Funny for the day
(From a friend, reprinted with permission)
So we have this wedding coming up in a week and a half over labor day weekend. Anyway, I just realized this past weekend that we hadn’t bought them their wedding gift yet and I had no clue where they were registered; after searching around a bit online, I finally found their names listed on the Macy’s wedding registry pages. It sounds like a shmancy wedding and with two of us attending, I figured we should spend between $100-150 on the gift (standard wedding git cost estimate = cost per person * number attending). After perusing the gifts, we found a nice serving plate for just over a $100. I was about to place the order when I noticed that they had also requested 13 napkins at $8 each to go with their tablecloth and silverware. It turns out someone had already ordered them 12 of the 13, so I figured I would be a nice guy and get them the final napkin as well. I added the plate and napkin to the shopping cart and placed the order…
Just today, I received the shipping confirmation. I was surprised by Macy’s quick turnaround and logged into the site to see if the stuff would actually be ariving by the wedding date. I was happy to find that the package would be arriving as early as next week, but then I noticed — to my surprise, the plate was backordered; they had decided to ship the napkin separately so it would arrive ontime. They shipped the lone napkin by itself!!! along with our attached card that says, “Congratulations on your wedding…blah blah blah… Best wishes” So by the time the wedding rolls around, they will have most likely received and opened our gift — a large box with a nice card and our $8 napkin. The plate will then arrive at some point during their honeymoon…
Bwahahahah! It does seem that things like this always happen to this guy.
Me, I’m still trying to figure out the origin behind the rule that you have up to one year after a wedding to send a gift.
