"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> On 2014-05-25 4:13 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>>> No. Come on now,Paul. That can't really happen in real life. The bride
>>> spat in your face at her wedding reception because you gave her a
>>> cheap gift? LOL! What the hell kind of friends you do have?
>>
>>
>> Had. Past tense. I didn't even know the woman. I went because I was
>> dating her sister. Being her guest meant I was supposed to pony up for
>> something expensive. And if she didn;t want the thing why the hell was
>> it
>> in her registry?
>>
>
> That could have been a good thing for you. If you were dating the sister
> you had an insight into what the family is like and what sort of a bitch
> you would have had for a sister in law.
>
> I think that registries have gone overboard. When we got married (41
> years ago tomorrow), we registered only the patterns that we had chosen
> for our dishes and flatware. These days it is more like a kid's Christmas
> wish list, and they expect everything that is on the list.

When we got married (50) years ago, we didn't have a registry, just a
shower, and were happy for whatever we got, really happy.

Cheri