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02-21-2013 at 6:29 PM
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Tackiest evite I've ever gotten

I just got this evite to a shower. I'm speechless, even DH thinks it's tacky.

Hi, everyone! We hope you can join us for E's Baby Shower. We do know Baby B is a girl, but we've been asked not to go overboard with pink! Their nursery theme idea is ABC's, and the colors are purple, green, & gray.

1. Each guest will be asked to decorate a letter of the alphabet to adorn the walls of the nursery. Each letter should be 6-15" tall, but that is your only instruction. Be creative! (You'll be assigned your letter when you RSVP.)

2. Rather than a card, please bring a children's book with a personal note. (The following books have already been purchased: "Where the Wild Things Are," "One Fish, Two Fish," "Goodnight Moon," "Guess How Much I Love You," and "Love You Forever.")

3. Baby B will be wearing Pampers diapers. If you bring a bag/box of diapers, you'll be entered into a special drawing! (Please attach a gift receipt so they can exchange sizes, if necessary.)

4. They are registered at Target and Babies 'R Us. 
I feel bad for the mother-to-be, her sister is kind of tacky and in charge, she's not normally. Sad
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02-21-2013 at 6:32 PM
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Wow.  That is a lot of tacky in one invitation.
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02-21-2013 at 6:37 PM
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Jeez. I can see one of those, but wow, that is one crazy shower. 

I think the hostess should be providing the letters. 

I am LOL at moms who are all, "the ONLY diapers my baby will wear are this brand." Because it took us a few weeks of figuring out what brand fit DS well and what could hold his massive amount of pee.

 
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02-21-2013 at 6:47 PM
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Yuck! Poor MTB. It sounds like you have to provide your own letters from the invitation, an extra book that isn't taken so you BETTER be in constant contact with the hostess, and what if her baby gets a rash/allergic/doesn't fit right with Pampers? Poor MTB for all of this.
 
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02-21-2013 at 6:56 PM
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ooh!  So klassy!
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02-21-2013 at 6:57 PM
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Lol! Can I tell you how quickly I would decline?

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02-21-2013 at 7:06 PM
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I'd request two letters...F and U.
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Estwd2:
I'd request two letters...F and U.


Lmao.


This shower sounds like a school project to me. Any other instructions? Lol
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02-21-2013 at 9:14 PM
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Sounds super tacky.

Though I must say I am intrigued by the idea of all guest decorating a letter for the nursery. If done properly I think it could be a super sweet idea. By properly I mean that the hostess or M2B provides the letters and decorating supplies and sets up a table or two at the party for guests to decorate them, if they so choose. 
 
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02-21-2013 at 9:51 PM
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I'd be horrified if I was the MTB. Who wants to bet that the letters don't even get put on the nursery walls? The likelihood that they will match AND even look nice is pretty low. Also, people will likely be pretty resentful of a the demand that they decorate a letter that the letters will be a last minute thing. 

 

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02-21-2013 at 9:54 PM
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could there have been anymore tacky things on this invite if they tried?
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02-21-2013 at 10:11 PM
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Oh yay, homework, something I am always looking forward to when I go to a baby shower.
 
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02-22-2013 at 12:31 AM
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I'd definitely decline and just buy the baby something on my own and give it to the MTB at a later date.
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02-22-2013 at 3:26 AM
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I'm pretty sure you're getting punked.
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02-22-2013 at 5:38 AM
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Wow...way too many demands.  I'd get a gift, attach a card and call it a day (although I almost always include a book with the gift "just because" but don't use it as the card.
 
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02-22-2013 at 7:48 AM
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Hhahaha! great gif! 
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02-22-2013 at 10:49 AM
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Jeez there better be beer at that shower....
 
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02-22-2013 at 12:30 PM
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baby Gs mommy:
could there have been anymore tacky things on this invite if they tried?

The hostess must have forgot to include the potluck info.  Maybe they'll get assigned a dish when they RSVP?
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02-22-2013 at 12:58 PM
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PunkyBooster:

Jeez. I can see one of those, but wow, that is one crazy shower. 

I think the hostess should be providing the letters. 

I am LOL at moms who are all, "the ONLY diapers my baby will wear are this brand." Because it took us a few weeks of figuring out what brand fit DS well and what could hold his massive amount of pee.

 

This! I always secretly hope that the specified brands leaks like crazy for them. We got so many different brands at our shower and were so thankful. It gave us an opportunity to try them all and find what works best (let me specify... there was NO rafle and NO asking for diapers. Guests were just generous enough to gift them).

That invite makes my head hurt.
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I'd request two letters...F and U.
Lmao. This shower sounds like a school project to me. Any other instructions? Lol
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02-22-2013 at 1:21 PM
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brittbronkowski:
Estwd2:
I'd request two letters...F and U.
Lmao. This shower sounds like a school project to me. Any other instructions? Lol

LOL The only one so far is that our letters should be the upper and lower case of what we've been assigned. I was assigned Ww. I'll be sure to let you ladies know if there are any more though.

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deltagirl79:

brittbronkowski:
Estwd2:
I'd request two letters...F and U.


Lmao.


This shower sounds like a school project to me. Any other instructions? Lol

LOL The only one so far&nbsp;is that our letters should be the upper and lower case of what we've been assigned. I was assigned Ww.&nbsp;I'll be sure to let you ladies know if there are any more though.


Wait... Wait.. You have to buy 2 letters to decorate? It's not enough to buy the one?!?
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02-22-2013 at 6:00 PM
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mabjcb19:
Jeez there better be beer at that shower....

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02-22-2013 at 7:22 PM
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The whole alphabet in wooden letter would screw your walls up badly. I hate hanging a couple pictures, I would not be happy to do the whole alphabet. I agree with PP that bet they won't even get used.
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I wouldn't even attend! That isn is super tacky. You get what you get. PERIOD!
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02-25-2013 at 12:25 PM
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Estwd2:
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Estwd2:
I'd request two letters...F and U.

 Oh, thank you.  This made me laugh!
 
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Just had to bump this gem up. I was talking to the hostess in charge of food last night, who has done her best to reign in this shower. I told her that I would not fill out an envelope with my address for a thank you note. She looked at me like I was crazy and said "who would do that??" I just got an email from her titled "omg" She said "you called it. So tacky." with a picture of the box of thank you cards the MTB's sister brought over. It has a sticky note on top that says 'thank you cards for guests to write their addresses on envelopes'. *headdesk*

We are supposed to get a huge storm tomorrow. Pretty sure I'm going to be snowed in and miss the festivities.

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deltagirl79:

Just had to bump this gem up. I was talking to the hostess in charge of food last night, who has done her best to reign in this shower. I told her that I would not fill out an envelope with my address for a thank you note. She looked at me like I was crazy and said "who would do that??" I just got an email from her titled "omg" She said "you called it. So tacky." with a picture of the box of thank you cards the MTB's sister brought over. It has a sticky note on top that says 'thank you cards for guests to write their addresses on envelopes'. *headdesk*

We are supposed to get a huge storm tomorrow. Pretty sure I'm going to be snowed in and miss the festivities.

Please...go tonight and spend the night closer so we can hear about the shower. LOL 
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