Is this really that confusing?

EmmieB

So this is the invitation to the shower that I'm helping host in Dallas (it was printed and then put on one of those little black foldover things with a hot pink ribbon)

 

And then there's a little registry card included.

People are having a hard time understand what's going on.

Her aunt called her and said "I got an invitation for a tea or something for someone named Jessica, but the return address was a girl in California and I don't know anyone in California." Jessica's reply was "How many Jessicas do you know marrying a British guy this year?" So her aunt says "Oh, is this for your shower? I guess there's registry information. But it doesn't say it's a shower." Jessica straightened her out.

And then I've gotten at least for responses that all say something along the lines of 

"I got your invitation for tea...I guess that's her shower? Haha...anyway...."

Did I need to say "We're having an afternoon tea themed shower to celebrate Jessica Lastname's upcoming wedding." ?

Mrs.BoomBoom

Maybe people are overly traditional in TX?  I can't believe people wouldn't understand what's going on!

hannikan

People get very attached to terminology. When you don't use the one term they know, they flip out. They probably were afraid it was in addition to the shower. Sorry it's been so annoying to deal with.

MadameD517

I don't think it's confusing but then again I can't even get people to RSVP to the showers that I have thrown lately so I'm no help!

Passanie

Oh you have no idea. I get so many whackball calls from people at work who have major reading comprehension problems -- otherwise intelligent people. It's like they skim and never slow down to understand something. It doesn't really surprise me, frankly.

MadameD517

Passanie:

Oh you have no idea. I get so many whackball calls from people at work who have major reading comprehension problems -- otherwise intelligent people. It's like they skim and never slow down to understand something. It doesn't really surprise me, frankly.

That's a really good point, I catch myself doing this a lot. Luckily for me, when something doesn't make sense I read through it a few more times before getting all crazy.

sm23

I would have been able to put two and two together but some people need it spelled out. See passanie's response above 

amyfelice

I think it's clear but maybe those texans are different.

EmmieB

MadameD517:

Passanie:

Oh you have no idea. I get so many whackball calls from people at work who have major reading comprehension problems -- otherwise intelligent people. It's like they skim and never slow down to understand something. It doesn't really surprise me, frankly.

That's a really good point, I catch myself doing this a lot. Luckily for me, when something doesn't make sense I read through it a few more times before getting all crazy.

that's a good point.

And you could blame it on them being texans, except one chick is in alaska and a few are in florida and her family is in seattle....

ironically the people who needed no explanation are the mother and sister of the groom, who live in the UK but will be in town for other reasons and will be attended. THEY totally got it.

CheekyGirl22

MadameD517:

I don't think it's confusing but then again I can't even get people to RSVP to the showers that I have thrown lately so I'm no help!

Amen Sista!

Passanie

I totally thought of this post this morning! This woman called me up to tell me I had given the wrong corner to a new thrift shop I had written about. She told me all about how she drove all over corner a and b, when it was really corner x and y and we need to run a correction. Checked the paper and uh... we had it correct, corner x and y. She must have written it down wrong or read it wrong or something, but how nice of her to point out my non-mistake.

EmmieB

Passanie:

I totally thought of this post this morning! This woman called me up to tell me I had given the wrong corner to a new thrift shop I had written about. She told me all about how she drove all over corner a and b, when it was really corner x and y and we need to run a correction. Checked the paper and uh... we had it correct, corner x and y. She must have written it down wrong or read it wrong or something, but how nice of her to point out my non-mistake.

a-nnoying. 

sm23

EmmieB:

Passanie:

I totally thought of this post this morning! This woman called me up to tell me I had given the wrong corner to a new thrift shop I had written about. She told me all about how she drove all over corner a and b, when it was really corner x and y and we need to run a correction. Checked the paper and uh... we had it correct, corner x and y. She must have written it down wrong or read it wrong or something, but how nice of her to point out my non-mistake.

a-nnoying. 

Fun.

angelabbf

Not confusing to me.... Maybe TX is more traditional...heh.