tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post3601274695485374195..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: The Registry Conundrum, or, Should I Really Buy Them A Place Setting of Sterling Silver?Magpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-5844300249807042862015-07-02T15:13:24.528-04:002015-07-02T15:13:24.528-04:00Happy belated anniversary! I have this struggle, t...Happy belated anniversary! I have this struggle, too. I finally settled on combing the registry for something I can afford to pair with something personal. So, you register for a popcorn popper? I also buy you a favorite DVD. You register for a cake stand? I also give you my favorite cake cookbook. Stuff like that.Kizz at 117 Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641731042008349260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-52837601713963598352015-06-27T22:33:42.948-04:002015-06-27T22:33:42.948-04:00I love Etsy for really personalized gifts--you are...I love Etsy for really personalized gifts--you are so right that we remember the ones that didn't come from the registry. Jennifer Denise Ouellettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278301590843811018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-257276701709236152015-06-26T20:33:09.803-04:002015-06-26T20:33:09.803-04:00Happy anniversary!
I didn't register, because...Happy anniversary!<br /><br />I didn't register, because it seemed presumptuous to expect other people to buy stuff we picked. But I still have a quantity of gifts around, and remember who they were from.<br /><br />The down side to not registering is that we (like probably everybody else of our era) got more than one fondue pot -- none of which are still in residence. <br /><br />My dad always went with the most useful item on earth, a stainless steel bucket. Everybody got one. Tres useful! Mine was extra large, and it is still in use. Heck to wrap 'em, though. ;)kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-28169807296273214952015-06-24T20:43:24.773-04:002015-06-24T20:43:24.773-04:00I tried to give my brother something different, so...I tried to give my brother something different, something inimitable, something he'd treasure. I got him a silver-plated champagne cooler filled with silver chocolate kisses. He subsequently gave up drinking and as far as I know, has never used it. I went back to registries.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.com