Cheek of some people...

@rti-shm@rti · 30-04-2012 01:24PM #1

One of my friends got an invite to a wedding recently and on the wedding invite it stated that the gifts jad to be €250 minimum in cash. Anyone else think this is absolutely RIDICULOUS. I don't know where the wedding is but I don't think it's relevant, if a couple want to have a mad, lavish wedding they should surely make sure they can afford it first no?

kfallon · 30-04-2012 01:25PM

Simple solution, don't go to the wedding, I wouldn't anyway!

Snowie · 30-04-2012 01:26PM

@rti-shm@rti wrote: »

One of my friends got an invite to a wedding recently and on the wedding invite it stated that the gifts jad to be €250 minimum in cash. Anyone else think this is absolutely RIDICULOUS. I don't know where the wedding is but I don't think it's relevant, if a couple want to have a mad, lavish wedding they should surely make sure they can afford it first no?

there trying to get every one to pay for the wedding

dsmythy · 30-04-2012 01:26PM

Me neither.

Cool_CM · 30-04-2012 01:26PM

Apparently that's the going rate nowadays, stating it on the invite on the other hand is a bit rude though

PCPhoto · 30-04-2012 01:26PM

is this a "facebook" friend ?

Do what we did to one of the lads ..... a gang of you get together and get the same present .... a toaster from Argos ..... he ended out with 47 toasters.

Ghandee · 30-04-2012 01:27PM

Thats like a nightclub sending you VIP tickets, that ask you for an entrance fee when you arrive.

Fcuk em OP, send em an email (dont waste the money on a stamp) declining.

Agricola · 30-04-2012 01:28PM

Wow, Im glad I don't have this type of "friend" inviting me to weddings. It would make you weep for humanity when you hear shít like this.

30-04-2012 01:28PM

That's not a wedding invite it's a "give us money or ELSE" letter ffs

throw it in the bin

DaveNoCheese · 30-04-2012 01:28PM

I know a girl (gowl) like this, she demands that her boyfriend (my mate) buy her this and that and thats not good enough, buy the exact same thing except twice the price. Some people don't deserve to share our air!

PCPhoto · 30-04-2012 01:29PM

Makes note ..... do NOT mention anything about gifts on wedding invite.

(recently proposed to my GF...now my Fiancee)

super_furry · 30-04-2012 01:31PM

I wouldn't go just out of principle. Scabby bastards shouldn't have a wedding they can't afford.

RichieC · 30-04-2012 01:31PM

That's ****ing shocking.. there must be yank in him.

OldGoat · 30-04-2012 01:32PM

I'd expect to mount the bride at that price.
Or at least a bridesmaid.
Or the brides ma.
€250 doesn't go as far as it used too.

@rti-shm@rti · 30-04-2012 01:32PM

Cool_CM wrote: »

Apparently that's the going rate nowadays, stating it on the invite on the other hand is a bit rude though

Jaysis - really?? I thought €150 was enough for a person on their own

I'll be destitute by the end of the year if that's the case

PCPhoto wrote: »

is this a "facebook" friend ?

Do what we did to one of the lads ..... a gang of you get together and get the same present .... a toaster from Argos ..... he ended out with 47 toasters.

I like this toaster plan. Have a few weddings this year from the same circle. Perhaps one toaster could do all events. Better than 250 notes anyways!

foxyboxer · 30-04-2012 01:34PM

Get a 250 page A4 pad.
Get a marker and write € on each page.
Then Post it to them.

250 'Euros'

super_furry · 30-04-2012 01:34PM

€150 is more than enough as a couple. If you're a bestman/groomsman/bridesmaid, maybe a little more but otherwise, good luck.

Demanding a minimum is like selling tickets and frankly I'd rather buy a €250 ticket to Electric Picnic than to some pretentious dick's wedding.

Ghandee · 30-04-2012 01:34PM

OldGoat wrote: »

I'd expect to mount the bride at that price.
Or at least a bridesmaid.
Or the brides ma.
€250 doesn't go as far as it used too.

