I have a definite love-hate relationship with registries. I love that they ensure that you are receiving gifts that you really need/want, but hate that they have a certain greed to them. I don't really enjoy asking others to buy me things! Aside from that, though, they are just plain hard to create! Things for wedding registries are easy...you go to a store and pick out things that you like and want for your home. Baby registries are a whole different ball game! You have to focus on safety ratings, comfort, necessities, all while hoping you can find something that isn't hideous.
After asking around, my brother-in-law recommended we look at "Baby Bargains" by Denise & Alan Fields. They are a couple that take no bribes from companies, and give ratings based on recalls, reviews from parents, and personal experience. This book was a serious God send. They present "good, better, best" recommendations on products depending on your budget. I highly recommend trying this book- at least if you are like me, who had no clue where to even start.
We also decided to go mainly with Amazon.com --we found that prices were so much cheaper than stores for people, and you don't pay sales tax! For those of our relatives that don't shop online, we tried to put a few things on a Babies R' Us registry, but to be honest, that was hard to do, because an item that would be $35 on Amazon was $50 at BRU.
Babies sure need a lot of "stuff!"
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