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| Fears for wedding gift list firm | Fears for wedding gift list firm |
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| Wedding present firm Wrapit says it is experiencing financial difficulties and is in talks with banks and advisers to avoid going into administration. | Wedding present firm Wrapit says it is experiencing financial difficulties and is in talks with banks and advisers to avoid going into administration. |
| A Wrapit spokeswoman told the BBC that it hoped to sell the business as a going concern. | A Wrapit spokeswoman told the BBC that it hoped to sell the business as a going concern. |
| Meanwhile, brides and grooms are worried they will not receive the gifts that have been bought for them and their guests will lose their money. | Meanwhile, brides and grooms are worried they will not receive the gifts that have been bought for them and their guests will lose their money. |
| The spokeswoman said Wrapit appreciated that customers may be concerned. | The spokeswoman said Wrapit appreciated that customers may be concerned. |
| "We're not going into administration, we're doing everything we can to avoid that," she said. | "We're not going into administration, we're doing everything we can to avoid that," she said. |
| She advised customers to check the website for updates and expected the company to make an official statement on Friday. | She advised customers to check the website for updates and expected the company to make an official statement on Friday. |
| 'Tremendously concerned' | 'Tremendously concerned' |
| Guests at the wedding of Alex Black and his wife had ordered £2,000 worth of gifts from Wrapit. | Guests at the wedding of Alex Black and his wife had ordered £2,000 worth of gifts from Wrapit. |
| However, since the wedding on 5 April Mr Black says he has only received around £400 worth of presents. | However, since the wedding on 5 April Mr Black says he has only received around £400 worth of presents. |
| I wish we had never gone near the business Natalie, Wrapit customer | |
| "We closed our list on the 19 April and we were promised that within eight to 12 weeks our entire gift list would actually be fulfilled," he told the BBC. | "We closed our list on the 19 April and we were promised that within eight to 12 weeks our entire gift list would actually be fulfilled," he told the BBC. |
| "We're tremendously concerned because the insurance possibly won't cover this." | "We're tremendously concerned because the insurance possibly won't cover this." |
| The company handles around 2,500 to 3,500 wedding lists a year. | The company handles around 2,500 to 3,500 wedding lists a year. |
| It helps couples to compile their lists and allows their guests to buy the items online through their website. | It helps couples to compile their lists and allows their guests to buy the items online through their website. |
| Wrapit then purchases the items and delivers them to the happy couple. | Wrapit then purchases the items and delivers them to the happy couple. |
Are | One bride-to-be, Natalie from London, contacted the BBC News website to say she is "very concerned" about Wrapit's financial difficulties. |
| "I wish we had never gone near the business. I am so upset. I am due to sit my medical school exams in less than a week and this is one worry I really wish I didn't have." | |
| Wrapit customer Heather Galloway Parmar, also from London, said she got married in October 2007 but had yet to receive any gifts ordered through the company. | |
| "We closed the registry in February 2008 and have been peddled excuse after excuse about why not a single gift has been delivered to date," she said. | |
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