*update - New neighbor hosting a "meet the new neighbors" open house.

A young couple moved in and have invited the neighborhood to a meet the neighbors event at their home. We are going to go and pop in (they live behind us), but what I found strange was, they are hosting the event, and serving hamburgers and hotdogs but the invitation solicited everyone to bring additional food and beverage items, which, is okay, I guess, but they also included a QR code to RSVP to, and when I did that, it opened up to a wish list of housewarming gifts they suggest.

Isn't that a bit presumptuous to expect perfect strangers to bring a gift, much less then directing everyone to their "here's a list of what we want you to get us" ?

*Update: we didn't go, but I was sporadically watching OU beat Auburn, tending to my pool, showering and getting ready to go meet friends at a blues music festival. While I was taking care of the pool, the smell of hamburgers and hot dogs cooking and music wafted over. Smelled good.

But their 'party' started at 5:30pm. At 6:00pm I let out the dogs and tossed a few tennis balls for the big boy to chase down and there were no sounds coming from the new neighbor's backyard. When we left, we drove by their house. There were no cars out front, the blinds were closed and the lights were out.

Uh oh. I don't know why.

that poor guy. I bet she's already told him to move.