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As one who has recently bought a variety of items off registry lists, just make sure you have a variety of price points. For example, knife block sets are great, but we can't all spend $150. I would say register for nice linens (upgrade your sheets, towels, etc.).

After that, take the chance to get some nice random kitchen things. Would you never buy yourself nylon whisks in different sizes? Pyrex liquid measuring cups in 8, 4, 2, and 1? A block grater? Also, home organization things—I love buying people closet organizers and containers. It just makes me happy.

Digit wrote:I hope you don't waste your money on non-rechargeables.

Certainly not.

Violet wrote:As one who has recently bought a variety of items off registry lists, just make sure you have a variety of price points. For example, knife block sets are great, but we can't all spend $150. I would say register for nice linens (upgrade your sheets, towels, etc.).

After that, take the chance to get some nice random kitchen things. Would you never buy yourself nylon whisks in different sizes? Pyrex liquid measuring cups in 8, 4, 2, and 1? A block grater? Also, home organization things—I love buying people closet organizers and containers. It just makes me happy.

Yeah, my best friend got married recently and about the only thing I could afford off her registry was a popcorn bowl. It wasn't a nice feeling.

http://www.simpleregistry.com/
http://www.myregistry.com/

These seem really handy.

Emiliana wrote: Yeah, my best friend got married recently and about the only thing I could afford off her registry was a popcorn bowl. It wasn't a nice feeling.

I had some friends get married once back in my BYU days and the only thing I could afford from their registry was bag clips. So I bought those. My roommate, who was more well-off than I was, was also invited, and she bought them something more expensive. They sent her a thank-you note and they did not send me one.

NerdGirl wrote:They sent her a thank-you note and they did not send me one.

Taaaaaaacky!

Speaking of tackiness and thank-you notes: My sister took notes about who gave us what the shower today, and then went and got people's addresses to make it easier on me when we send out thank-you notes. One woman noticed that she had written "$20" by her name, gave her a dirty look, and said, "Didn't you mean to just write 'money' there instead of the amount?"

But on the whole the shower was absolutely lovely, and I'm blown away with the generosity of my parents' church. The only problem is that I don't know where to put everything!