Registry advice

mercury94

Anyone have any experience with good registry websites? Still trying to figure things out. Thanks. 

wyomama0427

Well I'm personally registered on amazon! They've got good "perks" like a completion discount and a welcome box and stuff. I know you get something when you register at target but I don't remember what? Also I looked at registering online at babies R us but I did with DS and didn't like it. Where else can you register?

DPandMB

bnmort8

I registered at Target I like how they give you a checklist of items to put on registry and they also give you a welcome package and discounts when you purchase items.

juliebeannn

I registered at Buy Buy Baby and Amazon, mostly to give shower guests/friends pricing options.  I also have private registries set up at Target and BRU so that I can take advantage of Completion Discounts.  

I found this link helpful for comparing registry options.  
https://mommyhood101.com/best-baby-registry-2017

wyomama0427

Cats*in*space

I eventually went with Target.  My neighbor had a good point that if I get giftcards or need to return something, I could use it for diapers or food there.  Seemed easy and gave folks a place to go in person if they wanted to (vs. my original Amazon registry)

ColoradoHiker

I got a good size check back from BRU after DS was born, you get a % back on whatever was bought from the registry.  We're using Target this time, because it's not a 'public' registry, just something for us to use the completion discount on.

sarahufl

We used Amazon. It was annoying, though, when it came to completion discounts. Make sure if you are a Prime member, the actual holder of the account makes the registry. H and I share an account, but each have our own log-ins. He was the original creater and I got rid of mine when we got married, which meant he was the actual "owner" since I created the registry on "his" account, we only got 5% instead of 10%, which pissed me off.

Rhubarb7216

Ae_Lovely321

@Rhubarb7216 you can technically play the system.  There we're things on their list I had no desire to get or are not available to ship over here, so I marked it as complete. I still got the box, well I had it sent to my MIL because the box itself wouldn't ship out here either. 

juliebeannn

Ae_Lovely321 said:

@Rhubarb7216 you can technically play the system.  There we're things on their list I had no desire to get or are not available to ship over here, so I marked it as complete. I still got the box, well I had it sent to my MIL because the box itself wouldn't ship out here either. 

I did the same thing and got the welcome box.

Rhubarb7216

Ae_Lovely321 said:

@Rhubarb7216 you can technically play the system.  There we're things on their list I had no desire to get or are not available to ship over here, so I marked it as complete. I still got the box, well I had it sent to my MIL because the box itself wouldn't ship out here either. 

Wow, I now feel really dumb. I didn't realize I could check off the boxes myself! I thought Amazon only did it automatically...ok I will now be checking off all the boxes that aren't checked so I can get my box. Thanks!

jessieR358

ColoradoHiker said:

I got a good size check back from BRU after DS was born, you get a % back on whatever was bought from the registry.  We're using Target this time, because it's not a 'public' registry, just something for us to use the completion discount on.

I never got money back from my BRU registry with my first. That would have been nice! 

Sugargirl1019

I did Babylist.com - I also added my registries from Buy Buy Baby and Babies R US to it so I still get their discounts for completion etc but have one place to look at all the registries. I can also add online only boutique items to the registry - like the Push Gown from poshpushers.com  also my sarah wells pump bag, jujube diaper bag, sakura bloom ring sling.. etc. My faaaancy stuff not sold in major stores.

BecauseLove

I really liked babylist.com (because you can pull items from various sites and post all in one place) though also used target and amazon to make sure I was able to extend my return options etc. I have lucked into getting a lot of hand me downs which has removed a fair share off my list...and some things we are holding off on (like the big stroller because I don't know if I even need one for the near future if I have the more compact one). 

mercury94

Anyone have any experience with MyRegistry.com?

mrsvp614

@bridge-and-wall I don't, but watch out... our little troll might poke her head in now to tell you all about it.

wyomama0427

@MrsVP614 it's almost like that's what we were trying to do....  but thanks for ruining that lol

mercury94

ETA: But maybe she won't actually read past the original post anyway. 

mrsvp614

@bridge-and-wall @wyomama0427 Pregnancy brain over here! I can't keep track of who's aware of our troll prob, or if it was a legit question. My apologies. 

wannabeamongoose

@MrsVP614 As trolls go, this one is pretty tame, so I'm willing to bet a lot of ladies have missed it. Totally could have been a legit question.