You're Invited to a Birthday Party... - Page 3

Skididdy · ‎11-05-2013

I would not bring a gift. Just spend the time with him is all he wants it sounds.

eddyandme · ‎09-24-2011

Oh, I thought you were inviting me to a birthday party!!!

No presents, but perhaps it would be nice if you and a few friends got together once a month or so making a pot luck dinner. Sounds like this time in his life, he'd like a few more friends around.

OKPrincess · ‎03-10-2013

It means NO GIFT. When a person gets this age more than likely they don't need anything or if they do, pretty picky about what they want. I think it's disrespectful to take a gift. If you must take something take a snackey food or wine but don't wrap it.

Trinity11 · ‎11-16-2014

The last Birthday party I went to the invitation said No Gifts also. It was given by her son and DIL. When we walked into the restaurant there was a table by the door that was covered with gifts. I think some people even brought a couple of gifts. The woman was 90 years old. I gave her a scarf from The Metropolitan Museum of Art and she wore it on Christmas day, the last time I saw her. She said she has gotten compliments every time she wears it.

So I guess it is dependent on more than just what is written in an invitation.

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

@sunala-

If someone requests no presents, I think they mean it.

Otherwise why go to the trouble of saying it?

I've said that too and there are several reasons like others have said.

I just want to have the people there I like and love together.

I don't really need anything and if I do, I like to get it myself.(this includes candles-I'm really picky!)

I also don't want just anything that people feel they have to go out and get something and it often times ends up something you would never get anyway. That's just the truth.

I think its extra nice that people just want your company

"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"

CrazyDaisy · ‎03-20-2010

If the invitation said NO CHILDREN would you bring some children because you know they like kids?

Someday, when scientists discover the center of the Universe....some people will be disappointed it is not them.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

wrote:
If the invitation said NO CHILDREN would you bring some children because you know they like kids?

Because a child is so much like a bottle of wine or a scarf. I'd choose a different analogy.

Love my grandkids · ‎11-24-2013

Why would you disrespect the wishes of the birthday guy?

NO PRESENTS means just that; NO presents. I never get why people are so confused about a simple request.

Take a nice card. No gift card, no food, no wine, no nothing.

It's HIS birthday, do as HE wishes, not what you want!

WenGirl42 · ‎07-05-2012

LOL, is this a trick question? No, I wouldn't bring a gift. And if I felt like I couldn't attend the party without bringing a gift, I'd stay home.

WenGirl42 · ‎07-05-2012

@Noel7 wrote:
wrote:
If the invitation said NO CHILDREN would you bring some children because you know they like kids?

Because a child is so much like a bottle of wine or a scarf. I'd choose a different analogy.

The analogy is perfectly fine. There are lots of ways to fill in the blank: "My friend asked me not to bring ______________ to his party, but I'm going to anyway."