10 Most Useless Gifts You Should Never Give At An Indian Wedding

By Neelam Jain Last Updated: Feb 11, 2015 | 01:20:06 IST

When it comes to getting decked up, visiting parlours, or purchasing the best clothes to get that dapper look, the invitees at any wedding carefully handpick each and everything to look their best. They make a note of what is latest in the market, irrespective of the tireless work and the money it requires. But, the same set of trendy guests are usually fine with the generic, monotonous and useless gift items that they give to the newlyweds. It seems that they cannot keep a tab on what is latest when it comes to wedding presents.

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Well, if you are wondering what all are those gift options that are really not desired by most of the newlyweds, here is a small list for you. Believe us, these are not just unwanted ones, but have also been done to death!

#1. Upholstery options

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Probably this is one of the hot favourites among most of the guests when it is time to pick a gift for the newlyweds. But, what they fail to understand is that these are ‘so-not-the-favourites’ of the ones who will receive them. After all, who would like to see their home fully-loaded with your choice of bed sheets, blankets, quilts or carpets?

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#2. Floral flair

Flowers and celebrations go hand-in-hand for these thoughtful and humble invitees. What’s worse? Some of them even try to make a big impact with their all-time favourite artificial flower arrangements. And, that too set in a tacky vase! Do you really think these would actually find a place in the couple's house? Well we do not.

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#3. Dress material

The packing might be exclusive, yet it fails at covering up this indulgence that is being passed on from one person to another from ages. So, what is exactly inside? An expected discovery and surely not a wardrobe solution for the groom! Do we need to say more? And, after the dress material for the groom, here comes another easy option for many guests. They just cannot miss on this six-yard apparel. They do not worry about freaking out the bride and giving her a wrong message that it is time for her to change her dressing style now. Is it really that tough to avoid this inappropriate gift?

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#4. Dinner set

They are not new. They are not from the range of designer dining sets. They are just grabbed from the old stock that you had in your store room. And, the recipients of this gift know about all this! But for some reason, they are still high on many auntyjis list.

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#5. Kitchen appliances

While you would feel proud of making a great and useful contribution to the kitchen of the newlyweds, let us give you an idea of their feelings. “Uhh… I hope it is not yet another mixer, juicer or pressure cooker.” And, imagine when their reaction when they open it and find it to be just another kitchen appliance.

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#6. Clocks

Tick, tock, tick! Are you trying to convey the message to the couple that their time (good or bad, we really don’t know) has just begun? Well, who cares? After all, every table top and wall of the couple’s house needs it in huge number.

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#7. Paintings

Well, we are pretty sure that they themselves do not understand or appreciate art. But, a wedding invite certainly gives these people a chance to get rid of the ones preserved in their house from ages. Whether the couple would like it or not, but their guests have a vast variety of paintings to gift them. And why not? They do not have to shell out anything for these obviously-recycled supplies.

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#8. Bath linen


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According to some guests, it is the newlyweds’ bathroom that needs something new. They do not care about the collection of luxury towels that the couple obviously would have already bought. No one can stop them gifting the couple a set of bath linen, which might not even be used ever.

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#9. Festive picks

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If the couple would gather them all at one place, they may feel like putting them up for an art fest. Religious idols, ceramic statues, gold-leafed diya holders, tea lights; everything is there for the ghar ki laxmi to decorate her home with.

#10. Makeup kit

This is yet another option that comes from those guests, who never want to put any efforts as well as money in giving something useful to the newlyweds. They simply create a collection of the cheap cosmetics and give them to the bride in a super-fancy packing. Well, we can just hope that the brides do not get tempted to use them ever, just by looking at the packing.

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Were you planning to take any of these gifts to the next wedding you have been invited? Well, we hope not! After all, wedding gifts are intended to fill the newlyweds with happiness. So, make a wise choice.

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