Those slippery presents
When I go to weddings, I usually end up giving the happy couple a check. I figure it’s the most useful gift. Easy to transport, accepted by most major retail outlets, and everyone likes money.
Plus you can measure how organized the new couple is based on when they cash the check. Some couples cash it the next day, presumably for some spending money on their honeymoon. Others will wait for months, confounding my ability to balance my checkbook.
I recently discovered a 3rd category: those that just never cash it. This is happened for the past 3 weddings I’ve been at. I’m not sure if they lost it, didn’t get it, or really like the design of the check. Honestly guys, my checks won’t bounce!
So it makes we wonder if Crissy and I have some orphaned presents out there. There was plenty of opportunity for them to get misplaced, and the UPS folks could have easily diverted a few of the hundred or so boxes that came. :-)
Now that we’re sending all of our thank you notes, we’ve noticed we can’t find a gift or anything from some really close friends. We’re more than content to let the matter lie, but now I’m really curious if it’s normal to have a small percentage of gifts go AWOL.
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