ah man. well then you better word it in a way where they'd understand what 'no boxed gifts' means.
id probably write 'sirf paise dain'..with a polite 'shukriya' at the end LOL
hahah i love it! so true...i know ppl get confused easily here....its hard cuz desis need any excuse not to give money or to give like a $20 gift but then bring their mother grandmother, father, fathers cousin, and thier foreign exchange student to your wedding...trusttttt its happened to me....ahh i dont know what to do.....its hard cuz u want cash cuz its easier then at the same time its like well maybe register for high priced only items so tehy cant get u like one $20 thing.....
or better yet.. be like this rich ass lady who came to a bridal event and handed me a thusbe and a hijab....now im no knocking htem but i dont even wear hijab!!! and why would i need that on my bridal shower????? grrrr.....
u cant win....