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09-21-2009 , 01:41 PM

#22351

OrangeRake

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Ya, I guess you are right. Who gives a **** about what I look like.

I don't have a lot of money, this is true. But then if someone I cared deeply for was getting married, then the amount wouldn't even be in question. I would give them as much as I could, and they would appreciate it because they would know that that were the case.

The fact that I already know that this bride is going to be a bitch, then **** her. I'll probably still give like $150 combined for me and res.....just because I have some ounce of class....but you are right that I shouldn't give a **** about what she thinks of me.

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09-21-2009 , 01:42 PM

#22352

AriesRam

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Originally Posted by Zurvan

Aries: by the time our girls grow up, the bride's parents won't be expected to pay. Equality and all that

Or, at least, that's what I keep telling myself. It's the only way I can sleep at night.

Well, my son is about 4 years older than his sister, so if this coudl happen in that window, that would be great.

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09-21-2009 , 01:43 PM

#22353

OrangeRake

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A gift should be a gift........

And a wedding is a party that the couple holds to celebrate their happy union....

Since when did it become all about the gifts anyways? Am I going to have to start turning down weddings just because I can't afford to eat $100 meals all the time? Cuz lets face it.....I am broke enough to not eat expensive meals EVER......

But now I am at the age where everyone is getting married all over the place, and its just one $500 weekend after another.......I don't have room in my budget for this!

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09-21-2009 , 01:44 PM

#22354

Tao1

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Use the unspent 200$ to hire some wedding crashers imo.

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09-21-2009 , 01:46 PM

#22355

HerbieGRD

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Originally Posted by OrangeRake

I'll probably still give like $150 combined for me and res.....just because I have some ounce of class

Seriously, these people don't deserve another gift from you. Give one if you want, but there's nothing classless about refusing to spend your money on someone who isn't going to appreciate it and complained to you about the last gift you gave them.

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09-21-2009 , 01:48 PM

#22356

OrangeRake

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So if she complains can I say that?

And say I was going to not come to the wedding, but I did, so that is my gift.

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09-21-2009 , 01:48 PM

#22357

AriesRam

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Originally Posted by OrangeRake

My wedding was only about 7 years ago, but I have absolutely no idea what anyone got us. I do remember who did rsvp but didnt show up. But mostly I remember hanging out with people.

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09-21-2009 , 01:54 PM

#22358

HerbieGRD

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Originally Posted by OrangeRake

So if she complains can I say that?

And say I was going to not come to the wedding, but I did, so that is my gift.

You can say exactly that - and you don't even need the second line. If I ever complained to someone about a present they gave me I would fully expect to never get another present from that person again, although I would never ever do that so it's kind of a moot point anyways.

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09-21-2009 , 01:55 PM

#22359

HerbieGRD

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I would not feel a single moment of guilt if I were in your spot and didn't get them a present - and I wouldn't even if I was so rich that the $$$ didn't matter to me at all.

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09-21-2009 , 01:58 PM

#22360

OrangeRake

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That's what Res's mother said.

But if I do that, I am essentially cutting off all ties/possibilities of a relationship with this guy ever again. And he is a great guy......he is just blinded by this miserable bitchy beast woman from hell.

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09-21-2009 , 01:58 PM

#22361

sixfour

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fun phone call just now:

hello, can i speak to sixfour please?
who is this?
this is such and such from neteller
what about?
it's about your neteller account
what about my account?
your account isn't validated, do you want to validate it?
well seeing how i haven't used it since you jacked your fees up by 400%, not really, bye

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09-21-2009 , 01:59 PM

#22362

OrangeRake

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What if I bring a blank cheque, and see how the wedding goes and how she treats me......and decide accordingly how much to give? HAHA....if she is a huge ****, then nothing. Otherwise, leave something appropriate, in the form of a canadian cheque. HAHA!

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09-21-2009 , 02:00 PM

#22363

OrangeRake

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and those for stars that are blocked out were suppose to say the "c" word.....

yes....that is how much I despise her.

