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GREEDY COUPLE CASHES IN AFTER THEIR WEDDING SHOWER

By Abigail Van Buren

Mon Jun 18, 7:57 PM ET

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been invited to the wedding of some casual friends, "Ron" and "Barbie." We sent in our RSVP accepting the invitation, but already we're dreading the day. You see, a few weeks after we mailed it, we had dinner with them.

During the dinner, Ron and Barbie blatantly informed us that they had registered for expensive shower items (I had attended the shower) so they could return the gifts for cash. During the conversation, I mentioned I'd had my eye on a pricey vacuum cleaner I had seen advertised on TV. Barbie turned to her fiance and said, "Honey, we should have registered for that so we could return it for the cash!"

I was floored. So was my husband, though neither of us said a word until we were well on our way home and away from the "happy couple."

If that wasn't enough, they were complaining about some blue towels they had received that they had not registered for. Barbie said they hated them and had returned them. Want to guess what my shower gift was? The blue towels, of course. I couldn't believe she was saying this to us!

My husband was so disgusted he quietly excused himself from attending the bachelor party. Now he no longer even wants to go to the wedding -- let alone give them another gift. He says they make him sick. But we already sent in the card saying that we'll be attending. I agree with my husband on this. The only thing holding us back is the etiquette issue of being a "no-show." Otherwise, I couldn't give a rip about those people. What to do? -- SPEECHLESS IN MICHIGAN

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucda/20070618/lf_u...XW22CROCd8DW7oF

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If I were in their situation, I just wouldn't show up at the wedding. Not say a word. Let them pay for my uneaten meals! ;)

That couple getting married are a couple of douche' bags! People like this really know how to spoil the meaning of a wedding! :angry:

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with vietnamese tradition, we dont give items, we give cash at weddings. Problem solved :D

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Same in Romania, no gifts, money is given. Atleast there are no probs with giving money and not liking it :)

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I don't think there's a problem with getting money at a wedding versus getting gifts. C.'s family gives money. Mine would give gifts. The problem in this article is being a crazy rude person.

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No, no...I don't mean that just to clarify... I meant asking for expensive stuff with the full intent of returning it..that IS tacky. :) M.

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No, no...I don't mean that just to clarify... I meant asking for expensive stuff with the full intent of returning it..that IS tacky. :) M.

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Oh, definitely.

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A couple of money grubbing worms like that deserve each other. You know that as soon as they have any kind of money issue, or choice to make about where to direct limited resources, the whole thing will fall apart.

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We were grateful for ANYTHING we were given at our wedding...and we never expected any gifts at all. We were given a combination of money and gifts. We used a portion of our monetary gift for our honeymoon (we were encouraged to do so) since most everyone knew that our finances would be tight due to AOS. We never even considered something like this couple did...even if we had registered.

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I don't expect everyone to take it this far, but I don't think I could ever return a gift a close friend/relative gave me/us anyway because of the thought behind it...I would feel so guilty!!! M.

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the only reason we asked for money was because I didn't want to have to move a bunch of stuff with me ....

and we figured it would be nice to have some money for plane tickets so hubby could come visit me.... :)

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Agree with Joe Mama--don't give the cheapstakes gifts, and let them pay for the extra catering.

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