Gift grab text message

[ms.yt]

I see people on here all the time talking about their friends' and families' jaw-droppingly rude behavior. A lot of the things I see I sometimes have a hard time believing. I got a text the other day from a friend that I wouldn't have believed if I heard somebody else tell about it, but I promise this is 100% true. A friend of mine who I've known all my life but I'm not particularly close to anymore sent out a text, presumably to all of her contacts that said the following:

Just letting you know that a very important date is coming up one month from today...my 40th birthday! Start preparing now. I'm expecting fabulous gifts.

I told my husband that she probably just ensured that her "fabulous gift" was now going to be an etiquette book!

 

[Jennasis]

Ewww...if she thought she was being cute/funny, she was wrong.

 

[Scurvy]

Oh, how tacky! I'd like to say I'm shocked but I hear about that sort of thing more and more often lately.

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

I guess the fact that you're not that close to her is what's making it weird? Because I really don't see anything wrong with it. My friends and I say stuff like that to each other all the time and I start counting down to my birthday MONTHS in advance.

 

[si-am]

I might say something like that too, but with a wink at the end to indicate I wasn't really serious.

 

[Polyluvr]

I agree w the above posters- I'm sure she wasn't serious;and you might be a little oversensitive? Just MHO...

 

[ms.yt]

I might say something like that too, but with a wink at the end to indicate I wasn't really serious.

But the fact that she took the time to send out a text one month from her birthday implies to me that she is expecting fabulous gifts, wink or no wink. I mean, why else would you do something like that?

 

[Polyluvr]

to be funny-and just maybe to remind people her bday is coming up-she just might like a few txt's and congratulatory emails that day-40 is a rough one.

 

[si-am]

Maybe she is planning on throwing a party?

 

[minkydog]

That is kinda weird. It's the kind of thing that I might send to my kids and my siblings--IN JEST. I always tell them it's a National Gift-Giving Holiday. but I would never send a message like that to others. I don't have any friends who are close enough not to be put off by that message.

PSA--the next National Gift-Giving Holiday is Sept. 28, for those who need reminding.

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

But the fact that she took the time to send out a text one month from her birthday implies to me that she is expecting fabulous gifts, wink or no wink. I mean, why else would you do something like that?

Because she doesn't take life too seriously and thought it was funny? It's also possible that you weren't meant to be included on the text...

IDK. I "get" my friends and they "get" me.

 

[pixiewings71]

Ummmm I have a friend with a bday in October, she starts planning her party (and gift requests) in April...not kidding, she will send at least one text a month about her party until the day OF her party....needless to say we don't go all that much and when we do we just give her a bottle of wine. LOL

 

[acejka]

I had someone do the same thing to me, except it said mother's day is 2 weeks away what are you getting me?? smiley smiley smiley

Um excuse me? last time I checked, I am not your child, and I am not getting you anything for as you called it "forgot protection"

People amaze me.

edited to add: it was 100% serious. She came to me after mother's day questioning why i didn't get her a card or "small gift"

 

[acejka]

to be funny-and just maybe to remind people her bday is coming up-she just might like a few txt's and congratulatory emails that day-40 is a rough one.

So was 25, but I certainly didn't do anything like that.

 

[RitaZ.]

Is she having a party to celebrate her birthday? I don't see anything offensive in what she wrote. Sounds like she was joking.

So, what are you getting her?

 

[msjprincess]

Sounds like someone joking around. I don't see the big deal.