http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Weddingbee Boards Topic: Registry woes... en Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:17:10 +0000 http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/registry-woes-1#post-248537 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:31:47 +0000 mountain.bride 248537@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Could you do a charity registry? Or keep your small registry, and spread the word through family/friends/bridal party that you don't expect pressies but cash would be appreciated to go towards your house/dining table/honeymoon fund?</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/registry-woes-1#post-248503 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:23:54 +0000 JenniBee44 248503@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>HL,</p> <p>I know EXACTLY what you mean.&nbsp; My FI and I walked into Macy's and walked right back out.&nbsp;<img src="/my-plugins/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/icon_razz.gif" />&nbsp; We have everything we need and so we felt bad registering for new stuff.&nbsp; The only thing we did different is register at Bed Bath &amp; Beyond as sort of a home redecoration fund.&nbsp; We are first time home buyers currently in the lending process and found a ton of things for our new home that came from BB&amp;B.</p> <p>&nbsp;Have you thought about donations to a charity instead of an actual wedding registry?&nbsp;</p> <p>Good luck.&nbsp; I'm sure everything will work out just fine.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/registry-woes-1#post-248083 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:23:58 +0000 Jenniphyr 248083@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I would make a &quot;wishlist&quot;, instead of a traditional registry. My fiance and I are considering making one of these, because we kind of want to insert some variety into our registry, without having to register at twenty different stores.</p> <p>There are some online registry sites that let you add stuff from several different stores if you'd rather, as well, like My Registry (http://www.myregistry.com/default.aspx) and Alternative Registry (http://www.alternativegiftregistry.org/).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/registry-woes-1#post-247932 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:51:25 +0000 dorsay 247932@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Amazon also has the universal registry option like wishpot.&nbsp; So you could register at Amazon and add what you want from the cheese company, etc and they have bittman's book :) </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/registry-woes-1#post-247928 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:27:46 +0000 tessabella76 247928@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I would definitly try wishopot.com and a tradition store like budgetbeautiful said. I just started using wishpot and I love it. I'm axious to see how many people actually purchase off of it (shower's not til August). </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/registry-woes-1#post-247879 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:14:16 +0000 budgetbeautiful 247879@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>We have a registry with wishpot.com. You can add things from all over the internet, so you can register for the most cost effective item. We also have a registry at Target for our more traditional and less internet savvy guests. :) </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/registry-woes-1#post-247842 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:53:26 +0000 poli2b 247842@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>$$$. You can call it your Future Home Fund. Then invest it in a high interst savings account or bond. </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/registry-woes-1#post-247837 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:47:43 +0000 fizicsGirl 247837@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Can you find some of the things you want on a site like Amazon?&nbsp; With the marketplace, there may be a wide selection to fit your non-traditional tastes.&nbsp; Not sure if you can do something similar with Google Checkout.</p> <p>Beyond that, is it likely people would just give you cash?&nbsp; Or are you afraid of receiving like 50 toasters? </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/registry-woes-1#post-247830 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:37:27 +0000 HL 247830@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>My FI and I have lived together for almost two years now and we're very fortunate to have almost everything we could possibly need/want. &nbsp;I've put some odds and ends that we'd like on our registries, but I know it's not going to be enough (only about 30 items right now, which is about the number of people invited my shower...). &nbsp;My problem is that there are some things that we'd really love, but they're not from &quot;traditional&quot; stores that do registries (i.e. The New England Cheesemaking Supply Company) -- or they're so widely available that I'd feel bad putting it on a registry when someone could get it cheaper somewhere else (specifically, Mark Bittman's &quot;How to Cook Everything&quot; cookbook&nbsp;<img src="/my-plugins/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/icon_smile.gif" />). &nbsp;We also definitely need a new dining table, but have a very specific idea of what we want, and it will probably have to be custom-made. &nbsp;Between that and the fact that it'll be very expensive, registering for it is not really an option.</p> <p>So...what to do? &nbsp;We can't take a honeymoon until well after the wedding, and haven't decided for sure where we're going when that happens, so a honeymoon registry is out (plus, I don't really care for them anyway). &nbsp;Also, our apartment is tiny and VERY lacking in storage space. I really don't expect gifts from anyone, it's more than enough for them just to be there, but people are already asking about our registries and I'm feeling stuck. &nbsp;Any ideas??</p>