jumpergirl 0 #1 January 17, 2005 When you moved into or bought your first place, did you register for "housewarming" gifts? We are buying our first home and have nothing for it. We have lived in a travel trailer for the last year and basically everything is built in. LOL We want to register at Wal-Mart (since they are every where) because we know our families will want to buy us things... and we want to get what we want for our home. Is this acceptable? How do we go about letting everyone know? Wal-Mart.com has registry announcements that have our information printed on them. All I have to do i print them out and mail them to people. I always thought this was a no-no. Any hints as to how to make this less "tacky?" Edited to not sound so dumb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #2 January 18, 2005 For starters just say it's your first house. The whole "pre-second" thing is tacky and kinda dumb. But make sure you PM mailing addy to some of us that can't make the official house warming so we can mail you stuff. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #3 January 18, 2005 I think that accepting gifts at a housewarming party is great, but registering for them is a bit tacky. Registries are typically saved for more formal events such as... *ahem* *cough*..sorry something in my throat.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpergirl 0 #4 January 18, 2005 I think the "pre-second" stuff is dumb, too. I'm glad I'm not the only onw. LOL I'll send you the address once it's done & official. You know how Murphy's law is. LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #5 January 18, 2005 That's what I thought, too. Wal-Mart's website has a section on their registry page to register for wedding or baby or special occasion including housewarming. We were thinking that since we don't have anything to speak of, we could register for the things we need, but I do have to agree with you. I do think it's tacky... but I wanted to ask. LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #6 January 18, 2005 QuoteRegistries are typically saved for more formal events such as... *ahem* *cough*..sorry something in my throat Ooh, i know i know. A wedding!! So when is that gonna happen? ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #7 January 18, 2005 No official date has been set. But we're definitely talking about it!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cocheese 0 #8 January 18, 2005 I think the word "pre" is dumb. And registering for anything is tacky, even a wedding.Don't ever tell me where to shop and what to buy or you you'll be lucky if i get anything at all.The Archie Bunker in me is coming out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites antifnsocial 0 #9 January 18, 2005 Quote I think the word "pre" is dumb. And registering for anything is tacky, even a wedding. Don't ever tell me where to shop and what to buy or you you'll be lucky if i get anything at all. The Archie Bunker in me is coming out.oooooooooooh!!!!! You, you.... MAN!!! Everyone registers for weddings.Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #10 January 18, 2005 QuoteEveryone registers for weddings. Yup. Even Morgan and I have registered for our wedding. I don't see a registry as telling folks what to buy, but suggesting somethings we might could use, to make it easier to shop. Buy what you want, if you want for us...I don't care.(By "you" I wasn't reply to you specifically, but to whomever...)--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #11 January 18, 2005 Just send out invitations to a housewarming party. If people ask what you want as a gift, you can email them a wish list or something. If they don't ask, you'll probably still end up with some really cool stuff. When I moved into my first place, friends and relatives just kinda sent me stuff. Good friends showed up with alcohol to stock my liquor cabinet, family came over with a little something. I got some nice china from my grandmother, and some appliances and stuff. A lot of the times people will either get you something nice that you wouldn't buy for yourself (I gave a friend a waterford vase), or stuff that the giver found that they needed when they first moved (toaster, blender, popcorn popper, etc...). If you don't like a gift, just say you already have something similar and ask for the receipt so you can return it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mailin 0 #12 January 18, 2005 Yep. I only registered for a few things and when there was nothing left to get on the list people kept bugging my mom for ideas on what to get us. Registering makes gift buying so much easier - you get what you want and people don't have to guess. I sometimes feel impersonal just giving people money because they don't have a registry. Chances are I'd spend more money on them if I bought stuff off a registry anyway. JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #13 January 18, 2005 Registering for a wedding is a guideline. It's not telling you where to shop or what to buy, it's just to give you ideas if you want them. Now, sending out a note saying "the new couple is registered at..." in the invitations is a little tacky. If people want to know where you're registered at, they'll ask. