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most baby registries i've seen people do have furniture, like cribs or changing tables, on there, i don't think it's tacky at all.
Its not neccessarily "tacky". I registered for a glider and a changing table. I got the changing table. Most woman will have someone who will buy a big ticket item for their first. Heck have you seen the price of baby strollers? Mine was $240 and that wasn't even the most expensive! Most woman do register for stuff like strollers and with the price of those then you can't really say that furniture is out of the question.
I personally think asking someone to purchase items to furnish your nursery is a bit far for me... but, nowadays people register for EVERYTHING...
I don't think so at all! We're registering for it and my mom and grandma already both want to gift us a big piece of furniture each, so that way they'll know exactly what we want. Plus, some people like to go in together on larger gifts, so that gives them a nice option for a group gift. Additionally, if people don't buy you any furniture, at least you'll be able to use the completion discount at the end to get your furniture for a big cheaper! :)
I don't think it's "tacky". I'm sure some people would have relatives that look to go in for a larger group gift or something. For me, I don't think I would do it, since most of the furniture we would possibly put on a registry would be fairly necessary, and we don't do showers until after the birth in my family.
Could be tricky to go cribless for a month or two...
I think it's fine. I don't think most people expect for people to buy that stuff where there isn't a plan in place. For instance, my sister registered for bigger ticket items. My mother and father bought her the crib than her MIL bought her the dresser and FIL bought her the changing table. They all talked about who was going to buy what at a picnic. Then I bought the stroller and her SIL bought the high chair and everyone else bought the little stuff.
I don't think so. Because even if people don't buy it chances are you can get a discount to complete your registry - also it lets people know what the nursery will look like (dark wood, light wood, white) so if they buy any accessories (framed pictures, baskets) they can know what will match.
I don't think there's much you can put on a baby registry that would be considered "tacky" except if you put only expensive items (nothing under $100) or things that are obviously not for baby use (ipods, tvs etc).
I've never even had that thought. most baby registries I've seen have furniture. I know that for a close family member or friend I always like to buy the big ticket items like furniture or strollers, etc. Not tacky at all.
I would say its fine as long as you have a range of prices in your registry so they don't feel obligated to buy you an expensive or anything you know what i mean?
We didn't put furniture on our registry, but that's because we had the rocker and dresser already and my mom's purchasing our crib and mattress. We probably would though, at least the rocker and possibly a changing table.
But we are only registering for essentials, and I'm hoping that we have a good enough spread in price range on our registry. I really hope people go in together to get things like the breast pump, stroller, etc... Those are such useful things. We didn't put a lot of lower priced things, like blankets and clothing, since people tend to buy what they like anyway and I want to be suprised by the cute things.
No, I don't think it's tacky. I've seen furniture like cribs, changing tables and such on all of the baby registries I've looked at. They were all reasonably priced around the $300 range. If I saw a $1000 crib, yeah, I wouldn't know what to say.
I'm not, but I don't necessarily find it tacky when a baby registry (at least in my case) is really for close friends and family unlike my wedding registry which was viewed by everyone my parents and IL's ever knew. But my mom and probably his will pitch in for one or two of the big ticket items so we will just tell them we want crib or furniture and leave the registry stuff for everyone else.
If I ever get pregnant I'd probably register for baby furniture and not think twice about it :) I don't know if baby registries are similar to wedding registries, but a lot of places you register for weddings give you some sort of "completion" discount, so you can acquire the rest of your registry items at a discount...a good reason to add your furniture to your registry!
OMG, my true blonde is showing. I thought you meant for a wedding registry. GEESH!!!!!!!!! Thank goodness I have a 3 day weekend... I don't think I could make it at work tomorrow.
But back to your question, it's definitely not tacky at all! Go for it.
We decided to purchase our own furniture and got it from a different store than our registry. However, I only find it tacky when people ONLY have high ticket items and not a lot of smaller items. Especially if the store gives a completion discount, I don't think it is weird. One thing to keep in mind, though, is you might want your nursery set up before a shower traditionally is held. We set ours up (basics, not full decor) pretty early and my shower was about a month before my due date.
It's not tacky to me. It's not like a wedding where any and everyone is invited (depending on the couple) Most baby showers include ppl who will actually see the baby a lot, so they may not mind going in together to get a crib.
Umm, silly question along same vein, when do you get the completion discount? For our wedding we got it after the wedding. Would you get the completion discount after the baby is born? I can't think that I'd want to go shopping for a while at that point.
We are going to do a normal registery we'd share with everyone probably for the little things. The big ticket items we put on a seperate registery already. I did this not because I'll be sharing it with everyone, but so my in-laws can just look the website up easily and know what to get us and I can just print it out and give it to my family. Our family is buying us all the big ticket items; stoller, crib, bassinet, and mattress. To me, those are the most important items and I wouldn't expect anyone not in our close family to buy it for us.
I don't think it's tacky at all. My husband and I registered for a crib and a glider. My parents have already showed interest in gifting us the crib and this way they'll know exactly what we'd like. Also, a lot of people like to go in on gifts together. And strollers are often more expensive then cribs!! :)
@ams12:I had a friend to register for furniture and I thought it was so tacky! More than half of her gifts were in excess of $100.00. If you want your famly to purchase baby furniture that's fine but I was appaulded by all of the expense gifts she wanted. I did not bother with it, I sent a $25 giftcard and did not attend the shower.
I don't think it's tacky. My friend requested a glider/rocker and other small items. Since we were going in as a group to buy the items, it was easier for everyone to just put in a certain amount and buy it together.
I think especially for people with less money (like us -- poor grad students), it was nice to be able to get something that was bigger and practical without breaking the bank.
@maisymay, I got a discount coupon from Target 6-8 weeks before the baby was due.
I didn't register for furniture because we only needed to buy the crib but I don't think it's tacky. I didn't think twice about putting the carseat/stroller system on there and it was quite expensive. My SIL and MIL bought it for us, though. In addition to the completion discount, it's also just been easier to have a list of what we still need to buy (as baby brain has only gotten worse throughout pregnancy).
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Not that I'm preggo yet, but I was just wondering, do most register for their baby furniture? I heard someone at work saying she did and it got me thinking. Thoughts?