I am having a housewarming celebration. My home is completely furnished with the exception of major appliances. Would it be proper to ask for money or to have a money tree for guests to place their gifts of money?
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If someone were hosting the housewarming party for you, this would be acceptable. Unfortunately, I believe the answer to your question is no. Etiquette says one does not ask for gifts or money for oneself. Times, they are a-changing and many people may disagree with me but I still think it is tacky to invite someone to your home and ask for a gift and/or for money. I, for one, would be offended.
The only suggestion I have in this case is that perhaps you have a friend to whom you can strongly suggest you need money for major appliances and she might pass the word around.
Enjoy your party AND your new home!
I agree with it being tacky to ask your family and friends to give you gifts and money. If you've been hinting it around, they should know. If they get you gifts that you don't want, simply return them for store credit and get what you truly wanted or need. There's no need to be greedy at this point in our lives.
I can't think of a faster way to create enemies than to ask them for money! You would be fodder for the gossipmongers for months to come. I hope you won't do it.
I think that it is appropriate to have a wishingwell housewarming if your home is already furnished. I'm doing it but it's hosted by my sister and a friend. It's probaly better if the invite is coming from someone else or use www.evite.com to send invitations. I would include this in my invitations stating that monetary gifts are prefered just like wedding receptions.
Good Luck!
back in the day people used to throw "rent" parties. If it is presented in this type of way then I think it is ok. However if you present it as a house warming party then like everyone has said its not cool to ask for money.
Hey. honey, this is simply asking for money and it is strange i saw this today. a friend whom i used to work with is going to give one of her daughters a housewarming sometime in April and is planning on doing this. i emailed her back and said that was not a good idea. just my opinion though!!!
I like the wishing well idea, and let people know ahead of time that gift cards at Home Depot, Lowes, Sears are acceptable. Alot of times people will ask what you need, and these are great for home emergencies, and can be combined as a down payment on major appliances.
TACKY TACKY TACKY!!!!! No WAY!!! People will assume that they are to bring gifts or money. Please don't ask for it.
You want to hear tacky, I was invited to one (I had already bought the present) and all I asked was if you'd like me to bring a dessert or dish (potluck style) and she said no, just a gift is fine.
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hi,
I have a friend that would like to give her H/warming party in Feb. she already has mostly everything already set up in her home. How does she go about asking for money? or gifts.
The only thing I think is offensive when gift giving is when someone gives you a gift, then they ask you to give a gift that is worth more than what they gave you. For example, once a girl gave me a just a birthday card for my birthday and, later that year when it was her birthday, she asked me if I could get her a gold necklace. I didn't get it for her because I had already got her a present and I thought it was very rude. To me, this was a classic case of taking more than you give.
Whilst others might find the 'wishing well' idea tacky, I actually don't mind the idea of having a wishing well at a party. Recently, I went to a wedding that had one, and the 'wishing well' actually wasn't a 'well'. It was a small 'birdcage', yet it was still called a wishing well. I'm moving into my own house next month, and I'm thinking of having a housewarming party. While I don't really need anything new and I really don't want to sound rude, if people choose to give me a gift, I would rather it be a small amount of money than anything else. What if you give someone a present that they are allergic to? Personally, I don't like the idea of giving things such as beauty packs because I am actually allergic to some of that stuff, so other people may be also. At least with money, they would have more freedom to choose. I don't usually spend more than $50 on gifts. In my new house, I can have pets, whereas in my currant one, I can't. I'm currantly saving to buy a pet at the moment, for companionship, so I would just put the money towards that.
Money tree for housewarming gift. How do I put it on the invitation?
In these days this is more than acceptable. The invitations may read:
"A monetary gift is requested in lieu of gifts or gift cards".
If you're inviting family and friends who are familiar with you, this would not be a problem. Guests usually place their monetary gift in a housewarming card. It would be nice to have a cardboard house sitting out with a slot to deposit the card or a very nicely decorated themed box. I've received housewarming invites requesting money and didn't find it offensive in any way. I suppose it depends on your culture.
I went to a housewarming where they requested money in the form of Visa gift cards. I thought that was a great idea as it would help them with the renovations of their new home.
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