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| aMAZon |
Lily wrote:
> We've been told by several relatives and friends to register for gifts. I'm
> glad to do that since they have *asked* us to do so.
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> Where have other brides registered for gifts? Which stores? What did you
> look for?
>
> thanks.
Generally, you may want to register for things which will last for a
while. Wedding gifts are expected to be a little more substantial than
shower gifts, for example, hence the popularity of china and silver.
You register at a place that has the sort of merchandise you want, and
is accessible to your guests. With the web, it's easier than it used to
be for far-flung guests to get you something you want. They don't
necessarily have to truck out to a store and pick out something
themselves; depending on where you are, they may just place an order and
have the store closest to you fill it, cutting out shipping.
When we married, the web, as we know it, did not exist. We had guests
all over, but concentrated in two areas: NY and IL. I ended up
registering at Marshall Field's and Carson Pirie Scott for the IL folk,
and Fortunoff's for the NY folk. That took care of mostly everyone who
was interested in shopping from a registry.
Also note that while your guests may get a registry from a given store,
they don't have to order form there. I've known a nunber of guests to
find out, e.g., what pattern of china the HC was interested in, and
going to their own favorite local store and getting it there.
More recently, brides I've known have registered at Crate and Barrel,
and Target is gaining popularity as a registry site.
--
aMAZon
zeszutko at nycap.rr.com
"It's never too late to have a happy childhood."
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| Ron Ng |
>Target is gaining popularity as a registry site.
Target does not allow returns without a receipt. So if Great Aunt Hagatha buys
you a broom there and forgets to give the cashier the registry printout and
then Great Aunt Brunhilde buys you the same broom and neither one gives you a
gift receipt, you're stuck with two brooms.
Why give your business to consumer unfriendly stores?
Ron Ng Knows!
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| Jenrose |
We registered at Penney's for the big household items such as a dryer and a
couch for the living room (we're moving into a new house) and at Pier 1 for
"fun" little stuff like plates and chachkis. There's a little crossover in
price range (for example, Pier 1 had a fantastic coffee table and some of
the stuff at Penney's is cheaper).
My best friend registered at the Bon.
Now, see, our needs are a little different. On the one hand, we have all the
small appliances we need--I'm 30 and he's 35 and we've accumulated a lot of
that kind of small stuff, but on the other hand, I've never owned a house
and his ex kept all the bigger furniture, so most of my furniture is
hand-me-downs, as are most of my plates and such. And as for major
appliances, well, we're buying a cheap-o second hand washing machine and
putting up a clothesline when we move into our new house this month, but we
are hoping to get a dryer as a wedding present. If not, we'll get a cheap-o
second hand dryer, too, shortly after the wedding. We'll see! And I'd love
to get a chest freezer, but if we don't, no biggy. And while we have some
beat-up old furniture suitable for a family room, there's nothing really
"living room friendly" at this point. So if someone got us a couch, we'd
love it, but if they don't, we'll buy an old futon frame and put up my old
futon as a couch until we have money to afford something better.
Yet I'm not into the whole tons of china thing, so we registered for pretty
but not "hand-wash-only" types of place settings and accoutrements. Whereas
my best friend got lots of china and loves it.
Pier 1 was a shoe-in because it reflects our style a hell of a lot better
than most department stores. We both have a fondness for what my fiance
calls "Myst chachkis" which, if you've ever played the games Myst or Riven,
you'll understand as stuff that looks like it could have come out of some of
those worlds. Relatively ornate but not expensive, more curious than
pretentious, etc. We're hoping to be covering our interior walls with a
variety of murals and landscapes over the next few years, with a lot of
fairly strong colors. Pier 1's stuff fits that better than most stores.
Plus, I love cobalt glass, which seems hard to find anywhere else this year.
We're kind of geeky about such stuff--we're taking design colors from Magik
the Gathering and accesorizing from a computer game. Heh. But I like it, and
he likes it, and that's what counts.
We seriously contemplated registering at Home Depot, instead, but their
registry is rudimentary at best and impractical at worst. If I had my
druthers right now, I'd be registering for cans of paint (base colors) and
boxes of laminate flooring. <grin>
Basically, I'd be happy with anything, or nothing from our registry lists. I
never use 'em for other people myself, but I know others consider it a
convenience, so we did it. If someone got the full set of fancy pots and
pans with the high-tech finish, I'd be delighted. But I wouldn't scoff at a
lower-tech finish and a cheaper brand, or something else entirely. And I did
let my mom know which big items were higher priorities for us--her family
sometimes likes to go in together on the big stuff.
