Did people get items off yor baby registry?

Question

My baby shower is on Sunday, 30 people coming, and yet im worried. Im not one to expect people to just give me gifts, but if they are going to spend the money, I would rather they get items that Ive marked off that I need. I put many little low cost things on the registry, so people wouldn't have to spend much. I also put larger things on for my family.
Ive already been receiving hand me down clothes from friends and family, so im not really in the need for a ton of clothes, but im worried that's all I will get. So far, the only thing marked off my registry has been hooded towels and shampoo though people have known about the registry for three weeks or more. My friend is watching my registry for me, and she added a note saying that if they bought the items somewhere else cheaper, to let her know so she could mark them off the registry, as well as if they got a different variety of an item to make sure it was safe and again let her know so she could mark it off.
Basically, did you get mostly what was on your registry?? Did you get different varieties of the items?? And do you think ill get much off it since the shower is so close??

Answer 1

You can get gift cards also. Don't worry your baby will have everything he needs. A lot of people will buy you clothes because they think it's cute, diapers, wipes, blankets, etc. Just keep what you need and return the rest to buy other things.

Answer 2

I didn't get everything I asked for, maybe about half? But here's the thing...Keep all tags on items, seperate them into piles by store. That way, let's say you get 30 onesies, but no baby washes, you can take some back to the store and exchange them for what you need. :) Most people that come to showers give very practical gifts, so don't freak until there's a reason to. :) I have everything I could possibly need except for a stroller (I don't have a car) but someone off of the freecycle site is helping me with that this week, so I'm set. Just be happy, have a great time, and realize that everyone will try to help as much as possible. Babies tend to bring out the best in people.

Answer 3

I don't like the idea of a baby registry. I don't think people like the idea of being told what to buy (especially if they had something really special in mind) you should scrap the whole baby registry idea and just let people have fun with it and buy you what they want to buy you, if you receive 2 of everything who cares? What fun is a baby shower when you know what your going to get and you never know, out of 30 people i'm sure you will get almost everything you want on your list anyway plus more, geez I only had 10 people at my baby shower and I got way too much stuff, some of it I just kept and gave at other baby showers plus I already had everything I needed for the baby by the time my shower came around anyway so anything I got as a present was just a bonus.

Stop worrying that you won't get what you want that is just a tad selfish, just be grateful people are making the effort to buy something for you in the first place.

Answer 4

Most people won't even bother looking at your registry, they just go and grab a few things and don't think twice about it. That's why if your going with a certain theme in the baby's room, make sure you mention it in the invitations so that away you won't get a mixture of butterflies, peter rabbit, and pooh bear stuff. If they see it in the invitation they are more likely to go with your theme. Also it may be a good idea to mention that your registered, but also make a list and stick in the invitation to let them know some of that stuff that your really needing.

Answer 5

Oh boy!!! many human beings do not even seem at a registry anymore. i did not obtain something from my checklist with any of my toddlers. and a tremendous style of human beings do not RSVP anymore the two and perchance there are quite a number of people who will be sure you do it on the final minute. extremely your pal or you ought to call a number of the people who have not RSVP'ed and ask them in the event that they're coming or not. Or have others carry it up in communique. the holiday's are continually a foul time to devise a tub pretty this 12 months with the financial device the way it is. If human beings have not got money for presents, then they in many circumstances do not plan on attending. this could be the case with a lot of those you invited pretty for those acquaintances that for the duration of faculty. Now with all that out of ways, don't be harm yet instead be very pleased that maximum of so a techniques are waiting to do what they're doing. With my first son, we invited lots of of human beings and then whilst it got here time for the bathe, there replaced into 5 human beings. Yeah, i replaced right into a splash bummed out yet I very with out delay have been given over it. most of the people who have been invited in simple terms could not make it for some reason or yet another and that all of them nonetheless have been given me something. of direction i'm this style of individual who could rather have the organization then the presents. If in basic terms 13 human beings show up at your bathe, that maintains to be a sturdy quantity of visitors and you will nonetheless get plenty. Heck, if in basic terms one individual grants something, that maintains to be extra then what you began with. it rather is meant to be a occasion on your toddler and not some sort of attractiveness contest. that would sound rude, yet rather you need to be grateful. So call a number of people who RSVPed yet and found out in the event that they're coming and in the event that they are not, nicely, recover from it. a lot of them will nonetheless attempt to get you a splash something provided that they could not make it.