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I had an Amazon registry & got quite a few gifts off it. I think most of my friends are big online shoppers & almost everyone I know has Amazon Prime. I looove Amazon & it was a lifesaver during those early weeks when I just didn't have the time or energy to leave the house. Their registry completion discount was also great.

I had a BRU registry as well, so maybe you could set up both?

You could just go online and set up a babies r us or target account for non online shoppers. It's not much more work but accommodates everybody.

I registered at Amazon and most people bought stuff off the registry online. I don't think people got the idea that you could buy things elsewhere and mark it purchased. From those that didnt want to shop online I received clothing so I think it worked out pretty well.

I love love loved shopping off the amazon registry because I was able to price shop, find the cheapest price, but still mark it as bought. I really liked it and would have done the same for my own registry, but I had already had my shower.

I set up an amazon one. I was just told my Dh's aunt that she "doesn't have an account" and so for her and other people that don't want to shop online, I'm making one at target and putting everything I still need on both. I figure returns will be easy to target if I get duplicates.

@kml636: Just so you know, returns are not easy at Target. That's one of the worst things about the store and why people suggest not registering there.

I forgot to mention, a lot of people buy gifts at the last minute so a registry at a store with physical locations might be helpful for them. I suspect that's another reason why we got clothing as gifts -- people were shopping in the day or two before the shower.

I loved it! the one disadvantage is that in general most people don't order online, or in advance.
The 10% off anything was great because they have a great selection than baby stores.

i wanted too but knew our families would not get the premises of it, and doing it for just my friends didn't seem the way to go. We did Target and a local store knowing this would work out best for our guests.

The only people who bought off of our Amazon registry were people who lived far away and would have had to ship stuff anyway. I compared prices with BBB and put stuff on the Amazon registry if it was cheaper. I also put books on the Amazon registry.
As a side note, we can pay for stuff on Amazon with our Amex points, which is a bonus.

I have an Amazon registry and a Target registry. I orginally put everything on Amazon as I was compiling a list, and then went through a "transferred" anything to the Target registry that was actually available at my local Target store. If I added it to my Target registry, I took it off my Amazon registry.