My sister's baby shower is this weekend. It's gonna be so fun (even though it's a couples shower and I'm not part of a couple). I had to throw that in there - ha!
My siblings and I like to group our money together to buy presents for whatever gift bearing occassion is coming our way - it's just how we roll. The baby shower is no different. We decided how much we were wanting to spend so that I could pick out the gifts accordingly.
Strategically I stalked the registry to determine the best use of our combined money. I settled on 3 things, but I can't tell you which 3 things in the off-chance younger sister Linda is reading this (sometimes she gets bored, you see).
I headed on over to BabiesRUs during my lunch break to purchase the items. Well, wouldn't you know that first and foremost the store didn't even have one of the items despite the registry claiming it did. Second hit was that if they did have it, they were selling it for $23 (plus tax) more in-store than on-line. WHAT?! WHY?! Obnoxious. I then went to the second item I planned on purchasing and discovered it, too, was more expensive in-store than on-line - by $14 (plus tax) this time. I asked an employee what the deal was and she said that sometimes there are sales on-line. Oh, okay. Obnoxious.
My strategerie was for the purchase of those three items because of their combined cost. I like to maximize the funds. So, I felt compelled to stick with those items in lieu of switching up the gifts to meet the money-goal, if that makes sense. I have no doubt I would have encountered similar issues with other products anyway.
I then went back to my office...and purchased those 2 items on-line for a savings of $40 (this time including tax). One of them I can even pick up at the very same store I visited during lunch. What's the point of any of this other than just to annoy your customers?
Oh and in case you are so very worried about the 3rd item, I bought that through other means altogether. Don't ask. Just trust me...it was the right way to go. And...no, there is no danger of someone buying it off the registry, so we are cool. Promise.
UGH...and now they sent me an automatic email with the shipping address for the one item directly to my sister. I don't want it sent to her house - I specified my work address for shipping. I've had it with BabiesRUs!!!
I will post pics and all that jazz from the baby shower on Monday!
3 comments:
That's so redic of BRU..... I think my next registry will all be off Amazon, I'm totally addicted to their website.
Have fun at the shower!
Totally Amazon. Love Amazon.
BabiesRUs is such an evil organization. Unfortunately a necessary evil sometimes. Cant tell you how many times I bought something there that was way too expensive and then get all burned up because it went on sale the next week (after it had been wrapped and gifted to the mom-to-be).
I so regret making people go there when I had my kiddo. If only Ida known then what I know now!!
I ordered from Target. I wanted it shipped to my house, but the expected delivery date was sometime in the middle of next week! No bueno! So I went ahead and had it shipped to Linda's house. But it got there yesterday! So now she's having to bring her own gift, and I can't gift wrap it! Boo!
And that is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in awhile. Order it online for cheaper, and pick it up from the store??? Makes no sense at all. Why not just keep your prices the same?!
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