subject: The Benefits of Online Registry for Bridal Shower Gift Ideas [print this page] The Benefits of Online Registry for Bridal Shower Gift Ideas
Can you believe in 2010 brides are still receiving two or three (sometimes more) toasters for a bridal shower gift or wedding gift? Like our mothers and grandmothers, household items were given to the bride to begin setting up their homes. These same gifts are given today; however, the internet has made registering or shopping for a gift much easier than it was when our grandmother's were married.
Not so long ago registering for a wedding meant going to the store and walking the isles for hours with a clip board and pen in hand writing your entire registry. Worse yet, you had to trudge through more than one store repeating the process.
Today registering for wedding gifts is so much easier and fun for both the bride and groom. While some of the most common wedding gifts are still household items such as linens, cookware, and home dcor items, now couples are registering for games, camping equipment and grocery items. Couples are creating a more personal and unique registry list reflecting their styles and tastes.
With the flood of mega stores, the need to register at multiple stores is becoming a thing of the past. Most large stores have online registering and have become the most popular way of registering. Registering online is similar to traditional registry, with added benefits. Registering online reduces the stress of walking down isle after isle at the stores trying to decide on the items needed. The ability to add, delete and change quantities quickly and easily and the privacy of registering at home are just some of the benefits of registering online.
Shoppers also appreciate the ease of searching a gift and ultimately purchasing gifts online. Today, most family members live farther apart, and have to travel to both the bridal shower and wedding. Some, because of distance, cannot even attend the event, making online shopping the most convenient method of gift giving available. With our busy lifestyles, finding time to get to the store, searching the registry for a gift, and trying to locate the exact item on the list is very stressful. Shoppers can simply browse the registry with a few simple clicks in the privacy of their own homes and purchase a gift with ease.
Many guests prefer to look for a more unique gift, something that is more personal, and not necessarily a need but more of a want. Some guest, especially out of town guest that cannot attend the event may send something not on a registry. Some of the most popular non-traditional gifts being sent are custom gift baskets. With the stress of planning a wedding, there is little time to relax as the big day gets closer. Thus, spa gift baskets are becoming a popular gift for the bride-to-be and make for a unique bridal shower gift idea.
When you cannot decide on a gift for a couple that has a filled registry, think of sending a custom gift basket, or spa gift baskets to encourage them to relax as the big event gets closer.
