Yet another registry question...?

Question

Ok, so my fiance and I don't have children but we have nieces and nephews. I have a niece who will be 12 when we get married and a nephew who will be 7. My fiance has a niece who will be 4 and a niece and nephew who will be 3. He also has two young cousins who will e 5 and 4. We spend a lot of time with these kids and they are quite often at our apartment. My fiance and I thought it would be neat to put some things like an ice cream maker, donut maker, and hotdog roller on our registry so that when the kids come over we have some neat things for them look at (plus, my fiance likes these things too). Is it too weird to put things like this on the registry or not? Some people have told me to register only for the things we'll need, but others have told me to put things like that so some people have fun things to buy us. What's your take on this?

Answer 1

I think those would be very fun gifts to give my friend for her wedding - so I say register for them!  You'd be able to write a very nice genuine thank you note for them in return, so I say, go for it.

You can't make it perfect, but you can make it your own.

Answer 2

I think it is absolutely alright to register for those things. Especially now a days when people are registering for honeymoons and photographers, I don't think that it makes a different anymore. And if someone doesn't like that you have it on your list they just won't buy for you. Big deal. Have fun with your registry, don't worry about what other people will think.

Answer 3

Do you have room to store all that stuff?

While great gimmicky items these things take up space.  Sure they look cute, but ten years later...a friend of mine registered for a mickey mouse waffle maker and now she regrets it and doesn't use the thing.  It was a cheap appliance and she has a regular waffle maker to actually cook for the kids on.

Take it with a grain of salt and don't go overboard.

Answer 4

I think you should register for them!  My husband and I have a sno-cone maker, even though we have no kids around to use it with!  It's just for us!  :)

Plus, some people do like to buy "fun" gifts!  I had a friend who said I didn't have anything "fun" on my registry, so she got me a fondue pot, instead!  :)

Answer 5

do whatever you want see when me and my husband registered he asked for a playstation 3 and i asked for a DL nintendo i asked for think i have always wanted what you are asking for isnt childlike it would be something me and my husband would enjoy thou i am telling you dont get your hopes up on getting it my husband did got his ps 3 but i did get my DL

Answer 6

Why would it be weird? My husband and I don't have kids OR nieces/nephews, but some of the gifts we got from our registry included an ice cream maker and a waffle cone maker. We enjoy making our own ice cream because you can come up with so many flavors... And home-made waffle cones are to die for! I don't see anything weird about it - the registry is not a list of things you "need", it's a list of things you would like to get as a gift. Look around you - are you surrounded by the things you "need", or mostly by things that make your life easier? Nothing is just about survival anymore - not in this country, at least. Go for it, congrats.

Answer 7

My take is a few fun things, but mostly practical things you'll need. So go ahead and add one or two things for your nieces and nephews.

Answer 8

Absolutely those things are ok to register for!!  Go for it!  I might come over and hang out too!

We put some board games on our registry for the same reason..

Answer 9

Absolutely put fun gadgets on your list.  My sister and her first husband actually wore out the sandwichmaker they asked for.  After her divorce, I had to scrounge the garage sales to find her a new sandwich maker.  It is something that YOU are USING, so I don't see how it could be wrong.

Answer 10

Register for whatever you want.  People don't need to know why you put it on your registry.  They just have to make the decision as to whether they'll buy it or not.  I say GO FOR IT!!  Whatever it is that you'd like to have, put it on there.  Afterall...you have not because you ask not!  :-)

Congrats!