Interesting Wedding Registry Items

[HBADPi]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

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.

[OneTimeSBX]

Originally Posted by HBADPi

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!