We registered at Fortunoff, BBB and Crate & Barrel. We later moved everything off Fortnuoff to BBB (it was mainly appliances -- and the 2 things that were unique to Fortunoff were bought already), and we added Macys. Right now our Macy's registry only has a few items (the all-purpose bowls from our China set that BBB didnt have, the matching Lenox glasses that BBB didn't have, and some bedding we liked better than BBB)
1. BBB
Pros: Hands down best place to register. Really convenient for people bc they are everywhere, they honor the 20% coupons and other promotions (ex: my grandma bought a lot of our china, and they honored Macy's 'free soup bowl with each place setting' promotion AND their own '$50 gift card when you spend $200 on Lenox' promotion and still let her use 20% off coupons on all of it even though they were technically expired and exclude Lenox). They also have the best return policy (full price back in cash if it's on your registry) and the people there are very helpful. They dont always have the best selection in China on the floor, but you can look elsewhere and ask BBB to scan it on for you.
Cons: They do an awful job at packing things that are sent by mail. One piece of bubble wrap? Flimsy boxes? We've had 1 broken place setting, 1 broken soup bowl, broken sugar and broken creamer. they are good with returns, but they wouldnt have so many if they packed things well! Also, it takes a while for some things to ship.
Crate & Barrel:
Pros: I love this store, they have amazingly gorgeous things and great prices. They wrap things SO well that the majority of what we registered for was highly breakable and not a single scratch on any of it. Their boxes are sturdy and cute, they ship really fast, great customer service etc. I want to own everything in the store!
Cons: Things get discontinued all the time! We registered early because of our e-party and our glasses were being discontinued. They were on sale because of that (50% off) so we bought them ourselves. Same with our placemats and napkins.
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Be careful about registering too early and keep a look out on your registry -- it says if there is limited quantity or if its soon to be discontinued.
Macy's:
Pros: Lots of stuff that the other places dont carry. You get a free subscription to a bridal mag, and a lot of bonus stuff. They will make a donation to a charity of your choice every time people buy from your registry. they also will give you something like 10% off any purchase from the time you register to your wedding date if you use your macy's card, and you also get a % back after in gift cards (from $$ you or guests spend from your registry). Lots of sales and coupons.
Cons: Their prices are constantly changing. Most of the stuff on our registry has an orig price and a sale price, but sometimes things go on clearance or occasionally back to your sale price. Ex: our down comforter is listed as $500 with a sale price of $299 all the time. There was a week where it was only listed at $500. There's a risk people will overpay for some of your items.
Fortunoff:
We ended up switching because there's no Fortunoff out here by us, hard for OOT guests who like to shop in a physical store, and BBB generally has the same things with better prices. They do have some nice stuff though!