Oh, and I do think I registered for a lawnmower, of all things, from
Amazon.com, of all places, but that was kind of an accident and I'd be
shocked if anyone actually found our registry there and got it, because I'm
not sure quite how I accessed it in the first place. Strange things happen
when one is surfing wedding websites late at night.
And if all anyone gives us is the pleasure of their company, I'll still be
happy, because for me, the "stuff" aspect is more of a pleasant side effect
than a fundamental goal. The fundamental goal is to get married, and the
secondary goal is to bring family and friends together to celebrate. Doing
the registry started out as a chore and got fun, but always with the "Ooo,
wouldn't that be nice!" factor, not the "Oh, I must have this or my wedding
is ruined" attitude.
Basically, just look at your needs, look at the kinds of things people give,
the price ranges that gifts might fall into, how many people you're
inviting, and register at the store that meets your needs best, or a
combination of stores that fit. I wouldn't deliberately go for more than 3
stores, and I'd avoid overlapping items at any stores. Two was a good
balance for us, but I'd have added a home improvement store in a heartbeat
if any of them had had a practical registery to use. I think it's convenient
to have one store with "the big stuff" and one with more modest gifts,
particularly "scalable" ones like place settings, where someone can get you
one or 5, depending on what they want to spend, or where someone can spend
as little as $5 and still get something they'll know you want.
Oh yeah, and national is better, and national with an easily accessible
website is better still. National, with an easily accessible website, but
you still get to go to a real store with the fun little scanner gun--that's
the best. Building a registery online (JCPenney) was sort of tedious. Pier 1
was a blast.
We did a lot of "we wants" where we compromised until there was something
we were both happy with, some "he wants" and a lot of me shopping alone.
Interestingly enough, when I shopped alone, he was pretty darned delighted
with almost everything I picked out, and content with the rest. Go figure.
This after he had opinions about *everything* I liked when we looked at
stuff together. <grin> Same thing happened when we looked at paint chips.
Got into a helacious argument because he kept talking about bright green and
bright orange together, but when I actually mocked up a room for him that
way in our computer program, using exactly the kinds of colors he'd been
raving about, he hated it but loved the other stuff I'd done more to my
liking. My best friend, OTOH, did all her registery shopping with her future
hubby and got his OK on every detail first. That worked fine for them.
Gotta figure out how these things work for you and your future spouse....
Jenrose
"Lily" <Lilybride2be@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> We've been told by several relatives and friends to register for gifts.
I'm
> glad to do that since they have *asked* us to do so.
>
> Where have other brides registered for gifts? Which stores? What did you
> look for?
>
> thanks.
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| Jenrose |
> More recently, brides I've known have registered at Crate and Barrel,
> and Target is gaining popularity as a registry site.
>
> --
> aMAZon
> zeszutko at nycap.rr.com
> "It's never too late to have a happy childhood."
>
I'd have loved to register at Target, but my fiance can't stand the place.
And although my dad works for Bi-Mart (a northwest family membership store),
I declined to register there, because, well, it's kind of like registering
at, oh, WalMart (only more local). Might be practical, but it ain't sexy.
<grin>
Then again, Home Depot isn't a sexy place to register, but it's kind of
cute...aside from the fact that their registery is rudimentary.
Jenrose
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| gerry geranuim |
In article <b41ogs$r3$1@news.efn.org>, jenrose@nospamefn.org says...
>>I'd have loved to register at Target, but my fiance can't stand the place.
>>And although my dad works for Bi-Mart (a northwest family membership store),
>>I declined to register there, because, well, it's kind of like registering
>>at, oh, WalMart (only more local). Might be practical, but it ain't sexy.
>><grin>
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>>Then again, Home Depot isn't a sexy place to register, but it's kind of
>>cute...aside from the fact that their registery is rudimentary.
Target is sexy?
It is still a discount chain store...
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| Lily |
we were at Home Depot this evening but the salesman said they don't have a
registry, just gift cards. Tried Menards, True Value, Ace Hardware; all
without a registry. Any suggestions on a similar store that does have a
registry?
We've settled on one store so far - Bed Bath and Beyond. Fiance gets to use
a scanner, they have a website, it's nationwide. They provided a huge
checklist of items to consider -- it's helpful. They keep the registry
available for 2 years (anniversary, annual holidays).
Tried Target, didn't find what I wanted there.
Trying hard to figure out what else we need.
"Jenrose" <jenrose@nospamefn.org> wrote in message
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> > More recently, brides I've known have registered at Crate and Barrel,
> > and Target is gaining popularity as a registry site.
> >
> > --
> > aMAZon
> > zeszutko at nycap.rr.com
> > "It's never too late to have a happy childhood."
> >
>
> I'd have loved to register at Target, but my fiance can't stand the place.
