Big Ticket Items on registry

WIAgrrrr · January 2009

How many bigger ticket items do you have on your registry? Like over $100 or so.

The reason I ask: I am not putting a lot clothes and stuff like that because I figure people buy them anyways. So it seems like a lot of what is ending up on the registry is more expensive items (swing, stroller, etc). They are things that if they don't get bought I'll end up buying them anyways. But I feel like if someone feels gracious enough to buy one of those items that would be amazing. But I am also feeling like I'm looking greedy and expecting everyone else to buy expensive things. I DO have a good chunk of less expensive items on there too....so they can do whatever they want. I worry too much!

wilberta2006 · January 2009

Even though I doubt anyone would purchase it for us, the only large ticket item that we have listed (that hasn't been purchased) is the breast pump. We did have our car seat on the registry but my ILs purchased that.

Ritza · January 2009

WIAgrrrr:

I worry too much!

Its all good!

Kim-n-Eric · January 2009

We put everything we thought we could possibly need on the registry with the thought that if people bought them, great. If not, we'd go back and get them ourselves. Why not? I was a little worried but people were so incredibly generous at our shower. There are very few things we still need to get and no big ticket items.

wec5473 · January 2009

I had a handful. Right now, I think there is one or two left. Some of the items DH and I found cheaper else where so we bought them and removed them from the registry. The others have been purchased by family.

krissyface · January 2009

I put my carseat, swing, bouncer, high chair, baby bjorn, and exersaucer on there so I could eventually use the 10% off from BRU to close out the registry on them. With one week until my shower all but the exersaucer has been picked up. I can't believe it. I'm thinking that some people are combining their gifts

I wouldn't worry....

Ash07 · January 2009

I have quite a few larger items on mine, but I know several people that are going in together to get some larger items.

aynjc · January 2009

I have a bunch of pricey things on the registry. Baby stuff is unfortunately expensive. A couple guests can always go in together on an item. I just like having everything on there and if they're not purchased, we can buy them after the shower. Guests can always get giftcards if they wish. I wouldn't worry about it.

jgb2000 · January 2009

I wouldn't worry. We had carseat/extra base (co-workers pitched in for that), co-sleeper (MIL got it), high chair (no one has bought it). It's all stuff you need and it's stuff you have to get anyway, so just leave it. It'll all work out.

TheJohns · January 2009

we got all our big ticket items at the shower: swing, bouncer, stroller, carseat (doubles of this actually), monitor, etc. I had a bunch of clothes on there and I only got a couple of onsies. I didn't get any typical baby shower gifts like bibs, tons of burp cloths, clothes, etc. you never know what to expect, so just have a range of items and youll be fine.

vhab · January 2009

I had a lot of big ticket items on my registry with DS, and a few of them people went in together to get. I also had a ton of small things like bottles and organizers and accessories.

KYRN · January 2009

Off hand that I know of: exersaucer, swing, travel system, pack n play, convertable car seat- over $100. Several other items $50-100. And lots of stuff $5-30.

I also did not register for clothes, I always like to go in with others on a bigger gift so I never see it as greedy to put big stuff on there.

Roothie427 · January 2009

I used my registry as a sort of check list for myself. It had everything that I needed on it. Even if I did not plan on someone buying an item for me it was still on my registry so that I could plan on buying it for myself.

Clothes never need to be on a registry because everyone and thier mother will buy you clothes until they are coming out of your ears

2bejunebride06 · January 2009

I probably have 5 items on my registry that are over $100, but our registry is pretty big since we are having 2 fairly large showers. I figure that some people will go in on gifts together and if the items are still there before my due date I'll just buy them myself (or the ones that I'll absolutely have to have right away, and then wait on the rest).

Ashley Pharez · January 2009

I put everything on there! PNP, travel system, swing, bouncer, monitor. I don't think it makes you look greedy! If people dont' want to buy it they won't but if they do more power to them! And FYI I didn't think we'd get ANY big ticket items but we got our swing and travel system! Some people are more generous than you think

asnowracer · January 2009

We put a $129 swing, a $120 pack and play, a $100 exersaucer, $90 jumperoo, $70 high chair, $80 monitor, and $180 bedding set. Also, $200 travel system, and $130 convertable carseat. All were purchased, I couldn't believe it! I felt like a gift hog even putting these things on it.

It looked like most people went in on a gift with at least one other person.

We did not know the sex, and I think people tend to buy your "needs" rather than your "extras" on registries when they do not know. When they know the sex, they tend to buy all pink or blue stuff. Who can resist the cuteness?

AlliVe · January 2009

i only have a couple. we were lucky enough to have IL's buy furniture and stoller and my mom by the rocker...so just a few were in the over $100 range (pack and play and carseat)

j&jp · January 2009

I had a fair amount of them on there because my family wanted to buy some of the larger items. Most are far away, so they wanted me to put them on the registry so they could see exactly what we wanted. Even some of the ones we didn't expect to get have already been bought though!! Don't worry, if people don't want to get something, they will get clothes/toys like you said.

kenandlaura06 · January 2009

I put our bedding set, car seat, pack n play, and swing and all were purchased.

lewis514 · January 2009

I put everything on there but the cribs. I knew my Mom wanted to buy some of the higher priced items and I am surprised how many have been purchased for us. I think alot of people are going in together because they want to get us the bigger items since we're having 2.

I also used it as a checklist so that I had everything I wanted on there so I could get the rest of the stuff later.

JLW10 · January 2009

We registered for the following items, all 99.99 or above and got them all as gifts. Put what you want on the registry, having a variety of prices is good!?

Pack n play

swing

Travel system

Jogging stroller

exersaucer

baby bjorn?

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