online wedding (money) registery........worth it or a scam?

Don't.

Sites like Wishing Well and Honeyfund are really unpopular on these forums for etiquette reasons. You won't find many people on here who have used them or would suggest them. About 90% of the weddings I've attended in the last 5 years have had Honeyfunds, but they're seen as cash grabby to many people.

Very tacky to ask for money from anyone. Just do a small registry or no registry. NEVER ask people for money though.

You don't need to go through a website to get money. I think those are a ripoff because you won't get 100% of the money your guests gift you. As a guest, I would want the couple to get all of the money I'm gifting them, not a portion. The easy way is to just have a small or no physical registry, and guests will just give you cash anyway, without you asking.

Run far away

Don't do it. Scam or not, it is tacky to register (or otherwise ask) for money. Do a small registry, guests will get the hint and give you cash.

Oh stahp.

They are rude (because you can't ask your guests for money) and dumb (because even if it's "only" one percent, why would you give up a portion of the gifts your guests give you?)

Just say no

Do not use any of them.

Ah nooooo

I personally I hate buying gifts off a registry. Also I'm 32 and he is 40 we have everything we need for our house. I know some think its tacky but that's not what I was asking about. I only wanted to know if anyone has used one of these sites and what was there opinion of the experience,

I used a Disney Registry where I was the guest and you could buy the couple something fun like taking a Cinderella's carriage ride or a special dinner and they also had something with the money honeyfund where you could send money in like $25 increments. I definitely thought the gift of fun with the ride or special dinner was more appealing and I was going to just send $50 to them since I couldn't afford the present I wanted to give them which as the carriage ride but ended up not doing either and just combining my $ with FH's to put with a cute wedding card. I understand why lots of people on here look down on the honeyfund but to me when there were other things you could choose from it didn't seem like a big deal. People will most likely want to personalize their money gift with a card or something so I wouldn't expect a lot of takers for a honeyfund since it feels so bland next to picking out a nice card the Groom and Bride get to read. Do what you want to do though it's your wedding!

What adult doesn't know that every newlywed couple really wants a cash gift? God, these "for profit" websites make my stomach turn. Please, trust your guests to deal with the gift factor -- whether it's a registry gift, an off the shelf gift, or a cash gift...and be thankful for whatever gift you receive. A pox on these repulsive websites that have an end goal of getting between a couple and their gift-giving guests....all the while, banking a percentage of a random couple's wedding gift...because they want a share.

No, nobody has used them and the experience is that there is none because they're tacky.

You can't tell us how to post. Truth be told, I thought about doing a cash registry myself because DH and I have been living together for 2 years and have everything we need. When I saw how it was received here, I changed my mind. If you make a small registry or no registry, people will take the hint and give cash. Then you get 100% of the gift. There's always something you can upgrade or something you wouldn't buy for yourself. We upgraded our towels and cookware and registered for an Amazon Tap, cookbooks, a Sodastream, and Rosetta Stone Vietnamese.

We bought a home before getting married, so what we really needed was a lawn mower, landscaping, bookshelves. But those aren't really registry items. We just did not make a registry and received 90% cash or gift cards to Home Depot or Bed Bath and Beyond. Guests will get it.

My friend did a homebound and my friends and I thought it was fine. We were paying for their experiences and quality time is important. We didn't think it was rude. Asking for a household gift vs an experience for the couple are no different. They're both gifts. Go for it

@lauren the couple didn't actually get that experience though. They got a check cut to them, minus the percentage the company took.

OP everyone is right. You won't find people with experiences with them because they're tacky and rude to your guests. Which WW peeps don't do.

My god. People know how to give cash. People PREFER to just throw a check in a card and be done with it. Absolutely do not use a honeyfund site.

Definitely don't use those sites. Not that they are scams, but they take a percentage of the money gift, and it's rude to ask for money, anyway.