You've just been invited to a friend's house for dinner. You offer to bring something, he/she politely says "no." What do you do? Just show up? Bring something? But what? You don't know what is being served...
How about bringing some flowers, a plant or a bottle of wine? Flip-side: what, as the host or hostess, do you want a guest to bring? Even after your polite "no?"
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Hello Diane ~
I used to bring a specific type of wine to a party...but after seeing how many bottles of wine the party givers get, I have reconsidered. I offer to bring something to fit in to the menu, and if the hostess declines, I'll bring a prepackaged food item, such as gourmet olives or imported chocolates, that can be enjoyed by the hosts at a later date. (Or, it may be regifted!)
Best wishes on the blog and everything,
Donna
Donna, great idea with giving gourmet olives or imported chocolates that they could enjoy at a later date. I've given holiday guest towels for a holiday partys, scented candles...You're right, these are all things that could be used later or (although I hope not!) be regifted! Thanks for the good wishes. Diane
Hello Diane,
I just wanted to suggest that if you DO bring flowers, you might want to consider bringing them in a cheap vase. There's nothing worse than being busy and then having to scrounge up a vase, cut the stems and rearrange flowers at your dinner party. Do you agree??
Noreen
p.s. I'm impressed with this site!!
Noreen, I think the idea of bringing your own container is an excellent one. It saves time and the gift doesn't have to be prepared. Glad you're impressed with the site, thanks for commenting. What, as a hostess, do you prefer as a "hostess gift?" Anything unusual you've received tha you really liked or would recommend?? Diane
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