Is it rude to have 275 items on a gift registry?

Question

Is it rude to have 275 items on a gift registry?

Answer 1

Good Heavens, No!  It is not rude in the least!  It gives people a choice!

Answer 2

Absolutely not.  Gift registries are just ideas for people to get you.  It doesn't mean those people have to get every item on the registry for you.  If anything it's a good thing.  It will give your guests more of a selection to choose from.

Now, if everything on it is $100+, then that is a different story.  You need to have a lot of inexpensive items so that people in different financial situations have something to choose from, too.

Answer 3

Well no.  It gives people some choice in the matter.  Otherwise there will be duplications.  How many people need six toasters?  Have a happy baby shower or wedding.  Hope you get lots of stuff.

Answer 4

no just make sure you not or tell people you wanted to have a mixed options for people!

Answer 5

while that is a lot of items......its not exactly rude.....gift registries are simply a tool of convienence

Answer 6

Is it for a wedding? Baby Shower? I think the event would dictate weather I thought it was rude or not.

Answer 7

No. It might be considerate if it consists of a range of items in different price ranges. That's what I tried to do for our wedding. I actually had requests to add more stuff that cost more money. It's not like people have to buy everything or even use the list. I view it more as a courtesy thing for the guests. If it weren't for that then my husband and I wouldn't have created one.

Answer 8

While it's good to give people a big choice, they might get mad having to read through all of it. Usually people want to make the gift buying as easy as possible, but sitting there waiting for all those pages to print / trying to find those items might be a challenge.

Can you break it up between different stores?

That way, if they go to , say, Target, they will have a more limited list. It might make it easier and less overwhelming

Answer 9

No, the registry is to show your guests what you'd like. They only usually pick one item, the one that they like and can afford. Or they just get you whatever they want or give you money. No rudeness here, just more choices.

Answer 10

no make sure there is a balance of inexp and exp.

Also realistically don't expect all of it.

Answer 11

if it is for a wedding... then it's meant to make it easier for the wedding guests to choose one of the gifts....it's meant to be helpful to help choose something the couple need.. they will cross that off so that nobody gets them 20 toasters and 20 tea sets etc... It doesn't mean they actually expect to receive 275 items.. they just want to leave it up to the people to browse through there and choose something they will get them as a gift which is within their price range and if they choose from that gift catalogue it will be something the couple would like or know they need... so I don't think it's rude if it's meant this way.. every guest is only supposed to choose 1 gift out of the 275 gifts.. just to give them an option...the bigger the option.. the more the prices will vary which should make it possible to also give some small useful gifts...

Answer 12

No, it's not rude to have 275 items on a registry.

However, failing to write a thank you note for even one of these items (even if you receive all 275 of them) is rude.  

Be prepared to write lots of thank you notes.

Answer 13

no