassed. I have learned my less

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