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #14 January 18, 2005 Quoteyou get what you want and people don't have to guess That's the only way I justified it. Since our families are so far away (mine in Texas, his in Minnesota, we're in Florida) we thought it would be easier. I hate telling people what I want. When our moms asked what we wanted for Christmas it was torture!! LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cocheese 0 #15 January 18, 2005 It does make sense, but i would say no gifts please before i ever suggested what i need.Yea, i'm registered at Para-Gear,and Mirage, and my drop zone..and.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #16 January 18, 2005 We have to furnish a whole house... it would be nice to have help from our families. I don't think either of us will say "no gifts please." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cocheese 0 #17 January 18, 2005 Then is it wrong to put your drop zone on the registry ?Kidding.(this whole time.)Congrats on the new house and possible wedding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #18 January 18, 2005 One year my mom asked what I wanted for Christmas so I e-mailed her the dz phone number and told her I wanted jump tickets. I got clothes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kbordson 8 #19 January 18, 2005 Congratulations on the new move! First off- don't listen to the poo-whooers.... if you need something, and you express that need/desires, and have friends or family that are able to help you start this new chapter, then I do not think having a housewarming party, registering or accpeting the gifts would be "tacky." I'm sure you'll realize that not everyone would be able to give you DVD players/computers/full bedroom sets and some might just give a card with a poem and a wish for your happiness. But for those who can do more, letting it be known what specifically could help you out most is not a crime and it's actually a bit of a convience for some. Yes, true friends will know EXACTLY what to get you for every holiday and it will be just that PERFECT special touch (but back to reality - friends are busy too and sometimes it's ok to "cheat" and just see what you asked for). It also gives people a chance to review your tastes are and even if they chose to shop somewhere else, then they know the styles that would fit best with who you are. The important thing is including the friends and family INTO your life. Make them feel as if they will always be welcome where you are, as if this house is one that they could come to for laughing/crying and support. Be happy with what is given to help you start this new chapter and don't really expect too much. And, after the party - if one of the friends that wasn't able to buy you something realizes that you still don't have a toaster, so he/she gives you an extra one that they had... be as appreciative of that as any of the other gifts and include him/her in the love. and don't worry about furnishing the whole house... it will fill up faster than you can imagine. Then a few years down the road, you'll be looking at all the boxes in the garage going "where the h*!! did we get all this?!" And sometimes that one "RIGHT" piece just comes by when it should and if all available floor space is taken, then you have to decide what to get rid of. Congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #20 January 18, 2005 What a great reply! Thanks! We aren't asking our friends for anything. I would never ask any of our friends to buy us things. Not even for birthdays or Christmas. A simple card or phone call is the best thing we can get from friends. My mom has said to let her know what we need so she can send it on to the rest of the family. Travis said we need to do the same for his family. That's when we decided it might be a good idea to register at Wal-Mart. It's all for our families. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stacy 0 #21 January 18, 2005 you can always just suggest stores to your family and tell them to send gift cards. then you can get what you want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chaoskitty 0 #22 January 18, 2005 QuoteNo official date has been set. But we're definitely talking about it!! In that case I would def. NOT register for the housewarming... because a registry implies that giving a gift is the proper thing to do, and we all know thats true of a housewarming. But if I know a couple of my friends are moving in now but talking about getting married later, I'm gonna be a little frustrated at feeling "required" to buy a gift for both, even though I would. I'd probably save the nicest gift for the wedding gift. I think that your friends and family know this is your first place and will buy you nice housewarming gifts regardless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #23 January 18, 2005 I'm gonna buy travis his very own tiara. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 37 #24 January 18, 2005 I'll be blunt...there's no way to "suggest" someone give you a gift and not have it appear tacky. Now, if someone says, "oh, you must have so much stuff to buy for the house, is there anything you need?", then by all means, direct them to the registry.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites popsjumper 2 #25 January 18, 2005 Quote... and we want to get what we want for our home... I can send you a large cable reel for a coffee table and some cement blocks with 1X8's for shelving... Would that do? I still heve "contemporary-hippie" furniture - can you tell?