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09-21-2009 , 02:01 PM

#22364

HerbieGRD

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Originally Posted by OrangeRake

My guess is that if he's really a great guy any anger or resentment caused by your decision would only last for as long as the bitch is in his life, and that any potential relationship with him in your future is also predicated on her leaving the picture.

So I really wouldn't sweat that if I were you

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09-21-2009 , 02:06 PM

#22365

OrangeRake

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Ya, that is true.

But then since he is in my circle of friends, will all of them secretly resent me and think of me as a cheap bitch?

It just seems like a huge mess to deal with and if it were a random friend that I wouldn't ever have to hear about or see again, then fine....but I dunno. It just seems like a bunch of stress I don't need, when i can just give them $100 and tell them to **** off if they complain.

Not giving ANYTHING is such a huge deal imo...

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09-21-2009 , 02:08 PM

#22366

OrangeRake

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I used to waitress.....and tips were sort of similar.

There was the standard amount, and then there was the high tippers, low tippers, and then the rare occasion that you didn't get a tip at all.

Essentially if you give a low tip, it just makes it seem like you are cheap. It's the no tip that really hurts....because that is a sign that they didn't think you deserved a tip at all....rather then them just giving whatever they had.

Argh why do i stress about these things anyways....lol.

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09-21-2009 , 02:09 PM

#22367

HerbieGRD

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Originally Posted by OrangeRake

But then since he is in my circle of friends, will all of them secretly resent me and think of me as a cheap bitch?

This honestly all depends on your friends. If what you described happened to me all of my friends would know about it and I probably wouldn't have even had to tell them that I wasn't planning on giving another gift - then we'd spend the next several years making fun of what an ungrateful bitch our friend was marrying and talking about how sad that made all of us.

But your results may vary

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09-21-2009 , 02:12 PM

#22368

Zurvan

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But if I do that, I am essentially cutting off all ties/possibilities of a relationship with this guy ever again. And he is a great guy......he is just blinded by this miserable bitchy beast woman from hell.

Oh, you're not gonna be friends with him after the wedding. So I wouldn't worry about that.

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09-21-2009 , 02:13 PM

#22369

HerbieGRD

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Originally Posted by OrangeRake

Very different situation. Assuming you were at least decent as a waitress people leaving no tip or a lousy tip says more about them (cheap/suck at life) than about you.

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09-21-2009 , 02:13 PM

#22370

chim17

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People leaving no tip was a mistake way more than anything else.

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09-21-2009 , 02:18 PM

#22371

CPFB

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I don't remember how much anyone gave for our wedding at all.

In fact, I only give $50 gifts at weddings (for me and my wife), even for our best friends. We don't have a lot of money to begin with and any friend that cares about the size of their wedding gift is not a friend of mine for too long.

After all, it is a gift and not an obligation of being given a wedding invitation.

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09-21-2009 , 02:18 PM

#22372

Neil S

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If you think your friends are likely to be sniping at you, better to find out sooner than later. Becuase if they turn out to be like that, that way you can ditch them and find decent people to be around.

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09-21-2009 , 02:28 PM

#22373

kokiri

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Originally Posted by m1ke

'ALLO THERE!

yeah, pretty sure they all did it before the stones. IIRC the shadows or some such all look like the biggest bunch of geeks you ever saw with guitars round their chins, and still pulled like crazy back in the weird world of the 50s/60s

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09-21-2009 , 02:32 PM

#22374

VoraciousReader

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Precious,

Obviously the correct answer is for you to, as an official groomsperson, hire the hottest, skankiest, most-likely-to-push-the-limits stripper you can find to work the bachelor party and make that your gift for the wedding.

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09-21-2009 , 02:35 PM

#22375

riverfish1

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Originally Posted by well named

The great thing about interwebs friends is that they aren't actually "real" so you can scam them by selling fake Wiis and thus support your gambling addiction

FYP

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Originally Posted by OrangeRake

I thought the idea was not to sink to the level of the bride that you hate. You're overthinking. Buy them something from the directory thingy and be done with it. Price: $50 range. Don't worry about it after that.

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