Wishing on a star… or a website
Posted by Alli on November 15, 2008
It’s that time of year again, when people start asking other people what they want for Christmas. In my case, people have also recently asked what Fuller wants for his birthday, what I want for my birthday, and what we want/ need for the new baby.
And I have been sending people the link to our family’s wishlist.
You might wonder why we don’t register or keep a running Amazon list of the things we want/ need. And the answer goes back to when Damon and I were engaged and planning our wedding.
We registered here in Chattanooga in two stores (Target and Linens ‘n Things). But the problem was those two stores did not yet exist in Montgomery, Alabama, where Damon’s family was and where there was going to be a shower for us. So we had to take a trip down there and register in two stores they did have (and no, they were not in Chattanooga yet). We had a really difficult time deciding on a “china” pattern and then finding it at a store in Montgomery as well. When we found a store that carried it, we registered not knowing that around the time of our shower/ wedding, the store would be going out of business.
Basically, registering was a nightmare. And this was in the infancy of the internet, so we couldn’t just tell people to go order their gifts online.
I also always had a little bit of a problem with registries (online and off) in general. I just felt like it was me telling people where to shop (why I don’t like Amazon wishlists). And it didn’t give people the chance to find a better deal somewhere else.
Which is why our family prefers websites like wishlist.com. I can just put items on the list and people can reserve them and then really, purchase them wherever. And not all websites have wishlists and it can get hard to keep track of all the websites where you keep running wishlists.
With wishlist.com I have a shortcut on my browser and when I run across something I might like, I just click the shortcut and the item gets added to our wishlist. I can then divide the wishlist into sub-lists, one for me, one for Fuller, one for Damon, and one for Baby Two.
This isn’t a sponsored post, I get nothing from wishlist.com for pimping their services. But in a way, I might get something because at least now you know where to go to find out what I want, right?
[tags]wishlist, wishlist.com, registries[/tags]
gracie said,
right! did you know that Linen and things in chattanooga is closing?
gracies last blog post..Dentist Part 2
Alli said,
@gracie
I did know Linens n Things was closing! Wonder if I should go there for some Christmas presents.
Stephen said,
Thanks for the website information, wishlists is cool. I think we may have to try this with our family unit.
Also, I am proud to see you are going to be using cloth diapers. The liners are a little pricey, but they are awesome for the environment.
Last, for a really cool Wii game, try Resident Evil 4. Nothing like blowing away a few zombies to releive some stress.
Alli said,
@Stephen
I totally have wishlists to thank for helping me finish all my Christmas shopping yesterday. Not everyone has a wishlist on that site, but they sent me a list and bam! I was done!
While we do our part for going green, the main reason for switching to cloth was the release the knot I got in my stomach every time I bought Fuller diapers. I just can’t stomach spending that kind of money again. And the green benefits are awesome.
Speaking of green, here is a link on how to get the phone book to no longer be delivered at your house: http://fivepercent.us/2008/11/21/stop-the-yellow-pages-from-landing-thud-on-your-doorstep/
Thanks for the Wii recommendation. We are getting a Wii and Wii Fit from my parents as our Christmas gift. I’m so excited! I feel like now I might actually have a real chance to get good at video games.
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