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. 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jumpergirl 0 #5 January 18, 2005 That's what I thought, too. Wal-Mart's website has a section on their registry page to register for wedding or baby or special occasion including housewarming. We were thinking that since we don't have anything to speak of, we could register for the things we need, but I do have to agree with you. I do think it's tacky... but I wanted to ask. LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #6 January 18, 2005 QuoteRegistries are typically saved for more formal events such as... *ahem* *cough*..sorry something in my throat Ooh, i know i know. A wedding!! So when is that gonna happen? ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #7 January 18, 2005 No official date has been set. But we're definitely talking about it!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cocheese 0 #8 January 18, 2005 I think the word "pre" is dumb. And registering for anything is tacky, even a wedding.Don't ever tell me where to shop and what to buy or you you'll be lucky if i get anything at all.The Archie Bunker in me is coming out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites antifnsocial 0 #9 January 18, 2005 Quote I think the word "pre" is dumb. And registering for anything is tacky, even a wedding. Don't ever tell me where to shop and what to buy or you you'll be lucky if i get anything at all. The Archie Bunker in me is coming out.oooooooooooh!!!!! You, you.... MAN!!! Everyone registers for weddings.Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #10 January 18, 2005 QuoteEveryone registers for weddings. Yup. Even Morgan and I have registered for our wedding. I don't see a registry as telling folks what to buy, but suggesting somethings we might could use, to make it easier to shop. Buy what you want, if you want for us...I don't care.(By "you" I wasn't reply to you specifically, but to whomever...)--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #11 January 18, 2005 Just send out invitations to a housewarming party. If people ask what you want as a gift, you can email them a wish list or something. If they don't ask, you'll probably still end up with some really cool stuff. When I moved into my first place, friends and relatives just kinda sent me stuff. Good friends showed up with alcohol to stock my liquor cabinet, family came over with a little something. I got some nice china from my grandmother, and some appliances and stuff. A lot of the times people will either get you something nice that you wouldn't buy for yourself (I gave a friend a waterford vase), or stuff that the giver found that they needed when they first moved (toaster, blender, popcorn popper, etc...). If you don't like a gift, just say you already have something similar and ask for the receipt so you can return it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mailin 0 #12 January 18, 2005 Yep. I only registered for a few things and when there was nothing left to get on the list people kept bugging my mom for ideas on what to get us. Registering makes gift buying so much easier - you get what you want and people don't have to guess. I sometimes feel impersonal just giving people money because they don't have a registry. Chances are I'd spend more money on them if I bought stuff off a registry anyway. JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #13 January 18, 2005 Registering for a wedding is a guideline. It's not telling you where to shop or what to buy, it's just to give you ideas if you want them. Now, sending out a note saying "the new couple is registered at..." in the invitations is a little tacky. If people want to know where you're registered at, they'll ask. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #14 January 18, 2005 Quoteyou get what you want and people don't have to guess That's the only way I justified it. Since our families are so far away (mine in Texas, his in Minnesota, we're in Florida) we thought it would be easier. I hate telling people what I want. When our moms asked what we wanted for Christmas it was torture!! LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cocheese 0 #15 January 18, 2005 It does make sense, but i would say no gifts please before i ever suggested what i need.Yea, i'm registered at Para-Gear,and Mirage, and my drop zone..and.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #16 January 18, 2005 We have to furnish a whole house... it would be nice to have help from our families. I don't think either of us will say "no gifts please." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cocheese 0 #17 January 18, 2005 Then is it wrong to put your drop zone on the registry ?Kidding.