sunshinegal1981
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Post by sunshinegal1981 on Nov 16, 2013 20:41:31 GMT -5
I think giving cash instead of buying off the registry is far more ym-friendly, and I'm surprised to hear posters here bashing the practice.
Example: if I register for a toaster I want at Bloomingdales.com, it will be a shiny brand new toaster at the full retail price. It will come in a big fancy Bloomingdales box, which I will promptly throw out. It may have a pretty note included, which you surely paid extra for. But if you just gift me the same $ amount in the form of cash, I can go buy the same toaster off eBay (for example) for a third of the price, and have the rest of the cash left over for other things I need. I'd much rather have the cash and spend it frugally on things that are really of value to me, at price points I think are reasonable. I think this is more respectful of the gift-giver's resources.
Does no one else see it from this perspective?
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happyscooter
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Post by happyscooter on Nov 17, 2013 8:17:46 GMT -5
sunshinegal1981, I think people want to shop because it feels like they are really giving a gift. like people who donate to food banks. the food banks can buy so much more with your money than you can. so write them a check. but you don't feel like you are actually doing enough.
sounds crazy, yes I know it does.
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sunshinegal1981
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Post by sunshinegal1981 on Nov 17, 2013 12:10:53 GMT -5
sunshinegal1981, I think people want to shop because it feels like they are really giving a gift. like people who donate to food banks. the food banks can buy so much more with your money than you can. so write them a check. but you don't feel like you are actually doing enough. sounds crazy, yes I know it does. Which goes to prove, as another poster astutely observed, that gift giving seems to be more about the wacky whims of the gift-giver than about the needs of the recipient.
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happyscooter
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Post by happyscooter on Nov 18, 2013 6:51:51 GMT -5
Also, I guess we all want the bride/groom or mom/dad to take out the gift and everyone ooh and aah over it. Especially baby stuff. Who doesn't like the little onesy that says cute stuff.
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