FI and I have different views re: registering for china--I think it is an awesome idea as it is a gift that we can pass on to our children vs a blender that will die after a few years. He thinks that no one will get us china, and that it is a waste of money since we have a set of my mom's china anyway. I want for us to have our own china vs just my mom's...and my mom's is kind of Chirstmass-y and FI is Jewish. I look forward to hosting a Seder and having family over for other holidays and would feel odd using the Christmas china.
So, we compromised--we registered for china but on the agreement that we will return it if we get less than 5 placesettings. We received our first setting over the weekend from a friend of my mom's, and I love it! I am really, really hoping that we get at least 4 more placesettings. Did others who registered for china actually receive it?