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In an invitation to a baby shower it is mentioned


Posted: Dec 2, 2009

there will be a raffle & to enter the raffle its requested you bring a pack of disposable diapers . What is your opinon , would you take part ?
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My daughter got an invitation with that very "request" - for baby shower

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It was a very good friend of hers so naturally she wanted to take part, but what she did was figure in the cost of the bag of diapers into the amount she was already able to spend on the regular gift.

Mama got a smaller main present plus the pack of diapers, and my daughter got a raffle ticket... and happened to win the raffle!

The raffle prize was a basket of smelly-good bath/shower stuff with a restaurant gift certificate ($25). The prize basket was worth probably around $75 total, and for that cost the new mama got about 20 bags of diapers of varying sizes.

As far as she could tell, everyone took part (she didn't notice if or who did not). She did so because of her affection for her friend, and I guess that would likely be a determining factor for most guests.

Raffle - Vikefan

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Sure. It doesn't say it's mandatory so there's no commitment. As long as they're not saying you have to bring the diapers to attend.

Take part, probably would not even go to the shower - What a cheapo

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I would not be "pushed" into such tactics as people seem to want to pull now days and this is one of those. If there is an RSVP I probably would respond letting them know, sorry cannot make the shower. I tell you, people have seem to lost all shame in just begging for items whether a marriage or like this baby shower. If the mother to be cannot afford the diapers she needs, she should never had gotten pregnant. The mother could always buy OMG, cloth diapers. You can use, wash and use again. Now that is a very good idea!

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