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MyRegistry.com vs Amazon Universal registry
I know there have been previous posts on this but they were all old and I wanted something updated.
Who has used these? They both seem to have their downfalls. I'm leaning slightly more towards Amazon because people are more familiar with it. I worry about duplicate gifts though. Anyone had good/bad experiences with these?
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Re: MyRegistry.com vs Amazon Universal registry
I have zero experience with myregistry.com, but when I google "myregistry.com" + my name + my FI's name I immediately encounter "amazingregistry.com." They have two of my three registries listed and I NEVER gave them ANY of my information. I would be very wary of this website, but maybe that is just me. Perhaps it is totally legit?
[QUOTE]I have never used an Amazon registry, but my elderly parent's have encountered them before. My mom is pretty tech-illitereate, but my dad is a CPA and and has a dencent grasp on the internet (but they still use AOL if that gives you some perspective). A daughter of a friend of theirs recently got married and had an Amazon registry and it confused the hell out of them! It wasn't very hard to understand for me, but they definitely needed me to hold their hand through the gift buying process. This may not be a problem for younger guests, but older guests may really struggle. I have zero experience with myregistry.com, but when I google "myregistry.com" + my name + my FI's name I immediately <strong>encounter "amazingregistry.com." They have two of my three registries listed and I NEVER gave them ANY of my information. I would be very wary of this website, but maybe that is just me. Perhaps it is totally legit?</strong>
Posted by SCogs18[/QUOTE]
I posted about this website a few months ago. Apparently it's one of those sites that combines your existing registries. You don't sign up, it just searches your name in wedding registries & compiles together all of the registries you have. You need to edit the options to delete your info from there. I don't remember the exact process, but it involved them emailing you a link to remove the URL from Google's crawl. I did it & now my info is gone from their site.
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I tried myregistry.com and HATED it. The layout is annoying to me, it's frustrating and I can't maneuver as easily. I am definitely not using it and will stick to amazon.com, crate and barrel, and bed bath and beyond (you can't go wrong with 20% off coupons!)
Good luck!
the 'older guest' thing was brought up to me by my grandma... she wanted us to register at a brick and mortar store so that people could go buy things there. the only problem is by doing that, we limit the elderly people to only those items, and we limit everyone else to NOT buying those items because we'd be trying to reserve them for the people who dont want to buy online
much more of a headache than it's worth -- especially when we have a lot of BBB items on our amazon registry =P
bottom line - we kept the amazon registry, and have listed in the 'comments' fields under each item if it is available at a different store. guests who are uncomfortable with the registry can just ask a younger relative for help. we also figured the older guests are the ones more likely to give cash, or go rogue and buy something not even on the registry. lol
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[QUOTE]I'm using the amazon registry and it's been incredibly convenient. the only downside is that it might be confusing for older guests, and that there is no 'completion discount' after your wedding. the 'older guest' thing was brought up to me by my grandma... she wanted us to register at a brick and mortar store so that people could go buy things there. the only problem is by doing that, we limit the elderly people to only those items, and we limit everyone else to NOT buying those items because we'd be trying to reserve them for the people who dont want to buy online much more of a headache than it's worth -- especially when we have a lot of BBB items on our amazon registry =P bottom line - we kept the amazon registry, and have listed in the 'comments' fields under each item if it is available at a different store. guests who are uncomfortable with the registry can just ask a younger relative for help. we also figured the older guests are the ones more likely to give cash, or go rogue and buy something not even on the registry. lol
Posted by gymbugmj2k[/QUOTE]
In your case, I would just register at BBB and have a BBB registry and an Amazon registry. If you have a lot of BBB items, why would you not want to get the completion discount? BBB also charges for shipping on most items. If you know at least some of your guests prefer to shop at a bricks and mortar store and you actually want a lot of things from a bricks and mortar store, why not register at that store?
I don't understand what you're saying about limting your guests to online options or in-store options. People can buy you whatever they want. If I am at BBB and can't look up your registry in the store (because you only registered on Amazon), I'll just buy you something I pick out from BBB. Registries are suggestions, not requirements.