(this whole time.)Congrats on the new house and possible wedding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #18 January 18, 2005 One year my mom asked what I wanted for Christmas so I e-mailed her the dz phone number and told her I wanted jump tickets. I got clothes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kbordson 8 #19 January 18, 2005 Congratulations on the new move! First off- don't listen to the poo-whooers.... if you need something, and you express that need/desires, and have friends or family that are able to help you start this new chapter, then I do not think having a housewarming party, registering or accpeting the gifts would be "tacky." I'm sure you'll realize that not everyone would be able to give you DVD players/computers/full bedroom sets and some might just give a card with a poem and a wish for your happiness. But for those who can do more, letting it be known what specifically could help you out most is not a crime and it's actually a bit of a convience for some. Yes, true friends will know EXACTLY what to get you for every holiday and it will be just that PERFECT special touch (but back to reality - friends are busy too and sometimes it's ok to "cheat" and just see what you asked for). It also gives people a chance to review your tastes are and even if they chose to shop somewhere else, then they know the styles that would fit best with who you are. The important thing is including the friends and family INTO your life. Make them feel as if they will always be welcome where you are, as if this house is one that they could come to for laughing/crying and support. Be happy with what is given to help you start this new chapter and don't really expect too much. And, after the party - if one of the friends that wasn't able to buy you something realizes that you still don't have a toaster, so he/she gives you an extra one that they had... be as appreciative of that as any of the other gifts and include him/her in the love. and don't worry about furnishing the whole house... it will fill up faster than you can imagine. Then a few years down the road, you'll be looking at all the boxes in the garage going "where the h*!! did we get all this?!" And sometimes that one "RIGHT" piece just comes by when it should and if all available floor space is taken, then you have to decide what to get rid of. Congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #20 January 18, 2005 What a great reply! Thanks! We aren't asking our friends for anything. I would never ask any of our friends to buy us things. Not even for birthdays or Christmas. A simple card or phone call is the best thing we can get from friends. My mom has said to let her know what we need so she can send it on to the rest of the family. Travis said we need to do the same for his family. That's when we decided it might be a good idea to register at Wal-Mart. It's all for our families. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stacy 0 #21 January 18, 2005 you can always just suggest stores to your family and tell them to send gift cards. then you can get what you want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chaoskitty 0 #22 January 18, 2005 QuoteNo official date has been set. But we're definitely talking about it!! In that case I would def. NOT register for the housewarming... because a registry implies that giving a gift is the proper thing to do, and we all know thats true of a housewarming. But if I know a couple of my friends are moving in now but talking about getting married later, I'm gonna be a little frustrated at feeling "required" to buy a gift for both, even though I would. I'd probably save the nicest gift for the wedding gift. I think that your friends and family know this is your first place and will buy you nice housewarming gifts regardless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #23 January 18, 2005 I'm gonna buy travis his very own tiara. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 37 #24 January 18, 2005 I'll be blunt...there's no way to "suggest" someone give you a gift and not have it appear tacky. Now, if someone says, "oh, you must have so much stuff to buy for the house, is there anything you need?", then by all means, direct them to the registry.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites popsjumper 2 #25 January 18, 2005 Quote... and we want to get what we want for our home... I can send you a large cable reel for a coffee table and some cement blocks with 1X8's for shelving... Would that do? I still heve "contemporary-hippie" furniture - can you tell?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. 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sunshine 2 #6 January 18, 2005 QuoteRegistries are typically saved for more formal events such as... *ahem* *cough*..sorry something in my throat Ooh, i know i know. A wedding!! So when is that gonna happen? ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpergirl 0 #7 January 18, 2005 No official date has been set. But we're definitely talking about it!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cocheese 0 #8 January 18, 2005 I think the word "pre" is dumb. And registering for anything is tacky, even a wedding.Don't ever tell me where to shop and what to buy or you you'll be lucky if i get anything at all.The Archie Bunker in me is coming out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites antifnsocial 0 #9 January 18, 2005 Quote I think the word "pre" is dumb. And registering for anything is tacky, even a wedding. Don't ever tell me where to shop and what to buy or you you'll be lucky if i get anything at all. The Archie Bunker in me is coming out.oooooooooooh!!!!! You, you.... MAN!!! Everyone registers for weddings.Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #10 January 18, 2005 QuoteEveryone registers for weddings. Yup. Even Morgan and I have registered for our wedding. I don't see a registry as telling folks what to buy, but suggesting somethings we might could use, to make it easier to shop. Buy what you want, if you want for us...I don't care.