What better gift for a new couple than a nest egg to help them get whatever it is they need? Until now, there have not been any easy options for a cash registry. Deposit a Gift has really hit the mark with the service they offer! Some couples already have all of the traditional items that are generally on the wedding registry, and the gift of cash is really a perfect alternative for the couple who would prefer it. So easy and convenient, read on to see exactly how it works. Easy on you, easy on your guests and get what you really want.
If you’ve seen it, heard of it, or imagined it, you can register for it at Deposit a Gift.
Show friends and family what you need most with a customizable cash gift registry. Then sit back, relax and watch your account grow.
When the time is right, use your gift money on anything you want, whenever you want!
Deposit a Gift works like a traditional registry to make it easy for gift-givers, but allows couples to register for anything – from honeymoons to home down payments, newlywed activities to charities.
Deposit a Gift is also the only site that includes a free wedding website, and room to list your other registries, so it truly is a one-stop-shop. No shipping. No gift wrap. No need for returns.
Get Started today with your Deposit a Gift account so can can get what it it you really want and need. Maybe a honeymoon, maybe a nest egg to get you into your first house, whatever it is, Deposit a Gift is a great way to get you started.
Your rates seem awfully high. I checked out Zankyou.com and they were only 2.8%
Ummm…not to mention sales tax. In my state, sales tax is around 8%, so above the service charge. I have never thought it was “tacky” for the bride/groom to expect me to pay shipping, sales tax, or gift wrapping for the toaster I got them. As a wedding guest, I would be so much happier getting them something they actually want then fueling the ridiculousness that the wedding industry promotes through registries. What happened to letting people do their own thing? Why is a wedding the one area where people love to get on soap boxes to call your personal choice ‘tacky’?
I love Deposit a Gift! We’re currently using them and its been great. Really easy to use, great personalized wed sites, and really wonderful, responsive customer service.
It feels to me that for any registry, whether department store or alternative, there are going to be fees (i.e. shipping, gift wrap, etc.). But we felt that with this kind of registry the convenience of being to ask for exactly what we want, not having to waist our time on returns, and also being able buy the things that we did want on sale so made up for the service fee.
The response I’ve gotten back from our guests have been really positive. People like how easy it is, and actually (to the comment above) with Deposit a Gift, if someone doesn’t see a price point they like, they can create a ‘custom’ gift and give exactly what they want.
In my opinion, asking for cash in this way is no more tacky than asking for a blender. And not creating any registry will open you up to a whole slew of stuff you’ll want to return, but may not be able to.
Wow, tell us how you really feel! I’ve lived with my fiance for 5 years and while we do have a traditional registry for the traditionalists and those who don’t use internet, we also have a DepositaGift because we have been RENTING for five years and what we really need is money towards a down payment on a house. I do not see a problem in admitting to family and friends that I do not want their toasters and china. I have a toaster already and I promise you I will break the china. There are already going to be plenty of guests gifting the happy couple cash, this is the case at every wedding, so why not let them know that it’s actually going towards something besides booze and blockbuster??
I’m in the camp that akins this to being no better than asking for cash, except it is worse. As a gift giver, I would simply gift cash because of the 7.5% service charge. Asking me to cover it is exteremly tacky if I’ve already committed to giving you a gift and if I don’t, the couple loses some of the value of the gift. It’s a lose-lose situation. There was a couple last year who did a registry of this sort because they expected everyone to cover the costs of their honeymoon and provided no reasonable alternative to those who wanted to spend less than $80 on them. They were in a world of hurt when those costs weren’t covered, and they were slapped with the “conveinence charge” to boot.
I’m sorry, but cash registries of any sort are tacky. Most likely, people will give you cash at the wedding. You don’t need to beg for it and leave a sour taste in people’s mouthes… especially from the more proper (older) generation who believes it taboo to ask/register/beg for money.
Sounds like an awesome alternative. Wish we had this sort of service when we got married.