> And although my dad works for Bi-Mart (a northwest family membership
store),
> I declined to register there, because, well, it's kind of like registering
> at, oh, WalMart (only more local). Might be practical, but it ain't sexy.
> <grin>
>
> Then again, Home Depot isn't a sexy place to register, but it's kind of
> cute...aside from the fact that their registery is rudimentary.
>
> Jenrose
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| lynn |
> Lily wrote:
>
> > We've been told by several relatives and friends to register for gifts. I'm
> > glad to do that since they have *asked* us to do so.
> >
> > Where have other brides registered for gifts? Which stores? What did you
> > look for?
> >
> > thanks.
>
We registered for dishes at Dansk. There were Dansk outlets around the
country, or people could call them and order over the phone.
We also registered at a local kitchen chain, Kitchen Etc, and at two
more national chains, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, and Linens and Things.
(Note, we ended up not registering for much at Linens and Things, since
BB&B seemed to have a better selection.)
Here's a list I made back before I registered with ideas for the kinds
of things we might register for. We didn't register for all of this,
but maybe it'll give you some ideas.
The best things we registered for were the long-lasting gifts that we
use every day (married over 5 years now) - dishes, stainless flatware,
really good pots and pans, really good knives, coffee maker, etc., and
extra large big fluffy bath towels.
- Lynn
Registry ideas:
Kitchen
dishes (everyday)
stainless
glasses (everyday)
really good knives
bread machine?
really good pans (Calphalon)
cast iron skillets?
mixer?
marble rolling pin and board?
pressure cooker?
wooden bread board
serving bowls?
tablecloths & napkins
teapot
coffeemaker
large wooden salad bowl and serving utensils, salad bowls?
rice maker?
salt shaker/pepper grinder
loaf pans
Bed
full sheet sets, blanket, comforter
twin sheet sets, blankets, comforters/bedspreads
pillows
Bath
towels - hand, bath, extra large?
bathroom rug?
Misc Appliances
answering machine
cordless phone
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| MesmrEwe |
Depending where you're at, if they've got Mill's Fleet Farm, that's a good
place to register for the home & building type things.. Its a very good place
in that they take returns even without a receipt as long as the item is in
their store, and most of all, they have every end of the spectrum for the
house. The store is set up for what the needs are of people living on the
farm, and many of the products they stock tend to be heavier duty more than
directly farm related.
TTYL!
Monica
>we were at Home Depot this evening but the salesman said they don't have a
>registry, just gift cards. Tried Menards, True Value, Ace Hardware; all
>without a registry. Any suggestions on a similar store that does have a
>registry?
>
>We've settled on one store so far - Bed Bath and Beyond. Fiance gets to use
>a scanner, they have a website, it's nationwide. They provided a huge
>checklist of items to consider -- it's helpful. They keep the registry
>available for 2 years (anniversary, annual holidays).
>Tried Target, didn't find what I wanted there.
>Trying hard to figure out what else we need.
>
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| Ron Ng |
>We've settled on one store so far - Bed Bath and Beyond. Fiance gets to use
>a scanner, they have a website, it's nationwide.
And they sell seconds....
Ron Ng Knows!
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| Fiona |
We are both reenactors, so we registered with Chivalry Sports
Renaissance Store (www.renstore.com, in case anyone is interested).
For the more "normal" stuff, we registered with Fortunoff
(www.fortunoff.com). Interestingly enough, we got only one item from
our Fortunoff registry, and everything on the whole list from Ren
Store, LOL. I guess our friends know us pretty well.
Sharon in San Jose
(married nearly 6 months, and relieved to have all of this behind me)
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| Jenrose |
"gerry geranuim" <me@home.com> wrote in message
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> In article <b41ogs$r3$1@news.efn.org>, jenrose@nospamefn.org says...
>
> >>I'd have loved to register at Target, but my fiance can't stand the
place.
> >>And although my dad works for Bi-Mart (a northwest family membership
store),
> >>I declined to register there, because, well, it's kind of like
registering
> >>at, oh, WalMart (only more local). Might be practical, but it ain't
sexy.
> >><grin>
> >>
> >>Then again, Home Depot isn't a sexy place to register, but it's kind of
> >>cute...aside from the fact that their registery is rudimentary.
>
> Target is sexy?
> It is still a discount chain store...
Sexier than Bi-Mart! (BiMart is a great place to get a lot of basics, but it
lacks a certain something for the registry department for a wedding.)
Jenrose
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| Niki |
"Jenrose" <jenrose@nospamefn.org> wrote in message
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> "gerry geranuim" <me@home.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.18cf066d1a5e330a989682@news.optusnet.com.au...
