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posted by Sereniti71
Question. Did any of you receive RSVPs back without any name on them? I have gotten back 3 out of 8 without names. They did select what they wanted to eat though...yeah food is real important. How frustrating! I have sent emails to my friends who have it asking them to remember to include their names. I never thought I would have to do that. I would have written names in before sending them or coded the RSVP cards with a number if I had known!
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posted by TheaterDiva1
I didn't have that problem, but I did number the response cards, then typed the list on Excel so if that did happen, I can look up the number and see who it's from.
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posted by roseprincess
I only got a few RSVPS back that didn't have names on them, and only one that I couldn't figure out who it was from. You guys crack me up with the whole number thing, that is way too organized for me (although I applaud you for having even thought of it!). And it explains the number on the corner of the last wedding invitation "packet" we received, I just couldn't figure it until I read about some people's penchant for Excel.
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posted by gymrat
Look at the postage mark. It tells you the general area where it was mailed from if they did not put their address on the envelope. Depending on how many people from the same area you have you can better guestimate who sent it.
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posted by bebe0315
OMG - I love the numbering idea! You girls are freakin' geniuses.
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posted by feb-bride
I numbered mine. Everyone made fun of me at the time, but I had a few come back without names on them.
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posted by HeatherR
I didn't have any come back without names and that's a good thing b/c the number system never occurred to me! I was extremely organized with Excel as well - sheets & columns for virtually everything, except that!
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posted by Lizbet
I'm so glad this came up in the forum! I had heard of the numbering idea before, but had totally forgotten about it. My invites came in the mail last week, so I'm just about to start addressing. This was a great reminder.
BTW, I'm an Excel freak too, so I love all of the organization ideas from the other thread.
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posted by Sereniti71
Gymrat, I thought I would be a good zipcode detective, but that has not worked. People drop mail off wherever they are and it is not always near home. That has not worked at all. Plus, we are inviting a lot of people from the Chicago area and suburbs. The postmark is missing the last 2 digits of the zip at times as well. I sent out an email to alot of the invitees reminding them to write their names in, and I asked FH to do the same. I am still baffled at how so many people would forget that. Oh well, you live and you learn. I am glad some one will be spared the frustration thanks to this thread though!
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posted by labeadel
Yes, I read about the numbering idea somewhere and am planning to do that as well. I also read you should think about doing that because some people's handwriting will be illegible.
I guess when you call the people who have not RSVP'd, they'll tell you that they sent it back, and maybe you can politely (hee hee) sneak in that they didn't put their names on the card!
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posted by gymrat
I forgot to mention...
I would suggest writing the number on the back side of the RSVP card. I have had a few RSVP cards with numbers written on the front side and it stood out. I thought it looked pretty awkward.
I did not number mine and all RSVPs had a name on it. Though, I did have a card that was not signed with cash in it.
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posted by suechick
WOW! That's a great idea with the number on the back, you could probably do it in very faint pencil too just so long as you can read it!
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posted by TheaterDiva1
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Though, I did have a card that was not signed with cash in it.
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That's funny! It reminds me of one of my wedding gifts (okay - a whole slew of them from the same person). We registered at a department store, and when people bought our gifts there, they were able to include a message (typed up by the store, not handwritten). The gifts were sent to us directly from the store. Anyway, about a week before the wedding, I came home to three boxes from that store. One was a gift from a co-worker, the other two contained 3/4 of our registry! The return address was the store's, not the givers', so I couldn't see who it was from. Then comes the note, typed just like all the others: "Wishing you a lifetime of joy and happiness. Love, Mom and Dad." To which I blurted to DH, "WHOSE?!?" Seriously - no name!
-Maggie
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posted by feb-bride
I numbered mine on the back with pencil.
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posted by Lizbet
My RSVP card are single fold, so I was planning to number them inside. I don't think anyone will even notice them.
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posted by the mom
wow, this is such a great website! thanks for all the wonderful ideas!!!
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