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Probably the best piece of advice I received in regards to our registry is to register for at least one thing from each area in the store- for instance, my instinct would be to ignore the crystal section, it's totally not my style. But my Aunt told me I should anyway because people tend to settle on one type of thing that they always buy for wedding gifts (my Mom gives knives for example) and if you don't have something in that area, they will go out and buy it anyway, but you won't be able to return it easily. And let me tell you that returning things on our registry was a million times easier than the things that weren't!

Also don't forget to register for things all over the price scale- you want to accommodate all the different types of people who will be attending. Some will want to spend more because they can and some will not be able to afford as much.

And lastly, we registered for things that weren't "typical" - two pairs of Hulk Hands (giant foam hands that look like the Hulk's) so we could duke it out. A video game we could play together, etc... and I think people like that stuff as well as the more traditional stuff.

Eugene OR- We did pay $1100 for a house once- but it was a huge house and electricity was included. In general, for houses or duplexes, I would not pay more than $900 for 3bd 2ba. And it would have to be an awesome duplex or a so-so house for that. Before we moved into this house that we bought, we were living in a very cute tiny tiny house and were paying $750.
Pretty much if you want to go into Springfield, everything is $100 cheaper.

Seriously? I am so glad I don't have a smart phone. Apparently they really do turn you into a moronic baby.