Anonymous wrote:Our flatware and everyday dishes. Both still going strong at almost 21 years.

+1

Also $ towards honeymooon!(As a couple that paid for our own wedding, it was the most appreciated gift)

Two adults don’t really need ANOTHER set of kitchen stuff.

Plates, glassware, silverware, bedding.

Anonymous wrote:A Staub Dutch oven… my kitchen workhorse. It lasted for 10 years of nearly daily use, then at last started to chip on the bottom and I had to discard it. I promptly replaced it with a different color.

Something like that should have lasted a lot longer.

Joy of Cooking cookbook
Waffle maker
Higher end silverware
“Wedding china” has become our everyday set and I really enjoy looking at it

Married in 2003

Anonymous wrote:The wedding all my gifts were cash. The registry was for the bridal shower.

What a money grab! I would have given you a lovely card and called it a day.

A Staub Dutch oven… my kitchen workhorse. It lasted for 10 years of nearly daily use, then at last started to chip on the bottom and I had to discard it. I promptly replaced it with a different color.

Wine rack and a case of wine.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rice cooker and I'm not asian

We aren’t Asian but use ours all the time, too

What does being Asian have to do with using a rice cooker? What a weird set of comments. You don't have to be asian to eat rice, sweeties.

The wedding all my gifts were cash. The registry was for the bridal shower.

Lenox flatware set
Regular everyday dishes
Thick flannel lined quilt which we used for many years
Fancy towels
Pretty much things we use everyday, just nicer ones than we usually buy.
We registered at Macy's and another similar store.

Anonymous wrote:We're setting up our registry - what were some of the best gifts you received? What are things that you still use after many years?
What are common registry items that you never ended up using?
TIA!

Great question, OP!

DH and I were settled in our mid 20's, lived in a small place, and literally needed nothing. We paid for our own wedding, gladly. We only asked that guests show up happily and enjoy themselves. My family already knew we needed nothing, and like other PPs, I am from a cash is the gift for almost all life milestones family.

MIL insisted that we register, so DH and I went to (high end store my mom and I liked) then transferred the list to a different store that MIL was familiar with. The only thing DH and I could finally come up with (that actually was not frivolous) was people chipping in for a video camera. One of my parents was on their death bed, and we were going to their home country for our honeymoon. We brought back priceless photos of the family, thankfully. It was before iPhones, and a lot of other every day conveniences we now have, but the photos were and are priceless.

To answer your question, OP. Most people do not need decorative items. If you think you will use the china, crystal and flatware, go ahead and register for it. Do not register for anything you do not 100% want or need. It is your day, not someone else's.

Framed wedding invitation. We obviously didn’t register for this but it’s one we still have hanging up.

Residelmwine glasses are one thing we did register for that we Weill use 20+ yeas later.

Married 28 years ago. The *picture frames* we received are displayed all over the house reminding us how special our friends and family are from that special time.

Anonymous wrote:I still have my fancy-casual white china from Crate and Barrel, It’s lasted 25 years! Never went with formal china even though old fogey women told me I’d regret it - so glad. For our lifestyle friends and family it would have been such a waste! The good thing these days is you can literally register for anything you want, to match you and your spouse’s lifestyle, hobbies, anything goes. Have fun with it!

+1, we still eat off our white C&B dishes every day. But other than those we did a honeymoon registry. People could pick specific things to send us to and we wrote about them in our thank you notes.

High quality appliances or utensils. I got married a few years ago and the best items I registered for were a good coffee maker and a convection oven. We use these almost every day. I also registered for a few nice serving dishes and utensils, quality knives, and a dyson vacuum. No interest in fancy china - we live in a rowhome. I don't have room for the crap and I'm not hosting 12 person formal parties.