How many registries do you have? How did you choose where to register? Did any of the stores/registries offer any incentives that influenced your decision?
Bed Bath and Beyond and Macy's. Maybe Amazon too but for now we're sticking with those two
Master
October 2017
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Only one at Macy's. Incentives-food and drinks 😂 Also, the 20% completion discount that we were able to use on many items. The other reason was the star rewards program, so having the Macy's card was a plus. 5% of each purchase was placed on a gift card.
We only registered at Target. I would buy most of the stuff for my home there if I was purchasing it myself so it just made the most sense. Plus I think they have the cutest stuff as far as bedding and bath goes.
We registered at 3 places: Pottery Barn, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Target. We wanted things in different price ranges (Pottery Barn= more expensive, Bed Bath and Beyond= mid range, Target=affordable). We also wanted stores that were easily accessible nationwide. And lastly, we wanted places that we have in town for last minute gift shoppers.
We have three. Bed Bath and beyond is our main one with our China pattern and household needs. Amazon has movies and board games to fill our nerdy side but it's really tiny. And IKEA is our third and also tiny. IKEA has the blackout curtains that would work best with my migraine condition and a few small decor pieces to complete our home.
As a guest, multiple registries are annoying to work through to me so we decided on my registry. Com. it makes it so guests so to one registry but each item can be linked to as many registries as you want. They can buy the items right from it. So we have target Macy's, And Amazon.
Waaaay too many. We did a bunch then cut a few off and added them to Zola under the universal registry. Now we have Zola, Amazon, and Macy’s! Macy’s has a ton of sales that can be good or just normal price. They offer good incentives. We don’t live together yet so it worked for us. Maybe not the best etiquette wise but my family used it for Christmas and birthday shopping for both of us. We get 10 percent back in gift cards and the other incentives. Plus if we buy stuff ourselves we also get the cards and perks!
We registered at Kohl's, mostly because they always have discounts and sales going on, so I felt it was more of an incentive for the guests to buy from there, and I'm all about saving money for myself, and other people. 😜
VIP
June 2018
Holly ·
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We only registered at Amazon. We were going to register at a physical store, but decided against it because the costs were higher than Amazon and our family and friends prefer to shop online. We chose Amazon because of the large selection, low prices, and the ability to add things from anywhere on the web. Several of the items on our Amazon registry were added from other stores. I love that feature.
Three- bbb, macys and target. I had 90 gifts total and 170 people I invited. 60 invited to the shower.
we figured all those places had a good price range and they are our fave places to shop. they are all local and available in every state guests are. guests can easily shop online or by store.
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Is that what what the “dream fund” card thing is? We were kind of rushed through the Macy’s registry meeting so I forgot about it. 5% for each purchase?? That is awesome! Yay Macy’s! I also registered at Bed Bath and Beyond, and created a Newlywed Fund on my wedding website.
We didn't end up registering anywhere. We talked about doing a small registry but FH's family and friends are all traveling to be at the wedding with us so we did not what to seem like we were asking for anything. It is more than enough that they are taking the time and money to be with us on our day.
Master
April 2019
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We are registered at Bed, Bath & Beyond and Amazon. I had a baby registry through Amazon and really liked it. I also figured many people have Prime shipping nowadays and Amazon's prices generally tend to be lower than anywhere else. We chose Bed, Bath & Beyond because I felt like it was accessible to many people, and because they always have coupons people can use to help with the cost of the gift. I also wanted an "in-store" experience, to be able to see actual products, touch them, etc.