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opening gifts prior to shower question.

Monkeybutt80Monkeybutt80 member
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I am a FTM and I have a shower coming up at the end of the month.  Surprisingly, i am already getting boxes delivered to my house from my registry (amazon.com), which I am beyond grateful for.  

My question is;  do I open them now? or do I bring them to the shower (local) to open them?  there are two types;  gifts delivered to my house from guests who will be at the shower (they are traveling from out of state- so probably couldnt fly with the shower gift without paying luggage charges)  and then gifts from guests who will NOT make it to the shower.  are there different etiquette for each? 

 

 

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    EastCoastBrideEastCoastBride member

    For those who won't be at the shower, open them now and send thank you notes. Trust me, the people at the shower are not going to want to sit through you opening gifts from people who aren't even there.

    For those who will be- I guess you can

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    mben1119mben1119 member
    If you receive a gift in the mail, you should always open it to ensure that it isn't broken, then send a thank you card right away.
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    ShakeUpTampaShakeUpTampa member

    imagemabenner1:
    If you receive a gift in the mail, you should always open it to ensure that it isn't broken, then send a thank you
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    danieliza1127danieliza1127 member
    I wouldn't take any gifts to the shower.  Open them all now, send thank you notes.  At the shower, for those who are actually there, as or after you're opening gifts you can say what those people sent to you and how much you loved whatever it wa
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    526SadieSadie526SadieSadie member

    You should definitely open them as soon as they arrive and get your thank you notes out ASAP.  People are probably sending things to your home if they can't make it to the shower, or they're trying to save you the trouble of carting boxes home wit

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    Monkeybutt80Monkeybutt80 member
    imageEastCoastBride:

    For those who won't be at the shower, open them now and send thank you notes. Trust me, the people at the show

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    Monkeybutt80Monkeybutt80 member
    Thank you ladies for all your advice.  I just wasnt sure what to do with them!  I will go ahead and open them and send out thank you cards right away.  and I love the suggestions of acknowledging the gifts again at the shower (giv
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    ehnastoehnasto member

    imagemabenner1:
    If you receive a gift in the mail, you should always open it to ensure that it isn't broken, then send a thank you
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    Lelo2006Lelo2006 member
    I open right away, text, call, or email to say thank you, and then write a thank you note. I just don't want them wondering if something happened to the package.
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    imagelalvillar06:
    I open right away, text, call, or email to say thank you, and then write a thank you note. I just don't want them
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