Comments on: Cashing In on Wedding Gifts

By: Elizabeth Nichols

Elizabeth Nichols — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:56:59 +0000

I don't see the problem with giving cash or gifts. If giving cash is a problem make sure you have a wedding registry completed so your guests have some place to go to get you a gift you really want.

By: John Meadows

John Meadows — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:45:20 +0000

In this economy, cash just might be the ticket for a new couple. Let’s face it would you rather have new china that you never use, or be able to put money down towards a house that you can pick up cheap?

By: newweb

newweb — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:53:43 +0000

I don’t have any experience about that but for my senses no one can give cash wedding give ^_^ am i right?

By: Jim Mcallister

Jim Mcallister — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:12:16 +0000

DepositAGift.com – Can a name be anymore tacky? Why give cash if you can give an experience. I’d rather give a toaster than cash through a website.

Also, I bet DespositAGift.com charges a fee….If you are going to give cash or a check, why not give it in an envelope with a nice card at the wedding? That is what I’ve been doing for the last 15 years and it has worked perfectly.

-Jim M.

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:23:16 +0000

I have a friend who is already using Deposit a Gift and they love it. To Lila’s point about having all registries in one, with Deposit a Gift you can also list your other registries with your cash registry (or honeymoon registry, whatever you wanna call it).

But my friend is also using them for her wedding website as well because they offer that part too. As a guest, I love it because all the details are in one place (I’m easily confused!), plus I know exactly what they need, be it for their honeymoon or anything else.

By: Lila

Lila — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:55:15 +0000

People are so touchy over the subject of giving cash for a wedding, but I don’t see how giving $50 is any different than giving a $50 toaster or something (which the couple knows is $50 because they registered for it!). A bunch of my friends who recently got married used a website called myregistry.com that let them register for cash and regular gifts on one registry. I thought this was a good compromise for the people who are morally opposed to giving cash for whatever reason.

By: jules

jules — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:38:06 +0000

Comment #1 – is reason #1 for doing something like this. Who wants a re-gift or a thrift store gift that you most likely won’t like and can’t return. Talk of cheap. While it’s always the prescence of the guest that matters most, as someone who has been on both sides – receiving and giving, you can’t go wrong with cash.

By: Donna Freedman

Donna Freedman — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:32:17 +0000

Depends on where you’re from, I guess, or maybe it’s cultural and/or generational. In my experience no one gave cash as a wedding gift.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:36:48 +0000

In my family and with most families I know, it is inappropriate to give anything but cash at the wedding. Registry gifts are for the shower.

By: Donna Freedman

Donna Freedman — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:38:12 +0000

Ah, but this way people will know how much you spent on them! Those who avoid the gift registry can finesse the expense by re-gifting one of their own wedding gifts, by making a gift, or by purchasing a gift at a thrift store or rummage sale. (It happens.)
I can hear it now: “Your friends are so cheap! They deposited an average of $25 each!”