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cool idea, was going to implement something similar when i got married a few months ago but i couldn't think of an elegant way to confirm when a gift was actual

cool idea, was going to implement something similar when i got married a few months ago but i couldn't think of an elegant way to confirm when a gift was actually purchased. you pop up a window and ask the user if s/he bought the gift. not every user will see that. duplicate gifts are huge pain. that said, there's definitely a need for this kind of site. the only site that does this right now is myregistry.com. you can certainly compete with them on usability/design.i'd focus on that. make your interface simpler and less cluttered.

prawn 16y ago
The way I did it for my own wedding was to put unique registration codes on invitations so that people could login to respond to the invitation, see the gift registry and then lock in a gift that they had or were going to purchase. Guests also entered dietary and transport requirements so that we could easily export lists and spreadsheets for drivers, caterer, etc. Everyone seemed to find it really straightforward and it wasn't that time-consuming to add unique codes to the invites manually (e.g., EN8A).
tlianza 16y ago
(DISCLAIMER: my startup) I'd also recommend checking out http://www.wishpot.com/ http://www.wishpot.com/ if you're interested in a universal wedding registry and wishlist. Also, to any hackers in Seattle with an interest in this space who does Ruby or .NET Development, we're hiring - please contact me! Tom at Wishpot.com