Get Rid Of Bad Wedding Gifts Once And For All
Posted by Kathy on Nov 05, 2009. Filed under Wedding Registries and Gifts
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Tell the truth: for your wedding gift, would you rather receive a pink ceramic Victorian cat or that Bose SoundDock you always wanted? Yeah, thought so.
After spending $150 on Egyptian cotton linens for his close friend, the groom, and finding out that said groom couldn’t remember what he’d given them, Aric Martinez decided that there had to be a better way for couples to personalize their registry and get what they actually want—even the expensive stuff.
He created iDoGifts.com so guests can purchase “shares” in high-end gifts the bride and groom want but can’t justify buying for themselves. So if, for example, Aunt Gertrude and 3 friends each buy a share at $75 apiece, they can get you that Bose SoundDock you’ve been coveting for your home. And if you don’t have a home, people can actually contribute money towards your down payment. Now that’s a gift you’ll absolutely remember! This clever website offers a wide selection of gifts to choose from, but if they don’t have something you want they’ll work out a way to get it on your registry.
Check out the possibilities at iDoGifts.com.
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That sounds great, Claire. Just curious: did you get any feedback from friends and family about the contributions to the larger gifts? I’m wondering how many people feel comfortable with this idea vs. how many people just prefer to get something that can be wrapped.
I think this is a great idea for weddings and bridal showers too. The idea of contributing towards something they wouldn’t normally purchase for themselves is a nice feature.
Just came across your article in our planning. Nice that you are talking about alternatives here! We’re using a site that I don’t see mentioned, but that you should definitely checkout. It’s called depositagift.com I think it’s pretty new. It’s been working out really well for us. We created a new home/honeymoon registry with them. We’ve gotten gifts and lots of complements from guests!
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This sounds a lot like the website we used for our wedding, myregistry.com, except that we could add items like you would on a normal registry and have an option for guests to contribute to big things we chose as cash gifts (we had options to contribute to home renovations, our honeymoon, and a plasma screen tv). I think its a really good idea to give people the option of just giving what they feel comfortable with instead of feeling pressured to give an expensive gift they might not really be able to afford.