Comments on: Our Best and Worst Wedding Registry Experiences (Hint: Avoid Sears)

By: Sarah Rigos

Sarah Rigos — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:59:20 +0000

Starlight recently did a research post comparing Macys, Target, Bloomingdales, Williams Sonoma, and Pottery Barn which concluded that Bloomingdales were the best option based on what were considered the most important factors (good returns policy, gift selection, customer service etc.)

http://www.starlightregistry.com/blog_post.asp?title=which-department-store-wedding-registry-is-the-best?

By: Mark - Bridal Registries

Mark - Bridal Registries — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:16:17 +0000

Amazon is becoming more and more popular for wedding registries mainly because of the ability to read reviews of the products you are considering registering for. It is a big advantage to be able to read reviews about the products before you register for an item. This is one thing you can’t do if you have a physical registry in a stores as opposed to an online registry. There are a number of all-in-one registry sites out there (www.myregstry.com http://www.asimplerweddingregisty.com http://www.universalweddingregistry.com) that allow a couple to add gifts from any stores (such as Amazon) into one centralized registry. The advantage here is that you don’t to create multiple bridal registries at several different stores.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:03:47 +0000

Sears return policy is horrible for bridal registry because they don’t give store credit for returns. They can only credit back the amount to the credit card that the item was bought on. Or they give you cash, if the item was bought with cash. Can you imagine if you got duplicate items? Bleh!

By: Royce!

Royce! — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:09:59 +0000

I used Amazon, target and BBB, all were great except targets return policy.

One thing that annoyed me was I wanted to display all my gifts in a certin order, so I made a site where my gifts (from 3 registries!) could be sorted and shown together. If that would be useful for you check out http://wedwishlist.com to do the same.

Also, dont miss amazons universal registry feature, its great!

By: Lissette

Lissette — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:17:25 +0000

I helped my sister in law to create her wedding registry, we looked various websites and she chose myregistry.com, It was a complete disaster, My sister received duplicated items and she was so upset! We had a horrible nightmare! Def no recommend!

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:41:38 +0000

I’m getting married in the fall of this year and we were considering registering at Target and Sears. Glad I read this b/c i will be steering clear now. I’ll def. check out amazon.com. Thanks everyone!

By: cfb62

cfb62 — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:52:57 +0000

Sears is THE WORST!
Their customer service is non-existant.
They installed a faulty washer/dryer unit in my condo last August. It flooded my first floor. I called Sears 15-20 times and all I’m ever told is, “Someone will contact you in the next few days, Thank you for choosing Sears.”
10K later, my place is almost back to normal, but I’ll never again even buy vacuum cleaner bags from them.
They’re the perfect example of what’s wrong with the world today.

By: tanya

tanya — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:26:51 +0000

my boyfriend and i tried to purchase a wedding gift for friends from sears and couldn’t find their registry online for the life of us, even though they insisted it was there. we finally gave up and just gave them money.

By: kristen

kristen — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:24:49 +0000

I got married in June 2007 and had the best experience (by far) with Bed, Bath and Beyond. We did the majority of our registry online which was very convenient. After the wedding they were the best at accepting returns without a receipt (no problem!). I highly recommend them. A distant second would be Target – they were good for sheets and towels, but their kitchenware is kind of cheap and they have a lot of items that or only available online. Macy’s was the third place that we registered. I wasn’t crazy about their selection and felt that a lot of their merchandise was way overpriced, in particular the bedding.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:09:52 +0000

Thanks for the ideas! I’m getting married next year and we hadn’t considered Amazon – good thought.

By: silver

silver — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:36:49 +0000

We also registered at Sears for the tools. A guest mentioned to me that she went to the store and couldn’t find our registry. Since we had started the registry online, I thought that maybe it wasn’t also be available in store. I called up to find out and/or fix the problem. When I explained the situation, the person just kept telling me that wedding guests aren’t required to purchase of a registry, and that it is just a list of items we may like to receive. It was the most bizarre thing. She kept repeating that, over and over, with the exact same wording, no matter how I tried to rephrase what my issue was. I eventually asked her if she was a computer rather than a live person. She got very mad at me and threatened to hang up if I didn’t apologize to her. What was I supposed to think when she wouldn’t say *anything* except to tell me what a registry was?

By: MoneyNing

MoneyNing — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:50:06 +0000

I just don’t know why Sears is even in business. It’s not like management really wants to run the thing anyway.

By: FourPillars

FourPillars — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:40:10 +0000

Great story – I think it was pretty lame of your guest to not send another gift.

Mike

By: Dong

Dong — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:51:44 +0000

Sears has basically been run into the ground by Ed Lampert in order to cut costs. It’s really a shame. A few years ago Ed was being touted by press as the new Warren Buffet, turning Sears into the new Berkshire Hathaway. Alas he’s not. Warren always brought good companies with good management who served the customers. Ed on the other hand is about cutting costs. Cutting cost is important but at some point you actually need to run the store.

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:13:12 +0000

Great post! Target’s registry has its problems, too. When hubby and I were married five years ago, our registry at Target didn’t keep up with items purchased from the list by our guests, all of whom had informed their clerk that it was for the registry. That meant getting a few repeat gifts, which led to frequent visits to Target for returns and exchanges. Waste of time and money. I spoke to several other brides and new moms who had the same problems with Target. Apparently, they’re notorious for it.

Salut,
Marjorie

By: Writer's Coin

Writer's Coin — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:20:29 +0000

I don’t know how this post escaped my attention when it first came out. I am tying the knot next year and have been pushing for a Best Buy registry . . . not gonna happen. But Amazon sounds like a great option. I’ve also seen sites that allow people to give gifts like “money towards a down payment” or money towards a honeymoon.

Like I keep telling people, “I don’t need any more pots and pans, what we have works great. What I need is a nice, big TV to watch the game after dinner.”

By: jim

jim — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:23:33 +0000

Macy’s is great, I’m a huge fan of them. As you probably have read, I hate(d) Target.

By: Boston Gal

Boston Gal — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:06:20 +0000

Hi Lazy Man, Sorry about your poor registry experience. Thought you might like to read these local news stories in Boston about the problems folks here are experiencing with Sears. Interesting that the problems seem to extend to the registry service as well. To me it looks like the retailer is ripe for failing now that they are doing such a good job of alienating customers. Sears Blames 'Perfect Storm' For Repair Service Problems Sears CEO Apologizes To Boston-Area Customers But on the upside - you and Energi Gal have received the best gift of all - each other! Awwwww.....

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:39:49 +0000

We used MyRegistry.com, which works pretty well. You can select items from any online store. The person can order it from that store or buy it offline and simply tell the registry that they bought it. Disadvantage is that they have to go back online to tell the registry. But we didn’t want to lock people into stores.

By: The Saving Freak

The Saving Freak — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:39:14 +0000

We have also had terrible problems with sears and their website. No one seems to know what the heck is going on with that company. How can you be the third largest retailer in the world and suck so bad.