tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59195551117490670732024-02-18T19:54:31.109-08:00The Overly Opinionated Planner You asked for it. Jackie Ohhhhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659927900287077939noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5919555111749067073.post-25677208334141614782014-08-10T00:31:00.001-07:002014-08-10T00:32:32.112-07:00Let Them Eat Cake (As Long As They Cover Their Plate) <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Dear Overly Opinionated Planner, <br />
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My wedding cost $120 a head and everybody seemed to have a great time. We got
some awesome gifts and almost everything on our registry was purchased. Winning!
Unfortunately one of our guests who we thought was a close friend, only gave us
a card with $50 cash. I am so insulted! Everybody knows that your gift is
supposed to cover the cost of your plate, now I’m out $70. <br />
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I feel like I should approach her to let her know how rude her gift is. <br />
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How would you go about this?<br />
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Kind regards,<br />
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Insulted</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dear Insulted, <br />
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Dear, dear, dear. From here on in I will refer to your as Miss Money-Grubber. <br />
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Let me answer this as simply as I possibly can, Miss Money-Grubber, because I
expect you have a short attention span and may get distracted by something
expensive and shiny at any second. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">IT IS NOT YOUR GUESTS FAULT THAT YOU CAN’T AFFORD YOUR OWN
WEDDING, nor is it their job to cover the cost of their plate. Too bad, so sad.
You should have considered your budget before you booked that hot pink hummer
and rhinestone encrusted garter to wear under your mullet dress (I’m just
assuming your wedding was as tacky as your attitude). <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Furthermore, your friend’s financial situation is none of
your business. It is possible that is all she could afford, although I prefer
to believe that it’s all she thought you deserved, as I’m sure this is not the
first time your true Bridezilla nature has reared its ugly, 3 eyed, scaly head.
In fact, she probably thought you deserved nothing, but being the truly lovely
and classy lady she is, she took the high road and gave you a perfectly adequate
amount of cash and a lovely card. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I suggest rather than approaching your friend and telling
her her gift was rude, you in fact go to her and beg her to teach you some manners
and decorum. If your friend is reading this, I suggests she charges you exactly
$50 for the lesson.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope this helped Miss Money-Grubber, and may you have a
long and happy life with all your gifts. <br />
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Yours,<br />
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The Overly Opinionated Planner </span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
Jackie Ohhhhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659927900287077939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5919555111749067073.post-36079669147866687972014-05-26T00:54:00.000-07:002014-05-26T01:56:17.999-07:00Food for thought. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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