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Tacky Registry?
Asked by L.O. from Chicago
on June 6, 2009
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Hi Moms
I have a half-sister that will be having her first child this November. We usually communicate through email and text messages, as we are not very close. Her ...
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- Some times the less said the better. The one thing she may have done is registered online and fill-out the form wrong so you maybe able e-mail her and nicely ask wh...
- Hi L.! Perhaps your sister registered for several different items so that if someone wanted to get one for her, they would have several to choose from, do the prices ...
- As far as the ridiculous items, I'd leave it alone. Everyone's going to feel the same way you do. No one's going to feel obligated to buy them one of the unnecessary ...
Need Baby Registry Advice!
Asked by M.G. from Salt Lake City
on April 3, 2008
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I am just getting ready to create a baby registry for baby showers etc. and I don't know what to add to it! There are so many different products and so many brands to...
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- Congrats on the upcoming baby! How excited you must be. I would get a boppy pillow if you are going to breast feed, even if not they are great to help them when they...
- Burt's Bees baby lotion-the Johnson's brand seemed to sting my son's cheeks when they were dry because it has alcohol Swaddle blanket (I had a 123 swaddle until he ...
- If you register at babies r us they have a handbook on what they suggest for the babies neccesities. From that point tou can pick out your desired patterns.You also ne...
Baby Registry
Asked by T.L. from Dallas
on February 14, 2007
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I'm expecting my first baby and wanted to ask other moms where they registered for their baby shower. I know Babys R' Us is great. Is there any other store you would ...
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- Target is great so long as you have a receipt of gift receipt. They get difficult when you don't have that. I think they let you return just 2 items per calendar yea...
- I did my registry with Babies R Us and did not have any problems. Other advice would be to bring along a friend who has already gone through the registry process and ...
- Congrats on your pregnancy! We just returned a bunch of items to the Babies R Us in Lewisville... tonight. I didn't have receipts or gift receipts. They gave me sto...
Etiquette Question - Second Baby Registry
Asked by C.B. from Kansas City
on January 7, 2009
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Okay moms, i need to know if i am being insensitive or a bad friend. i have this friend who lives in oklahoma, and we have not been close for several years. we both li...
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- Hi C., I feel you may be missing something here. Some people don't know what to say when something bad happens so they say nothing at all. Maybe this is what is goi...
- C., I think you have 2 seperate issues that you want to make into one from what I read. I would say call her - tell her about the fire. You are expecting her to rea...
- We all have expectations for our friends, and sometimes, they will disappoint us when they don't meet those expectations--but keeping score in relationships just means...
Baby Shower & Registry..
Asked by K.L. from Portland
on January 29, 2007
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Hello~ I am trying to register for my baby shower & figure out all of the necessary items we will be needing for our daughter. Money has been very tight lately, due to...
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- K., Congrats on the new baby girl. Okay here are just a couple of things I thought of that might help you and you need to ask for alot of... DIAPERS, WIPES, and FORMU...
- I see there are a TON of responses on what you should/should not get, so I will respond about your budget: There is a group on Yahoo called Freecycle where you can ...
- Congrats! I just had my first baby in July 2006. It seems everyone always wants to buy the "cutsie" things and not the really practical things. I got so many outfit...
Etiquette on a Baby Registry
Asked by A.H. from Provo
on August 25, 2008
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I am throwing a baby shower for my sister in law, and looking at her registries, she has one registry with just her baby furniture on it (crib, changing table, bookshe...
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- Perhaps my view of registries is different from others (?) but I don't think that your sister-in-law is "expecting" anything from anyone. The point of making a registr...
- I would say that registering for something is just making up a wish list -- not expecting someone to buy the items on the registry. I've been to a lot of showers where...
- when i go shopping for things on a registry, i just ignore anything that is over my price limit. i assume that those higher priced things are registered for because o...
What to Add/leave off Baby Registry?
Asked by S.J. from Wausau
on December 31, 2008
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Hi - I am wondering what items other Moms have put on their Baby Registry, and what items you would leave off? Obviously, leave off clothes, but is there anything you ...
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- I agree with Anne. Register for everything you want or think you may need. I had a lot of people pool together and get me some of the bigger purchases. I also regis...
- I read a few of the responses, and I agree with most of them, only request one kind of bottle, they seriously take up so much room, and you will end up prefering one b...
- i agree about the diaper genie....waste of money. at our house garbage goes out every day anyways. but onesies are a big must. i used cloth diaper as burp towels.
Need Baby Registry Advice
Asked by B.D. from Kansas City
on December 26, 2008
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I'm expecting a baby girl in February, and we just brought home our new 10 and 5 year-old sons from Russia. Life is a little hectic right now, and most of my time is ...
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- wow, triple congrats! i just bet your life is crazy right now! and sounds like it'll stay that way for awhile, too! lol. first off i will say that the most wonderful g...
- I have a medela pump in style. The Dr Brown bottles fit on it. I rarely sterilized bottles... but I did boil paci's & would use sterilizing bags by medela for bottl...
- I would have to say renting a breastpump may be better than buying, as you may find that one doesn't work for you. And, manual pumping is free. I would guess some may ...
Target Won't Take Back Baby Registry Gift.
Asked by L.G. from Los Angeles
on May 28, 2008
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Has anyone else had any problems with Target failing to exchange a baby registry gift because you did not have the gift receipt? I received two Close and Secure Sleep...
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- I'm with Carla on this one.I'd call the main office,and let them know, that you not only plan on putting this on the mama source forum for all the mothers to see, on t...
- Hi L., You should be able to return the item using your drivers license. They allow two returns per year without a receipt by using your drivers license number. If...
- I have always had issues returning to target, even with a reciept. One time they told me that I can only exchange it for something from the same department! And I had ...
Is It Tacky to Have a Registry for Birthdays?
Asked by A.W. from San Francisco
on June 8, 2008
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Hello mommies...
I just received an invitation to celebrate a 1 y.o. b'day party. I noticed the mom included a "Target Wish List" for her daughter. It makes a lot of ...
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- It may be practical but I think it is tacky. The present is not the reason for the party. It is to celebrate the birth and life of the child. Yes, we all bring present...
- I am sorry but I find the whole birthday party craze over the top. When did birthdays go from being a special intimate occassion to these over the top parties where pe...
- It presumes the guests are bringing loot, and the point of the party is not supposed to be acquisition. Thus, tacky.
