We begin this episode with a stray ice cream maker (a wedding gift for Lorelai and Discount Braff) and Sookie and Rory begging Lorelai to keep it. There’s no return address or name on the gift, and it’s arrived so late that Sookie and Rory feel she should keep it. Lorelai thinks she should give it back. I used some of my amazing Google Fu to figure out who was right. Turns out it’s Lorelai. According to The Knot.com (which is a terrifying, terrifying panic-inducing site):

Q. Do we have to return the gifts?

A. You are supposed to return all the engagement, shower, and wedding gifts you’ve received — even presents that have been personalized (e.g., monogrammed) — to the guests who sent them. If you’ve used any of the gifts (cooking-related products, towels, etc.), it’s okay not to send them back, but everything else should go. Include a note thanking the guest again for their kindness. (Some guests may insist that you keep their gift, and if they do, you graciously should accept.) You may feel like it’s unfair that you have to give up all your presents — especially if you were not the one to call off the wedding. But look at it this way: They would only remind you of a wedding that didn’t happen, right?

Sorry girl-bros – that needs to go back to wherever it came from.

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