(By "you" I wasn't reply to you specifically, but to whomever...)--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #11 January 18, 2005 Just send out invitations to a housewarming party. If people ask what you want as a gift, you can email them a wish list or something. If they don't ask, you'll probably still end up with some really cool stuff. When I moved into my first place, friends and relatives just kinda sent me stuff. Good friends showed up with alcohol to stock my liquor cabinet, family came over with a little something. I got some nice china from my grandmother, and some appliances and stuff. A lot of the times people will either get you something nice that you wouldn't buy for yourself (I gave a friend a waterford vase), or stuff that the giver found that they needed when they first moved (toaster, blender, popcorn popper, etc...). If you don't like a gift, just say you already have something similar and ask for the receipt so you can return it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mailin 0 #12 January 18, 2005 Yep. I only registered for a few things and when there was nothing left to get on the list people kept bugging my mom for ideas on what to get us. Registering makes gift buying so much easier - you get what you want and people don't have to guess. I sometimes feel impersonal just giving people money because they don't have a registry. Chances are I'd spend more money on them if I bought stuff off a registry anyway. JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #13 January 18, 2005 Registering for a wedding is a guideline. It's not telling you where to shop or what to buy, it's just to give you ideas if you want them. Now, sending out a note saying "the new couple is registered at..." in the invitations is a little tacky. If people want to know where you're registered at, they'll ask. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #14 January 18, 2005 Quoteyou get what you want and people don't have to guess That's the only way I justified it. Since our families are so far away (mine in Texas, his in Minnesota, we're in Florida) we thought it would be easier. I hate telling people what I want. When our moms asked what we wanted for Christmas it was torture!! LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cocheese 0 #15 January 18, 2005 It does make sense, but i would say no gifts please before i ever suggested what i need.Yea, i'm registered at Para-Gear,and Mirage, and my drop zone..and.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #16 January 18, 2005 We have to furnish a whole house... it would be nice to have help from our families. I don't think either of us will say "no gifts please." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cocheese 0 #17 January 18, 2005 Then is it wrong to put your drop zone on the registry ?Kidding.(this whole time.)Congrats on the new house and possible wedding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #18 January 18, 2005 One year my mom asked what I wanted for Christmas so I e-mailed her the dz phone number and told her I wanted jump tickets. I got clothes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kbordson 8 #19 January 18, 2005 Congratulations on the new move! First off- don't listen to the poo-whooers.... if you need something, and you express that need/desires, and have friends or family that are able to help you start this new chapter, then I do not think having a housewarming party, registering or accpeting the gifts would be "tacky." I'm sure you'll realize that not everyone would be able to give you DVD players/computers/full bedroom sets and some might just give a card with a poem and a wish for your happiness. But for those who can do more, letting it be known what specifically could help you out most is not a crime and it's actually a bit of a convience for some. Yes, true friends will know EXACTLY what to get you for every holiday and it will be just that PERFECT special touch (but back to reality - friends are busy too and sometimes it's ok to "cheat" and just see what you asked for). It also gives people a chance to review your tastes are and even if they chose to shop somewhere else, then they know the styles that would fit best with who you are. The important thing is including the friends and family INTO your life. Make them feel as if they will always be welcome where you are, as if this house is one that they could come to for laughing/crying and support. Be happy with what is given to help you start this new chapter and don't really expect too much. And, after the party - if one of the friends that wasn't able to buy you something realizes that you still don't have a toaster, so he/she gives you an extra one that they had... be as appreciative of that as any of the other gifts and include him/her in the love. and don't worry about furnishing the whole house... it will fill up faster than you can imagine. Then a few years down the road, you'll be looking at all the boxes in the garage going "where the h*!! did we get all this?!" And sometimes that one "RIGHT" piece just comes by when it should and if all available floor space is taken, then you have to decide what to get rid of. Congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #20 January 18, 2005 What a great reply! Thanks! We aren't asking our friends for anything. I would never ask any of our friends to buy us things. Not even for birthdays or Christmas. A simple card or phone call is the best thing we can get from friends. My mom has said to let her know what we need so she can send it on to the rest of the family. Travis said we need to do the same for his family. That's when we decided it might be a good idea to register at Wal-Mart. It's all for our families. