So..my shower is this weekend and only 14 things off my BRU registry and 8 things on Target have been purchased...WTF!? Now I don't mind if people use the registry as a referance and then purchase elsewhere if they get a better price but...SIL informed me they went shopping at BRU the other day (her and my MIL) and wanted to warn me in advanced if my MIL gets something I really don't want/like to tell her and she will let my MIL know in case I feel weird saying it. My MIL has a habbit of thinking we like something and getting something totally crazy and unuseful...for example my maiden name was a brand of candy and she's bought me everything that has that brand on it. She has great intentions but sometimes i think she just goes overboard. I am scared now to open her gift! I am genrally not one to be secretive about my tastes and style...and i just hope others don't get me crazy stuff too!
All in all I am hoping we get useful things and that i won't have to spend a lot of time returning and purchasing things...we only have 4 weeks left.
On a positive note...Saturday is my shower and Sunday is my birthday! So it will be a fun and exciting weekend!! And I may have a funny story to share about my MIL's gift! hahaha!
Re: Stick to the registry people!
Yes, definitely don't be surprised... You're lucky to have gotten that much off of the registry so far. My best friend even through a shower at work after my family shower. I stressed to her that I needed stuff off of the registry when she asked what we needed. She still went and got a bunch of stuff that I didn't need. Things that were marked off on the registry. Clothes, that I told her specifically that we didn't need. We needed stuff like sheets and changing table covers. Receiving blankets... So at the end, after 2 showers, one where I was 100% blunt and honest about the host sticking to the registry, I still had to get the majority of the non-fun items myself.
Also, don't be surprised if you end up with something you registered for, but a different style. My aunt decided that she liked a bouncer more than the one we picked out and decided to get it instead. I had to return that to get ours. The crazier thing was the one she picked out was more expensive.
At my first shower, only about 5 of the 24 people invited bought off of my BRU registry. I had one person buy from BRU but not off our registry....we got some items from TJ Maxx for a girl (we're having a boy)....we got some clothes with no tags on that we are assuming came from Good Will (because this person is known to only shop there even though they are pretty well off)....and finally we got some items from the Dollar Store. I mean, thanks for the gifts but come on people!!!
I know my shower this weekend will be better and that more people will shop off my registry!
ummm ewwww...totally fine if you want to pick up things there...all for saving money...but to give it as a gift!? no way! You can find cheap stuff at Wal-Mart...it's not about the money but don't buy ppl used stuff.
I know exactly what you mean. I was also registered at BRU and Target and people only got me 10 items off my registry. I was so upset that I spent so much time working on that just for people to ignore it.
The good news here is that I didn't receive too many items that I didn't like or need. Although there were a few multiples and it's easy to exchange with your gift receipt or registry list. And you can get the items you actually want instead of "dealing" with the items you've received.