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Jan 17

kippysworld asked: We are in full on registry mode. I searched your previous posts a bit to see your feelings on the things your registered for and did or did not get but came up empty handed. I feel like you're very realistic about this kind of shit and that you could be a huge help. So... Anything you wish you had registered for? Best thing your registered for? Worst thing you registered for and got? I

I remember writing a tome on this, but [insert broken record plea for tumblr to have its search function actually function].

If anything, we should have registered for less. Worrying about guests feeling like they had enough items to choose from at a variety of price points meant our registry was fairly large. Which leads me to my next point….

Not everyone abides by the registry. Having been taught that (with rare exception) that is the proper thing to do, I was taken aback that so many people a) gave cash b) gave nothing (I don’t forget, fuckers) c) went totally rogue and gifted bizarre random items. Our wedding day came and went, our registry remained largely unfulfilled. Sad.

If I were to do it over, I would prioritize way more. There are no right or wrong items. I wanted fancy china because I have grand delusions of hosting hoity-toity family holidays in the future, but if you don’t, skip it. Scan the things you’ll use and things you want, but do not scan things you think you’re supposed to put on there for the sake of appeasing the registry police. Also, little $5 gadgets. Eh. I don’t see the point in adding those. It’s $5, go buy it yourself. You’ll be so pissed when someone sends aN whisk as their sole wedding gift to you. Don’t even give them the out. 

Best thing(s) we got:

  • Pizza peel and stone. We make pizza all the time so those items are fantastically helpful. 
  • Imperia pasta dough roller. We don’t make pasta all the time, it was a fun novelty item I had my eye on for a while but would never buy for myself. Put a couple items like that on your registry. Gifts are supposed to be fun!
Worst items we asked for and received: 
  • Glasses out the wazoo. Wine glasses, juice glasses, so many glasses. Which we mostly had versions of already but thought it might be nice to upgrade. Who knew that everyone would choose the fucking glasses?! We returned most of them because NO ONE NEEDS THAT MANY GLASSES. I wish I hadn’t added any, maybe then we would’ve received more than one place setting (god dammit) of that china we actually wanted. 
Lastly, don’t forget that you can go back and add/change/remove as many items as you want, as many times as you want. Internet!!!

Posted at 1:36 PM 25 notes Tagged: kippysworldworst items i DIDN'T ask for is a whole other post

  1. lizlemon said: I’d like to put in the request for that “things we didn’t register for but got” post ASAP. My friends got a $3000 un-returnable crystal vase. $3000! I said they should keep tampons in it.
  2. brbreallykatie said: i still haven’t registered because i am too self conscious to ask for anything! OH GOD ARE THEY GOING TO JUDGE ME FOR WANTING A ROOMBA. full disclosure: i mostly just want it for wicky to drive.
  3. omgwedding said: A million times yes on the glasses. We have no idea what to do with all of the glasses we acquired between the shower & wedding.
  4. smallnmighty said: I think its key to find the right balance. Too little and you’ll get RANDOM shit … too much and you won’t get the important things. I’d rather over-register than under, as you can always bring back what you don’t want & get the stuff you do!
  5. pleaseexcusethemess said: didn’t we have a full day’s worth of fun reminiscing about the worst wedding gifts ever. mine was (and wasn’t) an air pop popcorn machine. tell me i’m not dreaming.
  6. valerina said: Yes. The glasses. My god. Also, we registered for non-fancy china and we use it daily. It’s dishwasher safe. Booyah.
  7. shaba said: Best registry items we received: kitchen aid mixer, The Muppet Show collection, fancy bath towels, corelle.
  8. 5tickyheels said: I fully support all of this. Also: it’s helpful to do your registry at department stores (Macys, or in the south it’s ALWAYS Belk) so when you take back $400 worth of random things you don’t need you can buy work clothes and makeup for YEARS. Srsly.
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