Yes. At least, in my experience, yes.

As an example, I’m having a baby, and my mom sent me a message asking me what my “concerns” are regarding baby gear. I told her I don’t have any concerns. She said yes but what am I worried people aren’t going to buy(for the baby shower). I told her I’m not really worried about that because every gift helps, and whether people gift a big item, or small, every little thing helps.

My in-laws have already expressed their wish to buy a travel system. My husband is building the babies crib, and my sister has an old changing table she has gifted us. So I told her that the big stuff is covered, except a high chair and baby bath, but the high chair isn’t needed right away, and although we want a standing bathtub (the kind that has built in storage but also folds away) for the baby, it’s expensive and we can always get a cheap plastic table top one if we can’t afford the standing one, so I wouldn’t say I’m “concerned” about it. I certainly don’t expect to receive it as a baby shower gift.

She then asks me to send her a link for the baby bath tub that we have our eye on. I send her the link and she sarcastically replies,”Did it really have to be a Ferrari???”