https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 00:02:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry/page/2#post-440623 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:57:27 +0000 Smurfette 440623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: Sorry! Hopefully you can figure out where they came from. Even if you don't get full price, it would be something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry/page/2#post-440618 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:51:55 +0000 Mrs. Lovejoy 440618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: Aw I'm sorry to hear that! You should try out that app that scans the barcode and tells you where they sell the clothes so that you can try and return items (especially the ones you're not real fond of). What a bummer that people don't realize there are things you really needed off your registry! </p> <p>Are the clothes darling at least? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry/page/2#post-440616 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:49:10 +0000 ValentineMommy 440616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, the shower was yesterday, and like a lot of you other ladies, we got 90% clothes. We are now the owners of 50 million newborn-3month onsies. With no gift receipts. Sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry/page/2#post-435304 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:57:55 +0000 jedeve 435304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 3 out of 66 items purchased off of our registry! And since my shower is being held at my SIL/BILs convenience...two days before Christmas when I'm 37 weeks, none of my friends can make it so it will just be my in laws' family. So I'm not holding out much hope for having anything purchased off of the registry! We haven't bought many clothes because I hear people always give them to you. Don't know if that will be true for us though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry/page/2#post-430420 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:17:53 +0000 birdofafeather 430420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: ah, that wise owl gets around. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-430217 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:17:00 +0000 Smurfette 430217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Lots! Most of the gifts from our wedding shower and wedding gifts didn't come with gift receipts and were stuff we didn't register for. And half were things we had no need or desire for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-430209 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:12:16 +0000 keiki_mama 430209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had only a handful of items purchased from my registry. Most of the things I received at my shower were not on my registry but it all worked out in the end. We ended up borrowing a lot items from a generous friend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-430206 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:09:07 +0000 littlek 430206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think people enjoy buying baby clothes which isn't usually on registries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-430147 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:40:31 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 430147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>75 people! Wow. </p> <p>I had my shower yesterday and I had 25/85 gifts purchased off of my registry (although my mom and husband bought 7 of them). </p> <p>I did get most of the middle of the road priced items like jumparoo, car seat, pack n play, bouncer, etc. I got a fair amount of clothes, although i expected too (even without registering for any).</p> <p>I'm hoping some of our family in other states will get our last few big ticket items...crib, changing table, stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429900 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:45:17 +0000 blackbird 429900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather, Chi O ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429801 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:02:27 +0000 Bao 429801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had maybe 20 things bought off my registry (some small things like nail clippers, soap/lotion), but the day of my shower I swear everyone went shopping. I had probably 85% of my registry purchased. A TON of stuff didn't even get taken off, so don't worry it could be an error on someone elses end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429797 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:01:09 +0000 wheres_c 429797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: awesome tip. Thanks! I have a bunch of stuff we can't return because I don't know where it came from. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429794 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:00:16 +0000 wheres_c 429794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got maybe 10 things from our registry. Everyone else either got us Carter's onesies (without gift receipts) so hard to return, or gift cards. We returned what we could from the clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429719 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:32:47 +0000 shopaholic 429719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: Great tip! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429694 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:24:25 +0000 birdofafeather 429694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ladies! if you don't get a gift receipt, download an iphone app called "shop savvy" and scan the bar code. it will tell you where they have the item. i had some trouble with a gift that was showing up at target and walmart, but wasn't in their system (check online to see if they have it there!) but then i went to kohl's and was able to return no problem. i also figured out where some a&amp;a blankets were from bc no gift receipt!</p> <p>@blackbird: are you a kappa? i heart owls. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429626 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:00:03 +0000 ValentineMommy 429626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Thehistoryofus: We did! We registered at target and buybuybaby, which are both local (and everyone coming to the shower is local). It just happens that a lot of the items are online only items, as opposed to readily available in the store.</p> <p>Thanks ladies! It seems like I'm not the only one in this predicament! On one hand, I feel bad for turning down potential items that we don't need. On the other, it's like...why did I bother to research my face off and carefully register for each and every item that we absolutely needed? I would have bought a ton of stuff myself on black friday deals had I known! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429599 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:49:08 +0000 T.H.O.U. 429599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: Have you thought about setting up a brick and mortar registry to help with this? </p> <p>I guess if people do give you clothes, you can always try to return them. Chances are, the clothing is from BRU or Target. