The Irish Doggy Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 (edited) Yeah, I'm getting hitched. My lady wondered during dinner last night what kind of creative things people have done for gift registries and/or found to be the most accommodating companies for returns. As I am 34 and she 28, we both have just about everything for a home and 2 of the necessities. Thus, we don't feel like we really need a bunch of stuff. Her taste is such that we can't really upgrade unless we go for ridiculously overpriced stuff, china, silver, etc. We expect to inherit 4-5 sets of silver&china anyway, so what's the point?? Anything out of the ordinary you've heard about would be welcome. We're considering charitable donations, honeymoon registries... anything other than the usual Macy's/ Williams-Sonoma/ Crate & Barrel kind of thing. I said, if there is any place in the world that would know the answer to this question, its The Huddle. So if you've had good or bad experiences with companies or heard some unusual/interesting ideas for wedding gift registries, please let me know. No, you can't see her b :D bs. Edited January 23, 2007 by The Irish Doggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefjay Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Homo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 JC Penney Home Store. Same items as a Williams Sonoma, but at 1/3rd the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 you could do a registry on amazon.com....and of course they have everything under the sun, not just "home" stuff. and no browsing through the aisles with the stupid scanner thing, also no screwing around with hauling crap after the wedding, as almost everything will be shipped to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I tried to register for some video games, but the wife put her foot down. It was a big foot. Not Mrs. Chavez size... but large, nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Congrats on the marriage! I have no idea on wedding gifts. Maybe the bridesmaids could all chip in and convince the Mrs to still give Barnaby Jones every month for the first 6 months before stopping forever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggieFries Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 You can register at Home Depot. Everyone can use new power tools! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Liquor store Asian Massage parlor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Congrats on the engagement. We were registered at the usual places... Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Williams-Sonoma, and I think a few other places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 If you don't need anything, then why not simply ask for donations to charity? We had no registry, I don't need worthless presents from people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdrudge Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 (edited) My lady wondered during dinner last night what kind of creative things people have done for gift registries and/or found to be the most accommodating companies for returns. As I am 34 and she 28, we both have just about everything for a home and 2 of the necessities. Thus, we don't feel like we really need a bunch of stuff. Her taste is such that we can't really upgrade unless we go for ridiculously overpriced stuff, china, silver, etc. We expect to inherit 4-5 sets of silver&china anyway, so what's the point??Getting free stuff aside, if you have everything that you need, don't register anywhere. Ask people to just bring themselves to the wedding. Edit, looks like H8tank beat me by about a minute. Edited January 23, 2007 by cdrudge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Homo when we did it i drove my life partner nuts buy scanning things like dog food/ garbage bags etc... my buddies even purchased some of the stuff we didnt register for much of normal stuff anywho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 i was just reading this sitting here thinking, half seriously -- hmm, what they really need is a place you can register for CASH. sure enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Congrats on the engagement, dumbass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Edit, looks like H8tank beat me by about a minute. That's why your children call me daddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Congrats on engagement ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegiebo Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Congrats! The hubby and I had lived together for years and also had all the home stuff we needed, so we did not register anywhere. People pretty much just gave us cash, which was cool with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I'm right there with ya, Doggy. I'm 33 and she's 29. We have a lot of "stuff", but there's things that we could use that we'd never really go out and BUY (like a food processor, REAL nice sheets, waffle maker, etc.) I'm getting married in 2 months and we just finalized our registries a few weeks ago. We're at Bed, Bath & Beyond, Target and Pampered Chef. Pampered Chef has some seriously good cooking equipment and we both like to cook. Target was good for "miscellaneous" stuff like a nice vacuum. We thought about the honeymoon registry but the ones we looked at had a 10-15% markup fee (which makes sense, but still). If you're alright with your wedding invitees and others paying the markup for honeymoon-related expenses, I think it's a terrific idea. And of course having your guests, etc. donate to your favorite charity would be awesome too. Congrats on the upcoming nuptials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 i was just reading this sitting here thinking, half seriously -- hmm, what they really need is a place you can register for CASH. sure enough You know, that really is the truth. I would prefer an extra $50 towards a down payment or a bigger/better honeymoon over a Cuisinart. However, the lady and my future mother-in-law are convinced you have to ask for physical items or people will regift that ugly vase from ole' senile Aunt Myrtle. Its not that we're really well off or anything, we just don't have the need for items in the typical wedding gift price range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 You know, that really is the truth. I would prefer an extra $50 towards a down payment or a bigger/better honeymoon over a Cuisinart. However, the lady and my future mother-in-law are convinced you have to ask for physical items or people will regift that ugly vase from ole' senile Aunt Myrtle. Its not that we're really well off or anything, we just don't have the need for items in the typical wedding gift price range. well, most registries allow you to put on gift cards of varying amounts as well. so like if there's an $800 set of cookware you want and don't think anyone will buy it you can go that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 (edited) Crate & Barrell will give you cash back for any gifts that you receive and don't want. I don't think other places do that - most offer store credit. So if you are all worried about people buying you gifts that you don't want, then register at C&B for a whole bunch of crap and then return it. Edited January 23, 2007 by justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 greenback wedding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 congrats on the engagement..... my initial thought was to try to find a tasteful way to get donations to help pay for wedding/honeymoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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