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| posted by spannermonkey 214 days ago |
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I've been given an invite to a chinese wedding and enclosed with it, is a voucher for some Maxims cake. I dont particualry want to go (as I barely know this person and am also reluctant to give them the standard 500+ bucks - the previous use of my 500 buck donation at a chinese wedding later became apparent in the form of a Golf Gti for the groom).
So, how do I decline graciously and more importantly, what do I do with this cake ticket?
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| posted by shazza 214 days ago (edited 214 days ago) |
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It's a bit annoying as people in Hong Kong will still pay a couple of hundreds to the couple even without attending the wedding but you can take advantage of being a gweilo and ignore that tradition if you want to. It would be more considerate for her to ask you before giving you the invite.
As for the Maxims voucher, get yerself some tarts from there.
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| posted by EmilyBronte 214 days ago |
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...but if you decline, don't you still have to give them the cash? Isn't that the whole point of these things?
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| posted by Britney 214 days ago |
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Please transfer 500 bucks to Paps bank account. And the Maxims tickets... you could send it to my home address.
Thank you very much. Solved.
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| posted by Britney 214 days ago |
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Wait. Best to buy them a wedding present. This is nice.
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| posted by skinny 214 days ago |
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nah spanner, don't give them the money, then those insensitive ppl in the office will know and won't send you invites without asking again. it's not rude... they should learn.
as for the cake coupon, like shazza said, get yourself some tarts!
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| posted by Lola 214 days ago |
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Ask yourself one simple question, Spanner ~ do you give a flying f**k what this person (who you barely know) thinks of you?
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| posted by Lola 214 days ago |
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Then you know the right thing to do ~ make sure it's a nice clean crisp new $500 note yah.
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| posted by Load Toad 214 days ago |
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I received another wedding invitation yesterday - as usual it's some bugger I hardly know who reckons that I won't atttend but will send over some cash.
I'm going to start sending invites to my wedding out - it were in '96 but I see no problem in back dating begging letters.
You used to speak the truth.
But now you're clever.
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| posted by puyi 214 days ago |
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send them a wedding invitation for your( fake ) wedding to be held in the uk obviously they cant attend but see how many pay you 500 buckeroos..........
darren rudd is a sinophile
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| posted by shazza 214 days ago |
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Oy I ain't got any dosh from you buggers who didn't attend my wedding!
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| posted by Killer Tomato 214 days ago |
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spanner become a chef and say your cokking for a wedding yerself that night ;) problems solved!
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| posted by Lola 214 days ago (edited 214 days ago) |
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quote:
Originally posted by shazza
Oy I ain't got any dosh from you buggers who didn't attend my wedding!
That's because some of us didn't even get an invitation. 
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| posted by skinny 214 days ago |
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let me get my invitations ready..... dirty boots will collect money for me.
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| posted by Paps of Jura 214 days ago |
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Spanner ..... sink pedestal v's some bint you don't know's wedding $500 ??
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| posted by shazza 214 days ago |
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I know Lola. I wish I did yer more sincere than those buggers! 
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| posted by Lola 214 days ago |
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I am painfully sincere. It is one of my greatest failings.
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| posted by Lola 214 days ago |
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Now for those sink pedestals.
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