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429587 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:44:49 +0000 chrispygal 429587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got zero off our PBKids registry and I was so bummed! We did ok with our BRUs registry but still had a significant amount of stuff left that we needed to buy. I returned a lot of clothes or other items I really didn't want or like. It was sometimes challening to figure out where, and I ended up with gift cards at target, BRUs, walmart, and TJ Maxx but I'd rather have that than items I wouldn't want or use. Don't be afraid to return stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429577 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:39:21 +0000 blackbird 429577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>who doesn't give a gift receipt?! </p> <p>I fully admit to buying an outfit for every shower I go to...BUT i also buy something off their registry. And i know my sorority sisters well enough that pick them out something owl-themed, and that always goes over well. Someone I don't know very well gets a gift card. Gift cards are awesome! </p> <p>I'm also concerned that we won't get much 'gear' off our registry. BUT if that is the case, i can keep an eye out for gently used versions of the gear I was going to buy and save myself some mulah. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429574 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:38:12 +0000 birdofafeather 429574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we got a ton of stuff on our registry and i was super excited. i only returned maybe 6 items total from both showers (duplicates mostly) and then i exchanged some clothes for sizing.</p> <p>i did go to my friend's shower this weekend and it seemed like she got a LOT of clothes. :( a bunch of us went in on a larger gift and it was all on her registry because we know how much you need that stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429474 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:58:26 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 429474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got lots of clothes and blankets but also random toys and bath stuff. Things I could return for credit to get something we needed I did, but just a head's up the people will want to see a picture of your LO in the outfit they bought! We got most of the essentials ourselves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429460 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:51:12 +0000 littlebug 429460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also stalked our registry right up until the Wednesday before (my shower was Sunday after Thanksgiving). As of Wednesday, only like 13 things had been purchased. But we got a ton more than that at the shower. We also got a bunch of stuff that we don't want/need, though, and NO ONE gave gift receipts, which is totally annoying. The one thing I'm really annoyed about is that someone gave us a trainer potty that looks like it's been opened and resealed shut. Gross. And frustrating, because I can't even return it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429455 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:49:45 +0000 calsmom 429455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We received a lot of blankets and stuffed animals and very few items from our registry. I admit it, I was annoyed. I know that these are popular gifts for babies, but we really don't need multiple blankets and stuffed animals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429444 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:44:54 +0000 heffalump 429444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: Hopefully if you do get clothes then they will come with gift receipts or at least be obvious where they came from so you can take them back. A lot of mine had gift receipts but I kept them so didn't need to use them. I wouldn't have felt bad taking them back though if I wasn't going to use them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429036 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:50:27 +0000 GrapeCrush 429036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got over 95% of the things off our registry(i think there were maybe 8 things that weren't purchased, but they were things like wash clothes and towels, that people just picked their own out of). but i also was a registry stalker and noticed that the week of my shower is when things really started to be purchased, and mainly the day to 2 days before. i'm sure it'll pick up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429034 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:49:32 +0000 shopaholic 429034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Y@ValentineMommy: You &amp; I sound alike! I am picky about clothes and stuff and bought a whole lot on sale already myself! Definitely more than 1/2 the gear I truly need and hope to get are online only (even for BRU!) Im hoping for more GC's from last minute shoppers, and if all else fails, I will return most e eything uneccessary for store credit to try and get gear we will really need.<br /> I know most people do like to give cutsey clothes because it's cheap, easy, fast, and they think it's more personal. I posted about how shocked I was at the last baby shower I went to was for a boy. I would say over 95% of the gifts were clothes! When I went to buy off their registry a few days before, I was the first person to do so!. :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-429024 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:46:29 +0000 dagret 429024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: If you're registered at BRU, check your Rewards statement (if you attached it to your registry.) you can see if people bought you stuff off-registry that way too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-428994 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:31:53 +0000 oliviaoblivia 428994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got soooo little off of the registry and a lot of what we did get was stuff I REALLY didn't want. So it all went back. Out of maybe 30 outfits, I kept one. It was a pain in the butt to return everything, but I'm glad that I was able to at least use store credit to get what I do need. </p> <p>I hope you have better luck with your registry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-428991 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:28:36 +0000 SleepyMonkey 428991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my registry was not touched up until about a month before my due date and then everything was gone in that time. people really wait until the last minute to buy stuff of the registry! most of it came through the mail too - not a ton was given at my 3 baby showers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-get-a-whole-lot-off-their-registry#post-428986 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:24:36 +0000 T-Mom 428986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: Me too, I love gift cards. I think people sometimes hesitate though, since it puts a dollar value on the gift which may be a bit uncomfortable for people.</p> <p>I also think that many people forget about registries because they want to choose something that is personal to them. Such as an item that they found helpful with their kids, clothing that they themselves think is cute, etc. What can you do, it is out of love! </p>