Just a thought about registering...

jill13bean Posted: Mar 28, 2004 07:15 PM

Just a thought about registering...

I have read posts about some ladies on here feeling funny about registering because they feel like they are asking for gifts ....but look at it this way....
you are saving people time and and effort ..making it easy for them.... most people like registries and if they don't they won't buy something on it

but it makes it easy because they don't have to go fishing for a gift worrying if you want or need it (or have it already)

peopel want to buy you things that are useful rather than waste their money

nferrandi Posted: Mar 28, 2004 08:01 PM

Re: Just a thought about registering...

I totally agree with what you're saying, but it doesn't change the fact that FH and I felt funny about it. I'm sure that part of it is that we live together and feel like people may think we have everything and are just asking for new things, which is partially true. I guess ultimately, it's up to them to decide what to buy us, the registry is just a guideline.

dm24angel Posted: Mar 28, 2004 08:04 PM

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I felt really funny too, untill FI's aunt said ( after giving us an engagement gift) listen, I give friends and family friends gifts all year round, there will always be registering, now its your turn, you;vce bought from registeries and not felt weird buying someone a gift, or felt like they were asking you for a gift, so why feel weird now.....simple as that, and it eased my mind a little when I thought of it that way...

BlazeSyth Posted: Mar 28, 2004 08:06 PM

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We also felt funny about it. In fact my registry only has about 8 items on it because of that. I feel odd asking people to buy me things that cost hundreds of dollars.

Since we also live together, we basically have all the cheapie stuff already!