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Re: Housewarming question . . . what do you think of this?
By: Hanna Date: July 18, 2019, 4:54 pm
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And now I want punch....
I think the invitation is iffy, but if I like the people I don’t
mind that.
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Housewarming question . . . what do you think of this? OP #22
By: jpcher Date: August 30, 2019, 4:03 pm
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Bringing this up again . . . the party is tomorrow.
I'm wondering what you all think about bringing a box of wine?
That's DD#2's wine of choice because it's cheap and she likes
it. The invitation did say "bring your favorite . . ."
Do you think boxed wine is a bit tacky? DD#2 is second guessing
herself.
(I'm bringing a small bottle of Crown Royal, because that's my
preferred drink.)
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Re: Housewarming question . . . what do you think of this? OP #2
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By: Sycorax Date: August 30, 2019, 4:26 pm
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[quote author=jpcher link=topic=1231.msg37753#msg37753
date=1567199031]
Bringing this up again . . . the party is tomorrow.
I'm wondering what you all think about bringing a box of wine?
That's DD#2's wine of choice because it's cheap and she likes
it. The invitation did say "bring your favorite . . ."
Do you think boxed wine is a bit tacky? DD#2 is second guessing
herself.
(I'm bringing a small bottle of Crown Royal, because that's my
preferred drink.)
[/quote]
I think boxed wine kind of violates the spirit of "bottle of
wine for their wine cellar". I wouldn't call it tacky,
necessarily, but it's not what they asked for. The wine cellar
may not even have a place for it.
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Re: Housewarming question . . . what do you think of this? OP #2
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By: Hanna Date: August 30, 2019, 4:33 pm
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Box wine is totally tacky*! But I think it’s awesome and a fun
thing to bring.
*A friend and I used to swear we’d never. Then we swore “only
for personal use, not for guests!”
Then it was”well, it’s ok for close friends!”
Then “So, if you are serving boxed wine at a dinner party, do
you set it on the table? Who should serve? Is it only proper for
the host to remove it from the box and squeeze the bladder, or
can any guest do it?”
😂😂😂
Of course I’ve confessed many times here that my friends and I
are super casual with one another.
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Re: Housewarming question . . . what do you think of this? OP #2
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By: NFPwife Date: August 30, 2019, 4:34 pm
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Pandorica is right, box wine doesn't really go in a wine cellar;
mine lives on the dishwasher! Lol.
I can't see the original wording of the invitation from my
phone. If the invitation suggests you bring something to enjoy
at the party, I would go with box wine. Your DD loves it S,
people can be snarky about it, but it's always the first thing
enjoyed and emptied. My experience is that Americans say they
like "dry reds," but the sweet reds get consumed faster.
If it's unclear if the wine is going to be opened and enjoyed or
if it's going to the cellar, I'd go with middle ground, a sweet
red DD will like if it gets opened.
(Or white, sorry I made an assumption based on what's on the
dishwasher. There's a very nice Reisling I like that goes great
with spicy food. It's in a blue bottle. I can see the bottle,
but can't think of the name.)
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Re: Housewarming question . . . what do you think of this? OP #2
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By: Pattycake Date: August 30, 2019, 4:37 pm
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[quote author=jpcher link=topic=1231.msg37753#msg37753
date=1567199031]
Bringing this up again . . . the party is tomorrow.
I'm wondering what you all think about bringing a box of wine?
That's DD#2's wine of choice because it's cheap and she likes
it. The invitation did say "bring your favorite . . ."
Do you think boxed wine is a bit tacky? DD#2 is second guessing
herself.
(I'm bringing a small bottle of Crown Royal, because that's my
preferred drink.)
[/quote]
I don't drink, but I would say she should go with her favourite,
because that's what they asked people to do. If you are taking
their invitation in the lighter spirit you believe they
intended, then they will probably take the boxed wine the same
way!
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Re: Housewarming question . . . what do you think of this? OP #2
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By: Rose Red Date: August 30, 2019, 4:38 pm
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Box wine is normally ok, but I'd bring a bottle since the point
is to fill their wine cellar.
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Re: Housewarming question . . . what do you think of this? OP #2
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By: NFPwife Date: August 30, 2019, 5:04 pm
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Saw the invitation, if you're taking something don't assume it's
being consumed at the party. Take a bottle, a box of wine could
be taken the wrong way... Like you gave them box wine because
they were getting too fancy with their 700 bottle wine cellar.
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Re: Housewarming question . . . what do you think of this? OP #2
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By: Bada Date: August 30, 2019, 8:47 pm
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[quote author=NFPwife link=topic=1231.msg37758#msg37758
date=1567200840]
Pandorica is right, box wine doesn't really go in a wine cellar;
mine lives on the dishwasher! Lol.
I can't see the original wording of the invitation from my
phone. If the invitation suggests you bring something to enjoy
at the party, I would go with box wine. Your DD loves it S,
people can be snarky about it, but it's always the first thing
enjoyed and emptied. My experience is that Americans say they
like "dry reds," but the sweet reds get consumed faster.
If it's unclear if the wine is going to be opened and enjoyed or
if it's going to the cellar, I'd go with middle ground, a sweet
red DD will like if it gets opened.
(Or white, sorry I made an assumption based on what's on the
dishwasher. There's a very nice Reisling I like that goes great
with spicy food. It's in a blue bottle. I can see the bottle,
but can't think of the name.)
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Liebsfraumilch? Delicious and inexpensive.
Yeah, you can't "stock" box wine in a wine cellar.
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Re: Housewarming question . . . what do you think of this? OP #2
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By: TootsNYC Date: August 30, 2019, 10:42 pm
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I think there's also the spirit of "share yourself with us"
encapsulated in the "bring a bottle of your favorite..."
If you don't really have a favorite, you can do what I always
do:
pick something based on the picture on the label.
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