It is beginning to sound ALOT like Christmas....you write a letter telling Santa or the department store,
them everything you want and then on the BIG day everything is there all wrapped up. Little kids and brides both have something in common...they both need to learn the lesson that in real life you don't get everything you want. Sometimes you just need to be happy you got any presents.
We go to showers today where we are expected to address our envelopes for the thank-you notes, so the bride can put her printed generic thank you in the envelope. All to save the poor girl time. I say if she is too busy to write her own envelopes, she is too busy to have a shower.
Let's all remember that gift registries are a gimmick of department stores to ensure that gifts are purchased from that store.
I say keep the purse, and give the Bride $20 in a gift envelope!