{"id":7689,"date":"2013-09-04T02:00:53","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T06:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?p=7689"},"modified":"2013-09-04T11:31:45","modified_gmt":"2013-09-04T15:31:45","slug":"dear-vera-nigerian-couple-insane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/dear-vera-nigerian-couple-insane.html","title":{"rendered":"Dear Vera, Is This Nigerian Couple Insane?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dear<\/a>When it comes to weddings, I have seen many, many things, but this one is completely new for me. Today’s mail came in from an anonymous Verastic reader who was a guest at this wedding. The reader sent me the link to the registry where I stared with my mouth wide open. \u00a0\u00a0I also saw their wedding website, and honestly, I didn’t do much reading there. I just looked at pictures. \u00a0Bow is the very short mail the reader sent (and I have excluded the link).<\/p>\n

“Dear Vera, I want to anonymously forward you some material for you to review.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Most people – like this couple – have registries for their wedding, but what makes their registry different is the content. To their credit, the registry you are about to see is not their only one, but this one is the one that has gotten attention and then subsequently landed them on Verastic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below are some screenshots of their registry. I have deliberately left their names out to protect their privacy.<\/p>\n

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In case you can’t see it well from the pictures, I’ll list some of the items here (some of the items in the screen shots appear twice because of the way I took the screen shots):<\/p>\n

(1)<\/strong> \u00a0Vacuum cleaner: $682 \u00a0||<\/strong> \u00a0(2)<\/strong> Sony TV: 1499.99 (and they want 2) | (3)<\/strong> Samsung fridge: $2,500 (they want 2) | (4)<\/strong> Gas stove: $2,499.99 \u00a0| \u00a0(5)<\/strong> Honeymoon: $2,500 (and they want 2) \u00a0| \u00a0(6)<\/strong> \u00a0Home fund: $2,500 (and they want 120. Yes, 120 gifts of $2,500 = $300,000)<\/p>\n

You know I always have something to say, but this time, I am really speechless. Some of the things<\/del> everything on this registry, I didn’t even know you could have on your registry. I mean, I just didn’t know you could expect someone to give you all this, on account of you getting married. From their pictures on their website, they appear to be a normal<\/em> couple. There was nothing to suggest high maintenance or high fashion.<\/p>\n

But I have to ask: is this normal? I’m used to wedding registries that contain platters and kitchen appliances, but this one contains several mortgages. The first thing I thought when I saw this registry was, “Are Oprah and \u00a0Bill Gates going to be there?”<\/em> If not, who the frack is going to pay for all these things? Is this even legal?<\/p>\n

In other news, Igwe and I have updated our future registry. Please feel free to get us one or more of the following: \u00a010.5 acres of land in Banana Island, Lagos, two matching Bentleys, two matching private jets, a private island in Bora Bora, and a Hermes Birkin bag. Thank you.<\/p>\n

I am itching to know what you think of this wedding registry.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong> <\/span>I made an error initially. I said the couple wants 12 gifts of $2,500 for their home (which makes $30,000), but actually, they want 120 gifts of \u00a0$2,500 (which makes $300,000 or 47 million in naira)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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