Registering for furniture - okay or no?

prideeinpynk · February 2010

FI and I would really like a new (matching) bedroom set. Right now our set is from Goodwill from our college days. I'm not thinking thousands and thousands of dollars, but a nice, simple, quality bed, dresser and night stand.

That being said, I know we're not entitled to gifts so I don't expect anyone to actually get us them, but I see the advantage of registry completion discounts in helping us to purchase these items even if no one buys them for us.

How do you all feel about registering for furniture? Is it a yay or a nay?

Galaxy8227 · February 2010

I think it's a great idea, lots of people like chipping in for gifts and even if no one buys it, you'll have the completion discount to help you out.

janedoe1113a · February 2010

As long as you had smaller items, I think you'll be fine. I'm debating on registering for a kitchen table.

dr52383 · February 2010

I think it's ok to put some furniture on your registry, especially if they store gives you a registry completion discount. Kinda makes you want to register for something every time you want to make a big purchase....

jk.
Good luck!

lbrown623 · February 2010

I think it's a fine idea. And obviously most people won't want to buy you a piece of furniture. But, some groups (coworkers, cousins, a group of friends) may be willing to chip in to buy it together. Or it gives people the opportunity to buy you a gift certificate to that store, towards the pieces you want to buy. I say go for it!

mandybear7 · February 2010

I wouldn't register at a furniture store, per say. If you register at Macy's or Crate and Barrel, yeah that would be cool. Plus Crate and Barrel gives you 10% off unpurchased registry items, so you could even buy it yourself after the wedding if no one else does.

DanielleD7782 · February 2010

We had friends that put a bedroom suit on the Pottery Barn registry. Everyone knew thats what they really wanted/needed the most so most of our friends got them gift cards to Pottery Barn. I say go for it.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · February 2010

I've heard of people putting flat screen TVs on the registry. Either your parents or a really close friend or relative will get it, a bunch of people will chip in for it, or you can buy it with your completion discount. Most people know about the discount.

Karen's MOH · February 2010

I'm planning on doing the same thing. People want to get you things you actually want, so why not give them the opportunity? Some of the smaller items might not even be that expensive, like nightstands or something.

If you still feel funny about it, you could always add some big ticket items the day before the wedding so you can still get the discount. But really, people routinely register for $1000 pots and pan sets

MyNameIsNot · February 2010

I agree with the others about making sure you have a balance of price points.

Personally, if I see something like bedroom furniture on a Macy's registery, I'd be more likely to give you a GC to put toward it than anything else.

Ken&Cass · February 2010

I am but the place I'm using just puts all the money in an account and you decide what to buy later.

ladybirda · February 2010

We registered for dining chairs and a bench for the entryway (FI is a bit of a shoe Nazi, but we live in dirty NYC so I can't blame him). We figure these are gifts that will benefit the guests, because if they give us dining chairs we can finally have them over for dinner!

lrigderaj · February 2010

If you're worried about price I agree with everyone who said go for it! It's not fine china but it's what you NEED. As long as you have other things from all price ranges. No ones telling anyone they HAVE to buy anything. Your registry, your choice!

MyNameIsNot · February 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_registering-furniture-okay?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:34Discussion:f68f56aa-9ccc-4dd3-9d53-c6c8b6e424d8Post:0b6da838-e861-4faf-916e-df93ac8974cc">Re: Registering for furniture - okay or no?</a>:
[QUOTE]I am but the place I'm using just puts all the money in an account and you decide what to buy later.
Posted by Ken&Cass[/QUOTE]

That's not registering for furniture. That's registering for cash, and it's rather tacky.

tommyandy · February 2010

we haven't done a registry yet, but we have let family know we would like IKEA gift certificates to go towards a kitchen reno. To bad they don't have a gift registry.

BostonBride919 · February 2010

I say go for it, just don't expect anyone to buy it. But when guests see the big ticket items, they are more likely to get you gift cards, etc to go towards them.

luckyme502 · February 2010

I feel like as long as you have gifts on your registry for a range of prices, it's perfectly fine to register for whatever you want. We registered for an electric towel warmer rack. I've always wanted one, but would never spend the money on one. It's $200, I don't think anyone will get us one, but a girl can dream!

kmarc2010 · February 2010

I think it's fine as well, as long as you have more affordable options as welL!

akhensley81 · February 2010

I agree with most PPs... I don't see anything wrong with it as long as you include all price ranges in your registry.

I tried to consider all price ranges, budgets, tastes, ideas - as well as things we actually need in our registry. I've got everything from $0.50 kitchen utensils to an $850 digital camera. There's a kitchen table/chair set in there, too.

Go for it!!

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