They had bought something NOT from my baby registry, and wanted to run it by me. Well, more like they had found something "better" (riiiight), and had "done the research" (I'm sure), and the only reason they called was to tell me to take said comparable item off my registry.
My thoughts -
If you buy something not on the registry, and don't tell me, I will graciously accept the gift and return it on my own time.
If you decide to run it by me, I reserve the right to politely inform you that I worked hard to research and create my registry, and would appreciate people sticking to it, especially since the store you purchased from is nowhere near me, thus making returns difficult.
DISCLAIMER: If the gift were from any one of my friends, I don't even think buying off the regisrty would be a big freakin' deal. Especially since they are thoughtful and know my tastes, plus, they themselves are probably recent moms or have mom-friends suggesting awesome, useful items I probably know nothing about. If you have read this blog at all in the past month, I am sure you have picked up on the fact that my in-laws are not exactly genius in the gift giving department. Also, I am beginning to think it might be wise to nip this arbitrary purchasing in the bud, before this little bugger gets here, and we end up with lots of shit we do not need.
What are your thoughts on this one, please?
Ohhhh lucky me, I just went through this same shizz. My aunt threw me a big awesome shower. She decided to have all 5 of my aunts throw money in a pot and she would go shopping for me. She went to BRU and bought something very similar to pretty much each thing I registered for, but not the exact thing. Like my pack-n-play, I researched the shit out of it and picked a non-hideous color & pattern with all the bells and whistles. She bought me a slightly uglier one with all the same bells and whistles and decided to set it up at the shower herself. This means there's no way I'm undoing it and trying to shove it back in the box. So it stayed. EVerything else? Back to BRU. Why do people insist on making my life (and clearly yours) a pain in the ass? Whyyyyyy?????
ReplyDeleteDid you pick out names? Are you releasing?
So, what do I do? I feel like if they specifically asked for an "okay", I am entitled to say no. Besides, like I mentioned before, the gift-giving track record has been less than stellar...
ReplyDeleteI have kind of released names...email me, and I'll tell you :) Also, can I stalk your registry, since I don't know what the hell to put on there?
you are talking about the woman who gave you 1970s maternity shirts with vegetables on it, right?
ReplyDeleteI'm kinda not surprised ;)
PS.. Hi. I'm Lizzie by the way. I surfed on over her from Shannon's bliggity blog.
LB