registry use?

Danac210

So my first shower is tomorrow (the larger of the 2 showers, with maybe 50 guests) and the 2nd one is next Saturday (probably 30 guests). But there are very few things purchased from our two registries (BRU and Target). Like 4 things from Target and maybe 6 from BRU. I know its prolly just hormones combines with nerves about the shower itself, but I'm kinda freaked out. Did anyone else have a similar situation? Did you get things not on your registry? Did you get giftcards? Did the registries empty at the last min?

The shower isn't till 2pm, so maybe ppl are gonna shop last min tomorrow. Maybe they are giving gift cards or not buying from the registry? So confusing. Everyone was super eager to know where we were registering so I thought they'd buy from there. I know I sound selfish and gift grabby, but I wanted to tell someone, so here it is.

Em208

Some of them may be getting stuff on the way to the shower. I didn't look at my registry after I put it together so I dont know how fast people purchased things off of it. But don't worry about it too much because most things can be returned anyways and you can use that credit to get whatever you actually need. 

 I will say, most of the stuff I got was off my registry, but even with this being the case I sometimes ended up trading the things I thought I wanted for things I actually needed once the baby came.  

toadstool

Lots of people didn't use my registry. I think it kinda depends on your circle of friends. I love to buy off of peoples registries, but some people don't.

BrendaLou1969

I got very few items off my registry - alot of people prefer to get you what they want to get you.  Its a bummer, but it is what it is.

Amymichelle925

For my shower with DS I think people literally went shopping the night before or on the way to the shower.  Almost all of the gifts I received were off my registry.

kaitylin

Pretty much the only things from the registry at my shower were gifts from people who couldn't attend. Everyone else pretty much brought clothes, towels, blankets etc. Mostly everything was clothes. They were super cute and I love what people picked out but I don't know if my DD will be able to wear it all before she grows out of it. I think people just want to pick out 'cute' stuff for the baby not the boring stuff on registries like diapers and wipes and bottles. The only pack of diapers I got was from a new mom who bought it off my registry! We had a lot of small stuff on our registry but I just don't think it was the kind of thing people wanted to give.

Helix07

Jhron813:

I would recommend double checking to make sure you have plenty of good in-store options for people to buy.  When I first set up my target registry, the majority of the stuff was online only.  I then replaced as many of the only only stuff with in-store stuff wherever I could, and that's when people started buying off the registry.  

 

This. And also, if people do not live near where you registered they are more likely not to buy from it.  I know some people register places that are an hour drive for some. No way would I buy off that.  

 Plus a lot of people do not let the person at the store know it is off the registry.