Dear LFTP: Betty Jo and the vow-renewal cash grab

• Is requesting cash gifts on an invitation a new trend, or just bad manners?
• How should I handle future office interactions with Betty Jo?

Boova reads a listener letter: coworker Betty Jo sent a poorly photocopied vow-renewal invitation reading 'Cash gifts are cheerfully accepted' and later demanded the knitter's custom Angora sweater project as a gift. The hosts role-play a firm refusal, read the secular answer (stop hiding, maintain polite distance), and mock vow-renewals as gift grabs when the crock pot breaks.