Gift cards on a registry?

Well, I think it's unconventional, and I personally wouldn't give someone a gift card for Netflix (which is pretty cheap anyways, and it's a movie/tv streaming service) or video games as a wedding present.

However, I can tell you that I got plenty of gift cards - both to where I was registered and then also quite a few VISA gift cards.

It feels too much like asking for money. Just me.

I think it's a little odd. To me, a registry is where you would look for actual physical gifts, usually for the shower. People who want to gift cash/checks/gift cards will do so on their own anyway.

I don't think it's rude, since most online registries give the option of getting a gift card to that store, but I would assume people going to your registry want to get you a physical gift. Those that will give money will do so. I could see maybe adding an iTunes gift card--something where it wouldn't make sense for people to actually buy you the individual item, but otherwise I'd skip it.

We also got gift cards... Restaurants, stores (Sears, Home Outfitters) and Visa cards. And I got someone a restaurant card from their registry as well - I wrote in the card that I was treating them to their first married dinner date

If you guys are very much into gaming, and have friends that share that interest, I bet they'd like to get you a PS card. I'm not sure how I feel about the Netflix one.

Well I have a roku on the registry too so the Netflix card kinda went with that. I will probably take it off though. I just figured that those were two things we really like to do. We love movies and he plays his ps4 all the time.

It sorta felt like asking for money but then i was thinking but it is for things we want. So guess i will be leaving them off. Thanks for your advice everyone it is greatly appreciated!

If you guys love movies, how about a gift card for a movie theatre?

I personally don't like it, because to me it feels like asking for money.

I don't have a problem with it. if people want to buy physical gifts there are other options on the registry correct?

I don't like it. My cousin had a gift card registry and registed for In&Out gift cards. She is also older than me, established in her career, and I just felt it was super tacky to be essentially registering for money to get burgers, but she also had gift cards to PetSmart (for her dogs) etc. and it just rubbed me the wrong way.

I am not a fan of gift cards on registries. I'm also not a fan of registering for gaming systems.

If a couple invited us to their wedding and they registered for gift cards to NetFlix or gaming I would overlook them and purchase something else. But that's just me. However, on our registry does include gift cards.

I feel like it is ok because you aren't asking for Visa gift cards which is basically asking for money. You are asking for gift cards to purchase something specific. Kind of like getting a restaurant gift card.

I don't have any problem with it. We registered for actual things from several places and then also for gift cards. You don't always know what you will need when you are making a registry and that does help solve that problem. We only put maybe 3 on there but it was in our minds a nice option to give people. In fact, my aunt and cousin went in together on a gift for us and instead of buying us the item we registered for they got us a gift card for the place it was from. My aunt said the shipping was going to be really high (like almost $80) and since the store was 10 minutes from our house this was a great solution to that. Plus, they gave us more on the gift card since they didn't have to pay shipping!

I wouldn't do it-- as others have said, seems like asking for money. On the flip side, I am happy to get someone a gift certificate to the place they're registered, so clearly I'm inconsistent.

I think it's fine if it's at the bottom of the registry list. I used the gift card option on my registry along with the physical gifts. I have seen others use it as well and never thought anything of it. In fact, I've gotten a couple a gift card of their registry. It helps, especially for those who are having a hard time finding the right gift on the registry to match their budget. If I want to give $100, but finding the right gift(s) to equal that is impossible, the gift card is a good option. It shouldn't be the only the you register for, but there's no harm in allowing people to exercise that option. I don't think it's like asking for money if you registered for physical gifts as well.

I am leaving the gift card option off. Target automatically added it and I had to go in and change the registry setting not to show it. I am sure if someone goes to purchase a gift and nothing is left in their price range of they just don't think what is left is something they would love to give you they can think of buying a gift card on their own.