> > In article <b41ogs$r3$1@news.efn.org>, jenrose@nospamefn.org says...
> >
> > >>I'd have loved to register at Target, but my fiance can't stand the
> place.
> > >>And although my dad works for Bi-Mart (a northwest family membership
> store),
> > >>I declined to register there, because, well, it's kind of like
> registering
> > >>at, oh, WalMart (only more local). Might be practical, but it ain't
> sexy.
> > >><grin>
> > >>
> > >>Then again, Home Depot isn't a sexy place to register, but it's kind
of
> > >>cute...aside from the fact that their registery is rudimentary.
> >
> > Target is sexy?
> > It is still a discount chain store...
>
> Sexier than Bi-Mart! (BiMart is a great place to get a lot of basics, but
it
> lacks a certain something for the registry department for a wedding.)
>
> Jenrose
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hehe actually if you think of it, down the line most people will be wishing
they registerd at wally world or home depot, since the best gifts are things
you can actually use.
Especially if the HC is going to build a home or is re-modeling.
Niki,
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| lea b |
"aMAZon" wrote ...
> Lily wrote:
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> > We've been told by several relatives and friends to register for gifts.
I'm
> > glad to do that since they have *asked* us to do so.
> >
> > Where have other brides registered for gifts? Which stores? What did you
> > look for?
> >
> > thanks.
>
>
> Generally, you may want to register for things which will last for a
> while. Wedding gifts are expected to be a little more substantial than
> shower gifts, for example, hence the popularity of china and silver.
>
> You register at a place that has the sort of merchandise you want, and
> is accessible to your guests. With the web, it's easier than it used to
> be for far-flung guests to get you something you want. They don't
> necessarily have to truck out to a store and pick out something
> themselves; depending on where you are, they may just place an order and
> have the store closest to you fill it, cutting out shipping.
>
> When we married, the web, as we know it, did not exist.
Me too :)
> We had guests
> all over, but concentrated in two areas: NY and IL. I ended up
> registering at Marshall Field's and Carson Pirie Scott for the IL folk,
> and Fortunoff's for the NY folk. That took care of mostly everyone who
> was interested in shopping from a registry.
>
> Also note that while your guests may get a registry from a given store,
> they don't have to order form there. I've known a nunber of guests to
> find out, e.g., what pattern of china the HC was interested in, and
> going to their own favorite local store and getting it there.
I do that !!
( I always ask the store to email me registry - after providing relevant
criteria ), then, when I discover well-known brands - your Wedgewood, Kosta
Boda, Sheridan etc - I buy them from my store.
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"Ron Ng" wrote ...
> >Target is gaining popularity as a registry site.
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> Target does not allow returns without a receipt.
What if you purchase on a CC - all you need is a printout from your credit
institution and it would be accepted ?
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| Ron Ng |
>What if you purchase on a CC - all you need is a printout from your credit
>institution and it would be accepted ?
Nope. Target requires either the original receipt or a gift receipt.
Ron Ng Knows!
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| Ron Ng |
>down the line most people will be wishing
>they registerd at wally world or home depot, since the best gifts are things
>you can actually use.
Many people actually use the good china and silver. We do regularly.
Ron Ng Knows!
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| lynn |
In article <w1k9a.10243$hj.2551419@nnrp1.ptd.net>,
"Niki" <niki_h@ptd.net> wrote:
> hehe actually if you think of it, down the line most people will be wishing
> they registerd at wally world or home depot, since the best gifts are things
> you can actually use.
> Especially if the HC is going to build a home or is re-modeling.
>
No way. In my opinion, the best things to register for are the dishes
(everyday and/or china), flatware, serving pieces, etc. because it's
stuff that's easily purchased in increments, so that people spend as
much or as little as they like, but adds up to a wonderful set that will
be used for years and years, might not be otherwise purchased by the HC
if they had to buy it on their own, and serves as a nice reminder to the
HC of their friends and family who gave it to them, every time they use
it.
There's no way I'm going to have the same sorts of warm thoughts about a
doorknob or a laundry hamper.
I love my set of Dansk dishes, and we use them everyday. We inherited
china, so we didn't register for that, but I would have otherwise.
- Lynn
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| Lily |
depends on what the hamper and doorknob look like; there are some fairly
fancy ones ;) . . We won't ever use china, so we're going for a good set
of regular dishes. Huge bathsheet towels. A higher grade of stuff we
wouldn't ordinarily buy for ourselves. A powertool for him.
"lynn" <lynn@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> There's no way I'm going to have the same sorts of warm thoughts about a
> doorknob or a laundry hamper.
>
> I love my set of Dansk dishes, and we use them everyday. We inherited
> china, so we didn't register for that, but I would have otherwise.