Claaaaaasic lol

seamus · 30-04-2012 01:35PM

@rti-shm@rti wrote: »

Jaysis - really?? I thought €150 was enough for a person on their own

€50 is more than enough for a person going on their own. €250 is what you give your brother or sister, not some friend that you see twice a year.

Ellis Dee · 30-04-2012 01:35PM

I suggest you send them a letter asking will they give a receipt for your gift and a guarantee that it will be returned if the marriage lasts less than (say 3) years before it ends in divorce. I couldn't see such a pair of mercenary cnuts bearing the sight of each other for longer than that.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

SEPT 23 1989 · 30-04-2012 01:38PM

Give them 25 post dated cheques

waraf · 30-04-2012 01:39PM

seamus wrote: »

€50 is more than enough for a person going on their own. €250 is what you give your brother or sister, not some friend that you see twice a year.

http://boards.ie/tre/2055454434

:)

micropig · 30-04-2012 01:39PM

Ellis Dee wrote: »

I suggest you send them a letter asking will they give a receipt for your gift and a guarantee that it will be returned if the marriage lasts less than (say 3) years before it ends in divorce. I couldn't see such a pair of mercenary cnuts bearing the sight of each other for longer than that.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

This, because in 4 years when they are both getting married to other people you will be expected to give another present:p

or the toaster idea (but still ask for letter & receipts)

Dudess · 30-04-2012 01:40PM

Cool_CM wrote: »

Apparently that's the going rate nowadays, stating it on the invite on the other hand is a bit rude though

Going rate lol - as if it's petrol! :pac:
Not having a go at you, just the accepted mindset that there's a set rate. Oh the romance and warmth!

I've heard if those invites before - they're hilarious! If other such threads are anything to go by, there will be people defending it.

I think you should be as generous as you can as a wedding guest, but not to the point of being broke if an "accepted" amount will do that to you.

pickarooney · 30-04-2012 01:41PM

Just a clever way for them to 'invite' the 10,000 people who they don't want there but will whinge for years if they're snubbed, IMO.

SunnyDub1 · 30-04-2012 01:41PM

that's shocking... Just don't go your arrive and give them an IOU card and make sure you eat and drink plenty on the day

iguana · 30-04-2012 01:43PM

Buy a wedding card, write the usual guff in it and add a sentence about how you hope your gift gets them started well on their marriage. Put the card in the envelope, seal the envelope, let it dry, then open the envelope ensuring it looks carefully pried open. Go to the wedding have a great time, if it's an open bar drink your fill. When they are opening the cards after the wedding they will find your empty card and wonder which of their guests stole the money you gifted them. Whenever you see them after the wedding you can ask them if they bought something nice with your money and imply that you were especially generous just to see their upset faces.

SunnyDub1 · 30-04-2012 01:44PM

Cool_CM wrote: »

Apparently that's the going rate nowadays

Going rate ??? It's not petrol we're talking about here.
I think that is a shocking amount to expect off someone.

At the end of the day, it should be the taught the counts not the amount of money that is spent.

Duggy747 · 30-04-2012 01:48PM

Poo into an envelope and send it to your friend.

Dunno what that'll achieve but............still.........

Fran1985 · 30-04-2012 01:49PM

give them what you want or what you feel is appropriate. If they don't like it then that's there problem.

When i see an invite that has a "gift list" they get a bank draft, "donations only" = set of wine glasses.

Don't tell me what to get you!

Immaculate Pasta · 30-04-2012 01:52PM

PCPhoto wrote: »

is this a "facebook" friend ?

Do what we did to one of the lads ..... a gang of you get together and get the same present .... a toaster from Argos ..... he ended out with 47 toasters.

That is truly fantastic. Kudos.

If someone did that to me I'd tell them where to go. Well actually I wouldn't... but I definitely wouldn't go to the wedding. :cool:

Cheek of some people...

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