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If they're registered at Target for example, IF I bought off their list, I'd go to Target and get the gift in person.
I suppose that wouldn't work if you're buying for someone across the country, though.
What if you bought them the item and then someone else bought the same item, but through the registry? Then they would have two.
I buy them a spice cabinet with approximately 35 different herbs and spices.
Cool and on that train of thought I love this for a housewarming gift or one for a cook. I got one last Christmas and think it is pretty neat It's not expensive but really useful.
What if you bought them the item and then someone else bought the same item, but through the registry? Then they would have two.
If I can toot my own horn....it's never happen yet.
That's how creative my gift giving is....no one thinks of the things I do.
And they're things that the person would like to have but never buy for themselves. So the gifts are always a hit.
If I can toot my own horn....it's never happen yet.
That's how creative my gift giving is....no one thinks of the things I do.
And they're things that the person would like to have but never buy for themselves. So the gifts are always a hit.
Ah...I thought you meant if it was "on" a registry you would buy it elsewhere or at the store if it was cheaper. but it wouldn't go "off" the registry list.
Cool and on that train of thought I love this for a housewarming gift or one for a cook. I got one last Christmas and think it is pretty neat It's not expensive but really useful.
The one that I buy is $250 so it is NOT inexpensive. However, if you had to assemble one from scratch, you would pay a lot morein theory.
I have been buying from Penzey ... however, I think that I will be assembling one from scratch ... if I can find a well made spice rack.
My opinion is that it is very poor manners for a wedding couple to send out a demand list that only includes very expensive items from a high priced store.
Gift wish lists really should include a wide range of prices and a considerate couple will register at more than one store to accomodate the different income levels of their guests.
The registry is to reduce duplicates and also to make gift China and silver come in the same pattern. If duplicates are received, a thank you note is issued, and one of the items is returned and exchanged.
This idea of demanding expensive gifts, and only the expensive one desired, is very self centered. All gifts should be appriciated and well behaved thanks given instead of sulking because one's demands weren't met.
We don’t buy wedding gifts. We give cash, which you would think people would appreciate. But they don’t.
My late MIL was very generous with cash gifts. She wasn’t wealthy but she had a steady income stream from pensions and investments. I think the younger generation decided that if they got $10K or $20K it wasn’t extraordinarily lavish, it was the very least they deserved. And so their expectations were set.
In my world the calculus is simple: Someone gives you a gift. You thank the giver. Even if you think the gift is beneath you.
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It's not expensive but really useful.
....it's never happen yet.
