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On Ending Wedding Gifts
@limenotapple Yeah, I don't know why this is such a contentious issue! Wedding gifts are nice, I don't think a sane person should be overly concerned if they recieve them or not (I really think the obligation and overkill multiple gift-related wedding events is what's making people so mad.) My favorite wedding gift was a set of really cool cocktail glasses that look cracked from my very eclectic aunt, off registry and awesome. The second best was the crock pot I bought with all the gift cards we received! We even put on our wedding website that gifts were entirely optional and people were still super generous.
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On Ending Wedding Gifts
@aeroaeroaero Sometimes people's parents pay for their wedding (which was the case for me) but would not have otherwise given me $10000 for dish replacement. And everyone had a good time at our wedding and I don't think viewed it as our attempt to scam them out of a new skillet.
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On Ending Wedding Gifts
@aeroaeroaero I didn't expect gifts from any of my bridal party and I didn't give gifts to any of my friends who's wedding I was in because being in a wedding is expensive! I think that at the very least should be accepted although I would be much happier with a "give a gift if you want but it's really not a big deal" situation (which was how we handled our wedding.) We did register for some goofy stuff like a hot dog steamer shaped like a dog that barked when the hot dogs were done, so not every registry is totally dumb!
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On Ending Wedding Gifts
@faustbanana I would say that wedding registries, at least for me when I got married last year, was more for the older family members who are very tied to that tradition. But really most of the friends and people our age got stuff off the registry and we got alot of cool stuff! But I also did not begrduge anyone that didn't get us anything or got us something unique off-registry (like my husband's friend who gave us vintage 50's astronaut figurines, so random and cool!) And we got tons of giftcards which is also totally cool. I was just impressed with how generous people were even when I said "we don't really want gifts!"
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On Temptations
@cuminafterall I will second the chubby lip pencil. I like the Tarte ones but yeah, they're $18. The Revlon ones look good for a little while but do eventually end up with the awkawrd lip liner look (but not as quickly as regular lipstick!)
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On Temptations
@cuminafterall I will second the chubby lip pencil. I like the Tarte ones but yeah, they're $18. The Revlon ones look good for a little while but do eventually end up with the awkawrd lip liner look (but not as quickly as regular lipstick!)
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On What is Your Grocery Shopping Style?
@Matthew Gordon@twitter I only use code for embarassing things like those pre-moistened toilet wipes ("BW" for butt wipes") becuase I know I've found people's lost lists before and was embarassed for them so I try to prevent that from happening if someone finds my list!
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On What is Your Grocery Shopping Style?
@Madeline Shoes In the comment I wrote above I also said I usually buy a "box of wine (classy)"...lets stop being ashamed! I mean, it's totally drinkable (I like the Bota Box or the Wine Cube from Target but the Fish Eye will do in a pinch...there's also this rose that comes in a box shaped like a purse that I like!) and gets the job done (if the job is get your buzz on.) My French SIL says that there's lots of boxed wine there now and it's hip, so I defer to the French on this matter!
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On What is Your Grocery Shopping Style?
@Laurabean I left off my alcohol buying for some reason even though it figures greatly into my shopping! My husband drinks alot of Guiness (it's weirdly not a problem for his gluten-belly)so I can basically rattle off the cost of four pack of cans at any of the area grocery/liquor stores. Sometimes I get a box of wine (classy) at the Albertson's but then sometimes I just get liquor but I have to go to a liquor store as it isn't sold in the grocery store here (it is in some places, right?) SOMETIMES (like now) it's Shiner Ruby Redbird season and buy it if I see it for under $8.
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On 2 Ways to Interpret: "Well, My Parents Pay My Phone Bill, So"
@pinches I used the family plan excuse for a long time, it really was a good deal! But I finally realized I'm married and it's a little embarassing to be on a plan with my parents and not my husband. So even though it's more expensive, it gives me a nice warm, adult feeling. We're not rolling in the dough or anything but we can swing it and it feels very mature (I'm immature in so many other ways!!)