Interesting Wedding Registry Items

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Originally Posted by cuteASAbug

did anyone get it for them?

Well if someone did get it for them, they certainly didn't bring it to the wedding gift table (as per tradition at Midwestern weddings). Come to think of it, if I actually had an extra $299 on me, I would have totally bought it, wrapped it up tightly (as a toilet is a rather distinctive shape) and set it front and center on the gift table. But no, practical me bought them a set of pasta utensils. I really didn't like that couple very much. We only attended the wedding out of sheer obligation since the husband is a coworker of my fiance's.

Originally Posted by Drolefille

The only thing I can think of is that perhaps at Lowes, like at other stores, you get a discount on un-purchased registry items after the wedding. Maybe they weren't actually expecting anyone to buy it?

Or I'm just giving them the benefit of the doubt...

You're definitely giving them the benefit of the doubt. The bride's mom apparently mentioned the bathroom registry at one of the showers and explained that buying items off that list would really help the couple with their bathroom remodel. I heard that and just had to check the registry out for myself....and lo and behold...A TOILET on page 2. This couple also registered for stuff in the hundreds and thousands of dollars at Macy's and Saks.... think like top of the line 20pc All-Clad pan sets (no open stock for them!), $300 a place setting china, Waterford crystal trinket crap for days, luxury bedspreads, etc. Methinks the B&G got a bit greedy with the scanning gun.......

Originally Posted by sageofages

I think alot of the strange items on registries come now, not from crassness, but from running amuck in the store with the little hand held scanner they give you. When you had to WRITE in your handwriting what you wanted, I think you thought about it a bit more, just zipping a little red beam over a UPC code takes all the thought out of it.

You're absolutely right about that. I remember having to literally pull the scanner out of my fiance's hands at Williams-Sonoma when he started registering for stuff like $9 bottles of chocolate syrup, cans of demi-glace, candy, star-shaped pancake molds, stupid stuff like that. He was so sad when I recalled his scanner privileges; he was just having fun and getting carried away. Men don't really understand that sort of thing. In the interest of fairness, maybe I have to nominate my fiance and myself for stupid registry items

[AGDee]

It seems to me that, as more young adults are living on their own prior to marriage (or even living together and/or purchasing houses), perhaps we will see more and more odd items on their registries because they already have the "basic" dishes, flatware, small appliances, towels, etc, they end up registering for more frivolous things? I admit, the toilet is the weirdest thing.

[Drolefille]

The only thing I can think of is that perhaps at Lowes, like at other stores, you get a discount on un-purchased registry items after the wedding. Maybe they weren't actually expecting anyone to buy it?

Or I'm just giving them the benefit of the doubt...