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stacy 0 #21 January 18, 2005 you can always just suggest stores to your family and tell them to send gift cards. then you can get what you want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chaoskitty 0 #22 January 18, 2005 QuoteNo official date has been set. But we're definitely talking about it!! In that case I would def. NOT register for the housewarming... because a registry implies that giving a gift is the proper thing to do, and we all know thats true of a housewarming. But if I know a couple of my friends are moving in now but talking about getting married later, I'm gonna be a little frustrated at feeling "required" to buy a gift for both, even though I would. I'd probably save the nicest gift for the wedding gift. I think that your friends and family know this is your first place and will buy you nice housewarming gifts regardless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #23 January 18, 2005 I'm gonna buy travis his very own tiara. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 37 #24 January 18, 2005 I'll be blunt...there's no way to "suggest" someone give you a gift and not have it appear tacky. Now, if someone says, "oh, you must have so much stuff to buy for the house, is there anything you need?", then by all means, direct them to the registry.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites popsjumper 2 #25 January 18, 2005 Quote... and we want to get what we want for our home... I can send you a large cable reel for a coffee table and some cement blocks with 1X8's for shelving... Would that do? I still heve "contemporary-hippie" furniture - can you tell?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. 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cocheese 0 #8 January 18, 2005 I think the word "pre" is dumb. And registering for anything is tacky, even a wedding.Don't ever tell me where to shop and what to buy or you you'll be lucky if i get anything at all.The Archie Bunker in me is coming out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antifnsocial 0 #9 January 18, 2005 Quote I think the word "pre" is dumb. And registering for anything is tacky, even a wedding. Don't ever tell me where to shop and what to buy or you you'll be lucky if i get anything at all. The Archie Bunker in me is coming out.oooooooooooh!!!!! You, you.... MAN!!! Everyone registers for weddings.Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #10 January 18, 2005 QuoteEveryone registers for weddings. Yup. Even Morgan and I have registered for our wedding. I don't see a registry as telling folks what to buy, but suggesting somethings we might could use, to make it easier to shop. Buy what you want, if you want for us...I don't care.(By "you" I wasn't reply to you specifically, but to whomever...)--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #11 January 18, 2005 Just send out invitations to a housewarming party. If people ask what you want as a gift, you can email them a wish list or something. If they don't ask, you'll probably still end up with some really cool stuff. When I moved into my first place, friends and relatives just kinda sent me stuff. Good friends showed up with alcohol to stock my liquor cabinet, family came over with a little something. I got some nice china from my grandmother, and some appliances and stuff. A lot of the times people will either get you something nice that you wouldn't buy for yourself (I gave a friend a waterford vase), or stuff that the giver found that they needed when they first moved (toaster, blender, popcorn popper, etc...). If you don't like a gift, just say you already have something similar and ask for the receipt so you can return it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #12 January 18, 2005 Yep. I only registered for a few things and when there was nothing left to get on the list people kept bugging my mom for ideas on what to get us. Registering makes gift buying so much easier - you get what you want and people don't have to guess. I sometimes feel impersonal just giving people money because they don't have a registry. Chances are I'd spend more money on them if I bought stuff off a registry anyway. JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #13 January 18, 2005 Registering for a wedding is a guideline. It's not telling you where to shop or what to buy, it's just to give you ideas if you want them. Now, sending out a note saying "the new couple is registered at..." in the invitations is a little tacky. If people want to know where you're registered at, they'll ask. