After talking, ok bitching, to many grooms and brides to be who, like me, feel like they're the kid who has a room filled with legos, but keeps getting more every holiday, I discovered we pretty much all had the same complaints and loves about registries! So here they are, hot off the complain-o-press. Do you have any qualms or reason you love registries? Put them in the comments!
1. Sucks- Most couple's today don't need more stuff.
Registries are great for people who lived apart before jumping the broom. Today though, more and more people are getting married later in life, have already established careers, and are living together long before they get married. Long story short, they have everything they need. Maybe there are a few things they can replace, but for the most part they're good. And yes, there's always asking guests to donate to a charity, contribute to the honeymoon blah, blah, blah, but what many couple's really need is money, mullah, the green stuff. Which brings us to...
2. Sucks- You can't just ask for cash.
Yes, I am going to sound ungrateful, it's not what I'm going for, but here we go. Any who, I get why gifts at a wedding can be important. Cash can seem impersonal to some people, and it's nice for people to get you something tangible. But for most couples, young or old, cash is the only thing they could actually use more of. They'd like to have a "registry" towards a downpayment on a house, instead of new table linens, unless you're Will and Kate. Then I guess you could just use more weird hats.
3. Sucks- You're supposed to hit a "set amount" of gifts in different price ranges.
This one's all me. So, you don't literally have to hit set prices. There are no "registry price police" that will come get you if you don't have 20 items between $50.00 and $100.00. Personally though, I want to scream a little every time my registry says I need 60 more items in the $100-$200, 40 more things in the $200-$300 range, etc.
4. Sucks- It's not that simple to connect your registries if you have multiple ones.
Now there are sites that can conglomerate all your stuff together like GiftRegistry360 and such, but as one bride to be told me, there are almost always glitches. Either with stuff not showing up from one registry, or guests just not knowing how to use it, etc.
5. Sucks- The web registry was made by a chimp that's taken one web design class.
Now, I love chimps, I think most chimps could make far better websites then many web design majors I know. But the one that makes wedding registries should just go back to eating bananas and throwing poop around. Anyways, Macy's I'm talking to you. I just want to be able to organize my gifts myself so people aren't looking at my registry going "how the hell did a serving plate get thrown in with electronics..."
6. Sucks- There's no good tier system.
I touched on this yesterday, but this is something I keep hearing from brides. That there's no way to say "I want this, after this please!" Does this seem a little OCD and controlling? Yes. That's ok though. Nobody wants to register for a mixer and an attachment, then get the attachment because it's more affordable, but not receive the mixer. That was just one example, and the tier system certainly wouldn't be most to least expensive, just what you really do need to what you really want.
7. Rocks-You can replace all your broken, over-used, mis-matched stuff
Mike and I have been living together for about two years now and have a mix of two sets of college stuff, garage sale stuff, his great-grandmothers stuff, my moms stuff, his moms stuff, and some of our own stuff we bought. Luckily most of it's kitchen ware, but man will it be nice when we have our own stuff that matches!
8. Rocks- You can register for pretty much anything.
With todays technology, and the advent of mega-stores you can register for just about anything (except cash). For example, I know someone who registered for a full-on snow cone machine. I've heard of people registering for iPads, dogs, life-sized clown statues and the like. If you can dream it, and have the room for it, you can register for it.
9. Rocks- Registry rewards!!!
Macy's, this one I love you for. Some registries, like Macy's and I think William Sonoma(?) carry incentives with your registry. Like getting 10% cash back from a completed registry, or receiving mixing bowls or something when you've hit a certain price point for a brand.
10. Rocks-Helpfull staff
I don't always think this one rocks. But sometimes helpful sales clerk can save your bum when you're trying to figure out what silverware goes with what plate setting, or if you should double register for things etc.
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