5,6, and__7__ I'm OK with. It's fun to have some not-too-serious items on your registry, and they're all around the $100 mark. (Although again, I'm partial to items that stand the test of time, and I wonder about the shelf-life of all of these.)
I'm sorry, but 8 just kind of grosses me out. I don't care if you play video games, but buy your own PlayStation. You could certainly argue that your hobby is gaming where mine is baking, but…I don't know. Just ick.
10, a $250 thermostat, feels gimmick-y to me. I guess if you have a bunch of traditional registry items and you want to throw that into the mix, fine.
And a high-tech washer and dryer, 11, are edging their way into "greedy" territory in my book. The cheapest front-loading washer I found was pushing $600, and the matching dryer cost the same. And these were the basic-fancy models. The fancy-fancy models were $1,300-plus.
I guess I'd be more comfortable with this list if it had some parameters. Like, "Here's a specific high-tech washer that is well-priced and offers a bunch of great features." But I don't think brides and grooms should consider this list a green light to go on a high-tech gift grab.
And of course it's a little tougher to set up a wedding registry if you already live with your groom and own a bunch of stuff, but I'd rather upgrade my dishes (and donate the old ones) than have my wedding guests think I'm greedy.
Am I being too uptight? Would you be weirded out if you saw a $3,000 camera on a friend's wedding registry? Or is that just what the kids are asking for these days?
