Registry Dilemma

cassandra13187 · October 2010

Hey everyone! My dilemma is that I know you're only supposed to register at three, MAYBE four places, but that four is really pushing it. We would like to register at Macy's, Target, and Crate and Barrel. But, yesterday I was meandering through Pottery Barn and found a set of every-day dinnerware that I absolutely LOVE. I haven't found such a thing at the other stores listed.

So my question is whether it would be pushing it too much to add a fourth store JUST for our dinnerware. There's really not much else either of us likes at Pottery Barn. We thought about taking off one of the other stores, but there are things at them that we both really want! So would it still be okay to put all four, especially since the Pottery Barn is really ONLY for our dinnerware?

rknox88 · October 2010

I would refrain from registering at a 4th store.

You will most likely receive money from some guests-could you resolve to use some of that toward the dinnerware at PB?

MacFreitas7 · October 2010

I would also not register at a 4th store...

I thought that it was only supposed to be 2 MAYBE 3...

we only registered at 1.

GL!

MNVegas · October 2010

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[QUOTE]I would refrain from registering at a 4th store. You will most likely receive money from some guests-could you resolve to use some of that toward the dinnerware at PB?
Posted by rknox88[/QUOTE]

Agree!

SaraAndrew2010 · October 2010

I wouldn't register at Potter Barn just for the dishes. It's weird to have one really small registry, particularly if guests go to the store expecting to have a full registry to choose from and then find out you're only registered for dishes. I agree with PPs that you should set aside some of the cash gifts to put towards the PB dishes.

noodle_oo · October 2010

Another one agreeing with PP. If I saw 4 registries on your website, I'd be like "WOW, greedy much?". Just the honest truth. I also woudln't register at the store just for the dishes. Just buy them yourself later.

cassandra13187 · October 2010

Thanks everyone! My fiance actually suggested today just buying things we like from Crate and Barrel, and registering for our dinnerware from pottery barn. His point of view was that if we like some things at crate and barrel but mostly furniture, we're not going to get that anyway and wouldn't want to as a wedding gift, but people MIGHT want to buy us dinnerware. But thanks for the input!

BlueBoxBride · October 2010

I have four registries for the same reason you initially thought of, I would rather have smaller registries but register for what we really want. We registered for completely different things at each (one for cook ware, one for fine china and bar ware, one for affordable housewares and one for a few "special" items).

Also, Crate & Barrel and Bloomingdales aren't present in my hometown but Tiffany and W-S are... If anything, both sets of parents think it's nice that we have options for everyone online AND offline. I don't think putting the options out there means you expect to receive EVERYTHING.

Galaxy8227 · October 2010

I would just plan on buying the dinnerware from Pottery Barn with wedding money instead of having four registries.

jackscb · October 2010

You should really look at the discount EACH store gives for registry items. For instance, Pottery Barn has a 10% off benefit for anything left on your registry after your wedding, and Macy's has a reward system based on what is bought..... Really look at how to make it work best for you. You could very well REGISTER for 4 stores, but not include the registry with the best "rewards" on anything public (ie your website), so you would still get the discount, but not look too grabby (4 is really too many IMO). Then use wedding gift money, along with your discount, to buy those items. HTH!

jcamm11 · October 2010

Maybe you could show them to your Mom as a word of mouth thing. My Mom, Grandma, and 2 aunts like to go out shopping together, and any of them (especially Grandma) would love to "surprise" me with something not on the registry.

Manwaithiel · October 2010

We have a 4th registry *gasp*

It's a Sear's registry with 4 things on it. All tools. We wanted to throw something nifty in there along with the towels/dishes/glasses/china/blah blah blah stuff.

I think that your Pottery Barn registry might seem like a little much because it's along the same lines as Crate & Barrel, Macy's etc. But I personally wouldn't be offended by seeing 4 or even 5 registries especially if they're all specialty stores.

Now 10 is pushing it =P

Karen's MOH · October 2010

I would keep the 4. If I looked at it, I would see you only had the dishes on your your PB one and I would think, Oh, I bet they had a really hard time picking out their dishes and these were the ones they loved. But I say that as someone who went to no less than 10 stores to find dishes we even 'really liked'.

Like PPs said, I'd also keep the C&B registry, even if you don't post in on your website or wherever you are listing them, just for the discount. Do note that the completion discount is just 1 purchase online and 1 in the store-- for as many items as you want, but it's only one purchase each. I didn't realize that at first.

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