The giving of gifts by family and friends is a very old tradition. But with times & cultures changing so rapidly, the way the gifts are given has also changed. Creating your own Wishlist or Gift Registry is the most innovative way of doing it. However it will require your thoughtful planning. Here are some Dos and Don'ts for registering your gifts:
- Do register
- Don’t wait until the last moment
- Do give a wide choice of gifts to guests
- Do have gifts of different price range
- Do have products from different categories
- Do keep a check on already gifted items
- Do update your Wishlist
- Do include your partner in making Wishlist
- Do check the product details
- Don’t register for gifts that you will never use
- Do refer to the checklist
- Do spread the word
- Don’t forget to send a Thank You Note
Your friends and family are excited for you. They want to buy you something to celebrate this wonderful occasion and they want you to be happy. By registering and making the Wishlist , you are making it easy for them to give you something special and something that you really want.
Remember, the moment your guests come to know about your Event date, they start thinking about what to gif. So it’s a good idea to set-up your Wishlist at least 2 to 3 months in advance. This gives them enough time to think & see what should be gifted to you.
Make your Wishlist as extensive as possible, to give wide choice to your guests in deciding what to gift you. For example, if you have 300 guests coming to your event, you must have at least 75 items in your Wishlist; considering each family invited is of 4 people.
All your guests come from different financial backgrounds and different stages of life. You have to make sure that every guest finds the product, which suits the budget they have in mind for you. You don’t want them to think that you are forcing them to give an expensive gift? Have gifts of all price ranges.
You must have products from different categories from kitchen appliances to apparels to mobile phone to computer accessories to sportswear & accessories etc, to give your guests wide choice of products to choose from. Your college pal may want to give you a sport wear whereas your uncle & aunt may want to give you a nice dress or Jewellery or your group of friends may want to contribute towards your honeymoon package.
It is recommended that you visit your Wishlist often, so that you know what all is already gifted to you and you can now remove those items from your personal shopping list. How you wish this is true, isn’t it?
ShareUrJoy always keeps adding new products of different brands, which you can immediately add to your Wishlists. You can even keep adding more gifts after you have lots of “Already Gifted” products in your Wishlist.
While making the Wedding Wishlist or House Warming Wishlist, make sure that the two of you should be registering for the gift. For example, he gets to choose the Electronics, while she gets to choose the bedding or kitchen crockery etc.
It makes more sense that you examine each and every product thoroughly before you add them to your Wishlist. Please verify the product attributes like the colour, size, quantity, brand, etc. so that you don’t end up getting something which you never wanted.
Do lots of brainstorming before adding any product to your Wishlist. Never add those items which you are not going to use and dump them in your store room. Take advantage of many options you have and add only those gifts which you are going to make good use of.
Our checklists are here to make your life easier. If you had to start your Wishlist from scratch, you’d go crazy. There are a so many items out there that claim to be necessary and life changing. Some are. Some aren’t. And given monetary and space concerns you’ll want to be sensible about the items you select.
You shouldn’t assume that your guests will automatically know that you have made a Wishlist on ShareUrJoy.com. You can share it with your family and friends, through social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter etc and by importing contacts in from your Emails. Also make sure your parents or your best friends know that you are registered on ShareUrJoy.com, so that that they can spread the word.
Make sure that you send a Thank You Note as soon as you know that your guest has ordered an item for you from your Wishlist.
