My family doesn't register at a store or anything, but since my 3 siblings and I all live in different states, we usually do send each other "wish lists" for Christmas. Usually a list of 10 or so items that the kids and/or the adults would like to have. Sometimes you get something from the list, sometimes you don't, but it at least gives us an idea of what to buy.

Oh, and if I had seen a toilet on the gift registry, I think I would have tried to pool money with a few other people and buy it (and put it on the gift table front and center!)

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I LOVE Boudreaux's! It's been a life saver several times already!

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who sells this Boudreaux's? i was prepared to stock up on Desitin again, but apparently theres something better...

Walgreens. It's better than any other diaper cream.

Our SuperTarget carries it as well. Usually it works great, but on occasion we've had to use something else.

Worst was a folded piece of paper in the invitation that said we already have everything, so instead of presents please give us money so we can buy a house. Asking for money is tacky.

I've found it at Walmart, Target, and Babies-R-Us.

I think registries are a necessary evil, and with so many couples co-habitating prior to marriage or getting married after their have already been out on their own, they either have to register for luxury items or simply upgrade their current everyday items.

I enjoy gift giving, and especially giving something to someone that I know they want, so a registry can be helpful. That being said, I am loathe to buy a breast pump for a baby shower or an odd serving dish that is part of a 5-piece set I can't afford.

So I just send gift cards. I figure that when they go to close the registry, most places give you an additional 10% or so off on your purchases, so this is helping add to their fund to buy that $500 knife block or the super-deluxe baby bassinet they've been dreaming of. Plus, I am an amateur photog, so if I attend a wedding or shower, I follow-up with a CD of the gazillion photos I took at the event... that's always appreciated :)

I do the same thing! A lot of times I'll just end up giving gift cards that way the couple can pick what stuff they want that's left on the registry. Plus gift cards are easy to transport than most gifts.

i dont care how "impersonal" people think gift cards are...id rather be able to get exactly what i wanted and not have to return the awful gift you attempted to get for me. after christmas, when everyone else is standing in the return lines, i am happily shopping for the right color/size/shape!

Stainless steel toothpick holder and paper towel holder. I totally bought them too. :cool:

A friend is getting married in the spring and she's registered for TWO ice cream maker machines at two different place....just seems a bit much to ask for two.

I am going home in November to register for my wedding. I'm actually excited about it. Most New Orleans girls register at Adler's, so I'll do my formal china, crystal, and silver there. Then some place fun like Williams Sonoma for everything else.