I would not say anything on facebook. Our big shower is next weekend and not a whole lot has been bought off of our registry but I know a lot of people wait until the last minute. And a lot of people will buy more personal gifts like monogrammed outfits and stuff that will be nice to have because I probably wouldn't buy a whole lot of myself. We got married earlier this year and we received a good mix of stuff from the registry and stuff not on the registry. Some of the gifts not on the registry I loved and were more personal. Some we didn't need and ended up giving away. But we also received probably $600 in gift cards that allowed us to complete our registry for china and silverware. And some gave us gift cards to restaurants for date nights. Those were really nice to have when first getting married. We still have one or two left. I have learned this year though when buying gifts for people to buy off their registry and maybe throw in a personal gift as well. This whole wedding/baby in the same year has taught me a lot!
A little off topic but didn't seem worthy of a new thread... Wondering if anyone checks their registry after the invites have gone out? So far I haven't been able to help it and feel like I'm ruining the surprise when I know something was bought and who bought it.
I told people my registry was more of a reference point to see what we liked and needed and that they didn't have to stick to it.. Is that being rude?? I really only made it so they could see what kind of things we liked and if they want to get us a gift that they could get an idea from our registry of what we needed or would like.. It didn't have to be from where we registered from because not everybody can afford things from babies r us because some of there stuff is more expensive..
A little off topic but didn't seem worthy of a new thread... Wondering if anyone checks their registry after the invites have gone out? So far I haven't been able to help it and feel like I'm ruining the surprise when I know something was bought and who bought it.
@oorl11052015 as long as you didn't reach out to people and tell them this I don't think it's rude. If they asked then I think it's fine because they asked.
I've bought most of the stuff from my own registry myself already. I'm not having a shower, though. There are a few things I only registered for because certain people think I need them (MIL thinks I need a Johnny jump up, for example) and I only registered for those things for their benefit. But other than that, the registry isn't intended as a list of things people have to buy you. I'm more using it as a way to keep track of what I need and already have.
A little off topic but didn't seem worthy of a new thread... Wondering if anyone checks their registry after the invites have gone out? So far I haven't been able to help it and feel like I'm ruining the surprise when I know something was bought and who bought it.
Yes I look all the time. And amazon kind of ruins it as they send you an email when somebody buys something and a link to your thank you list with what they bought. I guess I shouldn't look but...
I try not to look at who bought what item but I have checked a lot to see what's been bought. First shower is tomorrow and a decent amount of items have been purchased from my registry (like 20 or so)... I know that means several people went off registry since there are 20 people attending and people have bought more than one item
@oorl11052015 as long as you didn't reach out to people and tell them this I don't think it's rude. If they asked then I think it's fine because they asked.
I had so many people ask on the event page my mom has on her Facebook that I made a post giving them the number and told them the items don't have to come from babies r us and the registry was more for people to get an idea of what we still needed or items we liked and that gifts were not required as long as they showed up i would be happy.. There were probably 15-20 people asking about the registry number or where we were registered and I didn't want people to feel obligated to get things from the registry or get a gift at all.. I didn't even want to make a gift registry but a consumer I use to work with wanted to make one for me so we went together and made one..
Re: FACEBOOK PSA: please buy from registry~!~~
I had so many people ask on the event page my mom has on her Facebook that I made a post giving them the number and told them the items don't have to come from babies r us and the registry was more for people to get an idea of what we still needed or items we liked and that gifts were not required as long as they showed up i would be happy.. There were probably 15-20 people asking about the registry number or where we were registered and I didn't want people to feel obligated to get things from the registry or get a gift at all.. I didn't even want to make a gift registry but a consumer I use to work with wanted to make one for me so we went together and made one..