ridiculous
one of my friends sent me this, which was sent to her by someone she knows:
http://erinsonlinebabyshower.blogspot.com/p/invitation.html
it's an online baby shower! now you, who lives 500 miles away, can send this chick a gift, even though you weren't actually invited to the REAL baby shower.
i'm sorry, even if you live in a city where you might know NO ONE, this is still WAY tacky. when it was first described to me, i thought it was an online, web broadcast baby shower, actually held on a specific date at a specific time. but no. it's an on-going, "internet" baby shower.
here's how it works: you can send a card to wish the baby well (oh, sorry, it's all about the mom at this point), or you can purchase a gift from their registry. if you do purchase a gift, the new mom will take pics while she opens it and post them to the blog. maybe she'll send you an email to say thanks.
i'm sure whom ever thought of this thought it was a good idea. but it's not. i understand that having your first child is a big deal, but really? if you don't have 10 friends to rub together and throw cake at, maybe you should just let it go. some people actually have children without having baby showers. some people actually have to BUY ALL THEIR OWN BABY GEAR. oh, my, god, what an awful thought. i'm finding this pandering to every person on your email address list really pathetic.
it just seems that people these days are just registering to get stuff, not to actually have events. i don't know if this chick is having a "real" shower, but if not, who's to say that anyone couldn't put up a blog and a gift list and send it out to everyone they know? hey, i just adopted a kitten! hell, i should register at target and put up a blog pandering for stuff.
and here it is!
https://www.target.com/registry/baby/2HN367WHEL4UX
after you send me something, i'll take a pic of it and post it here. but make it good, 'cause i'm not going to waste my megapixels on something small, like a cat toy or something.
http://erinsonlinebabyshower.blogspot.com/p/invitation.html
it's an online baby shower! now you, who lives 500 miles away, can send this chick a gift, even though you weren't actually invited to the REAL baby shower.
i'm sorry, even if you live in a city where you might know NO ONE, this is still WAY tacky. when it was first described to me, i thought it was an online, web broadcast baby shower, actually held on a specific date at a specific time. but no. it's an on-going, "internet" baby shower.
here's how it works: you can send a card to wish the baby well (oh, sorry, it's all about the mom at this point), or you can purchase a gift from their registry. if you do purchase a gift, the new mom will take pics while she opens it and post them to the blog. maybe she'll send you an email to say thanks.
i'm sure whom ever thought of this thought it was a good idea. but it's not. i understand that having your first child is a big deal, but really? if you don't have 10 friends to rub together and throw cake at, maybe you should just let it go. some people actually have children without having baby showers. some people actually have to BUY ALL THEIR OWN BABY GEAR. oh, my, god, what an awful thought. i'm finding this pandering to every person on your email address list really pathetic.
it just seems that people these days are just registering to get stuff, not to actually have events. i don't know if this chick is having a "real" shower, but if not, who's to say that anyone couldn't put up a blog and a gift list and send it out to everyone they know? hey, i just adopted a kitten! hell, i should register at target and put up a blog pandering for stuff.
and here it is!
https://www.target.com/registry/baby/2HN367WHEL4UX
after you send me something, i'll take a pic of it and post it here. but make it good, 'cause i'm not going to waste my megapixels on something small, like a cat toy or something.
posted by mikraas at 9:53 PM
1 Comments:
I am dumb-struck by the audacity. Felt similarly when I received a wedding invitation a few months back that specifically asked for cash gifts. Really? You will get what I give you and be grateful for it!
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