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The burning question*: Do you give cash or a voucher as a wedding present?
WE KNOW HOW you feel. The week is stretching out in front of you and you have a lot on your plate
So do like we do here in TheJournal.ie HQ and get stuck into a serious debate on one of life’s most pressing questions.
This week: It’s meant to be one of the happiest days of your life – but that’s not always the case for guests. The perennial question of what to give a couple who don’t have a wedding list has caused a surprisingly vocal discussion in the office here today, leading to a split of Berlin Wall-esque proportions.
So this week we’re asking: is it ok to give cash to a couple getting married, if they haven’t specified what they want? It helps go towards the cost of the wedding – but is it a bit, well, thoughtless? Or is a voucher the safer option?
So do you:
A: Give cash, or…
(Photo: Images_of_Money/Flickr/Creative Commons)
B: Give a voucher?
(Photo: AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Vote here: Do you prefer to give cash or a voucher as a wedding present?
Poll Results:
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