Lynn
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| Niki |
"Ron Ng" <ronngnoz@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >down the line most people will be wishing
> >they registerd at wally world or home depot, since the best gifts are
things
> >you can actually use.
>
> Many people actually use the good china and silver. We do regularly.
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> Ron Ng Knows!
I meant aside from that.
Also in many families those things are traditionally handed down from
generation to generation.
Niki,
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| Niki |
"lynn" <lynn@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> In article <w1k9a.10243$hj.2551419@nnrp1.ptd.net>,
> "Niki" <niki_h@ptd.net> wrote:
> > hehe actually if you think of it, down the line most people will be
wishing
> > they registerd at wally world or home depot, since the best gifts are
things
> > you can actually use.
> > Especially if the HC is going to build a home or is re-modeling.
> >
> No way. In my opinion, the best things to register for are the dishes
> (everyday and/or china), flatware, serving pieces, etc. because it's
> stuff that's easily purchased in increments, so that people spend as
> much or as little as they like, but adds up to a wonderful set that will
> be used for years and years, might not be otherwise purchased by the HC
> if they had to buy it on their own, and serves as a nice reminder to the
> HC of their friends and family who gave it to them, every time they use
> it.
>
> There's no way I'm going to have the same sorts of warm thoughts about a
> doorknob or a laundry hamper.
>
> I love my set of Dansk dishes, and we use them everyday. We inherited
> china, so we didn't register for that, but I would have otherwise.
>
>
> - Lynn
In our family silver and dishes are handed down when you get married.
lol, I was more thinking of some of the more rediculous things people
register for that they will never use.
I las seen someone who registerd for a breadmaker, just for the sake of
having one. (the girl HATES baking lol)
Also I think its a cute thought to help the couple "build" their new house.
:-)
Niki,
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| Ron Ng |
>I las seen someone who registerd for a breadmaker, just for the sake of
>having one. (the girl HATES baking lol)
Maybe she'll like it if she doesn't have to do the kneading herself.
Ron Ng Knows!
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| Ron Ng |
>I meant aside from that.
Like what? We use all of the sets of dishes we have (some inherited, some
registered for and some bought ourselves). The same for flatware and crystal
and sterling.
We use the towels. We use the small appliances. We use the kitchen gadgets. We
use EVERYTHING we registered for except for the things that have either broken
(such as a couple of everyday glasses).
If you're an idiot who registers for generic brand tupperware that melts in the
dishwasher the first time you use it, that's your problem for registering for
stupid stuff.
Ron Ng Knows!
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| Lily |
Yes, well, my fiance keeps asking me, "will we use this", before we register
for something. It's a good question.
my microwave bit the dust this morning; what timing! (we'll be using that.)
Bed Bath and Beyond turns out to be the best place to register. Their return
policy doesn't require receipts; they just track it to the gift registry.
And we get a 10% discount on anything we buy from the list ourselves, after
our event. They have everyday dishes, flatware, linens, etc.
JC Penny, Sears, Target, BB&Beyond all have the hand-held scanners for in
store shopping; web sites for shopping. JC Penny and Sears don't require
receipts for returns, Target does.
We're not going to get greedy; one bridal magazine suggested: register a
honeymoon or a mortgage. Although. . .. hmm... could we maybe register at
the bank? ;) Oh, and a consultant at BB&B said to register 3 gift items for
every guest. Can you imagine! We were laughing at that one. We'll be happy
to have everyone show up, have fun, wish us well, give us their blessings.
Actually, w/BB&B's post-event 10% discount policy, we may end up
over-listing at that store, to have other stuff available to us at the
discount.
So I've figured out where to register.
And if I don't have enough ideas for items to register for, the individual
stores give you lists.
"Niki" <niki_h@ptd.net> wrote in message
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> I las seen someone who registerd for a breadmaker, just for the sake of
> having one. (the girl HATES baking lol)
>
> Also I think its a cute thought to help the couple "build" their new
house.
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speaking of the bridal mag's "suggestion", what other silly ideas have you
seen for registry items?
"Lily" <Lilybride2be@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> We're not going to get greedy; one bridal magazine suggested: register a
> honeymoon or a mortgage. > >
> > Also I think its a cute thought to help the couple "build" their new
> house.
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| Puester |
Niki wrote:
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> Also I think its a cute thought to help the couple "build" their new house.
> :-)
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Will you feel as happy about it when they sell the house in
a couple of years without a backward glance and leave all the
house-related wedding gifts behind? Their new house won't have
anything from the wedding. It's kind of like buying a kid a
car and thinking you are giving him/her a "lifetime" gift.
