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Where are you registered?
I hadn't thought about this at all...getting some questions about it though. Thoughts? I am a first timer.
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Re: Where are you registered?
I'm doing mine on Monday, since we just found out we're having a GIRL
We're registering at Buy Buy Baby & Target!
I'm a third-time mom, and I registered on Amazon (to get the discount at the 30-day mark, and so my parents and in-laws could see it, because they were both asking what we needed). It's not a bad place to register, but as far as showers and things, I think there are easier places - there's no easy direct link to get to the Amazon registry.
For a first time mom - I would suggest Target or Babies R Us and a local baby store, if you have one. We have a little boutique here that is strictly for baby supplies and it's very popular for first timers.
For DD, I registered at BRU and Target.
Now, I am registered for the coupon at the same two places!
#2 3/2015
#3 3/2017
#4 10/2019
then what do the non Internet users do to find out where you're registered?
DD2 8.22.13
MMC 1.4.17 at 16w
Expecting #3, EDD 1.29.18
I can't speak for her, but no one in my immediate family or friend circle is a non-internet user, certainly not anyone I would invite to a shower. My grandparents all are completely able to use the internet to look up a registry. I had an all-internet registry for my wedding and everyone managed to find it. I know this isn't the case for everyone's family, but if they don't use the internet, they can just go buy whatever they want like many people do.
#2 3/2015
#3 3/2017
#4 10/2019
We'll be doing Amazon and Buy Buy Baby.
We would love to do just one on Amazon, but I know some people would rather not shop online (even though they are able), and some people tend to pick up shower gifts at the last minute (myself included), so that doesn't really work so well with online shopping.
So for in-store options, Target is most conveniently located for all family/friends, but most of the things we would have registered for at Target were only available online, so we might as well just put those things on Amazon; that left BRU & BBB, and after going in to both stores, it was BBB, hands down. At BRU, it was hard to find things, customer service wasn't terrible but wasn't great, it seems kind of dirty, etc. BBB had a huge selection of everything (including the cloth diapers we wanted, which weren't available in-store anywhere else), it was clean, organization of the store made sense, and the customer service was absolutely wonderful. It's a few minutes further for some of our friends & family, but not too bad, and completely worth it.
DS born at 34 weeks with (surprise!) gastroschisis turned short bowel syndrome.
131 days in the NICU, 7 trips to the OR, G-button, daily TPN....