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frommstoprys
Savvy May 2019

Who gets a welcome bag?

frommstoprys, on May 21, 2019 at 7:07 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 12
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Hi everyone!

Quick question: are welcome bags only for out of town people staying at the hotel block, or am I responsible for tracking down out of town guests who decided to make other accommodations?? I am getting married on Saturday, and I have some out of town guests for my wedding who decided to stay somewhere other than the hotel block (friends AND family 🙄) and I’m wondering now if I need to go out of my way to find out where they are staying to make sure they get a welcome bag, on top of everything else I need to do between now and Saturday. What do you think? I’m really not trying to be rude but I don’t have time to be going all over the city to track them down, nor do I want to deal with making sure they get a welcome bag on the day of my wedding when I have **** other things to do. Advice please!!

thanks!

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Latest activity by frommstoprys, on May 21, 2019 at 12:15 PM
  • Melissa
    Devoted May 2021
    Melissa ·
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    I thought welcome bags are for guests staying at the hotel where you blocked off rooms at. I wouldn’t worry honestly about providing welcome bags for guests who chose to stay elsewhere unless you really wanted to.
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  • Angerra
    VIP August 2019
    Angerra ·
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    I'm only giving welcome bags to guests who are staying at the hotels we have blocks with.
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  • Jessica
    VIP June 2020
    Jessica ·
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    They are usually for anyone whop is staying in the hotel you blocked rooms with.

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  • Chandra
    Master May 2019
    Chandra ·
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    We only did them for our hotel room block.
    If you're doing any sort of welcome party somewhere for all out of town guests you could hand them out there though.
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  • Alyssa
    Super September 2019
    Alyssa ·
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    I have always been under the impression that welcome bags were just for those guests staying at the hotel that you blocked off rooms at. I'm sure you can do it either way but I don't think you are obligated to leave a welcome bag at every hotel your guests might stay at. If you are wanting to do welcome bags, I would just stick to the hotel(s) you have a room block at.

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  • J
    Expert May 2021
    Jaime ·
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    Goodness no. Please don't run all over town delivering welcome bags. If you want to do welcome bags, drop them off at your hotel blocks.

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  • Hanna
    VIP June 2019
    Hanna ·
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    We're only doing it for people staying in our hotel block

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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
    MrsD ·
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    We have two hotel blocks, welcome bags will only go to them. If they are staying at another hotel, airbnb, etc. they won't get one.

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  • Kelly
    Champion October 2018
    Kelly ·
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    We gave them to everyone but we didn’t track people down, we just handed them out at our welcome party.
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  • C
    Super July 2019
    Crystal ·
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    No I wouldnt
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  • Laura
    Dedicated June 2019
    Laura ·
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    Im dropping off at my two hotel block and then a good chunk of my family is staying at 2 airbnbs that the same person owns so i will be dropping some off there as well. Other than that people are on their own.

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  • frommstoprys
    Savvy May 2019
    frommstoprys ·
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    Thanks everyone!!
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