Adventures in Registering

A few weeks ago I talked a bit about how Mr. C and I started the whole registry process and how we even tried to do it all from our couch. Yeah, that was a giant fail. We decided that we really needed to get our butts to the store. Bet you can't guess what happens next!

First, we headed over to the Disney World for your home, Bed Bath and Beyond. And just like Disney, we knew we couldn't see it all in one day. The game plan was just go in and zap things with the scanner gun until we were too bored and/or tired to care about the prettiest design for our flatware (seriously, there are so many different types of forks in that store... WHY???).

Thankfully one of the employees just handed us the awesome scan-y thing and sent us on our way. We scored some serious necessities like a new set of dinner plates and a shot glass that helps you measure drinks. Okay, maybe not all necessities, but that shot glass was just too awesome to pass up.

Sango Roma Caramel Dinner Set / Image via Bed Bath and Beyond

(Personal Photo)

We already received the Mini Measure. What can I say? My parents like to fuel our drinking problem.

Once we hit the bedding section I started to crash. Instead of making life-altering decisions like which color comforter to purchase I deemed it more important to pet all of the towels and squeeze all of the pillows. Seriously, they are SO soft. Mr. C took that as our cue to leave.

Oh and if you remember my last registry-related post, yes, we did indeed register for a nutcracker. And not a sexy one. Just a nice plain boring one:

 Image via Bed Bath and Beyond

A few weeks later we headed to Macy's for part two. We had such a great time at BB&B that I think we started to get a little cocky. Don't worry, the universe quickly put us back in our place. It started the second we scored a sweet metered spot right near the entrance. If you live in NYC or any of the surrounding areas I'm sure you can appreciate how rare it is to find a parking spot, let alone one right near a store's entrance. Of course, it was only after we had already fed the meter that we realized it was one hour parking. DAMMIT. Okay, okay, no big deal, we would just zap some china and hopefully some bedding and/or towels before the meter ran out.

Yeah, like I said, we were getting cocky.

We ran inside and hunted down an employee. We explained we had already started a registry with Macy's online and that we just needed the scanner, but when she saw that we hadn't actually registered for anything yet she took it into her own hands to educate us on the ins and outs of registering. Meanwhile, the meter was ticking. Ticking. Ticking.

Now, I want to stop here and say that I have nothing against this woman. She was the sweetest, nicest woman around and Macy's should be proud to have her as their employee. Seriously! The lady knew what she was talking about and did her job well.The problem was we were on a serious time crunch. And we told her that. Multiple times. And she still. Would. Not. Shut. Up.

By the time she finally handed over the precious scan gun we were down to 30 minutes. And even as we walked away she kept following us yelling out things like, "Don't forget your bakeware! Oh my, you just CAN'T forget your bakeware! And your luggage! And..." Siiiiiigh.

At this point we just wanted to get something on our registry so the trip wouldn't be a total waste. We managed to zap about three pieces of china before the meter was up (literally). Although I will admit precious minutes were wasted because I allowed Mr. Coyote control of the scanner gun. Bad idea. He spent half the time trying to scan my boobs. They are not for sale Mr. Coyote, do you hear me?! NOT FOR SALE!

Anywho, we did manage to score some sweet China.

Mikasa Dinnerware, Platinum Crown Collection / Image via Macy's

Since we had been able to browse both stores we able to finish up everything else on our list from home. And so ends the Coyotes' registry adventures.

Parting tips from Miss Coyote?

1)  Give yourself plenty of time. We did that at our first stop, but foolishly though we could finish up round two in an hour.

2) On the flip side, don't try to do too much in one day. When you start petting towels it's time to leave.

3) Don't let your pervert fiance have control of the scanner gun at any point!

Tell me about your in-store registry experience! Did you make multiple trips to the store? Did you have an associate assisting you or were allowed to roam free? And who controlled the scanner gun?!