It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of Amazon.com. We’ve covered How To Consume Entertainment On Amazon For Free, and also How to Earn Amazon Gift Certificates Without Paying A Dime. Although Amazon.com’s not the first place most people consider when registering for their wedding (only 7% of the surveyed couples in our Shopping Trend: 2013 Weddings report considered it), it does come with a few distinct advantages.
1. Put ANYTHING You Want On Your Amazon Wedding Registry
The biggest advantage to having an Amazon.com wedding registry is the ability to put anything you want on it. Anything at all! You don’t have to stick to towels and bedding. Add the latest Nexus 7, or that flat screen TV you’ve been eying. At Amazon, you’re also not limited to items sold on Amazon.com. With the Universal button, which you can install in any browser, you can add any item that catches your fancy, whether it’s something cute at Etsy, or the perfect china set at Williams-Sonoma to your registry. You can also add Amazon.com gift cards to your registry (because frankly, isn’t that what you really want?).
2. Manage Your Registry Easily & Share With Friends & Family
You can manage your registry easily from your Amazon.com account. You have the option of ordering free Registry Announcement Cards to insert into your invitations, and you can also choose to share your unique registry URL with your guests via email, Facebook, or Twitter. You can add your Amazon.com registry to WeddingChannel.com, and share all of your registries from one place.
Use the Thank You list to keep track of who bought you what, and who you still need to send a thank you card for. You can also set different shipping addresses for “before” and “after” your main event, so that your gifts will always end up in the right place.
3. Earn Bonus Gifts From Your Registry
If you add specific items to your Amazon.com registry, you can earn free gifts. For example, if you add $400 worth of Analon product to your registry, you’ll receive an Analon Advanced Bronze Collection 1-quart pouring saucepan. If you receive the $400 worth of Analon product you registered for, you’ll receive an Anolon Advanced "Yours & Mine" 12-inch divided skillet.
4. Amazon.com Gift Returns Are Confidential
Decided you don't need 3 mixing bowls? Hate that waffle iron that someone bought for you? Not to worry - Amazon.com makes gift returns easy, and confidential - your guests will never know if you returned something. Just get the order number off the packing slip, and process the return. You'll get an Amazon.com gift card for the amount in return.
Your Guests Will Love Shopping At Amazon.com
It's easy for your guests to shop at Amazon.com. They can easily score free super saver shipping on items of $25 or more. Amazon.com often shares promo codes through email and directly on their in-house ads, and the right promo code can give you an extra boost of savings of up to 20% or more. You can also tell your first-time Amazon.com shoppers to sign up for a free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime, which will give them free two-day shipping on their purchases.
