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firstoneat56
Master August 2017

Stranger Purchase from Registry

firstoneat56, on May 17, 2017 at 7:11 AM Posted in Planning 0 11

Here's an odd one - I was checking my wedding registry on Amazon and someone purchased something from it. The odd thing is, neither my FH nor I know this person. The name sounds fake (like a stripper/porn name) and when I looked up the address, the address has someone else's name as the home owner (we don't know that person either). Neither name is on Facebook. The item is not being shipped to me. Has this happened to anyone before? I am planning on calling Amazon to see if I can find some information. Our last names are pretty unique so it's highly doubtful someone just looked up our registry and made a mistake.

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Latest activity by LB, on May 17, 2017 at 11:53 AM
  • FME
    Master March 2018
    FME ·
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    That's so weird. I was kind of thinking they wanted to remain anonymous but the item isn't being shipped to you? Does it say where it's being shipped to?

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  • WED18
    July 1993
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    That is weird and creepy! Hope Amazon can shed some light on the situation.

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  • The New Mrs. F
    Expert May 2017
    The New Mrs. F ·
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    That's so weird! Are you on the WW virtual registry? That's the only thing I could think of if it was a user's name lol

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  • Bemyguest
    Master April 2017
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    I was also thinking of the WW registry! Did you add your info there?

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  • MrsRushinin2018
    VIP September 2018
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    I agree with Heather

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  • firstoneat56
    Master August 2017
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    I am not on the WW virtual registry. It's also not possible that someone purchased it on someone else's behalf since this address is in Southern California and we don't have anyone invited from Southern California. We're in NY. We did invite 2 people from California but they are in Oakland which is many hours away from where it was ordered. My shower invites haven't even gone out yet but we do have a wedding website (not WW) with our registry link. I'm not concerned that someone purchased something from the registry, but I am concerned that the purchaser name does not match the purchaser address and that somehow this might be a scam to access my information. Calling Amazon once I get to work.

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  • Private_User832
    Master August 2017
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    Maybe they don't want you knowing who bought it to keep it a surprise? So they put a fake name.

    I wouldn't stress about it. You'll either get it or you won't if it was mistakenly bought off your registry by a stranger

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  • firstoneat56
    Master August 2017
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    @Private_User832: I'm not stressing about it. I have a legitimate concern. Obviously, you did not read my comments.

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  • JDSquared
    VIP August 2017
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    Whaaaat. Very strange.

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  • Private_User832
    Master August 2017
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    @first - I still stand by what I say. If your registry is searchable thru google then someone you know might have done that. Or someone accidentally bought off your registry when they meant to buy something off of someone else's.

    If your concerned about internet security then you should lock your registry through password protection if your site allows it or remove your address

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  • LB
    Champion November 2016
    LB ·
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    There was once a girl on here who searched through random registries and bought a random person (not from WW) something. Came on here to get a pat on the back for it and was told by most that it was creepy af. People can be so weird.

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