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There are also non store-specific websites that allow for a more general registry. The main purpose is to avoid duplicate gifts and give guidance in order to get matching gifts.
Department stores kept bridal registries on computer long before 1993, so it's not strictly accurate to call this the first electronic registry. The referenced patent is for a registry in a kiosk with a touch screen. Prior to this system customers had to ask the sales staff to get them a printout from the registry. So perhaps it would be better to call it the first self-service gift registry? Can anyone think of a better term? Lee Choquette ( talk) 15:40, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
Anyone else think that "bridal registry" should be replaced by "wedding registry"? I understand that some still accept the term "bridal" to be interchangeable with "wedding", but I find that it is an increasingly biased word. Plus, several retailers (Target, Amazon, Kohls, and JC Penney for instance) use "wedding" or simply "gift" as the title of the registry, omitting the word "bridal". ronnycary ( talk) 17:27, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 |
There are also non store-specific websites that allow for a more general registry. The main purpose is to avoid duplicate gifts and give guidance in order to get matching gifts.
Department stores kept bridal registries on computer long before 1993, so it's not strictly accurate to call this the first electronic registry. The referenced patent is for a registry in a kiosk with a touch screen. Prior to this system customers had to ask the sales staff to get them a printout from the registry. So perhaps it would be better to call it the first self-service gift registry? Can anyone think of a better term? Lee Choquette ( talk) 15:40, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
Anyone else think that "bridal registry" should be replaced by "wedding registry"? I understand that some still accept the term "bridal" to be interchangeable with "wedding", but I find that it is an increasingly biased word. Plus, several retailers (Target, Amazon, Kohls, and JC Penney for instance) use "wedding" or simply "gift" as the title of the registry, omitting the word "bridal". ronnycary ( talk) 17:27, 26 September 2010 (UTC)