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Master March 2019

The Best Wedding Gift?

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The Bride, on August 28, 2019 at 9:54 PM

I recently read a post where a newly married couple said their family members brought them a date night wallet with gift cards to local restaurants, bars, movies, etc. What are your thoughts on this gift? If you received something similar would you like it? Why or why not? What date night ideas...

I recently read a post where a newly married couple said their family members brought them a date night wallet with gift cards to local restaurants, bars, movies, etc.

What are your thoughts on this gift? If you received something similar would you like it? Why or why not? What date night ideas would you want the wallet to include?

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Master March 2019
The Bride · on September 2, 2019 at 9:50 AM
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I agree that cash is better but I like the idea of not having to think about places to go. I'd randomly pick a gift card every two weeks until they all ran out. I guess its the spontaneity of it all that I like. And it forces you to continue to date your partner after marriage.
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Master March 2019
The Bride · on September 2, 2019 at 9:53 AM
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I see your point. I guess the plastic waste is equivalent to the way I feel about the cards we received. They were all adorable and the messages were great but ultimately they will all be thrown out. Our guest could have left the messages on our wedding website.
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Master March 2019
The Bride · on September 2, 2019 at 9:54 AM
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My husband and I would have loved a date night wallet filled with random gift cards. We have a date night every two weeks so it would have been one less thing for us to think about.
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Master March 2019
The Bride · on September 2, 2019 at 9:56 AM
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My husband and I got between 3 and 5 gift cards. The only one we have left is Bath and Body Works because we haven't had time to get to a store. We also appreciated them
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Madison · on September 2, 2019 at 10:05 AM
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I guess I just dont find picking a gift card from a pile spontaneous. We go out to eat as a reward to ourselves a lot because we're both foodie types, and half the fun is trying out a new restaurant or a chef that we researched, so I just couldn't see being our thing (to each their own!) Also, spontaneous and forced in the same scenario....eh?
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Master March 2019
The Bride · on September 2, 2019 at 1:01 PM
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I know right! Me too!
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Master March 2019
The Bride · on September 2, 2019 at 1:02 PM
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I know the struggle of picking a date location very well
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Master March 2019
The Bride · on September 2, 2019 at 1:03 PM
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I never heard of a gift card shower but it sounds like an awesome idea!
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Master March 2019
The Bride · on September 2, 2019 at 1:04 PM
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Omg Target is one of my favorite places! I spend way too much money everytime I go there
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Master March 2019
The Bride · on September 2, 2019 at 1:05 PM
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Excellent choices.
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Master March 2019
The Bride · on September 2, 2019 at 1:06 PM
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The next wedding I go to I plan to get together with a couple of guests to get the couple a wallet filled with gift cards.
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Master March 2019
The Bride · on September 2, 2019 at 1:09 PM
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You could request gift cards to specific restaurants. But as you mentioned, to each their own. If I were going to request a gift like this I would be sure to specify what type of gift cards I wanted, that way the locations wouldn't seem "forced".
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