Would you ever register for an iPad?

mandysmear

Just curious.  I personally think it's in really bad taste and I'd probably buy the couple some ugly punch bowl they didn't register for if I saw that on their registry. 

Rosie109

No.

kellyjellybelly

I just registered for a Land Rover, screw the iPad.  I totes need a new car.

FutureMrsFezz

Negative.

ETA:  I have a 'friend' on FB that registered for Wii and PS3 games.  Their registry looks more like a Christmas list.

opalsky007

No. I don't think it fits within the spirit of the whole "setting up a household" thing. And we had so much other stuff that we needed, and no one in our family could afford that anyway.

I don't know that I'd judge the crap out of someone who did, though. I'm sort of okay with recreational stuff if a couple has everything they need, and it is something they could use together, watching movies during flights or whatever. But it gets a definite side-eye.

Rosie109

I thought the whole thing with registering are gifts that you will use in your new life as a married couple. I guess if maybe you each hold a side of the iPad and then use it TOGETHER than maybe. I just don't buy it. 

FutureMrsTR

Is it a place where you get a discount on registry completion?  We didn't do it, but I've heard of people registering for really expensive stuff so they can buy it later at a discount.

IrishBrideND

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[QUOTE]Is it a place where you get a discount on registry completion?  We didn't do it, but I've heard of people registering for really expensive stuff so they can buy it later at a discount.
Posted by FutureMrsTR[/QUOTE]

Then add it AFTER the wedding.

Tacky as hell.

louisvillebride21

I voted yes, but only because you had the option of only if it were under 100. I've seen people register for games and gaming systems. I put it in the same category. I wouldn't buy it for them, but I wouldn't give them the side eye.

LDYGTR13

That's just silly. It's not something that a couple would really use together. I sorta think the ipad is dumb. I love my iphone. I can pretty much do the same stuff, but I dont have a "full size" keyboard. I'm good - I much prefer my laptop. It's way harder to break lol.

mandysmear

I don't buy the registry completion thing.  But, maybe some stores are different.  Where we registered we had a year after the wedding to complete the registry and we could add items at any time.  You want to go buy some mac make up for 15% off?  Just bring it to the registry department, have them add it, and buy it 30 seconds later.  That way people don't have to see the items you "want" and won't assume you're a classless asshole.

J&K10910

I'd rather buy them an iPad if that's what they really wanted than $500 worth of kitchen crap, personally.  But I'm not of the opinion that wedding gifts are meant to help set up their household, and only for that. 

ohwhynot

Sure, if H and I wanted one, I don't really see how it's different from a gas grill or something like that. 

I guess I don't really understand the rules of registries - why are towels okay but paper towels not okay?  Why is a kitchenaid mixer okay but not a wii or an ipad?  I don't get it. 

mandysmear

Irish!  You're little one is so cute.  Any more photos to share? 

Um, Louisville, you're so beautiful.

salt78

Negatory. I thought it was totally weird when I saw it in that one May 11 girl's sig.

tidetravel

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[QUOTE]Negatory. I thought it was totally weird when I saw it in that one May 11 girl's sig.
Posted by salt78[/QUOTE]

I had the same thought, accompanied by an eyeroll.

louisvillebride21

Aww thanks Mandy, you're a sweetheart.

Moneypenny424

I don't like this.  I'm cool with some non-traditional things (a gas grill, luggage, etc.), but that seems strange to me.  I don't really think wedding registries are the place for "everything I need."  This seems like more of a fun gadget than something for entertaining in the home (like a TV is, to me). 

These may all be artificial delineations.

kikibaby

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[QUOTE]Sure, if H and I wanted one, I don't really see how it's different from a gas grill or something like that.  I guess I don't really understand the rules of registries - why are towels okay but paper towels not okay?  Why is a kitchenaid mixer okay but not a wii or an ipad?  I don't get it. 
Posted by ohwhynot[/QUOTE]

Who would register for paper towels?

mandysmear

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[QUOTE]Aww thanks Mandy, you're a sweetheart. :)
Posted by louisvillebride21[/QUOTE]

Only sometimes ;)  Haha.

Moneypenny424

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Would you ever register for an iPad? : Who would register for paper towels?
Posted by kikibaby[/QUOTE]

A friend of mine registered for a 12 pack of Charmin, so I guess anything goes.

baystateapple

I wouldn't.  I'm not an Apple product person anyway, though.  But I wouldn't register for a PC or a gaming system, either. 

I'm with Opal on my reasoning, I don't think that it's something for "setting up a household."  The price would also get me.

salt78

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[QUOTE] This seems like more of a fun gadget than something for entertaining in the home (like a TV is, to me).  These may all be artificial delineations.
Posted by Moneypenny424[/QUOTE]

<div>I agree. It just strikes me as the kind of thing that a person wants, but can't afford so they are using their wedding as an excuse to get one. </div>

ohwhynot

I wouldn't register for paper towels, but when I really think about it, getting $75 worth of paper good for the household would be more useful/practical to us than getting a $50 cutting board and a set of wine glasses. 

Why is one considered really weird and the other okay? 

baystateapple

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Would you ever register for an iPad? : Another question would be who would want to give somebody a 12 pack of Charmin for their wedding gift?! 
Posted by bree4305[/QUOTE]

I'm more wondering how the hell you'd phrase that thank you card.

FutureMrsTR

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Would you ever register for an iPad? : Another question would be who would want to give somebody a 12 pack of Charmin for their wedding gift?! 
Posted by bree4305[/QUOTE]

Someone who wants to be sure they'll be able to wipe their ass when they visit.

kikibaby

Because nobody wants to give toilet paper and paper towels as a gift.

J&K10910

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Would you ever register for an iPad? : I agree. It just strikes me as the kind of thing that a person wants, but can't afford so they are using their wedding as an excuse to get one. 
Posted by salt78[/QUOTE]

I disagree.  I mean, I agree, BUT if I wanted Calphalon pots and pans, no one would side eye me putting those on my registry.  I don't NEED them.  I can use a $15 frying pan just fine.  But I want them.  And I'd never buy it for myself, so I put it on my wedding registry. 

mandysmear

Thank you so much for the charmin!  It's by far our favourite and now our bums won't hurt after wiping too much after our bowel movements! 

Wrkn925

My cousin scanned three big screen TVs, and packs of white t-shirts while his Fiancée wasn't paying attention.
He thought it would be funny, he ended up getting like 5 packs of the t-shirts at the shower. 

I think it's odd, but I wouldn't worry about it too much. I'd give it a raised brow and then find something within my price range.

emilyinchile

We registered for an Xbox. H had wanted to buy one before the wedding, I said I didn't think it was really appropriate for him to go blow a money on something like that when I was busy spending my money on joint expenses, and the compromise was that he could register for it, and if every single one of his friends decided to go on it on, they could get it for him. It was the only non-traditional thing on the registry and the only thing over a couple hundred bucks, so I didn't feel bad about it. Then again in Chile you can just use a standard registry that includes things like multiple TVs and beds and then use the money people spent on those to buy what you actually want (you get a giftcard, not the items), so I'm about 100% sure no one thought anything of our Xbox.

Of course, no one bought it, but he did use money that a group of friends gave as a gift to buy a PS3 when we were in the US, which I was fine with.