Rock The Registry

As part of all the wedding fun, we get to register for all sorts of cool stuff.  We were invited to a special event at Bed Bath & Beyond called "Rock Your Registry." We went to the closest BBB store in Brentwood last Thursday night.  They evening started with folks greeting us as we walked in and handing us a sheet with our registry number on it.  I had initially signed up at a bridal show but they had misinterpreted my handwriting. My email address was listed wrong & Tim's last name was listed at Cinch.  Oops!  We asked them to correct the information, but right now I haven't figured out how to get our registry accessed.

After checking in, we all headed to the back of the store for a welcoming program.  They had a sales lady that seemed to be straight from Home Shopping Network to talk about Calphalon products.  They were giving away the grand prize of over $500 worth of Calphalon pots, pans, utensils, etc.  She was talking about cooking for a crowd and was paired with a sales rep from Miksa.  As the first gal talked through a few recipes, the lady from Miksa talked about entertaining and the latest and greatest from Miksa dinnerware.  I found it interesting that she was encouraging folks to mix and match patterns for a more contemporary look.  She had paired a three different patterns together for the dinner, salad, and bread plates.  She used the martini glasses to showcase how you can use them to serve dip individually by filling them with hummus and having some pita toasties sticking out.  Looked super cute.  During the presentation, they gave away a few door prizes.

After the presentation, they served up cake to congratulate all of the couples.  Then we headed off to get our scanners and start adding items.  We had to pick up our scanner near the towels section so we started to look around.  They had a zillion staff people around to help and answer questions which was great.  There were at least 60 couples there so it was not like a private party and yet we still had lots of folks that would help us out.  We worked our way through all the bath towels & accessories.  We moved on to bedding but didn't make up our minds about anything but getting a hypoallergenic imitation down comforter.  We ended with picking out flatware, some nice crystal glass ware, and some utensils for the 'hostess set.'  As we turned to leave, we got waylaid by  the Kitchen Aid guy.  He was a riot and was able to chat about all the fancy attachments since we admitted that we own  not one but two mixers already.  (Mine is a 6 qt industrial style that has been around for quite some time and Tim has a much newer and sleek black 5 quart mixer.)

As we returned our scanners, we were given a gift bag.  It wasn't just junk either!  A sweet treat to end the evening and take home goodies for all of our hard work.  We got a mat for drying dishes, a calphlon spatchula, a kitchenaid bottle opener, a bud vase from Miksa, a slotted serving spoon, a eco friendly reuseable cup, plus a Martha Stewart Wedding mag.  All in all, it was worthwhile evening.