Community Chat

[Nataliesgramma]

At my age, I don't go to many Bridal/Baby showers anymore, but I was surprised that they don't open gifts anymore. The ladies at my table told me that is the "thing" now......

[qvcfreak]

I haven't been to a shower in years. But I loved watching the gifts being open. 

[KBEANS]

Yup, at a baby shower I attended everyone sent the gifts directly to the house.

They sat around and pulled out a few incidentals from the wishing well, played games, chatted and ate.

[VanSleepy]

They even ask you on the invitation not to wrap it or wrap it in clear cellophane. Then they're displayed for you to look, at if you want to. 

[ECBG]

Maybe showers were thought to be too long?????

[Allegheny]

Some they do, some they don't.  The last baby shower I attended earlier this year gifts were opened.

[ECBG]

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@VanSleepy wrote:

They even ask you on the invitation not to wrap it or wrap it in clear cellophane. Then they're displayed for you to look, at if you want to. 

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@VanSleepy 

My goodness!  Do they ask for the receipt to be displayed also?  Very poor.

I won't even ask about thank you notes.

[Bri369]

Every shower I've attended except one, they  opened the gifts at the shower.   I've never attended a shower where they've asked to have the gift wrapped in clear cellophane 

[Carmie]

Shower gifts are opened in my neck of the woods and the gifts are displayed, except for gift cards.

[KathyM23]

At my granddaugher's baby shower last year, the gifts were opened.  Instead of playing games we decorated oneies and tiny tee shirts for the baby that DIL found about on Pinterest.