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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
When I hear that a friend or family member is pregnant, I start buying a few little baby basics everytime I go to the store - booties, baby Tylenol, Boudreaux's Butt Paste, Hyland's remedies,the bath stuff, cute little shoes, blankets, baby spoons, etc.- especially stuff that has worked for me and the mom-to-be might not know about - and when I go to the shower I get a super big gift bag and put all the necessities in, topping with a pack of newborn diapers and a cute stuffed animal. It's always well-received.
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I had several co-workers do that, only they put all of the items into a laundry basket. It was by far my best baby gift and I have started giving similar type gifts (BTW- Boudreaux's Butt Paste is the best IMO).
I also do the same for wedding shower gifts- buy a bunch of the little things (like serving pieces) and put them in a nice wicker basket.
As for odd items on the registry- 24 glass salad plates. The salad plates didn't match any other china they registered for- and being the obnoxious friend that I am, I felt the need to buy them some of these plates. (they did not register for 24 forks, so I wonder how everyone was supposed to eat off these plates).