Gift Giving Guy

A close co-worker gave birth to her first child yesterday. To celebrate the new arrival, I wanted to send her a gift. Most couples register for baby gifts at one or more places. So I checked what I perceive to be the top online baby gift registries.

• Amazon.com Baby Registry
  The juggernaut of e-commerce features a Universal Registry Button to allow couples to add the nine or so things that Amazon doesn’t sell.
• Babies “R” Us: The Baby Registry
  One of the affiliated Toys “R” Us chains, this retailer is the self-described “baby superstore.”
• Baby Depot Baby Registry
  Part of the Burlington Coat Factory, Baby Depot offers breakfast seminars to parents on infant CPR, baby nutrition, child safety and more.
• The Bump Baby Registry
  From the wedding-focused folks who brought you The Knot, try searching The Bump to find registries at Pottery Barn Kids, The Land of Nod, The Right Start and Giggle.
• Target Baby Registry
  I prefer pronouncing this retailer as “tar-ZHAY” in a terrible French accent.
• Walmart Baby Gift Registry
  Walmart offers an online thank you note tracker, simplifying gift acknowledgments.

I found the couple’s baby gift registries at three of the above sites, then selected gifts from one of the registries.