Wedding How many registries?

[SarahLovesJS]

How many registries did you do or are you doing? Just curious how many is the average/customary! Sorry for adding to the registry posts, it''s just on my mind because of that.

I did a search and looks like before everyone said 3, but I thought I''d ask again and see for everyone currently around.

 

[monarch64]

We registered at two places, Marshall Fields (now Macy's, unfortunately) and Crate & Barrel. That was back in 2002, if I had it to do all over again I would have chosen a different department store I suppose, that wouldn't have gone out of business. I still have gift cards for MF that we cannot use.

ETA: we did receive almost all the items we registered for, mostly our place settings and other pieces, so I am really not complaining!

 

[ksprincess]

(delurks)

I am registered at 3 places...it would only be two but MIL insisted I register at Macy''s for all the people she is inviting to our 2nd reception!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

3....BBB, C&B, and PB. PB was the smallest and I really only did it b/c it was the only bedding I found that I liked. BBB was my main one. Their return policy is so good plus those 20% coupons really help.

 

[musey]

3

... and we might add a fourth.

We don't even have that much stuff on there! There are like 15-20 items on each. I wanted cookware from one place (Williams-Sonoma), dishes from another (Pottery Barn), and home accessories from a third (Crate&Barrel). The C&B one is a little unnecessary maybe, it's mostly just for nice kitchen accessories that aren't as expensive as Williams-Sonoma (although surprisingly, the difference--in most cases--is pretty teeny).

The fourth is because one of FI's groomsmen asked why we were registered at only really expensive places.

So we might add a cheapy store like BBB.

 

[Cleopatra]

We are registered at 3:

BB&B
Dillards (only china)
Pottery Barn (only bedding - we couldn't find any anywhere else)

We are also "on the table" at a local jewelry store that carries china. The store owner takes a setting of china that a couple registers for and places it on a large dining room table in the middle of the store and locals can come in and see the place setting that a couple registers for and purchase one if they choose. It's basically for the older ladies who don't want to drive 30 minutes to the largest city nearby to buy a gift...

So, all in all, I guess we are registered at 4 places...

 

[Haven]

Two--Crate & Barrel and Bloomingdale''s. I''m so sad Fields was purchased by Macy''s, we would have registered there if it was still around. I detest Macy''s and don''t want to give all that business.

 

[Krissie]

Date: 5/19/2008 12:12:00 PM
Author: Cleopatra
We are registered at 3:

BB&B
Dillards (only china)
Pottery Barn (only bedding - we couldn''t find any anywhere else)

We are also ''on the table'' at a local jewelry store that carries china. The store owner takes a setting of china that a couple registers for and places it on a large dining room table in the middle of the store and locals can come in and see the place setting that a couple registers for and purchase one if they choose. It''s basically for the older ladies who don''t want to drive 30 minutes to the largest city nearby to buy a gift...

So, all in all, I guess we are registered at 4 places...

Cleopatra, we are registry twins

We are registered at BB&B, Dillards and Pottery Barn. Our Dillards registry is just for china and silverware, as well as some crystal accent pieces. Mom really wanted us to register at a department store in the area where our family is located, so that''s it. Their online registry is kind of a PITA, so I''m not putting anything else on it.

Our BB&B registry is our "main" registry. We have all of our crystal drinkware on there, as we thought the 20% coupons could come in handy. We also have kitchen appliances, cooking utensils, bakeware, and regular ol'' registry stuff on there.

We are registered at Pottery Barn for their bedding and towels. We also have registred for a few decorative pieces, and for our everyday drinkware and some party serveware.

 

[Clio]

I had two registries. Initially, I only registered at Dillards (regional dept. store). But, we got married in my mother''s home town, and so many of my cousins and my grandmother''s friends went to the local china shop looking for my registry that they called us up and said I had to come register there as well.

 

[Pandora II]

I''ve registered at John Lewis - one of the really big department stores in the UK.

I was going to register with Selfridges as well, but they have this system where they give you a list of their vendors and then go go to the websites, track down the items you like, then go to the store and they put a list together for you. It''s a bit too much hassle for me!

 

[Independent Gal]

We did 3, but only really advertised 2 since it seemed a little over the top. BB&B (not really used), Bloomingdales, and Alessi.

Mmmmm. Alessi.

 

[Asscherhalo_lover]

macy''s and bloomindales are the same company, federated dept stores.....fyi...

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Thanks for replying everyone! It looks like the consensus is 2-3!

