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Does 'no gifts' really mean 'no gifts'?
Does 'no gifts' really mean 'no gifts'?

Dear Answer Angel: I was invited to a wedding shower and the invite explicitly said, "No gifts please." Does that really mean don't bring a gift or should I buy something? What? Thank you! — Empty handed? Dear Empty: "That really means don't bring a gift," says Anna Post, co-author of the forthcoming updated edition of the good manners bible, "Emily Post's Etiquette" (and great-great-granddaughter of Emily herself). You didn't ask, but Post says it's fine to stipulate "no gifts" on any invite — with one big exception: weddings. For those, "You don't want any mention of gifts ever. The focus needs to...