an online registry for a 1yr bday party!!!!!

[myprincessgirlisa]

i couldnt believe it when a coworker told me she JUST got an email for a 1 year olds birthday party she is going to & there was a link to the childs ONLINE REGISTRY!!!!!!!!

am I the only one that thinks this is a little "overboard" & slightly crazy!!!

 

[MrsJ Henry]

LOL
That's a first.. Hadn't heard of that before.
I guess in some ways it would be nice since I know eveyone is always asking me what our daughter would like etc.....
But on the other hand... seems tacky.

 

[hrsmom]

Tacky!

 

[Narnia]

I'd be spite full and get some classic toys for the kid. Like bubbles, stacking rings, nesting cups. I'm sort of wierded out when people ask for things.

 

[chloe770]

i couldnt believe it when a coworker told me she JUST got an email for a 1 year olds birthday party she is going to & there was a link to the childs ONLINE REGISTRY!!!!!!!!

am I the only one that thinks this is a little "overboard" & slightly crazy!!!

I agree that it is a bit overboard and tacky, BUT, I just did a gift registry for my DS's 5th bday. Everyone keeped asking me what to get for him and I truely did not know. I took him to Toys r Us and let him register so I knew what he wanted. I only shared the fact that he had a registry to family and close friends who asked what to get for him. I did NOT put it with his invites.

Another reason for a registry is the fact that only abouit half of the gifts you receive come with gift receipts. Most places won't let you return anything without some sort of receipt. A registry will help prevent duplicates. Last year my son ended up with5 different toys that he already had or got 2 of. I had no gift receipts. The toys got donated to toys for tots.

 

[ilovejack02]

I do a amazon wish list for my 5 yr old every xmas.. not at bday time . I only share it with very close family members that dont live here. I do it because they ask me too !

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

While I don't agree with it at all...I kinda can see doing it for older children so they don't get duplicates...but for a ONE YEAR OLD???? Nope! This is the reason I put money into my friend's kids savings accts on their birthdays. It's useful, doesn't need to be returned, and I know that it will be used (eventually!)

 

[hoosiergirl7]

I can kind of see it maybe for an older kid, but if DS gets invited to a b-day party I ask what the kid likes to play with and always include a gift receipt in case it is a duplicate. I think it's pretty weird for a 1 yr old to have a gift list. It's not as though as 1 yr olds they're really "in to" anything.

Whatever happened to the days of being happy with what you got?

 

[3goofyboys]

We're having a b-day party for my 1 year old DS this weekend and I did not create a registry for him. In fact, aside from close family, if people ask what to get him, I've answered honestly that we have a ton of toys as it is and really don't need anything else.
That said, I've been to a couple of parties where the kids had registries and I found it fairly helpful. Many small children do have definite likes and dislikes. My older DS loved trucks at age one, my younger DS, not so much, he'd rather play with blocks or balls. So, do I think it's tacky, kind of, but I don't mind seeing it.

 

[Jenvenza]

My little girl is about to turn one and we have had many people ask us for a registry. So we made one.

So, I guess that makes me tacky?

 

[mercydisney]

My little girl is about to turn one and we have had many people ask us for a registry. So we made one.

So, I guess that makes me tacky?

I like this idea! All my relatives are out of town. I do not know what their into and this would make it so much easier for me!!!

 

[mamaLori05]

Yea, I have to agree that it's tacky!! If I was given a registry with an invite I probably wouldn't go to that party. To me it says "I want you to buy my kid a present and I want you to buy them this specifically." It just seems rude. I know most people bring presents to a b-day party, but to me the registry just says that you expect them to.

When people ask me what to get the kids for their b-day I just tell them that they don't have to get anything, but if they would like to, just to pick out something they think the kids will like playing with. To me it's the thought that counts, and if we get duplicats....aw well, one can go to grandma's.

I have been to several first b-day parties recently since all my friends have younger kids and I have to say I haven't seen that one. Won't be doing it for ds's first b-day next month either.

 

[NJDisneyGal]

So, I guess that makes me tacky?

I wouldn't think so. I think what makes the OP's situation tacky was that the registry info was included in the invitation. I think a registry is a great idea for almost every gift giving occasion but the info should never be given unless asked for and never in an invitation. That's always a bad idea.

 

[chloe770]

I wouldn't think so. I think what makes the OP's situation tacky was that the registry info was included in the invitation. I think a registry is a great idea for almost every gift giving occasion but the info should never be given unless asked for and never in an invitation. That's always a bad idea.

I agree 100% I only told people who asked about my DS's registry

 

[HelenePA]

I wish everyone would do this for their kids!!! Its hard enough to shop for kids let alone get them something they'll like, use and don't already have!! Someone mentioned if you get 2 of the same thing you can send one to grandmas... well that might work for you but you see my children dont have any grandparents, they are all dead. If we have a babysitter they come here to watch the kids.

 

[hrsmom]

I was one who thinks it's tacky. To stick the registry in with the invite (IMO) is like saying "I want you to come to my child's birthday so you can buy him/her a gift." Now, if you have a wish list or registry and refer people to it when they ask, that's definitely a lot different.

 

[HelenePA]

why is this any different than a bridal registry???

 

[Aliceacc]

Because 1 year olds are supposed to be innocent enough that they're happy with whatever you get them.

But, for the record, I'm not a fan of bridal or baby registries either.

 

[HelenePA]

Because 1 year olds are supposed to be innocent enough that they're happy with whatever you get them.

Fine waste your money on toys they don't like or already have.. Just include a gift receipt

 

[Aliceacc]

Ouch.

Most 1 year old parties I've been invited to are for kids I know. Their likes and dislikes, as well as their toy inventory, are normally not a huge issue.

And, worst case scenario, they might learn to be gracious. Now wouldn't that be a crime???