To think this is grabby and genius? Wedding request related

[sweetmotherog]

I've been sent an invitation to a wedding and they say

"Instead of bits and bobs, give a few bob. A scratchcard (or two) will suffice. But if we're a winner, call us a. You won't see the prize, just fancy new teeth and a pug called Keith"

I think it's brilliant

Will be going with £30 worth of scratch cards.

Maybe if they're well off, and don't need household items, or money, they are literally asking guests to give them a couple of scratchcards so they can have a guilt free gamble.

They know that people won't want to come empty handed and if people give money, they'll feel there is a minimum below which looks tight, we've all seen those threads, so they're asking for a tiny token gift in an acceptable way.

It's just a bit of fun - I like it as an idea.

Few weirdos about on the boards today! How have some people reached the conclusion that they’re gambling addicts, the groom is a ‘wanker’ and they’re tacky chavs just from a fucking poem?

I think it’s a fun idea, there’s no pressure on guests to spend a fortune on gifts and they might win a little something. It’s not grabby, they haven’t asked for the cash. Not exactly genius either, but it’s hardly the crime of the century.

It doesn't make sense and they usually Rhyme, it's certainly not clever a 10 year old could come up with something better.
Nothing wrong with the idea I suppose, they aren't being grabby, but it makes no sense.

Good idea, shit poem. Not understanding relevancy of teeth, pug and Keith and how they are linked to winning money via scratchcards

I don't understand the poem and don't like poems asking for money/scratchcards like this in general

do you see a lot of poems asking for scratchcards

They’re going to have a fun wedding night. Scratching away with their 10ps

£30 on scratch cards misses the point entirely, I think, and would just be a bit odd! They really are just asking for a couple of quid’s worth, for fun. I’d put in £5 on scratchards, tops. Otherwise you’re just pissing your money up the wall (potentially for absolutely nothing), and also ignoring what they’ve actually asked for.

God there are some miserable twats on this thread.
It’s a bit of fun, and fuck off with your sneery comments about how ‘tacky’ it will be. Only people with a stick up their anus use that word.

@FloatingObject are you really struggling to understand that with the money they win they’d buy veneers and a pug? Is it really that hard to understand?

I would be so mortified if a family member sent out a poem like that. Can you imagine trying to explain to Great Aunt Ethel that they want scratch cards. Apart from it being so tacky it makes no financial sense

Mighty Gerbil Love it!

Nah. 100% naff. End of.

Crass.
Doesn’t scan

My word, people are nasty. It’s a bit of fun.

Love it I would buy them scratch cards I would also get them a set of false teeth.

What a load of fun sponges on here. Op, buy the scratchcards and have a lovely time. Your friends sound great!

Can everyone please lighten up.

I’m glad my wedding guest list didn’t contain any MN’s. You’d all force the day to go how you’d like. The OP is a guest. This isn’t her wedding. Those who say they’d do x, y or z would be wasting their efforts doing something the couple didn’t want. That’s even more pointless than scratchcards. Why be so self serving about someone else’s wedding day!

I think it's fun, they'll probably win a fair bit if everyone buys them a couple. My friend does this instead of presents at Christmas, a homemade print which I keep and display every year and a scratch card; I won a few hundred last year :D

£30 on scratch cards if they win nothing (most likely) will be gutting though.

The first line should read - instead of bits, give a few bob.

It sounds naff having Bob twice

No-one's asking for £30 on scratchcards, but a card or two.

People could spend £2 or more on the more expensive ones. But the odds of winning aren't that bad, nearly 1 in 5 cards win something according to the information on the back.

Anyway, it's no more a waste of money thsn buying them something they don't want that ends up in a cupboard or the charity shop.

I would say it sounds like we would appreciate the cash but if you don’t want to give us it, a couple of scratchcards will do.

I think it's lighthearted - it made me smile (and I normally really hate money asking poems) I'd give them £30 cash (and 1 scratch card as a nod to their poem)

For those saying it's tacky...not everyone cares about being classy so that's irrelevant. This couple sound like people I'd like.

They are saying, I think. We don't need presents and we don't want your money. A scratch card is fine. Not 30 quids worth!