Would this be a nice wedding gift?

[kusumat]

I just bought a 7 pieces all-clad set and this is a gift with the purchase. One of my bridesmaids is getting married. Do you think this would be the nice wedding gift? Please let me know your thought.


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[kdeunc]

I would be happy to get it :) I think it would be a nice gift.

[Marisa6826]

Absolutely, especially since she can use it as a little indoor grill without the panini top.

My only concern is giving her a gift without a receipt. I guess it's not always an issue - esp. with something so cool (and normally expensive!).

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[Wife_and_mommy]

Definitely!

I understand the gift receipt thought but it is a gift, yk? If you think she'd like it, I wouldn't worry about it.



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[HannaAddict]

I would not give it as a wedding gift. Although I think it is nice item (and I love panninis), unless the couple registered for it, I wouldn't count on someone being that excited to get an unusual piece of cookware that might not be in the brand or type they prefer and have no ability to return it. There are soooo many posts on this board about people being upset at getting even small gifts without gift receipts that I wouldn't chance it. FYI, many of those "free gift" items have a different SKU number from the stock item (even if they look the same) so they couldn't even exchange it or get store credit. It is kind of a large item too and I would have been hard pressed to store it when I was a newlywed.

I will deviate from a registry and/or give a gift without a gift receipt for something unusual but for cookware, I would stick to something you know they want and provide a receipt. You could craigslist it or ebay it if you don't want it. Or I might consider it for a shower gift, but just not for the actual wedding gift.

Kimberly

[bunnisa]

I'll be the lone dissenter and say no, I don't think it's a great gift, unless it matches the pans they registered for or already have or you find a way to personalize the gift.

The reason I say this is because we got a Calphalon non-stick grill pan (also a "bonus") as a gift from DH's Godparents when we were married. We don't use non-stick and we don't have Calphalon, so it just seemed kind of odd. Now to be honest I didn't expect anything from them, they're truly wonderful people, and gifts aren't that important to me, but it just didn't feel that great to recieve. I would have rather had a nice note, honestly -- something personal and thoughtful rather than just something they had lying around.

Perhaps you could personalize it by packing it with jars of gourmet sandwich toppings (roasted peppers, pesto), some good cheeses, maybe a loaf of gourmet bread?

(as an aside, I will say the pan we recieved was a MUCH better gift than the heated mattress pad in a plastic grocery bag --not even in its original packaging-- we got from some other relatives...!)

...blessed wife and mama to two & one due this summer!

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[DrSally]

It's something I would really enjoy getting, but I understand the other sentiments about it not being on the registry and maybe not to their taste. I would factor in what you know about their taste and make a judgment call.