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Opinions on Sandals Registry
What are some of your experiences with Sandals honeymoon registry?
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Re: Opinions on Sandals Registry
Honeymoon registries are generally considered to be in poor taste. There have been many posts discussing this topic on the boards that you can read. The reasoning is that they don't actually book an experience for you, they just give you a lump sum of cash that people have donated, less a small fee. So you're basically throwing away money if you use them as well as misleading your guests into thinking they're buying you an experience when they're not.
I would hope that if the registry is through Sandals then someone purchasing an experience would result in that experience actually being booked for you. If that is the case then I personally wouldn't care because I know you're getting the experience I intended to give you. (Other people on here would probably still disagree with me.) If not and they just give you a voucher for the cost of the experiences then you're basically registering for money and still misleading your guests, which is rude.
I didn't do the honeymoon registry at sandals (because as I said above I think it's rude) but I did go to sandals for my honeymoon. When we booked we got some credits for booking at a certain time and at a certain room level. However when we got there it was really hard to get them to actually give us those credits. We did eventually get them but we had to fight for them. I'd be concerned that if people sign up for your honeymoon fund with them you might need to fight them to actually get what people bought.
Here's a novel idea - if you don't need physical items, don't register. Chances are, most people will give you cash. Which Sandal's will then gladly take from you.
We did 1 excursion and were kept busy for the rest of the week with the stuff they do offer like kayaks, sailing, food, pools etc...
Also they don't accept tips at the resort itself but if you are using the airport transportation to get to the resort those people don't work for sandals and are really pushy for tips. We didn't expect this and then the one guy took our luggage to the van and put out his hand and was like I don't work for sandals so we did give him a tip and then the driver that took us to sandals also didn't work for them and I didn't realize that either so I only had a dollar left and i gave it to him and felt kind of bad but then he literally looked at me and said "that's all" We just took our bags and left him standing there and I was kind of glad that's all we had left because he was really rude about it.
If any posters reading this have actually experienced the Sandals registry, your input would be greatly appreciated.
There are other forums where brides feel differently. Post your question there and you might get the information you're looking for. You're wasting your time here.
You are having a private wedding with no guests. However, your family knows you are getting married and wish to help you with your plans in some way. You told them you are planning a honeymoon to sandals and they expressed interest in that aspect. But, you've already paid for your honeymoon in full, so you are thinking their offer can assist with excursions.
If that is the case, call your parents and say "hey mom/dad! I looked into that registry we talked about, but all it does is collect money. It doesn't guarantee us any excursion and we'd still have to book things on our own. So, since you expressed interest in helping, which is so thoughtful and unnecessary by the way, or if anyone asks about a registry, please just pass along that we'll just be saving up for the excursions and chose not to register anywhere. People can then send you a nice note if they wish, along with a check or cash.
The last thing you want is for Sandals to collect money for you and then you have trouble using it while there. Why not hold the gifts yourself and control where it goes?
Now, with that being said again. If anyone does actually have experience with the Sandals registry I would love to hear about it.
Ooooooh, burn! @adk19 she sure showed you!