Baby Shower Gifts

bouguerba · November 2014

So my baby shower is on dec 6th and I'm really excited. I wanted a small one because I don't like too many people with the focus on me (or baby) so I'm expecting about 12 people. I registered at buy buy baby and my mom put that info on the invite but I am still nervous about one thing. My husband and I have plenty of baby clothes already and a few other necessities but what we REALLY need we registered for and the one thing we don't need is clothes. I will definitely still be grateful for whatever we receive but is it wrong for me to be upset if we get clothes. Of coarse I will still be polite but I have a horrible feeling that's the bulk of what we will get. Should I mention something when I hand the invites to my friends or should my mom when they RSVP to her? Opinions please!!

Milagros315 · November 2014

I would not say anything unless someone asks you what you need. If that happens it would be fine to say something like "We're all set with clothes, but we could really use X".

People love to buy baby clothes though, so I think getting more outfits is pretty inevitable. I think it would appear pretty ungrateful to try to dictate what people give you (other than the example I gave above).

jmcmoe · November 2014

Most people include gift receipts, so I'm sure you can exchange or return any clothes you don't need for other items that are required. I wouldn't mention anything!

robsbabygirl08 · November 2014

Just a warning, you might get a little flammage for this. Please don't mention to people that you don't want clothes. People don't like being told how to spend their money. Just be grateful for whatever you get, return the stuff you don't want and use the credit to get what you need.

Disneygeek77 · November 2014

No you don't say anything unless they specifically ask. It is their money and they can spend it how the please.

The good news is that clothes are easy to exchange.

BookitBoo · November 2014

No, I personally don't feel like you should be upset if you receive clothes. You can return or exchange the clothes.

If your mom put your registry info on the invites, then I don't think she needs to make a point of saying that you only need what you registered for -- I can't even imagine how she could say that politely.If someone were to ask you what you need, then what pp suggested is a really good idea "we're good on clothes but really need X, Y, or Z"

Samiantha101 · November 2014

Are you seriously asking if it's ok to be upset if people buy your baby clothes, and not other baby paraphernalia that you "need"? You're ridiculous.

kelseypell · November 2014

No I don't think it's a good idea to tell people what to buy. You can always return the things you don't need for what you do .

bouguerba · November 2014

I'm not saying I wouldn't be grateful just to be clear so no need to get upset but thanks for letting me know it's most likely they will have return receipts I didn't think of that..we have already received baby clothes from people to the point where she couldn't wear them all before growing out of them..I just don't want people to waste their money is all I'm really saying..but thanks for the opinions

llambrose · November 2014

You will definitely get clothes, people like to buy baby clothes. It is the thought that counts so hopefully you can exchange the clothes you don't need for things that you do. If anyone asks what you need it is fine to say we have a lot of clothes but are still needing... but beyond that, it would probably seem rude. Sorry...

bouguerba · November 2014

Thanks everyone! I appreciate your opinions and suggestions!!

stephchris0321 · November 2014

You will get some clothes because people LOVE buying cute baby outfits. You should be able to return a lot of them or exchange them for larger sizes that you don't have. As others mentioned, I would only have your host mention it if your guests specifically ask. For instance, "they have plenty of baby clothes but they would really like a ____".

rainbows · November 2014

I specifically did not register for any clothes for my shower, I knew people were going to buy them anyway. I was right and almost every guest brought and outfit in addition to their gift. And I got a total of 1 thing off my registry. And no gift receipts for any of it.

People will buy what they want to buy, and all you can do is accept it.

BookitBoo · November 2014

Even if you didn't/don't get gift receipts you can return it to the store for a store credit or exchange it in store. They won't give you a cash refund but depending on the item it's easy to tell where it came from, or if it's a popular enough product you can return/exchange at multiple stores.

ChelCChargers · November 2014

I didn't have very many gifts purchased off my registry that we didn't buy ourselves before the shower. I don't plan on returning anything, everything we got was stuff that was on the registry just not exactly the things we picked and that's fine considering I only registered at BRU. I am just so grateful that so many people love and care about us enough to come and give us such awesome gifts. We got a lot of outfits too, but we weren't fully stocked on outfits to begin with so I'm happy.

Like PPs have said, if anyone asks let them know what you need. I didn't have anyone ask me what I needed specifically, and I would have just told them to get the little things or even diapers.

misslizzy82 · November 2014

I think you got a lot of good advice here. I hope you get what you need at your shower!

bouguerba · November 2014

Thanks everyone I really appreciate the advice it helps a lot!!

nmrd · November 2014

bouguerba said:
I'm not saying I wouldn't be grateful just to be clear so no need to get upset but thanks for letting me know it's most likely they will have return receipts I didn't think of that..we have already received baby clothes from people to the point where she couldn't wear them all before growing out of them..I just don't want people to waste their money is all I'm really saying..but thanks for the opinions

Lots of good advice here. Just wanted to add that the clothes could also be donated, passed along to friends, or regifted. No need for anything to go to waste!

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