Tsk Tsk ...when the bride isn't thankful...

[oblongmelon]

so my niece had her bridal shower today..mind you, this is a niece who got knocked up by some guy at a bar that she only met twice..well, she had the baby, and people gave her gifts ..
then she had a christening..and people gave her more gifts ..
today was her bridal shower and naturally-more gifts..Her wedding to this guy (she actually convinced him to marry her!) is October 6th..and she will be expecting more gifts then too..so today at the shower, when she opened up a card with a check from my sister in law, she looked at her and said..is there a gift that goes with this? DUH the check IS THE GIFT! Then she turned her nose up because apparently 200 dollars in the form of a check isn't enough. When she got to my gifts (a set of vintage Griswold cast iron cookware, A 4 piece place setting of Royal Albert china, and a Waterford Crystal Cake plate with lid) she acted like she couldn't be bothered with any of it. She looks at me, says yeh, umm..thanks, and handed the stuff off to her bridesmaid. Apparently she isn't aware that the Griswold cast iron is probably worth more than everything she has in her entire apartment. How ungrateful. Well, she's getting a gift for her wedding-no money that's for sure. Maybe I'll stick a bottle of wine in a bag. Grrrr. Oh btw..she's the daughter of my sister who we affectionately refer to as The Town Whore..like mother, like daughter.

[Cubsfan]

Condoms for the wedding gift then?

[johnnymk]

This thread is worthless without pics

[oblongmelon]

This thread is worthless without pics

you want pictures of a table full of gifts??? weird.
She was already talking about having ANOTHER baby..she was overheard today saying "I like my girl but I'd like to really have a boy"...what a pig. She's lucky the baby doesn't have alcohol poisoning from all her boozing (and yes, the family is at wits end with the drinking since my other niece was killed..how soon they forget)

[uncledaddy]

Sucks. If my niece ever does that to me, she'll get nothing more but a card ever again........BY MAIL!

[mcs328]

take the gifts back and don't go to the wedding.

[Napoleon54]

Somebody needs to smack that hussy upside the head. Preferably with one of your generously given cast iron pans. :2far:

[gear02]

Condoms for the wedding gift then?

I actually think this is the best idea!

[johnnymk]

you want pictures of a table full of gifts??? weird.

No, the niece, stupid.:)

[DarkFury]

Obby, you are certainly a better person than me... in regards to gift giving to the "un-thankful".

Pretty much, she'd be lucky to get a card from me being like that. :2far:

[oblongmelon]

No, the niece, stupid.:)

TRUST ME...she's nothing to look at-unless you want a good laugh. She thinks she's a hottie..but she's really a NOTTIE. Just like my sister..lol
Now my girls, they are gorgeous. I'm sure some of the fellows on this sight who have seen their pix would agree :)

[oblongmelon]

Obby, you are certainly a better person than me... in regards to gift giving to the "un-thankful".

Pretty much, she'd be lucky to get a card from me being like that. :2far:
The tackiest part of the entire day was when we saw that there were envelopes sitting at our places..when asked what they were for-her bridesmaid claimed "for door prizes"...then they had the nerve to ask us to put our name and addresses on them..this was her lazy way of not having to address thank you note envelopes. How LAME is that???..luckily for me, my other sister and I cordially filled out our envelopes with the names and addresses of Mamie Eisenhower, and Barbara Bush...I wonder if she even knows who these women are/were?
But let it be said, that I did give her gifts..as I don't want to be the Aunt that every one bad mouths..LOL

[WhiskeyPapa]

...apparently 200 dollars in the form of a check isn't enough...a set of vintage Griswold cast iron cookware, A 4 piece place setting of Royal Albert china, and a Waterford Crystal Cake plate with lid...Wow, I'm glad I live where I do - a $20 bill still passes for an acceptable wedding gift around here.

