MyRegistry.com explained

MyRegistry.com
Type:Company
Industry:Universal Gift Gifting Gifting Software
Founded:Fort Lee, New Jersey [1] [2]
Founder:Oded Berkowitz (CEO)
Location City:Fort Lee, NJ
Area Served:North America and UK
Key People:Nancy Lee, President[3]
Products:Gift Registry Solutions
Num Employees:60

MyRegistry.com is a universal gift registry service. The company also offers its gift registry software as a service (SaaS) to businesses of all sizes.

History

MyRegistry.com operates through its website, browser plug-ins, and apps to serve as a third-party organizer alongside other online gift registry services for weddings, baby showers, birthdays, and other gift-giving occasions.[4] [5] [6] MyRegistry.com was notably used by Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland ahead of her 2013 wedding.[7] MyRegistry.com also enables potential gift-givers to donate cash via PayPal rather than a physical gift. Cash Gift Funds can be created for "honeymoon funds."[8] This function has received mixed reviews as it can be perceived to be crass commercialism counter to traditional western norms of wedding etiquette, despite having some utility to newlywed couples.[2] [9] [10] Although not addressing MyRegistry.com specifically, the Emily Post Institute and others have decried both giving cash as a wedding gift and expanding gift registry beyond weddings to other occasions such as college graduation.[11] [12] MyRegistry.com has gained notoriety in part due to their interoperability with Pinterest.[13] [14] Shopko joined with www.MyRegistry.com to offer a universal gift registry to its customers. The registry was available in Shopko and Shopko Hometown stores and to online shoppers prior to the company's closure in 2019.[15] Costco has teamed up with MyRegistry.com to offer registry services for engaged couples and expectant parents as well as other universal gift registries.[16] MyRegistry.com is also available in Spanish, making MyRegistry the only end-to-end Spanish language Universal Gift Registry, with every feature for every gift-giving occasion accessible to the Spanish-speaking community.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBB Business Review . . 2014-06-20.
  2. Web site: Lowrey . Annie . Online wedding registries: Are they crass, thoughtful, or both? . . 2011-03-30 . 2014-06-20.
  3. Web site: Women in Business: Q&A with Nancy Lee, President of MyRegistry.com . Laura . Dunn . . 2014-06-20.
  4. News: Valentino . Jennifer . A review of Myregistry.com and its iPhone app for scanning gifts . . 2010-06-18 . 2014-06-20.
  5. Web site: Laurie. Kulikowski . 5 Free Wedding Apps for Every Bride (And Groom) . . 2014-06-20.
  6. Web site: Dana. Oshiro. How to Plan the Perfect Wedding Online . . 2012-03-12 . 2014-06-20.
  7. Web site: Princess Madeleine's Wedding Registry On MyRegistry.com, Revealed . . 2014-06-20.
  8. Web site: Dunleavy. MP. At Weddings, Efficiency vs. Etiquette. The New York Times. August 11, 2007.
  9. News: The Moneymooners: Registering for Cash, Not Dishes. The New York Times. Marianne. Rohrlich. August 26, 2011.
  10. News: At Weddings, Efficiency vs. Etiquette. The New York Times. M. P.. Dunleavey. August 11, 2007.
  11. News: High school grads go online to gift-wish registries . . 2014-06-20.
  12. News: It's My Birthday. I'd Like That Shirt in Blue. The New York Times. Jennifer. Miller. April 4, 2014.
  13. Web site: Jennifer. Lai. Pinterest Wedding: Couples Can Now Share Their Pins And Boards On MyRegistry.com . . 2012-06-05 . 2014-06-20.
  14. Book: Majure, Janet . Teach Yourself VISUALLY Pinterest . . 9781118525746 . 2012-09-14 . 2014-06-20 . 206.
  15. Web site: Shopko joins with MyRegistry.com. Ryman. Richard. January 29, 2015. Green Bay Press Gazette.
  16. Web site: Costco Partners With MyRegistry.com. Cappiello. Emily. August 9, 2017. HomeWorld Business.
  17. News: MyRegistry.com Translates Gift Registries to Spanish. . April 15, 2020.