This is what happens when you ask for cash from your guests...

That is by far the worst thing I've seen about registries... When will people learn it's just not right?

Wow..some people really have no class.

I literally rather have the bride and groom be honest and say they prefer cash on the invite than this.

Still tacky but frig.. AT LEAST honest

@Richard, good catch, it looks like MM might be based on her wording. Maybe she was so stunned by the tactics of this bride she declared war on all registries.

What? That's so rude and gross! I won't go to the wedding at all! What kind of company does this? And the bride isn't bothered by explaining it?

Omg. How terrible.

Wow. That's so low. Seriously, the best way to ask for cash is to NOT ask for anything. Com on, this is a gift-giving celebration, not something you make money off of.

Do they really not need anything? I'm very sure this couple would love a nice new stainless steel toilet paper holder, at least...

That's messed up, but it looks like Miss Manners hates ALL registries...

I'm not positive, but this sounds a lot like Zola. When I was looking into them, I vaguely remember that you could register for "things" but instead get a check to spend on those "things."

Wow.

Wow! Yuck! I cant even believe how many people are ok taking advantage of their family and friends like this. So incredibly rude!

Yeah this is really yucky. I feel bad, I'm doing something yucky too. My mom is paying for the wedding and really wanted me to put some things on the registry for her. I have taken most of the items off and I'm trying to convince her it's a bad idea but she kind of makes the decisions since she's paying. Sorry for piggybacking on your post. Just couldn't wait until Confession Friday lol

Whaaaaaaaaaat?! Not. Fucking. Cool.

Gross.

Wow. Just... wow.

To be fair, Target seems to add multiples of items on registries. My MoH was having issues with exactly this when she set up her baby registry a couple of months ago.

@AyEmVee This screams of Zola. The company has really aggressive digital marketing besides. Within two hours of me updating my Facebook status to engaged, Zola immediately began loading my feed with ads. They're also relentless with advertising on the NYC subway.

I completely agree that this is tacky and awful. However, if you search the forums, you will find countless threads where the poster asks something like, "Where's the best place to register and return items for cash?" That is tacky (obviously), and so is this new scheme with the duplicate items, but it's not necessarily a new phenomenon. If you register for something from Target and then return it for store credit or cash, that is worse in one sense because you are damaging the environment by wasting all the packing material and fuel required to ship the items. I hate how a lot of the gifts we get are so wastefully packaged! Bed Bath and Beyond is the worst! I bought my friend several items from there for her wedding, and they EACH came in a separate box. It's awful for the environment. I know that's off topic, but I just had to put it out there.

Wow!!!!

@soontobertr agreed. I ordered all my Christmas presents for my family from Kohl's this year and almost everything came in separate packaging, I thought it was ridiculous.

Well, this seems silly. I don't know if I'm quite as angry about it as the other posters, but it does make me roll my eyes a little. I think you should let your guests gift you what they feel like, and how much they feel like.

I think in our generation many brides and grooms (myself included) are older and living together already, so they already have a lot of the things that they would typically be registering for, and it almost seems silly to register for "new" stuff, just because someone will buy it for you. I'm all about the honey fund! But i think it is tacky to ask for cash... you should never EXPECT a gift.

Wow that is the worst thing I have heard of. You are literally scamming your guests. What if they ask about the item they thought they bought you?