[wallace4some]

Hi all,

My SIL is having her baby shower soon. She is a very trendy hipster type that likes expensive things so it's been incredibly hard to purchase for her. I called my DH the other day crying from Mervyn's because I wanted to buy my new newphew some adorable clothes on sale and we agreed that she would probably just take them back...

Well I got over it. Darn it I will buy what I want to for him and if she doesn't like it - tough cookies. So I'm at Ross and I see tons of adorable things from outfits to blankies and everything in between. The prices are great so of course I stock up. Now my predicterment is this... To remove the price for the Ross tags I would have to pull of the SKU so a return wouldn't be possible.

Now if something I buy is truly hideous or if she gets something similar and it will be better for her and baby then by all means I want her to be able to take it back and get something useful, but I'm not sure I want her to see the great bargains I got. Anyone have any suggestions for me?

Thanks...

[couponclipper]

You can just cut off the price amount of the tag and leave the rest of the tag attached to the clothes. Or use a black marker on the price amount to blackened it out. Another thing make sure you ask for a gift receipt at the store and include it in the box of clothes that you give to her. This way she can return the clothes with the gift receipt if she doesn't like them. Hope this helps!

[MommySusan1]

First of all, remember that you don't have to buy anyone anything. You will not be thrown in jail for not buying your SIL a baby present. If she doesn't like what you got or doesn't think that you spent enough money, that is HER problem, not yours. After baby is born and she comes crying to you about how much diapers and all the other million things a baby "needs" costs, she will see the error of her ways.

If I were you, I would leave all the tags on. If she is going to take them back because you didn't spend enough money, there is nothing in the world you can do to stop her. Don't spend a lot of money that will be wasted on presents she won't keep or use.

I read a good suggestion somewhere that if you get one of those gift receipts, to staple it to the tag on the outfit so they won't get separated in all the chaos of opening presents.

This reminds me of my Grandma. She gets all these free cards from different charities and has a friend that gets upset if she receives a free card. My GM will cover up the logo of the charity with a sticker so the "friend" doesn't know where it came from. I am so happy to receive a card, I don't care where it came from.

[wallace4some]

I didn't get a gift receipt - D'OH! So I'm thinking instead of blacking out the price maybe using white out. Anything else that I buy I will make sure to get a gift receipt! And I know it's not my problem, I just don't understand why some people have to put on such aires...

[karwowm]

You could also cut them off, and if she asks where they came from tell her you'll take them back for her. Then get her diapers.

Personally I'm thrilled if my friends find bargains. One called me from TJ Maxx to ask me if I wanted a breast pump she saw for $10. Of course I said, Yes!! Get it & forget about anything else.

[staviles]

If you have the reciept, let her know that you would be more than willing to exchange for correct size or color if needed, that way you can take the price tags off, but still be able to return/exchange since the UPC numbers are now on most tags anyways! I would say that she should be happy and thankful that you are already so in love with you nephew that you have bought HIM a present...I can't see how HE would not like anything that you got him! While she may be hip and trendy, I'm sure your taste is just as good and that you haven't bought your nephew anything hideous...after all, I have yet to see anything really awful at any of the stores for babies....all the darn clothes is so cute!!

[Jamalfi]

Okay, here it goes...........1, cut off just the price, dont use white out. And NO you dont cut off tags to a gift like that because then she will be stuck with it. If she needs a different size she should be able to exchange it when she wants to for what she wants to. If you both have different styles or tastes that is fine but, don't let her get stuck not being able to exchange stuff IF she needs to. Keep in mind you never know how outfits your going to get and you never know whats sizes you will get. I dont say this to be mean at all. I just know that my SILs have bought gifts for my kids and they will purposely buy the wrong size or they just buy clearance stuff that is out of season. They never seem to have the receipt and then I'm stuck with something that they can't wear. All I think is if I had a gift receipt then I could have gotten the right size or something that they could have worn. I'm sure if your buying sleepers and all that kind of stuff you will be fine. If she doesn't like something that is fine. What's most important is that she smiles and appreciates it. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!

[lhart24]

I say it is a gift and she should appreciate it .. if she doesnt dont buy her anything.. I only speak from experience on this one.. I will not buy my niece anything because her parents do not appreciate anything.. my sil is all about name brands etc.. nothing is ever good enough etc.. so i just gave up on them.. however my nephew.. ya i shower him with gifts.. my brother and sil really appreciate the things.. I do keep tags on the gifts but not prices. the only reason is if something is faulty, wrong size, etc they can return it. Which they have had to on a couple things... but will keep all the stuff they possibly can...

I would not stress over her not appreciating something... that is her loss and in the long run she will learn... My niece's parents are now figuring that part out.. all they had to do was say thanks and just be happy i acknowledged something.. .... however they didnt want to.. now they see what i do for my lil bro.. and want that... now they are all about being appreciative/jealous.. but it is a lil too late for me..

I wish you the best of luck!

[spunki73]

Didn't really read every post carefully (skimmed only) but saw Ross -- I believe they, as well as Marshalls/ TJ Maxx, do NOT give gift receipts. At least I remember asking at a Ross before and was denied.
If it were me, I'd leave the tags on, don't mess w/ the prices either. If she sees it's from Ross she'd know you got it at a discount anyway; no point hiding the prices. If she is even able to exchange for store credit, she might not even want to buy anything else at that store if she's so hip/ trendy as you say. I have friends like that who look down on (my) shopping at Marshalls/ Ross/ TJ Maxx.
So if you really want to give your nephew those clothes etc., don't mess w/ the tags Just give them.

[violetblue]

I'd leave the tags on, without tags she might think *gasp* you got her second hand clothes. Plus she may have a legitimate reason for wanting to return them. With the three showers I had for DD I got about 50 newborn and 3-6mos outfits, seeing as she can only wear that stuff for a few mos I exchanged a lot of it for larger sizes. Plus I discoved that EVERYONE shops at Target because I got so many duplicate outfits (I received four of the same sleeper- all newborn size).
Stores like Ross and Tj Max do a lot of times carry some a lot of the high-end dept store brands so she may find some of it to be trendy. I'm sure she'll love the stuff you got, baby clothes are so cute no matter how much they cost, and motherhood is very humbling