Stick to the registry or go on your own?

when shopping for a shower, baby or bridal, do you stick to the registry or do you get what you want? I always, always, always stick to the registry. Especially when it comes to Dh's family, I would never knwo what to get them on my own.

The reason I ask is this: I am having anxiety over my shower. It's nto anytime soon, most likely will be in Sept., I'm not planning it so I don't know when, but I know that dh has cousins that have kids. i'm jsut worried they will think they know best and buy me a different brand then what we registered for. KWIM? It's hard to explain, I am just not looking forward to my shower for that reason.

calm me down, plese.

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I always stick to the registry or buy a gift card from that store.

I know what you mean though, for our wedding we got a lotta crap we didn't like and couldn't return b/c people bought things from where ever. Either that or they were teh re-gifters!!! Its so annoying and such a waste of $$!

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I always stick to the registry or give gift cards or cash. I may buy clothes outside of the registry if alot of the good items are taken but I would never buy a carseat or stroller that is not on the registry.

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I always stick to the registy, then add a little something I picked out myselfWhich I always include the gift recieipt for.

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I always stick to the registry. Actually I wish family and friends would register for holdiays & b-days to make it easier for me.

I know what you mean about people doing their own shopping, but dont stress over it. You cant do much about it besides hope they purchased it from a store with a easy return system.

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Posted by debsey75

I always stick to the registry. Actually I wish family and friends would register for holdiays & b-days to make it easier for me.

I know what you mean about people doing their own shopping, but dont stress over it. You cant do much about it besides hope they purchased it from a store with a easy return system.

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I pretty much always stick to the registry. Unless its a baby shower- sometimes I'll buy something from the registry and then some cute clothes or something.

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it depends on how creative im feeling. Sometimes i will go off the reigistry and get a more expensive item, and sometimes i like to get something a little less expensive on the registry and then do somehting on my own.

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Definitely the registry and if you want to add an additional gift from somewhere else then its like a bonus.

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I always stick to the registry or do a gift card. It's so much nicer that way. No returns, hassles, etc.

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I stick to the registry.

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I always stick to the registry unless there is nothing left...and even then I try to buy up all the little things to make one bigger gift. Even if I have to go off the registry, every baby shower gift I've ever purchased came from Babies R Us so it's returnable.

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I always buy off the registry. It makes it so simple plus free gift wrap right near the checkout counter at Babies R Us!

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I try to stick to the registry. Sometimes, some things you get are really nice. My aunt got me a hand painted rocking chair with Alex's name on it that I love.

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I stick to the registry. For the baby shower registry I registered, but then told my sister-in-laws, that they knew better than I did and if they thought something worked out better for them, I'd rather that. But you could probably could do the opposite way, and just say, how much you really love this specific thing, or how you heard from a friend it was the best thing they had for their baby and so you would like the same?

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i stick to the registry, although i try to add something if i think its worth it/needed. A good friend for my baby shower bought like 4 items off the registry and gave us 2 lullaby CD's of DH favorite bands NIN and tool, he was so happy, and then she also bought a CD player that attaches to the crib (didn't even know BRU had that but they do), it wasn't on my registry but is such a cool gift and i am glad she got them for us.

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Wow. I didn't realize that everyone stuck to the registries.

I usually do, but there are times when the stuff I would have purchased already has been or things are out of my price range. Now that I have DS I usually buy off the registry and through in a cute outfit or something that I find useful.

And I got a few things that I didn't register for and I haven't seen on any of my friend's registries that I would buy b/c I LOVE.

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I believe in sticking to a registry, but I know from my bridal shower experience that my family as well as dh's shop on their own. I find it annoying when people don't use a registry. JMO

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Generally, I stick to the registry, but if I venture off, I always buy from a place that is easy to return to.

I have a friend who rarely buys from a registry, but she gets beautiful and thoughtful gifts for people, so that I don't mind

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i always stick to the registry.. that is what the person really wants so i always buy off of them

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I usually stick to the registry. I have added things though. Like I bought the bathtub, washcloths, hooded towels, etc and then threw in baby tylenol, butt paste, baby wash, etc to make up the price I wanted to spend.


If I don't stick with the registry for whatever reason - I give a gift receipt.