when invited to a shower (bridal or baby)

Are you a registry shopper....or Purchase something off the registry ?

Friends I went out with last night were discussing this. I was curious to what you would say.

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I like to get off the registry ,but if I end up last second shopping then I buy other things and get a gift card

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sometimes I get a little something extra and put it in a wishing well, thats usually not on the registry.

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I'm a registry shopper.

My feeling is this is what the person/people want.

I know how much I want to spend so I look for an item in that price range and buy that. I'd rather spend my money on something I know they will want/use rather than something I think they might want/use.

If I can't find anything in my price range, I'll buy a gift card or see if someone wants to go in on a gift.

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i try and do a registry item and something non-registry that is more thoughtful...like the one of those baskets with a poem (wine, cleaning, candle)

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Usually registry.

I stray off the registry more for babies than brides, b/c Babies R Us is a nightmare & I can never find what they registered for, so I just buy books & cute outfits, especially if they know what they are having.

Message edited 2/20/2009 12:46:14 PM.

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Registry. It's there for a reason.

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I typically go with the registry b/c you know the couple wants that stuff. Every once in awhile though I purchase non registry stuff.

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For brides - I always stick to the registry. For babies - I like to give a book and a savings bond.

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it depends on how close i am to the bride/mom-to-be.

if i'm not too close to her... registry...no thinking involved

if i'm close to her... off-registry

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registry
unless nearly everything has been bought or there's nothing left at my price point

then a gc to the place at which they registered

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9 times out of 10 it's off the registry.

For my brother's wife and my BIL's wife I got them something off their registry from me and then put together a big basket of stuff for every holiday from my dd. I'm planning on doing the basket again for one of my cousins that I'm very close to, she's like a little sister to me.

I rarely buy engagement gifts off the registry.

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Registry. The majority of non-registry things I got were duds (though some were beautiful). Sometimes I'll add in something sentimental / non-registry... but I try to always stick to the registry.

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Registry or gift card to where they registered.
For my bridal shower I received some things that I didn't register and I never used.

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I always go off the registry. If a shower was being thrown for me, I would want everyone else to do the same. There is a reason we have them. I actually wish everyone had an online wishlist for any and every occasion. Picking out gifts would be so much easier.

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The worst is when someone buys something you have on your registry but at a different store and you end up with two of the same things. I know you can return it, but why would you do that? This also happens when I buy off of the registry. I've been to showers where someone gives the same gift as me when I've bought it off of the registry. Drives me crazy.

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I usually get stuff off the registry - unless there isn't a lot left to choose from.

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on the registry

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Registry. I want to give something they actually want or need.

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Always the registry, and then a few little extras not on it.

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I usually shop on the registry b/c I prefer to get the person something that they want. However sometimes if it is a good friend I will get them something in addition to the registry and make a basket of some sort.

I have had to go off the registry in the past when I tried to buy a gift (2 weeks before the event so not last minute) and there was either nothing left or only items that were say over $200 left. Which is why it is important that you make sure to add to your registry and also to make sure that there are a items in all price ranges.

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I am a registery shopper but in your case I'm not

If their isn't anything on the registery that I like or is in my price range then I will buy something very small and a gift card in the amount I wanted to spend.

Message edited 2/20/2009 3:54:50 PM.