Post # 1
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Newbee
One of our registries is at Bed, Bath & Beyond. We specifically chose it because they have an amazing return policy and our guests can get more bang for their buck there given that they give out 20% off coupons like candy. Is it tacky to write a note on our registries section of our wedding website that encourages people to get the 20% off coupons? I know a lot of people who don’t shop there don’t realize they have them.
Post # 2
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Busy bee
I don’t exactly think it’s tacky, but I don’t think you have to encourage either. Most people if not all of them even if they don’t shop there a lot know about their coupons, I mean, I can’t even tell you how many my mother gets in the mail and she’s never signed up for anything for them. Plus, if they have a nice one by them, most of the time the cashiers will push them as well 🙂
Post # 3
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Bumble bee
Yeah you don’t have to mention it. Most people receive those coupons in the mail anyway, so they likely know about it. I totally agree with you about wanting people to save money but think it looks weird to put it on your website.
Post # 4
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Bumble bee
I can’t imagine anyone doesn’t know about those coupons. I don’t shop there and I get them in my mail all the time.
Post # 5
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Sugar bee
People still don’t know about BBB’s coupons? I always thought the 20% off BBB coupons were ubiquitous. We get like 3 per week in the mail.
Anyway, I don’t really think it’s tacky to give a moneysaving tip, but I don’t really see how it’s necessary to include on a wedding website either. Guests will spend what they want to spend. If guests want to get a deal on the registry gift, they’re going to seek out a deal on their own.
Post # 6
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Sugar bee
- Wedding: May 2015 - Walnut Hill Bed & Breakfast
I think everyone knows to look for coupons… if they don’t…. they’re probably not coupon people and that’s their problem.
Post # 7
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Newbee
No mention it is, then! I thought everyone knew about them as well but I’ve had some people asking me for advice on where to buy things (completely non-wedding related) and they had no clue about the coupons. They were going to buy expensive items for like $2 less somewhere else and didn’t realize they could get 20% off. Maybe I’m just surrounded by more clueless than average people. 🙂
Post # 8
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Helper bee
I think mentioning the coupons sounds greedy (“you can get us something 20% nicer now!”) and since bed bath and beyond aren’t exactly quiet about their coupons, there’s no need o bring it up.
Post # 9
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Newbee
buddiroo: I was afraid it would come off that way as well, when actually it was intended the opposite like, “look, you can get us that nice item you want to get us but not spend so much!” One of my close friends got married recently and I had a certain amount I could spend on her and her husband. I found great deals and got them about twice as much from their registry as I could have otherwise afforded. I’ll be leaving off the tip though. I’ll mention it to my bridesmaids and a close family member who can mention it if they feel it’s appropriate in conversations.
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This reply was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by daniellenew.
Post # 10
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Blushing bee
amberback: Agreed!
We registered a few months after our engagement for some cheaper house items because we knew an engagement party was going to be thrown for us and we didn’t know if people would want to bring gifts.
My grandma’s friend got us a kitchenaid hand mixer from Home Outfitters (we moved into our first home 3 months after our engagement party / 7 months after we got enagged)
A month or so later, I was removing some things from our registry that we had received from other stores or ended up purchasing ourselves because we needed them before our wedding this July (small things like cookie sheets, spatulas..). And when I was updating the registriy, I noticed the mixer we were given was on sale! I didn’t know if i should tell the person who got the gift.. I felt like they might as well take the receipt back and get some money back for themselves. I didn’t know if this would be tacky or not..so I asked my grandma what to do. She casually mentioned it to her friend, but her friend said thanks for thinking of her, but she wasn’t worried about it, she said that she had receive a discount the day she bought it anyways.
So, I think it is a thoughtful gesture that you want people to save money, but ultimately, it is up to them if they want to coupon, or price match or what have you.
Post # 11
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Sugar bee
daniellenew: While the thought behind it and wanting to save your guests some money is sweet, I don’t think mentioning is necessary. I think most adults, who are interested in coupons, know all the different websites/apps they can go to to find one.
Post # 12
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Bumble bee
daniellenew: I wouldn’t mention it – people are either going to know and have coupons already and use them, see the giant ads on the website for email sign ups for 20% off and get a coupon, or ignore it and pay full price.
Post # 13
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Sugar bee
daniellenew: Actually, one of my friends got all her bridesmaids to reach out to people and get enough coupons for all of the people that were being invited, and included one per person with the invitation (this was for her friends/coworkers shower)- she is from a different state across the country and she was having a different smaller shower with her family and hometown friends at a different date. It was pretty cute- especially because she is a very thrifty shopper and is a big couponer lol.<br /><br />
Post # 14
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Newbee
MissJulianna: That’s cute! Anyone who knows me even reasonably well knows that I’m big on getting the best deal you can for your money and being creative to save money whenever it’s reasonable. I love that idea.
Post # 15
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Sugar bee
daniellenew: You really have to know your guests… You can possibly even limit it to the people that will “get it”. 🙂