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Exhausting and Underwhelming

MrsCase1MrsCase1 member
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DH and I went to register for our shower today (it's early because of health issues) at Babies 'r' Us. 

It was not the greatest experience. Their selection was not impressive and they were woefully understaffed. Our shower is in a different state so they were our only option.

Sigh. First world problems, right? I guess if this is the extent of my gripe factor in life I've got a good thing going! 

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  • stacinseanstacinsean
    When I registered for DS we started out in the store but went with a list and copy of Baby Bargains so I could refer to their "good, better, best" ratings. I only started it and looked at items that I wanted to compare (strollers, car seats, pnp, etc) and later at home I added more than half of the items on my registry through the website. It was much simpler to do it online and was easy to change things if I changed my mind. So, just keep in mind that registering is not a one and done deal. 
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  • EMunion777EMunion777
    Well at least that part is over right? My babies r us experience was exhausting and OVERwhelming. They had too many choices when it came to brands and not only were they understaffed but it was like everyone decided to either purchase from or start a registry that day (and brought their entire families). DH and I had a hard time figuring out what brands were best and what we wanted and I ended up crying. But like you said, " if this is the extent of my gripe factor in life i've got a good thing going" lol. (:
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  • MrsCase1MrsCase1 member
    oh yeah, we didnt even bother to register for most things. we scanned maybe 4 items and then threw in the towel. lol.
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  • TheGregory's07TheGregory's07
    I am not a big BRU fan myself. Is Target an option?
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  • MrsCase1MrsCase1 member

    imageTheGregory's07:
    I am not a big BRU fan myself. Is Target an option?

    Get ready for an UO:

     

    I don't like Targhetto! 

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  • StefaniePaceStefaniePace
    Targhetto? Where I am from Target is one of the nicer options. I am sorry yours is ghetto. I registered today at Target and BRU. I did some online registering also. We had a fabulous experience.
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  • lovelymissautumnlovelymissautumn
    What about Buy Buy Baby? I don't know if they have them in your area but they have everything online too and you can create a registry there. They are owned and part of Bed, Bath, & Beyond.
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  • MorgansMommy1MorgansMommy1 member

    imageStefaniePace:
    Targhetto? Where I am from Target is one of the nicer options. I am sorry yours is ghetto. I registered today at Target and BRU. I did some online registering also. We had a fabulous experience.

     

    This totally. We have a BRU but that is the "ghetto" option! Unless we drive 45 minutes to go to a bigger better one.

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  • mcatmaymcatmay member

    Does your family use the internet? I've registered for everything on amazon since you can find most everything on amazon for cheaper than you can at BRU (figure that my guests shouldn't be paying full price when they don't have to!). Other nice option on amazon is being able to add to your list something from ANY OTHER STORE online - so i'm really getting things that *I* would like instead of things dictated by the store. 

    If you're interested, go to amazon.com, place 'baby registry' in the search engine portion of it and it'll take you through the steps on how to register. Good luck! 

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  • Kated1023Kated1023
    imageMorgansMommy1:

    imageStefaniePace:
    Targhetto? Where I am from Target is one of the nicer options. I am sorry yours is ghetto. I registered today at Target and BRU. I did some online registering also. We had a fabulous experience.

     

    This totally. We have a BRU but that is the "ghetto" option! Unless we drive 45 minutes to go to a bigger better one.

     

    This exactly for me too, lol.  I'm totally going for Target and Buy Buy Baby.  I love Target, we registered there for our wedding and it was a great experience!  The BRU by us is just like the Bed Bath and Beyond, lets see how much crap you can fit into one store and it becomes overwhelming.  We had a much better time at Target then anywhere else. 

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  • catahoulattecatahoulatte member

    Huh. Weird-our BRU experience was great. Really impressed with the staff and how helpful they were, but obviously that differs from store to store.

    I didn't know what to expect because I've heard mixed reviews, but they were really great for us!

                                       
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  • mdargiemdargie member
    imageMorgansMommy1:

    imageStefaniePace:
    Targhetto? Where I am from Target is one of the nicer options. I am sorry yours is ghetto. I registered today at Target and BRU. I did some online registering also. We had a fabulous experience.

     

    This totally. We have a BRU but that is the "ghetto" option! Unless we drive 45 minutes to go to a bigger better one.

    LOL I'm jealous of you ladies who have choices. Where I am, we have Walmart and Meijer. And that's it. Target and BRU are both a minimum of 45 mins away.  Crying

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  • tnagewitchtnagewitch member

    Sorry you had such a crap experience.

    I concur with the ones using Amazon.  I figure if someone wants to buy something from my Amazon registry somewhere else, more power to them, but I can log in and edit it at any time and they have an option where you can import items from different websites to your Amazon registry. 

    I also like that I can add and delete from it at my pace......I was very exhausted and ovewhelmed when DH and I did our wedding registry at Bed Bath and Beyond....WAY to many options.

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  • Ryan&Kristin062009Ryan&Kristin062009 member
    We started our registery this weekend too and I felt very OVERwhelmed! Thankfully we had read quite a bit of our Baby Bargains book so we knew exactly what we were looking for. For the rest we'll either go back or do more research at home and add online. The only thing I was disappointed in were their gliders... at least the floor models anyway. They didn't seem to be good quality at all. sorry you had a tough experience though!
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