Not so.
gloria p
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"Puester" <puester@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> Niki wrote:
> >
> >
> > Also I think its a cute thought to help the couple "build" their new
house.
> > :-)
> >
>
>
> Will you feel as happy about it when they sell the house in
> a couple of years without a backward glance and leave all the
> house-related wedding gifts behind? Their new house won't have
> anything from the wedding. It's kind of like buying a kid a
> car and thinking you are giving him/her a "lifetime" gift.
> Not so.
>
> gloria p
Well the first thing I thought of was... who would build their home, and
sell it after a few years?
the second thing I thought of was.. if you spend quite some money on eg:
fancy fossets etc, you would again be oblivious to leave them behind. :-)
Niki,
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| lea b |
"Ron Ng" <> wrote...
> >What if you purchase on a CC - all you need is a printout from your
credit
> >institution and it would be accepted ?
>
> Nope. Target requires either the original receipt or a gift receipt.
that's poor :(
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| Sarah W |
"Niki" <niki_h@ptd.net> wrote in message
news:FAF9a.10404$hj.2666442@nnrp1.ptd.net...
> Well the first thing I thought of was... who would build their home, and
> sell it after a few years?
>
> the second thing I thought of was.. if you spend quite some money on eg:
> fancy fossets etc, you would again be oblivious to leave them behind. :-)
>
I know it is tempting to think that when you build a house, you're building
yourself a home forever, but that's often not the way it works. Jobs
change, desires to live in particular places change, needs for a bigger or a
smaller houses and yards change.
And keep in mind that if you want to take your faucets with you when you
move (which I guess somebody might want to do, assuming the new sinks are
drilled the same way, but can't imagine doing myself) be sure you replace
the faucets BEFORE you show the house to any prospective buyers. If you
switch them out after showing the house to the buyers, the buyers can sue
you.
Oh, and one more thing -- 'oblivious' means 'to lack awareness of' or 'pay
no attention to' something.
Good luck,
Sarah W
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| Ron Ng |
>Bed Bath and Beyond turns out to be the best place to register.
If you like second quality linens.
Ron Ng Knows!
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| Ron Ng |
>one bridal magazine suggested: register a
>honeymoon or a mortgage.
How VULGAR!
Ron Ng Knows!
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| Ron Ng |
>Well the first thing I thought of was... who would build their home, and
>sell it after a few years?
Many people. Jobs change. Life situations change.
We've moved three times since we were married.
>the second thing I thought of was.. if you spend quite some money on eg:
>fancy fossets etc, you would again be oblivious to leave them behind. :-)
fossets? Do you mean "faucets"?
Those are normally considered items that convey with a house. You'd be a fool
to buy a house with no faucets.
Ron Ng Knows!
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| Puester |
Ron Ng wrote:
>
> >Well the first thing I thought of was... who would build their home, and
> >sell it after a few years?
>
> Many people. Jobs change. Life situations change.
>
> We've moved three times since we were married.
>
We've moved exactly three times also. Engineering is a
good profession but it's not a terribly stable job market.
We have friends who are on their...fifth custom built house
in the 25 years we've known them. Two were moves within
the same area, upgrades, the others were job changes that
required major moves. Never say "never"....
gloria p
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| Lady Laura |
"lea b" <leebee@imneverwrong.com> wrote in message news:<YMF9a.61361$jM5.157441@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>...
> "Ron Ng" <> wrote...
> > >What if you purchase on a CC - all you need is a printout from your
> credit
> > >institution and it would be accepted ?
> >
> > Nope. Target requires either the original receipt or a gift receipt.
>
> that's poor :(
May be there official policy -- but I just returned $53.00 worth of
stuff and didn't have a receipt. I asked to speak to the manager and
they took the return... gave me store credit, but since I had no issue
with that it worked out just fine. I guess it depends on the
particular store and who you get.
I got a vacuum cleaner as a housewarming gift that stopped working.
Didn't get a gift receipt with the gift, but was able to exchance when
it stopped working. Took about 2 minutes of convincing.
But I could just be persuasive... but there are ways around all rules.
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| Niki |
"Sarah W" <sworspamblk@erols.com> wrote in message
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> "Niki" <niki_h@ptd.net> wrote in message
> news:FAF9a.10404$hj.2666442@nnrp1.ptd.net...
> > Well the first thing I thought of was... who would build their home, and
> > sell it after a few years?
> >
> > the second thing I thought of was.. if you spend quite some money on eg:
> > fancy fossets etc, you would again be oblivious to leave them behind.
:-)
> >
> I know it is tempting to think that when you build a house, you're
building
> yourself a home forever, but that's often not the way it works. Jobs
> change, desires to live in particular places change, needs for a bigger or
a
> smaller houses and yards change.
