Baby Shower & Registry

Not only that but I have my own style and aesthetic 💀 so to end up with a bunch of things I won’t use 🥴would it be wrong to resell it?😭😭

Did the invites already go out? You can make it super clear on the invite that you only want from the registry, thats what my SIL did. If the invites come from a host then its even better because it seems like its their rule not yours lol. Ill try to see how they phrased it.

Gifts are absolutely optional. If you want to go off the list, we encourage you to keep in mind a meaningful, wholesome and natural approach.
We are intentionally focused on needs of the first few months and prefer to figure it out as we go and as the baby grows. Some key items are not included in the list because we have those already covered through very generous hand-me-downs.

Well when I did my baby shower I was very clear and people/friends appreciated it and it made it more easy for them to shop I guess! Hope this helps!

I’m having the same issue! And I have no idea how to address it. I’m guilty of doing it too, before I got pregnant. But once you spend hours researching and building a registry, you understand the importance of buying specifically from it.

Following! I want a nice way of putting “registry gifts only all other stuff give me the receipt to return” ☹️😂😂

Just be honest and tell/ask them! If you don’t want to say it to their face, maybe create a group chat and just explain how you’d like things off your registry as they are to your taste and what you’d like. I WISH I did this! 80% of the things I got I ended up throwing away and had to pretend to like it…
You could say “Please I don’t want anyone to waste their money buying gifts I will not use, please make sure if you’re purchasing bub a gift, get something off my registry, thankyou!!”

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Yeah I think it’s a mixed bag, you can’t expect that everyone will follow it but I also don’t think you should be obligated to keep everything you get. Like make sure the registry is clearly put out there for sure. But you’ll still get things you didn’t register for. Just say thank you when you get it and be gracious, they are loving you and thinking of you which you can appreciate by smiling and saying “how cute!” and sending a thank you card. But doesn’t mean you have to keep everything 😊

If you get stuff you don’t like or need you can always regift it to someone else who needs it! I used a registry and just told people the stuff on there is what I really need. Most people were really good about it! You can also be honest and just say you have your own aesthetic so it’s nothing personal! Haha

I made a target registry which made it a little easier to return. And most people have a target close by.
I did get some stuff I didn’t really like but I kept at my moms house so I didn’t have to lug things around.

What I did is when I sent out the invitations, I made my own QR Code & printed it out & placed it in the envelope!

Perhaps don’t do a registry and don’t expect guests to buy you anything, and if they do, then it’s a bonus 😀

totally agree! I feel like this is an American thing so I probably just don’t understand being Australian. But I would never nor do I know anyone who would do a gift registry for a baby shower. It’s like saying here is the present I expect which sits very weird with me

yes lol. It’s definitely not just an American thing. I know my way of thinking is most likely in the minority- well our thinking. I 100% agree with you. Never asked for anything at my wedding either. Each to their own of course, but I do find it to be quite rude. No disrespect to anyone that does it, as it’s the norm. Just my opinion.
Ps I’m Australian and
Most baby showers, bridal showers and weddings I’ve been to (mainly on my husbands side),
there has been a registry. I am married to an Italian though, so perhaps it’s more common in Their culture lol

I’ve been pushing for months if people are buying, buy off the registry. I’m having my 2nd girl, and we still have tons leftover from her. I made sure to include that we have allergies to certain soaps/lotions/etc., so I’m hoping that helps😅 Any time anybody asks us what we need, my husband and I tell them to look at the registry.

I put QR codes with my registry and still got random stuff. But I also did a diaper raffle so people wanted to buy diapers. You can never have too many.

I spent SO MUCH TIME on my registry and only about a third maybe less people got stuff off of it. People who did gift other stuff didn’t include receipts. Pretty frustrating, so I’m in the same boat this baby. I think the advice on doing a target registry so it’s easy is good. And try to pick stuff you can find in the store not just online.

I’m super anal. Everytime someone mentions seeing cute things in the store for me, I bring up how much fun I had picking everything out on my registry. And I encouraged my man to show his family how to work the registry. When his mom said she wanted to buy us a crib, I said I found a great deal on the one in our registry. So far, it seems to be working. I used Babylist because it connects to Amazon, Target, and literally anything online. People love the Amazon option.

I’m Aussie & all my friends asked me for my registry, I didn’t even want to do one. 😂

I told people what I wanted and some people still did their own thing lol some people can just not be told 😂

https://www.thingstogetme.com

You can used this and send it to people you’re inviting and say if you wish to get me a gift things in here are what we need and you add the links to things you need and then they tick off if they’ve bought it for you x

When people ask (or if the invite can be amended), I would communicate that you already have a ton of things and want to avoid duplicates so you put what you absolutely need on your registry so people understand that if they buy anything outside of that, it’s not something you need.

I’m having a whole baby shower? With catering and etc. Lol they better not come empty handed😭😭

I love this idea! Thank you!❤️‍🔥

😭😭 see I can only fake an “ I love it, cute and how adorable” so many times before they realize 💀

I will definitely be using this!