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I don't find it tacky but I do find it weird. Also, I don't really like it when the cheapest thing on the registry is $200. Depending on who the couple is, I might not want to spend that much on someone I barely know.
hmmm the baby stuff seems kind of weird. There is a separate shower for that!
Are you SURE she's not pregnant?
Regardless, it's kind of weird. But if they really did need baby things right away, I wouldn't fault them for including it.
But I would definitely fault them for not including anything cheaper than $200! Sheesh.
Wow! I wonder if that was a mistake, or an announcement they haven't made yet???
Is this a target registry? For some reason I remember one of the Bees registered there and when she checked her registry it had all kinds of baby stuff they didnt add.
Oh here it is...it was Mrs. Buttons.
http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/02/24/a-little-registry-surprise/
@kate169: I had the same problem at Target. Not quite as bad as her, but we had diapers and baby books added to our registry, on three seperate occasions. We ended up completely nixing our registry from there.
Hmm that's a little strange, and for me, just would invite questions that I wouldn't want to have to face about being currently pregnant, or starting right away. Plus, who wants to have to store a crib for a potentially long while?
As for the price point, maybe they're hoping to get mostly cash, and want to purchase these things with their completion discount?
Different for sure, and likely a bit overpriced for many of their potential guests.
But tacky? No, that is judgemental-especially given that you don't know the circumstances re how the baby things landed in their registry.
That's weird. I'd wouldn't even shop off the registry. 200 min? that's like saying don't bother with less we don't do "less" than 200.
Maybe that is not their only registry and they have other items on the other registry in the cheaper range.
Some people register for expensive things so that they can buy them after at a discount. Like I know a couple who registered for a bed, knowing no one would buy it. But was there nothing under $200? I'd find that the tacky part because that is very persumptuous about people's budgets.
That is strange! Maybe it is a mix up or maybe they have big news to share! If they are expecting they should save that for the baby shower. I also find it very tacky to only register for very expensive stuff!! They should have put a good variety of stuff from $20 range on up.
I have all kinds of things on mine for the completion discount, but I also have a lot of things in a very affordable ranges (20.00 and up!).
Baby stuff is weird.
Maybe that's their way of saying they really want cash gifts, since noone will buy off the registry?
Are you sure she isn't pregnant? That is very odd because if she is not pregnant they don't even know if they can have children. ? A wee bit awkward, I say.
The baby stuff was weird but hopefully they have cheaper items on another registry.
I will say that on BB&B you get free stuff just for registering for a certain $ amount of certain brands so since we wanted the free stuff and know nobody is going to buy us a $200 Wok we just registered for it anyway, left it of there, and as soon as we get the free stuff, we are taking it off. (I do want the Kurreg stuff though...)
And the baby stuff? Weird... really weird...
Yeah, I would pull your brother aside and make sure they actually wanted those items on the Registry. Say that you've read about registries adding baby items and wanted to make sure that's what they really wanted. As for the items being expensive, some people have really expensive tastes and don't really consider some of the budgets of guests or they think guests can pull money to buy the larger items. All of the registry issues is a huge reason why we're not having one.
I guess they want what they want but jeeze louise, they have some grandiose ideas of what people plan to spend on them.. I can't imagine spending more than $200-250 on a (combined with fi) gift, and that only for a good friend.. they really should add some $5-$199 gifts on there.. hell, I felt bad registering for ANYTHING over $200.
Tacky, no. Inconsiderate, a bit (but it depends what the financial status of the guests are).
While the "t-word" is often thrown around a bit too much on here, if this is their only registry and they truly expect people to spend $200+ on their gifts, then uh, I'll say it, that's a bit tacky. Tacky as in...rude, inconsiderate, even a bit disrespectful.
The baby stuff...I hope there's some sort of explanation for that. Even if she IS pregnant, your wedding shower isn't the place to ask for baby gifts. I believe we have these things called...baby showers? Lol. But like some PPs have said, maybe it was a mistake? Maybe ask about. I know I would.
Thanks ladies. I wasnt sure if this was normal or not which is why i posted about it. i will wait until we receive the invite before isay anything. it just seemed weird and kinda disrespectful but that is how they are.
The baby stuff is weird....whether she is or isn't pregnant, that's weird for a wedding registry. I also would be put off by the cheapest thing being $200.
The baby stuff is a little weird, but I don't think the bed set is. I'll probably put some furniture on our registry, just for really close family members who might want to do something extra special for us. FI's family is very generous and all want to contribute something substantial to our new home. However, we are a new couple, first marriage is to each other, and have never lived on our own before (besides me, but that's a college apartment with crap furniture, lol). So I guess our situation is a little different.
ETA: Thought I should add, before I get chastized, I will be putting cheaper items on my registry. The bulk of it will be between 20-100 dollars.
@FutureMrsMcDermott: By bed set I actually mean a sheet and comforter set believe it or not. We do our registry the same as yours. I don't believe we have anything over $150! :)
@Tswife4ever: that's an expensive set! I'll have things over 150, but only a few things for certain family members of FI, who (on their own accord) want to go above and beyond for us. I won't refuse the help! lol.
Maybe they just started their registry and plan to add less expensive stuff later. I know it took FH and I three trips to store to create registry and we did expensive dreams first for completion discount then added more reasonable stuff. If invites havent gone out yet they may think no one will be looking yet.
I don't think it's tacky, so much as just strange. They probably won't get most of the stuff they registered for. And yes, the baby stuff is odd. Even if the bride isn't pregnant, everyone is going to be asking her if she is.
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So FI's brother is getting married 3 months after us (that is a whole drama in itself). I went to check our registry to make sure no items were discontinued and I usually just pull us up by FI's lastname. When I did it this last time, it showed FI and his brother. Naturally I had to peek at his brothers registry (I am sure invites will be coming anyday) and the stuff I saw was insane! Items on their registry range from $200 up to $2700! They registered for a bed set that is $980! But that is not what suprised me. What surprised me was that they registered for a baby crib, baby blankets, baby clothing, etc. She is not even pregnant! Plus, I thought this was a wedding, not a baby shower. Does anyone else find this TACKY?