Baby Registry for New and Used Items?
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Am due in Feb and have a couple of showers coming up. There are certainly items we still need, but don't really want folks to feel they need to go out and buy a bunch of stuff. Hand-me-downs and second-hand items are certainly very appreciated, as would be some more hands-on services (like helping to paint old furniture to repurpose for our nursery). (I get that some folks will want to go out and buy super cute baby items - it's hard to resist, but don't want folks to feel they have to - or even feel obligated to bring anything at all).
Does anyone have any experience creating a registry that could accommodate all that? I'm playing around with www.encorebabyregistry.com, but wonder if anyone can provide feedback on what it's like to use or any similar sites... Thanks!! |
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| Still getting use to it but BabyList lets you put any item on your registry including services. It also helps you track the best price for your items. If you can't find a weblink to everything, like some stuff you would like 2nd hand, try entering it like a service. |
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OP, this is a great idea. I am also welcoming offers from people to give me their second-hand items, but did a normal registry at a big-box-baby store.
If your gift-givers are web-savvy, you can create a Google doc or spreadsheet to list your desired second-hand items. |
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Me too! I've been taking all the hand-me-downs I can get! I'm about to start hitting yard sales and thrift stores.
Amazon will let you add anything too. |
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Great idea OP. I may steal it for my unusual situation. I had a shower for my last baby but tragedy struck and the baby died and so we got the gifts but without a use. We held on to most everything, hoping to have another baby soon. Soon turned into not so soon, but 2+ years later here we are. The last shower I had was for me (my partner was there but it was a relatively new relationship) and this time I want my partner to not miss out on a celebration of our baby. Not about gifts though, so we were going to have something and say no gifts. Because we got them before and, while we'll have a different guest list, we just don't want to make it about gifts at all. BUT we would love hand-me-downs and have several friends who have had babies recently and are already storing things up for us. Is it bad to say no no no gifts (without getting into the sad reason why; not sure how to acknowledge those who gave gifts last time that we are so grateful to use this time) but hey if you have hand-me-downs bring them! Also how would we frame this non-shower party?
Okay I just derailed your thread. Sorry. But great idea. Thanks for sharing it. |
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I think you could say something along the lines of we have everything we need, so your presence will be our present, or something along those lines. You could also do a book shower with something like: if so inclined feel free bring a favorite childhood classic to build a library for our baby that will be truly fantastic! |
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| I wish there was a way to request things like this! I absolutely love homemade gifts depending on the gift giver's abilities! Crochet, bedding, draperies, used furniture, etc. We have enough money to buy whatever we need. |
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| Is it weird to suggest that people who have handmedowns to give, or have ability to handmake something, will do so without it being on any kind of official list or webpage? We have a registry, but it's always only a suggestion, and have already had people send us handmade things which were wonderful and much appreciated. I've also been given/offered a ton of handmedowns. I just sort of think this can happen more organically? Just a thought. |
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| Derailer PP here. Just posted a new thread so as not to be a derailer. Sorry OP. I'll still read the reactions to my post though now. Thx for the comments! |
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Try the So Kind Registry:
http://www.sokindregistry.org/ I haven't used it yet, but am considering it. I had friends who used it for their wedding registry. |
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UPDATE:
OP here, so we wound up using encorebabyregistry.com, which seems to have worked ok. Not everybody seems to have used it, as there are some duplicates, but certainly the give us your hand-me-downs message got through loud and clear, and we have sooo many. From cribs to clothes, we're glad that much of what we will start out with for this little one is stuff that's in its second life. We also, asked folks to consider making a donation in lieu of gifts. http://www.starshowers.org/ |