June is a BIG month for weddings! If you’ve got one coming up and you’re not sure what to buy the happy couple as a wedding gift…this article I found on People.com can help! …with what NOT to buy!
From People:
A recent bride is seeking community after receiving an “extremely odd” wedding gift.
The Redditor took to the platform’s “Wedding Shaming” forum after one of her oldest friends gifted her and her partner “surprise vinyl toys” for their big day — despite her never having expressed interest in the collectible figures.
To make the gesture even more peculiar, the poster said that she “didn’t ask for gifts” and simply requested their friends’ “presence as it was a small party and we were well aware that our guests were required to take time off to be with us.”
“It just felt extremely odd and not an appropriate wedding gift,” she added of the toy, clarifying that it wasn’t even the popular Labubu doll that has taken over the internet.
While the bride ultimately brushed off the odd encounter and planned to re-gift the toys to her young nieces, she asked other recent brides in the thread if they’d had similar experiences with unconventional gifts. She was not disappointed with the responses.
In the comments, Redditors recounted their experiences receiving everything from a handful of tomatoes to a pair of scissors, ill-fitting bed sheets, a dirty banana stand, and even a piece of dried coral that someone had spray painted turquoise.
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One user in particular said that their mother-in-law’s friend had gifted them a bag of junk to celebrate the couple’s nuptials.
“Among the refuse we got: a dingy old jewelry box covered in crayon scribbles, one chipped bowl, a fake Amber necklace with beads the size of chestnuts, and stained pillow covers,” the user wrote.
In another case, one newlywed had her best friend, who was also in her wedding party, gift her a “weird pewter butterfly wine stopper” — even though the bride doesn’t drink alcohol. And while she was “perplexed” upon unwrapping the accessory, she never brought it up again.
“One of my co-workers gave me a word processing program on a Zip drive and several books related to our field. I’m pretty sure mine was the only wedding he’s ever been to. It was strange, but also very endearing!”
One bride recalled receiving a “hideous chunky chrome frame that still had a piece of the previous bridal gift wrap attached to it and a set of four coffee mugs with apples on them that had a to: from: card inside. Yes the gift giver was the original to:. If you’re going to re-gift at least be sly about it.”
For others, however, a gift that seemed ridiculous at first soon became something they reached for quite often.
As another user explained, “I had an aunt gift us the brightest colored handmade bowl cushions. You set your hot bowl of soup in them so you can carry it. They go with nothing that we own and are an absolute eyesore. We use them frequently.”
SOURCE: PEOPLE.COM
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June 3, 2026 17:14
WOW! President Trump announces the Strait of Hormuz will IMMEDIATELY open once he signs the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran
“The Hormuz Strait will OPEN. We have our mine sweepers there. Underwater, they’re great, amazing tech.”
“We’ve swept mines, we’ve gotten most of them.”
Great news for gas prices!
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I am 100% convinced that Piper had this vaccine…..they were pushing it to young girls.
“Woman Confined to Wheelchair Settles With Merck Over HPV Vaccine Lawsuit” — A California woman who sued Merck in 2016, alleging she was disabled by the company’s Gardasil HPV vaccine, has settled the case. Jennifer Robi’s lawyers asked Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elaine Lu to permanently dismiss the case. Children’s Health Defense CEO Mary Holland said Robi’s trial made an important contribution to public knowledge about the vaccine’s dangers and Merck’s actions.
by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D., June 3, 2026
EXCERPT: “A California woman who sued Merck in 2016, alleging she was disabled by the company’s Gardasil HPV vaccine, has entered into a settlement agreement with the drugmaker. Jennifer Robi’s lawyers filed papers last week with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elaine Lu asking for the case to be permanently dismissed, ending the lawsuit.
Robi’s attorneys told The Defender that her case and other similar cases against the pharmaceutical giant have been resolved. Terms of the settlements are confidential.
A former high school athlete, Robi has been confined to a wheelchair since age 16, after receiving three doses of the Gardasil human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in 2010 and 2011. Her landmark lawsuit was the first vaccine injury case to go through the required process of applying for compensation through the federal vaccine injury compensation program and then on to a civil trial.
The trial began in late January 2025, and was slated to run for six weeks. However, after the first few expert witness testimonies, the proceedings were suspended in February by mutual agreement of both parties.
The trial was set to reconvene in September 2025 with a new jury, but the parties reached a settlement instead.
Robi’s original lawsuit also accused Kaiser Foundation Hospitals of medical malpractice for administering the vaccine and failure to diagnose her autoimmune condition and its link to the vaccine. However, in January 2025, just before the start of the trial, Kaiser settled with Robi, avoiding a trial.
Children’s Health Defense (CHD) supported the lawsuit, and other similar cases against Merck.
‘Gratifying’ that Gardasil-injured people are resolving claims
Robi’s case, along with many others against the pharmaceutical giant, were filed in state court. Over 200 similar cases against Merck have also been filed in federal court…..”
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/california-woman-wheelchair-confined-settles-merck-gardasil-hpv-vaccine-lawsuit/
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I was thinking about this last night. i don’t know for sure if my GD got it or not. but her mom is very trusting of big pharma.
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Good night, Pat!
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Good Night Filly!
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Troublemaker10
June 3, 2026 5:23 pm
Of course…
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LA MAYOR RACE: Democrats are “finding” more and more ballots for Raman, so many the prediction market thinks Spencer Pratt may be eliminated from the race.
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