Bridal Registry Nightmares
If you’ve ever been invited to a wedding as an adult, I’m sure you’re somewhat familiar with bridal registry; the female wish list of home décor as many men have been known to call it. As a guest it’s your responsibility to choose a store from the list, and then venture to that location to then choose from a hand-selected list of the bride’s wants – how exciting. This method is a fool-proof way to guarantee the newly weds only receive presents they have preapproved.
However, when the couple splits up two weeks before the wedding and you get stuck with the hundred dollar espresso machine, their fool-proof system indeed makes you feel like a fool. The nightmare of returning department store merchandise is unbearable. And because I don’t drink coffee, I ended up turning my new espresso machine into a decorative plant holder for my kitchen. Now I wait until just days before the wedding to make my purchase.