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpergirl 0 #14 January 18, 2005 Quoteyou get what you want and people don't have to guess That's the only way I justified it. Since our families are so far away (mine in Texas, his in Minnesota, we're in Florida) we thought it would be easier. I hate telling people what I want. When our moms asked what we wanted for Christmas it was torture!! LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #15 January 18, 2005 It does make sense, but i would say no gifts please before i ever suggested what i need.Yea, i'm registered at Para-Gear,and Mirage, and my drop zone..and.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpergirl 0 #16 January 18, 2005 We have to furnish a whole house... it would be nice to have help from our families. I don't think either of us will say "no gifts please." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #17 January 18, 2005 Then is it wrong to put your drop zone on the registry ?Kidding.(this whole time.)Congrats on the new house and possible wedding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpergirl 0 #18 January 18, 2005 One year my mom asked what I wanted for Christmas so I e-mailed her the dz phone number and told her I wanted jump tickets. I got clothes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #19 January 18, 2005 Congratulations on the new move! First off- don't listen to the poo-whooers.... if you need something, and you express that need/desires, and have friends or family that are able to help you start this new chapter, then I do not think having a housewarming party, registering or accpeting the gifts would be "tacky." I'm sure you'll realize that not everyone would be able to give you DVD players/computers/full bedroom sets and some might just give a card with a poem and a wish for your happiness. But for those who can do more, letting it be known what specifically could help you out most is not a crime and it's actually a bit of a convience for some. Yes, true friends will know EXACTLY what to get you for every holiday and it will be just that PERFECT special touch (but back to reality - friends are busy too and sometimes it's ok to "cheat" and just see what you asked for). It also gives people a chance to review your tastes are and even if they chose to shop somewhere else, then they know the styles that would fit best with who you are. The important thing is including the friends and family INTO your life. Make them feel as if they will always be welcome where you are, as if this house is one that they could come to for laughing/crying and support. Be happy with what is given to help you start this new chapter and don't really expect too much. And, after the party - if one of the friends that wasn't able to buy you something realizes that you still don't have a toaster, so he/she gives you an extra one that they had... be as appreciative of that as any of the other gifts and include him/her in the love. and don't worry about furnishing the whole house... it will fill up faster than you can imagine. Then a few years down the road, you'll be looking at all the boxes in the garage going "where the h*!! did we get all this?!" And sometimes that one "RIGHT" piece just comes by when it should and if all available floor space is taken, then you have to decide what to get rid of. Congrats! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpergirl 0 #20 January 18, 2005 What a great reply! Thanks! We aren't asking our friends for anything. I would never ask any of our friends to buy us things. Not even for birthdays or Christmas. A simple card or phone call is the best thing we can get from friends. My mom has said to let her know what we need so she can send it on to the rest of the family. Travis said we need to do the same for his family. That's when we decided it might be a good idea to register at Wal-Mart. It's all for our families. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stacy 0 #21 January 18, 2005 you can always just suggest stores to your family and tell them to send gift cards. then you can get what you want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chaoskitty 0 #22 January 18, 2005 QuoteNo official date has been set. But we're definitely talking about it!! In that case I would def. NOT register for the housewarming... because a registry implies that giving a gift is the proper thing to do, and we all know thats true of a housewarming. But if I know a couple of my friends are moving in now but talking about getting married later, I'm gonna be a little frustrated at feeling "required" to buy a gift for both, even though I would. I'd probably save the nicest gift for the wedding gift. I think that your friends and family know this is your first place and will buy you nice housewarming gifts regardless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #23 January 18, 2005 I'm gonna buy travis his very own tiara. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 37 #24 January 18, 2005 I'll be blunt...there's no way to "suggest" someone give you a gift and not have it appear tacky. Now, if someone says, "oh, you must have so much stuff to buy for the house, is there anything you need?", then by all means, direct them to the registry.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites popsjumper 2 #25 January 18, 2005 Quote... and we want to get what we want for our home... I can send you a large cable reel for a coffee table and some cement blocks with 1X8's for shelving... Would that do? I still heve "contemporary-hippie" furniture - can you tell?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. 