Having a hard time resisting buying everything on my registry

HappyDoc · August 2013

Anyone else fighting the same temptation? We started creating our registries as soon as we found out we were pregnant, and I am constantly adding and changing things based on research that I find. The awful thing, is that when I check my registry and see something on sale, I instantly want to buy it because it is such a good deal! For instance, the baby swing I want is currently $40 off and the pack and play is $25 off, how do I resist these deals?!?!

Ladams30 · August 2013

Ummm...for something like that you don't! At least the swing, that's practically half off! Just don't open it. If you get one for a shower you can always trade one in.

Shayliz · August 2013

Don't buy now, things on your list now could be clearance by Nov-Jan as new styles come out and would be even cheaper. There's always Black Friday too.

PreDempsey · August 2013

I'm slowly trying to thrift everything I can from the registry. I've gotten my cloth diapers and moby wrap for less than half of what they retail for.

jldubb0626 · August 2013

Don't do it! Just think of all the money you'll be spending in your LO's first year - it'll make it easier to resist purchasing things someone is going to want to buy you.

aessary03 · August 2013

I've been buying anyway and then removing from our registry. But I'm totally impatient.

ccip82 · August 2013

I wouldn't buy anything unless it was 50% or more on sale. I agree with other PPs, Black Friday there are a lot of really good deals!

Also, the planner that I am- I would stalk the Black Friday flyers when they show up online. If you already had your baby shower (if you are having one) and you see a lot of items that you are on your registry, I would totally use my completion coupon on Black Friday and save an additional 10% off of the sale prices. At BRU, I asked if I could use the one time completion coupon in store before they mailed it me. They were able to do it no problem since I was nearing my EDD.

katags · August 2013

I priced the stroller and car seat this weekend. That was enough to cure me of wanting to buy anything else. Now I'm in the "all she needs is a safe place to sleep, diapers, food, and safe car transportation" camp. Ha.

My mom keeps going to resale shops and trying to convince me to buy all of the good deals she finds on swings. I've told her so many times that if it doesn't get purchased from a registry, I'll definitely go look at resale shops. But not before. This has happened no less than 4 times. If she can find good swings at 4 different shops for good prices, something tells me that I'll find one in November too. But I guess it's my fault for teaching her about these resale shops in the first place.

km_md · August 2013

We haven't actually made a registry yet, but I've been looking around (a LOT) and I've made a private Wish List on BRU.ca with some of the things I know I want to put on the registry. There have been some incredible deals lately, and there were a couple of things that I definitely considered buying, but I held off (somehow lol). My mom did buy us a Pack and Play last week because it was on for such an amazing price though - more than half off!

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