The same goes for everything though.
Toasters, dishes, glasses etc break.
Linens can be destroyed in the wash (or if you have a pet that has a taste
for fine linens)
the list goes on.
Just because I thought one of previous posts wasn't a bad idea, is no need
for everyone to make a federal case out of it :-)
As for the spelling mistakes and usage of a wrong word,..
I really need to stop posting at 5 am in the morning lol!
(and if you really want to be picky, it was 4:40 am)
Niki,
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| augie |
In article <b47s2c$5amk$1@rs7.loc.gov>, sworspamblk@erols.com says...
> And keep in mind that if you want to take your faucets with you when you
> move (which I guess somebody might want to do, assuming the new sinks are
> drilled the same way, but can't imagine doing myself) be sure you replace
> the faucets BEFORE you show the house to any prospective buyers. If you
> switch them out after showing the house to the buyers, the buyers can sue
> you.
That may depend on the country she lives in. Perfectly legal in
Australia, providing it is pointed out to prospective buyers upon house
inspection, and written in the contract.
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| augie |
In article <3E67AB47.2D5E1AB5@worldnet.att.net>, puester@worldnet.att.net
says...
> We've moved exactly three times also
>
as opposed to marginally more or less than 3 times?????
(sorry)
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| lea b |
"Lady Laura" < wrote ...
> "lea b" <> wrote...
> > "Ron Ng" <> wrote...
> > > >What if you purchase on a CC - all you need is a printout from your
credit
> > > >institution and it would be accepted ?
> > >
> > > Nope. Target requires either the original receipt or a gift receipt.
> >
> > that's poor :(
>
> May be there official policy -- but I just returned $53.00 worth of
> stuff and didn't have a receipt. I asked to speak to the manager and
> they took the return... gave me store credit, but since I had no issue
> with that it worked out just fine. I guess it depends on the
> particular store and who you get.
>
> I got a vacuum cleaner as a housewarming gift that stopped working.
> Didn't get a gift receipt with the gift, but was able to exchance when
> it stopped working. Took about 2 minutes of convincing.
>
> But I could just be persuasive... but there are ways around all rules.
Well, i am terrible with receipts.
But it's so easy for me ( on the rare occasion i have to return something),
to get a reprint of my statement and take it back. To me, this *is* a
receipt, it stipulates I bought something worth $64.95 from their store,
maybe the price of this crappy dustbuster here ....
Even if I bought numerous things, worth $1200, and the $64.95 dustbuster was
but one thing.
1. They can see I am a customer of perhaps some monetary worth ?
2. If I am honest, and have returned a brand they sell - all they have to do
is return it to *their* company rep, and it's just too easy to keep their
goodwill/reputation pumpin'
3. I leave satisfied, perhaps even recommending the store to friends. At
the very least, i'll be returning to the store in the future, based on this
experience.
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| lea b |
"Ron Ng" <> wrote ...
> >down the line most people will be wishing
> >they registerd at wally world or home depot, since the best gifts are
things
> >you can actually use.
>
> Many people actually use the good china and silver. We do regularly.
So do we ( now )
Got married 8 years ago, and didn't straight away.
I rebirthed all the "good" wedding & gift stuff when we moved into our dream
house, 5yrs after wedding.
I wondered what the point of 'good stuff' was if you only brought it out for
guests, and why the hell were we using K-Mart cutlery in our dream kitchen
???
You only live once, we don't have much storage, and I/he could die tomorrow,
hit by a bus etc.
WTF are we 'saving' cutlery, when is a good time to use 'good' cutlery ??
The answer is all the time, everyday - that's what it's made for. Give your
old stuff to a worthwhile charity.
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| lea b |
"Niki" <> wrote ...
>
> Well the first thing I thought of was... who would build their home, and
> sell it after a few years?
plenty of people, if the market was encouraging.
> the second thing I thought of was.. if you spend quite some money on eg:
> fancy fossets etc, you would again be oblivious to leave them behind. :-)
fossets = faucets ?
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| augie |
In article <VA_9a.61913$jM5.158659@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>,
leebee@imneverwrong.com says...
>
> "Niki" <> wrote ...
> >
> > Well the first thing I thought of was... who would build their home, and
> > sell it after a few years?
>
> plenty of people, if the market was encouraging.
>
> > the second thing I thought of was.. if you spend quite some money on eg:
> > fancy fossets etc, you would again be oblivious to leave them behind. :-)
>
> fossets = faucets ?
taps
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| Niki |
"lea b" <leebee@imneverwrong.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Ron Ng" <> wrote ...
> > >down the line most people will be wishing
> > >they registerd at wally world or home depot, since the best gifts are
> things
> > >you can actually use.
