Do you put things on your registry and show them as purchased if its something you and SO have gotten for the baby?
I hear two different schools of thought on this. Some prefer to just delete that item from the registry. Others keep it on there to show other shoppers that they've already got that item and don't need a duplicate.
What do you do?
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First Son - born 2013
Third Son - due June 9, 2018
We bought all the furniture, table lamps, curtains and bedding. When we go to do our registry, I'm just not going to add those items to it. I suppose if they were already on our registry and we decided to purchase, I'd just delete.
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This, it's a good back up receipt.
Actually, I've only registered at Buy Buy Baby, and I don't see a way online to mark an item as "purchased." Maybe it's just that store.
First Son - born 2013
Third Son - due June 9, 2018
Places like babies r us use your registry as a form of receipt and you can return items for 1 year past your due date. For this reason I'll be leaving items on the registry as we purchase them, just in case. Also, some people use the registry as a guide but don't necessarily buy from it. Let's say they want to buy you the bathtub but they're one of those people who don't "like" the one you've picked. They'll buy you another one. If they see the one you registered for is already purchased then they won't even bother, hopefully. I used to work at BRU and you'd be surprised how many people bring similar items to the register and ask to mark off the one that was actually registered for...which obviously they can't do.
Me and a Babies R Us employee had a little bit of a discussion about that. I bought some items for the baby, and I gave her my registry. I asked her if it would come up as already bought; she said no, they just delete it. IDK if she just didn't know, but I see other people buying me items, and its showing up on my registry as bought.
I am also concerned that people will be buying me stuff I already have. If they do, i'll just return it.
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