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SachaBee · October 2014

Someone registering for about 25 different throw pillows?

I love throw pillows.

themosthappy91 · October 2014

HA this made me laugh... where do you even have room for that many throw pillows!?

But no, I wouldn't mind this at all.

sarawifenow · October 2014

I say go for it! Throw pillows are also my friend, so I know what you are feeling right now. FI had to take away the scanner gun at Target when we were registering once we got to that aisle.

futuremrsog15 · October 2014

I love pillows too. We have a big couch and I want to add more to it. I think it's a great idea becuase those suckers can be expensive!

allispain · October 2014

Depends on how expensive they are :-)

SachaBee · October 2014

Thanks everyone

I'm mostly just being silly. The ones I was looking at are reasonably priced, around $15-25 each. But I wouldn't buy them for myself because ... fi hates them.

And I don't have room for them all. Maybe I would stack them in little piles on the floor in case I fell off different pieces of furniture.

larrygaga · October 2014

No, but I love them too. I just sewed 6 of them for one couch.

SachaBee · October 2014

You SEWED them??? I cannot express how much more awesome handmade throw pillows would be than registry throw pillows.

(Someone help me come up with a cute poem to say "we will only accept handmade crafts as gifts.")

holyguacamole79 · October 2014

Nope. I think you should add these to your list, though

themosthappy91 · October 2014

This actually kind of relates to a question I've been having about registering in general- do people think it's poor form to register for things that admittedly nobody actually needs? I have some kind of ridiculous things on my list... including ceramic cheese markers (little signs you can write on and stick in cheese for a cheese plate) and a silver gravy boat. I mean I actually really want these things, I'd just probably never buy them for myself so I figured why not ask for them as a gift? But maybe people will look at this as greedy and silly. What do y'all think about registering for "luxury" unnecessary items? Or even normal items that are probably excessive in their fanciness- like a $15 potato masher or something.

SomethingBeautiful08 · October 2014

As long as the items are genuinely wanted and will likely be used, and as long as the registry as a whole, when set up represents a wide price range, I think that those kinds of items are good. I registered for and got a "tea bag buddy" a little silicone teabag holder that was initially a "luxury" item but I use them regularly now and have even purchased more as gifts.

Nymeru · October 2014

I say register for anything you actually want. If you've got a range of things in a range of prices, people can choose to gift you practical things or luxury things. I, too, put a bunch of stuff on my registry that I would love to have, but most likely won't buy myself for a long while because there are other, more important things I actually need to get first.

lc07 · October 2014

I love pillows. I have a Cal King all to myself and I literally sleep with 8 pillows on it. My couch has 8 throw pillows on it. And I love blankies. Yes, I said that like a 4 year old. That's what I call them. No side eye from me, but clearly I'm a little nuts.

themosthappy91 said:

This actually kind of relates to a question I've been having about registering in general- do people think it's poor form to register for things that admittedly nobody actually needs? I have some kind of ridiculous things on my list... including ceramic cheese markers (little signs you can write on and stick in cheese for a cheese plate) and a silver gravy boat. I mean I actually really want these things, I'd just probably never buy them for myself so I figured why not ask for them as a gift? But maybe people will look at this as greedy and silly. What do y'all think about registering for "luxury" unnecessary items? Or even normal items that are probably excessive in their fanciness- like a $15 potato masher or something.

Personally, I prefer to give people luxury gifts that they would not otherwise buy for themselves as opposed to basics. I think it's important to have a balance, though, of lower priced items as well as higher priced items, luxury items and basics.

[Deleted User] · October 2014

lc07 said:

I love pillows. I have a Cal King all to myself and I literally sleep with 8 pillows on it. My couch has 8 throw pillows on it. And I love blankies. Yes, I said that like a 4 year old. That's what I call them. No side eye from me, but clearly I'm a little nuts.

themosthappy91 said:

This actually kind of relates to a question I've been having about registering in general- do people think it's poor form to register for things that admittedly nobody actually needs? I have some kind of ridiculous things on my list... including ceramic cheese markers (little signs you can write on and stick in cheese for a cheese plate) and a silver gravy boat. I mean I actually really want these things, I'd just probably never buy them for myself so I figured why not ask for them as a gift? But maybe people will look at this as greedy and silly. What do y'all think about registering for "luxury" unnecessary items? Or even normal items that are probably excessive in their fanciness- like a $15 potato masher or something.

Personally, I prefer to give people luxury gifts that they would not otherwise buy for themselves as opposed to basics. I think it's important to have a balance, though, of lower priced items as well as higher priced items, luxury items and basics.

Ditto this, except I also like getting the one silly (yet somewhat useful) thing on the registry. Like the gargoyle downspout extension, or the chips n salsa serving tray that's shaped like a sombrero, or the singing cookie jar.

weddingcactus · October 2014

Do the people looking at your registry know you have such a throw pillow problem? If not... it could be quite a shock to them.

If I knew the couple actually wanted/liked the throw pillows, I wouldn't side-eye at all.

msuprincess04 · October 2014

I registered for 7 with a new bed set.

But, I ended up returning all of it after they didn't go. I'm pretty sure the sales person was surprised I had so many!

hellosweetie1015 · October 2014

I would totally buy you throw pillows. Most people don't get the awesomeness of throw pillows and blankets (@lc07 I'm looking at you) so I'm ALWAYS excited to meet someone who does.

chibiyui · October 2014

One of the reasons I'm learning to sew is so I can make my own throw pillows instead of buying them.

Would not side eye.