> >
> > Many people actually use the good china and silver. We do regularly.
>
> So do we ( now )
> Got married 8 years ago, and didn't straight away.
> I rebirthed all the "good" wedding & gift stuff when we moved into our
dream
> house, 5yrs after wedding.
> I wondered what the point of 'good stuff' was if you only brought it out
for
> guests, and why the hell were we using K-Mart cutlery in our dream kitchen
> ???
>
> You only live once, we don't have much storage, and I/he could die
tomorrow,
> hit by a bus etc.
> WTF are we 'saving' cutlery, when is a good time to use 'good' cutlery ??
> The answer is all the time, everyday - that's what it's made for. Give
your
> old stuff to a worthwhile charity.
>
>
I commend your attitude!
however not a lot of people have the same attitude like you,
When I got new and really nice cutlery, and got all the "old stuff" to give
to the salvation army, DH almost lost it, lol,
Niki,
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| Ron Ng |
>Toasters, dishes, glasses etc break.
Not if you buy quality and take proper care of your belongings.
And if you are buying a quality small appliance, if it breaks it should have a
warranty.
>Linens can be destroyed in the wash
Why would you put fine linens in the washer?!!!
Ron Ng Knows!
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| Ron Ng |
>To me, this *is* a
>receipt, it stipulates I bought something worth $64.95 from their store
To *them*, it's not.
Ron Ng Knows!
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| lea b |
"Ron Ng" <ronngnoz@aol.com> wrote ...
> >To me, this *is* a
> >receipt, it stipulates I bought something worth $64.95 from their store
>
> To *them*, it's not.
Well, Target Australia are okay with it as proof of purchase.
But as I said, might be different if I bought $1000 worth of stuff, and
tried to return a $20 toaster which was only part of the buy-up. Their site
here says they will offer exchange or store voucher without receipt, so I
guess that would sate me. I wouldn't buy anything of much value there
anyway.
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| lea b |
Xref: 127.0.0.1 alt.wedding:239180
"Niki" <> wrote ...
> "lea b" <> wrote...
> > "Ron Ng" <> wrote ...
> > > >down the line most people will be wishing
> > > >they registerd at wally world or home depot, since the best gifts are
things
> > > >you can actually use.
> > >
> > > Many people actually use the good china and silver. We do regularly.
> >
> > So do we ( now )
> > Got married 8 years ago, and didn't straight away.
> > I rebirthed all the "good" wedding & gift stuff when we moved into our
> dream
> > house, 5yrs after wedding.
> > I wondered what the point of 'good stuff' was if you only brought it out
> for
> > guests, and why the hell were we using K-Mart cutlery in our dream
kitchen
> > ???
> >
> > You only live once, we don't have much storage, and I/he could die
> tomorrow,
> > hit by a bus etc.
> > WTF are we 'saving' cutlery, when is a good time to use 'good' cutlery
??
> > The answer is all the time, everyday - that's what it's made for. Give
> your
> > old stuff to a worthwhile charity.
> >
> >
>
> I commend your attitude!
> however not a lot of people have the same attitude like you,
> When I got new and really nice cutlery, and got all the "old stuff" to
give
> to the salvation army, DH almost lost it, lol,
Salvos ?
< checks headers>
Hello fellow Orstraylyan :)
We live in the tiniest house - it makes it *so* much easier to part with
things. Although it takes time, like a weaning process. Although i haven't
studied for as long as i've been married, i'd held onto all these Uni
diaries and notes that were simply outdated anyhoo, and helpful to no-one.
There were only chucked out last year.
Cutlery ? - I was never enamoured with our pre-wedding hand-me-downs
anyway - no love lost.
I love giving to the Salvos, as I once was a purchaser of their wares :)
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| MesmrEwe |
Depending where you're at, if they've got Mill's Fleet Farm, that's a good
place to register for the home & building type things.. Its a very good place
in that they take returns even without a receipt as long as the item is in
their store, and most of all, they have every end of the spectrum for the
house. The store is set up for what the needs are of people living on the
farm, and many of the products they stock tend to be heavier duty more than
directly farm related.
TTYL!
Monica
>we were at Home Depot this evening but the salesman said they don't have a
>registry, just gift cards. Tried Menards, True Value, Ace Hardware; all
>without a registry. Any suggestions on a similar store that does have a
>registry?
>
>We've settled on one store so far - Bed Bath and Beyond. Fiance gets to use
>a scanner, they have a website, it's nationwide. They provided a huge
>checklist of items to consider -- it's helpful. They keep the registry
>available for 2 years (anniversary, annual holidays).
>Tried Target, didn't find what I wanted there.
>Trying hard to figure out what else we need.
>
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