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HSBC figuring out what to do with wedding registry firm Wrapit.
A few weeks ago we talked about a UK wedding registry firm called Wrapit going into administration (like bankruptcy). They needed a white knight to gallop in and bail the barely solvent company out. Yeah, that didn't happen. These poor blokes are being forced to shut down operations.
The Guardian is reporting that the some-odd 2,000 couples that got rogered on this deal are planning a protest of Wrapit's bank, the venerable HSBC. This debacle is still in the finger-pointing phase as Wrapit's managing director, Peter Gelardi, is holding HSBC's feet to the fire for not credit … Read More
Alternative weddings are all the rage, but some still opt for tradition.
Men and women of my generation seem to be terrified of conformity and tradition, almost to a fault. In today's world, we're expected to express our individuality in every way possible. Everything has to 'say something' about who we are and what we stand for, from the clothes on our back to the car we drive to the coffee we drink.
Maybe it's the anonymity of the internet, the culture of independence, or something more ineffable, but it's undeniable. We take every opportunity to prove we're something new and creative. Same is bad. Different is good.
It shouldn't be surprising, … Read More
Wrapit, the company, has about run out of money.
Dammit. Like the British need further disincentive to marry. According to This Is Money, a company specializing in wedding gift registry called Wrapit needs more funds to remain solvent. Sucks, but it could be that the company name sounds like a discount condom warehouse. The real losers are the couples getting married. Evidently, some newlyweds have been waiting for gifts since April and the company is no longer taking new money as it sweats this thing out.
Per a spokesman for Wrapit, the company takes 2,500 to 3,500 orders per year but the current fiasco will … Read More
Colleen realizes she only has 99 days to finish planning her wedding.
I went online yesterday to check our registry and see what gifts people have bought us so far (one of the many fun perks of registering) and on the Crate and Barrel web site, it thoughtfully gives us a countdown to the big day. In huge red letters it said "99 DAYS until your event." I couldn't believe it.
Whenever anyone asks how wedding planning is going, I give a no-big-deal shrug and say, "We've got nearly everything done." And I used to believe that when I said it, until I saw that we only have … Read More