Unless they were ugly.

vulpiepop · October 2014

I would suspect a pillow fort in the near future :P

poodledoodleooo · October 2014

themosthappy91 said:

This actually kind of relates to a question I've been having about registering in general- do people think it's poor form to register for things that admittedly nobody actually needs? I have some kind of ridiculous things on my list... including ceramic cheese markers (little signs you can write on and stick in cheese for a cheese plate) and a silver gravy boat. I mean I actually really want these things, I'd just probably never buy them for myself so I figured why not ask for them as a gift? But maybe people will look at this as greedy and silly. What do y'all think about registering for "luxury" unnecessary items? Or even normal items that are probably excessive in their fanciness- like a $15 potato masher or something.

I LOVE it when people register for things they would never buy themselves but want/need and would enjoy. I'd rather get my friend a really fancy $15 potato masher that I know they would like but would never be able to justify spending that much on it.

wrigleyville · October 2014

Sewing pillows is really, really easy. It's one of the first things you learn in sewing class.

Well, pillowCASES, but it's basically the same thing since you just stuff the pillowcase full of batting and then stitch the end shut.

Doing fancier ones might take some practice, but it's seriously easy. Start with square/rectangle ones and then move onto circles.

canadianhearts · October 2014

I love when couples have quirky things on their registries. It gives me great pleasure to buy my friends something unique they've always wanted/needed, and it's also is a good way of getting to know the couple and their personality (if we're not very close).

badbnagdway · October 2014

Not completely on topic here, but I cannot figure out what throw pillows to pair with our new couch. It is driving me crazy.

[Deleted User] · October 2014

badbnagdway said:

Not completely on topic here, but I cannot figure out what throw pillows to pair with our new couch. It is driving me crazy.

If the couch is monochromatic, pick a patterned pillow in any colors. If the couch is patterned, pick monochrome pillows in neutrals or the colors in the couch. Or you can go boring beige or gray for now.

cowgirl8238 · October 2014

adk19 said:

badbnagdway said:

Not completely on topic here, but I cannot figure out what throw pillows to pair with our new couch. It is driving me crazy.

If the couch is monochromatic, pick a patterned pillow in any colors. If the couch is patterned, pick monochrome pillows in neutrals or the colors in the couch. Or you can go boring beige or gray for now.

This is how we did our couch! Its a chocolate color so we got some multi colored checkered (all fall colors) and some plain ones that matched one of the pattern colors and stacked them, plain one paterned one! I registered for some nice teal ones and although monochrome, they have a nice texture/pattern thing going on and I love them!!!

princessleia22 · October 2014

themosthappy91 said:

This actually kind of relates to a question I've been having about registering in general- do people think it's poor form to register for things that admittedly nobody actually needs? I have some kind of ridiculous things on my list... including ceramic cheese markers (little signs you can write on and stick in cheese for a cheese plate) and a silver gravy boat. I mean I actually really want these things, I'd just probably never buy them for myself so I figured why not ask for them as a gift? But maybe people will look at this as greedy and silly. What do y'all think about registering for "luxury" unnecessary items? Or even normal items that are probably excessive in their fanciness- like a $15 potato masher or something.

We had a fairly small registry, but with a variety of items from the needed stuff, to upgrades of items, to luxury items. Most people bought us the luxury items. Nobody at all bought us the towels or toaster on our registry. But, we did get the professional grade deep fryer and professional grade meat slicer that were on the list. Those are definitely not necessity items. But, DH does actually use them both regularly. So, I say to definitely register for what you want.

And I have actually side eyed "necessity" items before... like the last wedding I attended had toilet cleaning brushes on the registry. Yes, it's a necessity, but I'm not buying you toilet cleaning supplies as a wedding gift. And do they REALLY want that as a wedding gift?

I probably wouldn't side-eye the throw pillows. I'd probably find it a bit humorous. Although, beware that I may find it humorous enough to buy you ALL of them, just for fun.

But, then again, with registering for non-essential items, even toilet brushes and whatnot, it may be useful to add them to registry anyway. You may not get them as gifts, but most stores give discounts to finish the registry purchases, so if you need to buy it yourself anyway, you might as well get a discount on it. I actually added several items to our registry a day or two before our wedding, just for that reason.

levioosa · October 2014

I created a monster yesterday.

My BFF didn't really want a registry, but still did a small one at Williams-Sonoma. What she really wanted was to set up a bank transfer fund thing for her and FI to add on to their home. Guests would go onto the website and transfer money to their account. I told her that was in bad taste/against etiquette, that people would give her cash and also that Williams-Sonoma had a ton of stuff (for some reason she thought they only had what was in store).

Boom. Her registry exploded and now has a bee-keeper starting kit on it. Her and FI are into mild homesteading, so it makes sense, but I was still cracking up at it. I meant girl, register for new towels and shit, but she took it to a whole new level. I did call her out on registering for a single bathrobe that was clearly only for her though.

[Deleted User] · October 2014

levioosa said:

I created a monster yesterday.

My BFF didn't really want a registry, but still did a small one at Williams-Sonoma. What she really wanted was to set up a bank transfer fund thing for her and FI to add on to their home. Guests would go onto the website and transfer money to their account. I told her that was in bad taste/against etiquette, that people would give her cash and also that Williams-Sonoma had a ton of stuff (for some reason she thought they only had what was in store).

Boom. Her registry exploded and now has a bee-keeper starting kit on it. Her and FI are into mild homesteading, so it makes sense, but I was still cracking up at it. I meant girl, register for new towels and shit, but she took it to a whole new level. I did call her out on registering for a single bathrobe that was clearly only for her though.

I want a bee-keeper starter kit! My favorite book at the moment is called Weekend Homesteader; it gives homesteading projects for every weekend of the year according to month and weather. I think starting a worm bin is coming up soon!

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