where did you register?

jessica6283

Since DH and I aren't finding out the sex, and my bday is being celebrated the end of may with family, I'm going to register next month...But I wanted to get an idea of where you registered, if you liked them, were they easy to work with?

in all honesty, i'm trying to avoid babies R'us.

MelissaSue81

Well around here, BRU is/was really the ONLY option. target is OK, but their selection is pretty limited.. and there is stuff you just can't get there..  If we had a nearby Buy Buy Baby I would have registered there instead of BRU though. We also had an online registry on Amazon, with mostly our bigger items (they had an exclusive graco print that I wanted) but the only people who ordered from it were our parents and one friend.

cm2007

I registered at BRU and Buy Buy Baby.  I really liked Buy Buy Baby for registering.  They were very easy to deal with and returning was easy even without a receipt.  As long as the item is on your registery and shown as purchased they will give you store credit.  BRU will not let you return items without a gift receipt  at least.

day194

Target and BRU.  Target was easy for pretty much anyone that was looking at our registeries, but BRU had better stuff and a better return policy.  We don't have a Buy Buy Baby yet (I hear one is coming soon) otherwise I probably would have gone there.

NikCole

Babies R Us for most and a small one at Target. I was happy w/ both, even though I've heard horror stories of Target registries. (My BFF works there, and won't even use them for her wedding registry!)

A word of warning... you might not want to register too early. When is your shower? A lot of items/patterns get discontinued fast in baby stuff. Right now all the spring/summer is out, and by the time your shower comes around they will probably coming out w/ new fall patterns.

TinaL99

Other than BRU we registered at Burlington Coat Factory (Baby Depot).  They have a big selection of stuff and their prices are more reasonable than BRU.  I haven't had to deal with their return policy though so I can't speak to that.  I think I did all of my registering there online because I didn't register for a lot b/c of BRU.  It was really easy.

And I agree with NikCole.  Don't register too early.  All of our big ticket items (stroller, car seat, PNP) were new designs so we didn't have a problem, but there were a few things that I got e-mails about due to them being discontinued.  My shower was January 30th and I registered in the beginning/middle of December (around 22-24 weeks along).

abba916

NikCole:

A word of warning... you might not want to register too early. When is your shower? A lot of items/patterns get discontinued fast in baby stuff. Right now all the spring/summer is out, and by the time your shower comes around they will probably coming out w/ new fall patterns.

I agree with this too...

but I reg'd at BRU and amazon- and it was pretty split down the middle where people purchased from... 

mads181

PBK and BRU...both were great

mrsoc

We registered at BRU and for the cloth diaper service.  I was and have been very happy with BRU return policy/customer service.  I would have loved to register at BBB, but since there is not one in Syracuse, I was not sure if people would be annoyed having to buy a bunch of stuff online (I do not mind, but a lot of the women who came to my shower are older).   

battybtags

I just did BRU-I heard too many horror stories about Target and most of Targets baby stuff is online-only which to me is a pain. BBB opened up like a month before my shower, but since I had 2 showers and BBB was only in 1 of the 2 cities, I didn't bother going there. I've had no problems with BRU and have even returned things without a receipt without issue.

June4bride2be

BRU and bbB.....bbB was so easy and returns were a breeze! BRU put a freeze on me because I returned too much...I have no idea what the cut off is, but I didn't really have that many returns! I even had receipts, whatever!