https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 12:29:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-656659 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:23:15 +0000 kjpugs 656659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm quite surprised people would REALLY assume no, say, car seat meant you CHOSE NOT TO GET ONE. LOL. I would assume they were gifted one by a friend or had a gift card and bought one, or had a family member say they wanted to get them the XX they wanted, pre registry. But I think your idea is genius!! Sorry you have to do all that extra work though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-656638 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:02:03 +0000 Cara M. 17 656638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that's. great idea and will save you from answering the same questions and receiving gifts you don't need. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-656624 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:55:19 +0000 Happygal 656624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Clever! I thought you were going to say that you would write a note on the registry, but that is much easier. Good thinking! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-656594 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:00:15 +0000 sorrycharlie 656594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-656516 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:39:16 +0000 MrsRoo 656516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really wish I had thought if this before my shower. What a great idea! I don't think it woul have stopped people from going off registry, but it definitely would have kept me from having to explain to 10 different people why we didn't register for a swing/bouncer/PnP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-656140 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:25:13 +0000 T.H.O.U. 656140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got some gear used and I totally put that on there but marked as purchased. It helped with a lot of those questions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-656118 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:15:06 +0000 Grace 656118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great idea. Totally going to steal that one. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-655796 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:54:09 +0000 Sweet T 655796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not weird at all. I hate how people feel the need to question what you do or don't register for. Maybe I don't want 50 bibs! Ya know? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-655719 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:07:27 +0000 lovehoneybee 655719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's a great idea! I wish I'd thought of it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-655715 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:06:07 +0000 Bao 655715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Actually that is a great idea, go for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-655688 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:52:43 +0000 softcream 655688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>not weird at all. probably because that's what we're doing too ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-655685 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:50:03 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 655685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Modern Daisy: @Mrs. Champagne: I am using My Registry and I can do just that! I can mark that it was purchased and who bought it (Us) and the only thing it will show on the registry for visitors is that it was purchased, not by whom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-655679 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:47:17 +0000 bushelandapeck 655679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's a great idea! I wish I had done that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-655674 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:44:29 +0000 sunny 655674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally did that on my Amazon registry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-655670 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:42:15 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 655670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's a good plan! But agree.. is it possible to mark something as purchased without actually buying it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-655667 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:39:39 +0000 Modern Daisy 655667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that's a great idea but I'm not sure how you would mark an item as purchased if it hasn't actually been purchased? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-655661 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:36:12 +0000 tororojo 655661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Go for it! I didn't get blankets at my shower (someone bought us the A&amp;A ones from amazon and we got them by mail) and for weeks, I kept having to explain to aunts, cousins, and MIL that I DID NOT WANT them to pick out and purchase blankets, and our baby would not die of being cold due to me not unwrapping blankets at the shower. People think they know what you need, but they totally don't! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-655578 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:06:47 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 655578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like a good idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-655576 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:06:18 +0000 loveisstrange 655576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that's pretty smart too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-655567 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:04:57 +0000 hilsy85 655567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not weird at all! I think it's smart actually. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-655562 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:03:58 +0000 MrsTiz 655562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would do that! Just so people see it's purchased.. they don't need to know by who! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-this-be-weird#post-655552 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:02:03 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 655552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We already have a bunch of the basics so we didn't put them on our registry. People don't seem to understand that and I am already getting questions as to why I don't have X item on my registry. Rather than repeatedly telling people we already have them and risk people thinking they are going to one up us and buy something we didn't register for, I was thinking about adding those things to our registry and just marking them as purchased. That way people see that we know we need them and they were already bought. They don't need to know who purchased them or when.</p> <p>Is that weird? </p>