Online shopping is so popular these days, so doing your wedding registry online thru Amazon is a great option to have a wide variety of items to choose from for your home, as well as using a site that your guests will be very comfortable using to order items. There are definitely a number of reasons to use Amazon for your wedding registry, including special discounts & offers, extended return policy & more.
If you are getting married soon, the next few months or year will be filled with many decisions to make regarding the wedding & reception logistics. It’s a very busy time for many couples as they are busy making plans for their wedding. We have listed some reasons why we love the Amazon Wedding Registry option
1. World’s Largest Selection
As I said above, Amazon offers just about everything you could think of to add to your wedding registry. They tout themselves as having the world’s largest selection. Pretty much every brand or item that could fall under the following category is available: housewares, hobby, tools, luggage, games, camping equipment, holiday décor, and nick-nacks (not an official category name).
2. Universal Registry Capability
If by chance Amazon doesn’t stock an item that you would like include on your wedding registry list, they do offer a universal registry capability.
3. Customer Reviews
Amazon’s huge database of customer recommendation and rating scale is handy to have at your disposal. And since Amazon is such a popular online store, you can really get an accurate sense of whether or not certain products/sellers are good by simply reading reviews.
It’s always imp
ortant to do your own research and homework on products that you are inter
ested in buying, but if your decision is a toss up between model variations (and
many reviews are indicating a certain model to buy), then it probably is correct
!
4. Completion Gift
Amazon offers couples a one time 10% discount (20% off if you are a Amazon Prime member)on select items from your registry after your wedding. So, just in case a few gifts are missed on your list, and you still *really really* want them, you can complete the registry and treat yourself to a nice discount up to 90 days after your wedding.
5. Free Shipping
All wedding gifts ordered from Amazon registries are eligible for free two-day shipping for Amazon Prime member and free shipping on eligible items that are over $49 for non members. Seeing how the average wedding gift is $50 for distant friends and family, and $75-$150 for dear friends and relatives, it looks like most of your guests will qualify for free shipping!
6. Bonus Gift
Who doesn’t love a free gift with purchase? You could be eligible to receive a free bonus gift(s) when you select items from participating vendors are purchased off your registry. Check out all the available bonus gifts you could be receiving here.
7. Thank-you Tracking
Another handy feature is Amazon’s ability to keep track of all the gift buyer’s details. You will be able to see who purchased the item, their address, along with the gift they purchased. You’ll still have to keep your own list when opening all the gifts because not everyone will buy off the registry list. However, this feature does make a great reference point in case cards fall off gifts, get mixed up in a pile, and you don’t know who gave you a certain present.
8. Free Returns for 180 Days
Amazon knows that it takes time to get organized after the chaos of planning a wedding. They kindly extend their normal 30 day return policy to 180 days for any item fulfilled by Amazon purchased off your wedding registry.
9. Gift Financing
If you are fortunate to have a loved one who is planning on buying you a higher priced item, Amazon offers financing options for up to 24 months through their store card.
10. Free to Signup!
