Ok, so I have read thru a bunch of stuff on here, and tried to get the idea of what exactly I am supposed to put on a registry. At first, I didnt understand the point of a registry. To me its like saying "Hi, come to my party and buy me the following things!" But I went to a baby shower this summer, and picked something off her registry. I was the only one to do so. Everyone else just got her whatever. So now I kind of see the point.
But.... I just don't know what I am supposed to ask for. How am I supposed to know what decor I want in my future house when I dont what my future house IS??? And what do I do with all that stuff in the mean time? I was talking to my FSIL about this, and she said "Oh just ask for whatever and stow it away till you do need it." We live in a small apartment right now and sure dont have any more room for more things to be packed away. Plus, many things we do want/need cannot be immediately used in an apartment setting.
My mom told me she knew someone who asked for gift cards or money only. That way, they were able to get what they wanted, once they knew what that even was. Does this work ok? In place of registry items, just have a list of places to buy cards from?