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jumpergirl 0 #20 January 18, 2005 What a great reply! Thanks! We aren't asking our friends for anything. I would never ask any of our friends to buy us things. Not even for birthdays or Christmas. A simple card or phone call is the best thing we can get from friends. My mom has said to let her know what we need so she can send it on to the rest of the family. Travis said we need to do the same for his family. That's when we decided it might be a good idea to register at Wal-Mart. It's all for our families. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stacy 0 #21 January 18, 2005 you can always just suggest stores to your family and tell them to send gift cards. then you can get what you want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chaoskitty 0 #22 January 18, 2005 QuoteNo official date has been set. But we're definitely talking about it!! In that case I would def. NOT register for the housewarming... because a registry implies that giving a gift is the proper thing to do, and we all know thats true of a housewarming. But if I know a couple of my friends are moving in now but talking about getting married later, I'm gonna be a little frustrated at feeling "required" to buy a gift for both, even though I would. I'd probably save the nicest gift for the wedding gift. I think that your friends and family know this is your first place and will buy you nice housewarming gifts regardless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #23 January 18, 2005 I'm gonna buy travis his very own tiara. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 37 #24 January 18, 2005 I'll be blunt...there's no way to "suggest" someone give you a gift and not have it appear tacky. Now, if someone says, "oh, you must have so much stuff to buy for the house, is there anything you need?", then by all means, direct them to the registry.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites popsjumper 2 #25 January 18, 2005 Quote... and we want to get what we want for our home... I can send you a large cable reel for a coffee table and some cement blocks with 1X8's for shelving... Would that do? I still heve "contemporary-hippie" furniture - can you tell?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
Stacy 0 #21 January 18, 2005 you can always just suggest stores to your family and tell them to send gift cards. then you can get what you want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites chaoskitty 0 #22 January 18, 2005 QuoteNo official date has been set. But we're definitely talking about it!! In that case I would def. NOT register for the housewarming... because a registry implies that giving a gift is the proper thing to do, and we all know thats true of a housewarming. But if I know a couple of my friends are moving in now but talking about getting married later, I'm gonna be a little frustrated at feeling "required" to buy a gift for both, even though I would. I'd probably save the nicest gift for the wedding gift. I think that your friends and family know this is your first place and will buy you nice housewarming gifts regardless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #23 January 18, 2005 I'm gonna buy travis his very own tiara. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 37 #24 January 18, 2005 I'll be blunt...there's no way to "suggest" someone give you a gift and not have it appear tacky. Now, if someone says, "oh, you must have so much stuff to buy for the house, is there anything you need?", then by all means, direct them to the registry.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites popsjumper 2 #25 January 18, 2005 Quote... and we want to get what we want for our home... I can send you a large cable reel for a coffee table and some cement blocks with 1X8's for shelving... Would that do? I still heve "contemporary-hippie" furniture - can you tell?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
chaoskitty 0 #22 January 18, 2005 QuoteNo official date has been set. But we're definitely talking about it!! In that case I would def. NOT register for the housewarming... because a registry implies that giving a gift is the proper thing to do, and we all know thats true of a housewarming. But if I know a couple of my friends are moving in now but talking about getting married later, I'm gonna be a little frustrated at feeling "required" to buy a gift for both, even though I would. I'd probably save the nicest gift for the wedding gift. I think that your friends and family know this is your first place and will buy you nice housewarming gifts regardless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #23 January 18, 2005 I'm gonna buy travis his very own tiara. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #24 January 18, 2005 I'll be blunt...there's no way to "suggest" someone give you a gift and not have it appear tacky. Now, if someone says, "oh, you must have so much stuff to buy for the house, is there anything you need?", then by all means, direct them to the registry.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #25 January 18, 2005 Quote... and we want to get what we want for our home... I can send you a large cable reel for a coffee table and some cement blocks with 1X8's for shelving... Would that do? I still heve "contemporary-hippie" furniture - can you tell?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
