To hold a reveal party for....

[Emilybrontescorsett]

My new house?
I'm thinking I could do with some cash as buying a new house is very expensive.
So after the wave of baby shower/gender reveal/henparties/stag parties/weddings etc etc
I've thought of having a kitchen reveal party!!!!!
It would go something along the lines of
Please come to my kitchen reveal party, where I will reveal the worktops/surfaces/units I have chosen, along with flooring choice.
Please bring either a starter, main or pudding plus a bottle of fizz, make sure it is not from Aldi !!!!
Please no cheap crap!
I will enclose a gift list but really really would prefer cash.
If you do happen to bring a gift( and not cash, which is much preferred,) then it must be only from the list and on no account be from any other shop than John Lewis
If you do not live near a John Lewis then please give me cash.

I'll include a tacky poem too.

Anyone who doesn't come will be deleted from my friends list on fb after I have posted a sarcastic meme about only true friends support you in times of need and those who don't can fuck off and die!

What do you think?

Right I'm having my own tan reveal party when I get back from honeymoon to fascinate all our nearest and dearest who (naturally) paid for it all. Will include a montage of loved up pics, reckon if I charge enough for entrance fees I can afford 2 weeks in Maui?

"Your friends will feel honoured that you have invited them." Oh sure! Lol! Which friends? The ones that can afford all this extravaganza or the ones who "can fuck off and die!"?

All the honoured, invited guests will have plenty of time to save up once the OP's sent out her Save The Dates Danica. There's no excuse, with enough notice! If they love her they'll make the effort.

Honoured guests? I'm sorry, are we talking about a high society event? When u genuinely love someone, u don't need to make an effort. U do the best u can without being prompted. And when u love and appreciate your friends, u don't make demands and threaten to dump those who fail to comply!

P.S ppl like me would need several years notice to be able to afford to attend one of these "reveal" parties! rofl!!

Danica,a real princess does have the entitlement to make demands and stamp feeties
And friends are decoration and props to flatter and support ones fabulous life
If friends can’t cut it,or gain weight,or breastfeed be sure to dump them.pronto

Lipstick quite right, we all need 'show' friends, along with stunt pineapples, basic really.

ppl like me would need several years notice to be able to afford to attend one of these "reveal" parties! rofl

Could you not get a second job? If you truly where friends you would.

Yes,friends who look like they’ve stepped out a boden photoshoot or white company catalogue
People who know where the latest pop up is,and only do something if it’s conspicuous
Folk with funny whimsy jobs in pr,social media,and product innovation. No grimy real jobs please

Don't fret Danica. The thread is in jest, though considering some are willing to believe it, maybe it's not as prepostorous as we'd hoped!

I’d need no notice to attend such an event as my many friends & lovers would be invited too

Mind you, I'm still mulling over the earlier 'Launch My Teen' suggestion.....

It's only a matter of time!

does your teen not be shown at the debutante ball?

Well a Debutante is traditionally older Mum (as any fule kno)!

I'm very keen on a launch party at 13. Think of the gifts!

Launch my teen is pure genius. Sponsored by Apple?

Indeed, Quite right Vango. Why waste an opportunity!

With a spin-off tv series.

The Great (British) Kitchen Reveal's got TV written all over it too!

You could have the ghost of Princess Diana and Dodi welcoming everyone in at the front door..???.....

Am I the only one who thought of this??...

Bet Elton John is fuckin kicking himself..!!!!???

So I definitely should have had more sleep last night. I got 2 thirds through the OP before I realised it was a joke!

I actually know someone who did this.

They were having a new kitchen put in, and they posted continually about the awful state of their house and invited people to "sponsor them" and donate to a homeless charity on their behalf. I was never sure why it was everyone else's responsibility to donate, and not theirs to put a decent % of the build cost towards charity.

Then, when it was done, they had a big party to show the kitchen off, inviting people to bring "housewarming gifts".

whisk. That's terrible. Especially the contributing to charity because we've just spent several thousand on a kitchen. I drop hour it was the most basic ikea one with beko appliances.

Drop hour= do hope!

As an older MNetter, past the wedding and baby stages, I've only picked up on a few things as I scroll through MN, but hats off to you lot.

Am loving it. Made me really chuckle.

merry - nope, it was a full bells-and-whistles job, granite worktops, the lot!!

I think they meant well, but it was just a bit lacking in reflection on their own privilege and the insensitivities of what they were doing. That said, they did raise some money for Shelter, so it did do some good.

We do live in a kind of bubble. I have a good friend (don't ask me how, it's a long and strange story) who is a South Sudanese refugee in Uganda. He's on my Facebook, and having his situation constantly in mind really makes me think twice about some of the stuff I would otherwise have posted without even thinking. Everyday moans are really put into perspective by someone who has been completely displaced and lost everything.

Excellent thread, thank you OP