yes, I'd like to register for a washer and dryer...

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Isn't she pretty?

oh... Home Depot doesn't do registries?

Yes, we are still having registry problems. We are still perfectly happy with Crate and Barrel and Amazon.com but our problem is the number of gifts we've registered for. We haven't registered for enough. We have invited 150 people to the wedding and have only registered for 101 gifts. These 101 gifts include the $5.00 bowl (x10), the $3.95 individual dish towels (x6) and other small items you have to register for individually. I know, why is registering for presents so hard? Well here are our reasons...

1. We're building a house. We don't know what the color schemes are going to be and we don't want to buy linens that we're not sure will match.

2. We have stuff. We've been living together for 3 years and we have stuff. I have 16 piece Le Creuset set. Besides a frying pan, we don't need cookware. The major things that need replacing are our dishes, silverware and wine glasses. We've done out best to put items on the registry we know we'll need replacing like the odd knife, cooking utensils and mixing bowls.

3. The stuff we need you can't register for. Well you can, but I don't know who's going to buy us a dishwasher or kitchen cabinets. What we really need are things for the house. It should be ready by the end of this summer so we'll need a lot of stuff. First, we'll need more furniture. Our apartment is 1100 square feet and our new house will be 2700 square feet. We'll need beds and dressers, chairs, etc. Second, we're going to need appliances. Those aren't cheap and you can't buy them at Crate and Barrel:). Lastly, we'll need other finishing pieces like curtains, rugs and lighting. Again, who knows what the dimensions of the windows will be right now or what colors the walls will be.

My solution? For those not interested in the registries, telling them that besides cash, we're happily accepting gift cards to Ikea, Home Depot and Sears. Is it cheeky to tell people where they need to buy their gift cards?