A couple I barely know invited me to a wedding. I do know they are rather poor, and starting out an entirely new household. I am rather poor and have been unemployed for quite sometime. On the bridal registry there were several sets of luxury sheet sets. Someone gave me one of those sets this spring - I had them on the bed for a week, and decided that "ivory" was simply too yellow for my tastes. I washed them, put them in the closet and forgot about them. If I were to wash them, go over them with a fine toothed comb for lint, press them very well, tie them with ribbons, place them in a wicker gift basket, and have the thing shrink wrapped would it be so awful to give as a gift? Let me know what you think - I would like to give them something they requested, but couldn't afford it otherwise.
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I have to disagree with most of your responders. I think it's a lovely idea. I've been poor for quite sometime myself, so I understand. I have given unconventional gifts for Christmas the past few years, and no one has thought worse of me for it. Since you said there is nothing wrong with the sheets and they're nice, my biggest concern would be messing up their registry ... getting them one more of something than they need. But I don't think you can have too many sets of nice sheets, so that should be okay. What I would do if I were you, is sometime after the wedding find an appropriate time to explain the how and why behind your gift. If they know you're poor and having problems they will be especially touched that you parted with something so nice and went to so much trouble to make it presentable. It really is the thought that counts.
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