[oblongmelon]

Wow, I'm glad I live where I do - a $20 bill still passes for an acceptable wedding gift around here.
eh..big Italian families where everyone tries to out do each other..but I REFUSED to give this girl money. Unfortunately some of MY aunts and cousins did..I'm sure all of it will be blown on booze. 20 bucks for a gift? HA..we'd be the talk of the event.(and it would continue for the duration of my entire life!)...you know what I mean? 25 Years down the road I'd be hearing.."OMG do you remember when she ONLY GAVE so and so x amount of dollars for her shower?"..yeh, that's my family.

[DarkFury]

eh..big Italian families where everyone tries to out do each other..but I REFUSED to give this girl money. Unfortunately some of MY aunts and cousins did..I'm sure all of it will be blown on booze. 20 bucks for a gift? HA..we'd be the talk of the event.(and it would continue for the duration of my entire life!)...you know what I mean? 25 Years down the road I'd be hearing.."OMG do you remember when she ONLY GAVE so and so x amount of dollars for her shower?"..yeh, that's my family.
Sounds like a wonderful group of people... :rolleyes:

[Freelance Superhero]

Wow, Obby... I really think you gave that girl more than she deserved in your gift! Still, that was a nice gesture on your part; it's just too bad that we can't count on the niece to recognize the niceness of that gesture and reciprocate with at least some appropriate gratitude. :disa:

[oblongmelon]

Sounds like a wonderful group of people... :rolleyes:
you have NOOOOO idea.

[renovation]

that neice is a real B I T C H i think we find away to miss the wedding and send her a gift card to a great finishing school with a no return policy !

[uncledaddy]

eh..big Italian families where everyone tries to out do each other..but I REFUSED to give this girl money. Unfortunately some of MY aunts and cousins did..I'm sure all of it will be blown on booze. 20 bucks for a gift? HA..we'd be the talk of the event.(and it would continue for the duration of my entire life!)...you know what I mean? 25 Years down the road I'd be hearing.."OMG do you remember when she ONLY GAVE so and so x amount of dollars for her shower?"..yeh, that's my family.

Same thing with a Chamorro family......then at the wedding, more gifts, a money dance, and a money tree. Can get really expensive. And yes if you only dropped $20, you didn't hear the end of it.

[yippiekiyeh]

Sorry Obby, but way to be above board on the whole situation...

[utcpal]

Did she give/mailout any thankyou notes for any of those numerous gifts you guys gave ? If not.. then dont waste your money any more..
I would say gifts no-more than $25 is good enough for any oocasion (or return the same amount, on what they gifted you)

[oblongmelon]

Did she give/mailout any thankyou notes for any of those numerous gifts you guys gave ? If not.. then dont waste your money any more..
I would say gifts no-more than $25 is good enough for any oocasion (or return the same amount, on what they gifted you)

her baby was born in January...she didn't mail out invitations at all-instead, waited until MAY to hand them out at the baby's christening..they were all addressed like she had planned on sending them out, but said "she couldn't afford stamps" (but she had a fully stocked bar at her apartment, along with a big screen T.V., brand new PC and new furniture (which I believe are compliments of my mother who thinks this girl can do no wrong)..then at a Graduation party in June for one of the nieces, she handed out thank you notes for the Christening..but it was only after HER mother (the town whore) recieved numerous phone calls from family members telling her that her daughter was ungrateful and should do her thank you notes within a month of receiving a gift.

[renovation]

i have a neice we only hear from when she really needs something .or its like christmas or her birthday.and she thinks there be a gift waiting for her .we all suprized her last christmas and didn't buy the one way child anything should of seen the look on her face when it became apparent there was no gifts coming to her . she left quickly christmas and even her parents had not got birthday calls from her in years .but she was alway been like i said earlyer around with a hand out. on her birthday or christmas.

[DarkFury]

you have NOOOOO idea.
Honestly... I can relate. :D

[The Happy Squirrel]

hehe
give her a coupon for walmart for like 50 cents off TP or something as a wedding gift maybe she will get the hint that is is full it sh|* and just not worth the extra effort

[Yossarian]

Now my girls, they are gorgeous. I'm sure some of the fellows on this sight who have seen their pix would agree :)

oh yeah, they are, and so is miss obby, thats why some of us are forever telling her to post more pics