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Savvy May 2018

Gahhhh! receiving off-registry items: rant/needing advice

Claire, on February 20, 2018 at 7:02 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 117

After lovingly curating a painstaking registry for both honeymoon (Disney) and home stuff (Amazon) so that people can pick how they want to give us stuff, my mother has informed me that the first person I gave the registry info to - my aunt - has decided to "generously" give me an off-registry item...

After lovingly curating a painstaking registry for both honeymoon (Disney) and home stuff (Amazon) so that people can pick how they want to give us stuff, my mother has informed me that the first person I gave the registry info to - my aunt - has decided to "generously" give me an off-registry item "because she thought I would like it."

How to deal with this? It's very, very extremely annoying that someone would go out of their way to ask for my registry information, look at it (I know she looked at it because she apparently commented to my mom that she was concerned I wouldn't have enough household items, even though I've been living on my own with my husband for 2 years now), and then go buy something else!

So here's my question... Should I put something on my wedding website on the registry page about "if you choose to purchase a gift, please get it from the registry"? I'm really not going to be very graceful as it is about these non-registry gifts, because if you want to know whether I will like a gift, GET SOMETHING FROM THE REGISTRY. Don't try to figure out what OTHER things I might like.

My other question is, am I being totally unreasonable and/or a Bridezilla here? I feel like I'm not, but would love some feedback from other current, future, and/or previous brides. Smiley smile Thanks in advance.

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  • Denise
    Expert June 2018
    Denise ·
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    This 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 My exact thoughts as well.
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    Savvy May 2018
    Claire ·
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    Thank you, I greatly appreciate this. And yes, if I had already had a party 2 years ago, I would not have a registry now. I would not be having a party, with all the pain of envelope-stuffing involved, at all! Smiley laugh
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  • Moriah
    Dedicated June 2019
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    I would say that is kind of a bridezilla thing, just return it

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  • Cassidy
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    You are totally acting ungrateful. You made a registry which is gift-grabby in itself and you’re throwing a fit like a little kid because someone thought you might like something that you hadn’t thought of? You’re kind of acting like an ungrateful kid throwing a tantrum here. She could’ve not gotten you a gift at all. Gifts are optional, no one has to buy you a present. Take a chill pill and calm down. It’s just a gift. And be thankful you’re getting one at all. If you had reacted this way if I got you a gift I would take it back.
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