"Janet" > wrote in message
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> In article om>,
> says...
>
>> I've never been to a wedding where the bride looks at the gifts.
>> Usually they are opened after the reception is over.
>
> I went to one where all gifts were supposed to be purchased at a gift
> registry store and most of it cost many hundreds of pounds. The cheapest
> item was £40 for a single cup in the designated coffee set.
>
> At the wedding reception, all the (unwrapped) gifts were laid out on
> display with the givers name. How vulgar.
>
One of my relatives had a registry like that. She married a Dr. I can't
remember what I gave her. I was young at the time. Like maybe 22 so I
didn't have much money. Most likely I got her some dish towels or pot
holders or something. Although we were close in age, she never made a point
of being home when we went to visit and never returned a response when she
was living in the area and I proposed meeting her for lunch. So even though
she was a relative, I felt no obligation to buy a lavish gift.