So, you are probably saying to yourself "Scanning party? What the **** is that?" (Depending on your own personal taste, it could have been a "damn" or a "hell" or something else. No judgement.)
A scanning party is where you go, and scan items AND THEN GET GIFTS FOR IT. Wait, that's normally how the scanning thing works...EXCEPT YOU GET THEM RIGHT AWAY!
We went to the Bay, and they gave us a scanner, and said to us "You don't have enough items! You're supposed to have 86 items on it, and that's just for a wedding!" Shaun and I departed from them and went skipping around the store, scanning items as we went. According to the Bay people, we STILL don't have enough items, but this is why we would rather get money for a house than items, because we have most of the stuff that we need! (Apparently our "want" list isn't huge either.)
After we finished scanning, we went to go give back the scanner. The lovely lady behind the counter gave us a gift bag! She told us it contained a pair of champagne flutes, and some Lancome stuff. After we walked away, I said to Shaun "Oh, awesome. At least we have the champagne flutes, but what the hell are we going to do with a bunch of stupid make-up?"
Shaun and I arrived at home, and after going and rallying at the local tennis courts for about an hour, we decided to open the gift bag. I took pictures, so you can follow in our excitement!
The Gift Bag, untouched!
Man, they really used a lot of tissue paper...
Our beautiful new champagne flutes!
The mysterious Lancome make-up package.
What, ho?!? This is not make up at all! It's samples of Lancome's "For Men" line, including Anti-Aging serums, cleansing gels, moisturizers, and cologne!
Our glorious bounty!
I am so please with this bag. I found it to be very thoughtful, because I had assumed that we would get make-up, since it was a gift bag for married couples...typically male-female. My experience with The Bay keeps on getting better and better!
Well, that's all for right now! Thanks for following the blog (if anyone is...) and don't forget to leave me a comment.
I thought that I would post an PS in the comments section to get the comments rolling!
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention that I didn't post this earlier because I had a really busy weekend. We have been organizing everything for the wedding, and making sure that we have everything in order, as well as hanging out with our awesome group of friends!
When I read at first I was like "I'll take the free make-up", then continued reading. Glad you guys got some manscaping products!
ReplyDeleteOh the fun of free...
If possible pick out a theme and start Bucks party planning 6 weeks ahead of the party date. Send the invitations out 3-4 weeks early. Phone them if they don't RSVP (it's amazing how many people don't!) Having your guest list ahead of time allows you to adjust for any shortfalls.
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