Get the gifts you really want with The Bottom Drawer.
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Whether you, the bridal couple, need it not, your guests will want to give you a present. So how do you avoid being on the receiving end of a bunch of unwanted items? You could ask for cash but that can be a bit awkward. For UK brides and grooms, there is a nicer way of asking your guests to dole out a wad of bank notes. It's called The Bottom Drawer.
This is how it works:
- You register with them, then direct your guests to the website.
- Guests can then choose to donate money to a specific item on your gift list.
- There are six categories of gifts for you to choose from, including paying towards a new kitchen, or your honeymoon.
- Guests choose a category on your list and make a payment
The great thing is that your guests choose what they want to contribute towards and it feels better than simply transferring money to your bank account. (They could, for example, pay for a square metre of paving for your garden path, or help you pay for a conservatory, or even buy a goat for an African village!)
There are some charges that you need to be fully aware of these. Basically, it works like this:
There are some charges that you need to be fully aware of these. Basically, it works like this:
- If your guests want to pay by credit card, then there is a 2.75% fee, which you could opt to pay yourself.
- If you don't use the affiliated Bottom Drawer suppliers, then you pay an admin fee of £69.
- If you choose to have all the funds transferred to your bank account to use as you wish, then there's a transfer fee of £10.
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