1st birthday registry

browneyedgoil · June 2012

this idea does not seem right to me for some reason. i have seen people create a first birthday registry at toys r us for their child. it actually is a good idea so that people don't get duplicates etc but doesn't feel right for me.

i am one of those who does plan to have a huge, blowout over-the-top unnecessary party for my daughter but i don't think it sits right w/ me to do a registry.

thoughts?

Moozilla11 · June 2012

I find them beyond tacky and gift grabby.

I do have a wishlist for both kids on amazon and it is kept private but its just a list of stuff that I would like to get the kids.

iluvmylab · June 2012

A registry for a kid's birthday party is absolutely ridiculous.

lageorgiapaperie · June 2012

Tacky tacky tacky!

I would refuse to go to a birthday party if there was a registry. How gift hungry!

MrsT2008 · June 2012

i guess it depends on if and how it's presented to others. I keep an Amazon wish list for stuff for A because our parents wanted to know about what she needed for Christmas, so now I just keep it up figuring they'll ask for her birthday as well as for Christmas this year. I don't tell people about it just for the hell of it and nor would I pass it out with an invitation or anything.

Nessie82 · June 2012

MrsT2008:
i guess it depends on if and how it's presented to others. I keep an Amazon wish list for stuff for A because our parents wanted to know about what she needed for Christmas, so now I just keep it up figuring they'll ask for her birthday as well as for Christmas this year. I don't tell people about it just for the hell of it and nor would I pass it out with an invitation or anything.

My family does it for Christmas and I find it helpful. I love knowing I'm buying the right size clothes for my niece and nephews!

P.S. Mrs T2008, did you see my post to you? It's a few threads down.

kelsea1031 · June 2012

iluvmylab:
A registry for a kid's birthday party is absolutely ridiculous.

This x 100.

CountingUp · June 2012

If people continue to ask for ideas I will direct them to Scholars choice. I didn't have a shower registry, I certainly won't have a bday registry.

Happily Overwhelmed · June 2012

I agree...tacky.

It reminds me kind of a topic on a different board yesterday. The mom wanted to do "Save the Dates" for her 3 year old's birthday party...then of course regular invites to follow. Confused

I'm still keeping up with my Amazon Baby Registry. If we find a toy or product we like I add it to the registry. If someone specifically asked what DS wanted/needed I might send them the link---but that's as far as it's going.

I think children's birthday parties get way out of hand (maybe I should save that for UO?). I have no problems with going all out as the parents. But when you expect things of your guests it gets too much.

emilyerin13 · June 2012

I don't like the idea of birthday registries either. We were recently invited to a birthday party for one of DD's little friends who was turning 2 (we are members of the same playgroup but have never spent any time with them as a family). His mom sent us an invite via Facebook and said she'd send us one in the mail in DD would be happy to get some mail. Then she included a link to an Amazon registry saying that her LO's grandparents wanted her to do it so they could choose a gift for him. Honestly, I was pretty shocked when I looked at the price of the items on the registry. All items were over $30 and some as much as $80. We didn't go to the party, mostly because we had a prior commitment but I probably wouldn't have gone anyway just because of the gift thing.

cookinitup · June 2012

Moozilla11:

I find them beyond tacky and gift grabby.

I do have a wishlist for both kids on amazon and it is kept private but its just a list of stuff that I would like to get the kids.

agreed!

We have a "wishlist" on amazon for DS too. The wishlist works well for our family. They all know that DH and I have one that we share and that DS has one now. No one in my family likes the "what do you want for your birthday/Christmas?" game, instead we keep a running list and update it from time to time and anyone with the link can see it and shop from it.

ccip82 · June 2012

That is awesome...I think I'm going to start a registry for Max's birthday this year too...does Petsmart do registries???

hisbeautyalways · June 2012

I have an Amazon wishlist I am constantly adding to and updating. I think it's good to have, for myself, and in case my mom ever asks what to get for Evan.

If you have a registry and use it like that, great, or you share it with your parents or people who are at a loss what to get for your LO... But to include it on a birthday invite is tacky.

Not as tacky as throwing your own baby shower and asking strictly for gift cards though, like I read on the baby shower board once.

ksmit062 · June 2012

iluvmylab:
A registry for a kid's birthday party is absolutely ridiculous.

This!

iluvmylab · June 2012

I don't think a wish list is the same as a registry. I don't have a problem with telling someone what we want/need for DS if they ask, but I would never be the first to bring it up.

kwinkle1980 · June 2012

I think the world has gone insane.

celiabwatson · June 2012

We also have a wish list for the kids on amazon. All the grandparents live far away and have no idea what our kids like or are developmentally ready for. I would never list it on an invitation or anything, but we also haven't actually thrown any birthday parties for my son yet, so the opportunity hasn't come up. I did share it with anyone who asked at Christmas time, and assumed grandparents would be interested so I sent it without them asking.

hockeyfan42 · June 2012

ccip82:
That is awesome...I think I'm going to start a registry for Max's birthday this year too...does Petsmart do registries???

LOL! They had better because my Hailey is turning 5 soon and that diva demands showers of gifts and treats.

secretsout · June 2012

I really don't understand what the world is coming to.

I do keep wishlists on Amazon that I give to family around birthdays and holidays. IF they ask. Mostly, though, my wishlists serve as reminders to myself.

TopDaddy · July 2012

A first birthday registry is an excellent idea! I wish everyone else here had one for me to check, even the ones who say it's "tacky". It would save me so much time figuring out what to get my kids! I would just make it clear that it's primarily a place to keep track of what kids really need and ask for people's feedback as to what to add to the list. Returning things wastes so much time and effort and it really saves a lot of time for people who are trying to figure out what to get and are worried that someone else may get the same thing or that the kids already have it. This discussion should really be more about where can we find a good list of things to add to a birthday registry?

Greenbaby3114 · July 2012

I agree...tacky and gift grabby. I got a FB invite with just a few suggestions at the botttom..things the kid liked, clothing sizes. I thought that was fine. But to go and register...total overkill.

MrsT2008 · July 2012

FAIL. someone dug this up and I already responded when it was originally posted

rockychryslerb2010 · July 2012

Happily Overwhelmed:
It reminds me kind of a topic on a different board yesterday. The mom wanted to do "Save the Dates" for her 3 year old's birthday party...then of course regular invites to follow.

Maybe there was more to this post, but this doesn't strike me as that crazy. I've already told my family what weekend we are looking at for E's first bday party. I think with the time of year our LOs were born, you have to plan ahead. I won't send formal 'Save the date' via mail, but I did send a save the date email to my family!

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