 

[enfianced]

I''m a little late on this, but we registered at five places:

Bloomingdale''s Home
Crate & Barrel
Target
Sur La Table
Williams-Sonoma

With so many people spread out all over the country (and Canada) it''s hard to pick just a few places that everyone has. I know there''s online, but I don''t think near as many people are comfortable ordering stuff online as we might think...

 

[ladyciel]

We''re currently registered at 3 places:

Linens N Things (because they''re also in Canada, where my mom''s family lives) - most of the kitchen stuff, bedding, etc
Crate and Barrel - basically just our wine glasses, and a few other serving pieces
Amazon - for the things we couldn''t find elsewhere, like an underwater case for our digital camera (it would be so cool for our honeymoon), and currently....our fine china

I''m debating adding a fourth (probably Macy''s, since it''s near the most people on our guestlist), because somehow I don''t see our grandmothers buying us china from Amazon. FI is hesitant about having 4, though. I''m thinking maybe keep the china on Amazon, but also add some settings of it to Macys. That way we cover more ground, and we can still keep the total # of place settings within our target range. Would that be too weird?

 

[Gypsy]

We have 2. I was only going to do one, but I got fussed at and added Crate and Barrel.

 

[zoebartlett]

We have two -- Macy''s and C&B.

 

[swimmer]

Like Gypsy said, we had one (Bloomies) but got grief so added Dillards (southern cross between Lord and Taylor and Kohls), and a local china shop that doesn''t do anything online. China is on two of these registries, and so is silver (Dillards lets you break up sets, a friend bought me a fork, sooo exciting), it means checking around and knocking off certain items, but I hope it makes life easier for folks. Clio, are you from Tennessee? I had to do the local china shop too because everyone went there to see my china. Local traditions die hard.

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Swimmer I like Dillards! Do you have Belk? I don''t have a Belk, but there are a bunch on Southwest VA.

 

[Cleopatra]

Dillard''s is great - but I noticed a few things - I recently received five place settings of my china - all were shipped to my house.

Nothing was broken or chipped - amazingly - I say this because each place setting was packaged pretty poorly. One small sheet of bubble wrap around each piece - and some dishes weren''t even wrapped with anything but a single piece of plastic (non-protective)...

Also, my china is Wedgwood Nantucket. I noticed that every single piece that I received has a Wedgwood stamp on the bottom. But one teacup has an older Wedgwood stamp and it''s also discolored. Also, one dinner plate was very scratched up - almost as if a steak knife had scratched it up.

I don''t think it will be a problem to exchange these two items - but I was wondering if anyone else had any problems - however minor they may be - with Dillard''s?

 

[Clio]

Clio, are you from Tennessee? I had to do the local china shop too because everyone went there to see my china. Local traditions die hard.

Swimmer, I did actually grow up in Knoxville, but when I got married I was living in New Orleans, and the wedding was in Mississippi.

 

[mimzy]

we just have two, BB&B and Amazon

we don''t want anything fancy and won''t be in a house for another couple of years so it doesn''t make much sense for us to get any decorative stuff. Just the basics for us! If people don''t think that we have enough variety then they can buy off registry and it won''t bother us!

 

[sklingem]

OK - since we are talking about registries and shops, I do have a few C&B gift cards if anyone is interested (http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/for/686501683.html) ... and to get back to the topic, I did not have a registry through a vendor but used a "free registry template" online where I listed all the items I wanted and people could decide where to buy them. It still had all the "check-off" functions so I could see what was gone and what was remaining.

 

[sumbride]

Cleopatra, I''m surprised to hear you had any trouble with Dillards. The bulk of my registry was there, and everything we got was packed SO well that we had to find a place that could take the packing peanuts from us because every single box was absolutely overflowing with them. If the teacup is old, I would exchange it. They shouldn''t give you any trouble on that at all.

The one problem I did have with Dillards was kind of funny.... I was opening about 20 boxes one night. One of them had a card with names I didn''t recognize... not all that weird, it was a big wedding... but then I opened the box of china and realized it wasn''t MINE! Then I looked back at the slip and saw I had been sent another bride''s gift! I was able to contact the warehouse and get it straightened out, and I''m pretty sure she got mine... everything was right except the outside shipping labels. I received a box about a month later that should have arrived sooner, and I''m pretty sure that was what went to her as it was the only thing unaccounted for at that point.

Their online registry is definitely clunky... I hate how it never lets you remove anything... but I definitely appreciated full information on the purchaser list and the way it lets you split things up, like buying a cup and saucer from a place setting.