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I think there really isn't poor etiquette except something that's not for baby or related to you/baby. (Like if I registered for a crock pot, that would be in poor taste?) I registered for a diaper bag and have seen them on most registries. Some people don't like to register for big items, but I think it depends if you know your mom will buy XYZ, etc. I see registries as less of a "BUY ME ALL THIS" and more of a "ok, here's what I think I need all in one place." So if you register for a $500 stroller I might think ok, that's a big ticket item I can't buy for you- but then I also remember you probably don't expect anyone to, and by having it on your registry you get the fulfillment discount at the end (if it's 10%, that's $50 off the stroller!)

The only other "bad form" thing I can think of maybe is if you register for a lot of overlapping things - like 3 different types of high chairs, 4 strollers, 2 cribs, 5 baby tubs, etc. That comes off like 1) you don't care 2) maybe you just scanned everything and haven't narrowed it down- basically by buying something your guests don't know if it'll be something you really need or want. So I would just make sure you don't have a ton of excess. Some is always normal though, especailly with SMALL items. Like a few types of bottles, sleepers, teethers, etc.

OH- and make sure you have big AND small items. It would stink if everything on your registry was $100 plus and I couldn't spend that much. But you shouldn't have any issue finding LOTS of small items you need!

I think pretty much anything is fair game. Especially since you get coupons from the store a couple weeks before your due date to buy what's left on your registry.
I put stuff that I would need through 1 year (feeding supplies, big girl toys, older outfits, etc), all my big items, and then all the normal stuff.

When I'm looking at registries I actually prefer for there to be a lot of stuff on it, so I have a good range to chose from. Registries with hardly anything on them are annoying to me (I just end up getting a gift card because I don't like anything they chose).

I agree with the other posters, I think it's all fair game if it's applicable to baby. I always keep in mind that the parents to be also add most if not lots of things for themselves to buy later with coupons (which is what we're doing!)

I like shopping from a big registry. It makes me feel confident that there won't be as many repeat gifts.

I always see diaper bags on registries, too.

A friend had a small registry less than 40 items because 1) she relied on real moms to help edit her list and 2) her family purchased alot of stuff for her prior to the shower. I went off registry and ahe received two bath tubs. The rest of her guests really tried to give her what she wanted, but there just weren't enough items to pick from.

Throw it all on there!

@kjpugs: I have a friend who registered for the entire Disney movie collection, a BlueRay player, and a DSLR. I was a little put off by that!

I think anything baby related is fair game! I'd stay away from multiples of each thing at one store, but I did register for a few things at both stores I was registered at in case someone preferred shopping at one store over the other. Then when I received it, I'd remove the duplicate off the other store's registry.

I don't really care what a mom has registered for, just as long as there is something in the price range I can afford. I also wouldn't care if she registered for three tubs--maybe one if for the in-laws, one for a sink, one for a tub....or she wants to try them out to see which one is best--doesn't matter to me. I actually had a friend register for a crock pot, and she had told me she wanted to use it a lot to make life easier with a baby! Made sense to me, although a did hear someone comment on that being weird.

I expect registries to be pretty long these days knowing about registry completion deals.

I put a crock pot on my registry and I think my mother in law bought it for me on my birthday (roughly two months before my baby shower) because she thought it was weird and didn't want people to see it on my registry. I also only had one item over $100 and I think that confused people. I am getting a lot of used items from family, and I had a lot of people ask me if I "forgot" to put on things like a stroller, high chair, jumper, swing, bouncer, monitor, etc.

Also, I found out a lot of people were confused because even though I'm having a girl I didn't put any pink princess stuff on there. I had several people call me and the baby shower hostesses asking if I was "sure" I was having a girl.