So DH and I started our registry on Amazon today. No, I'm not having a shower/sprinkle, I just want the completion discount.
First, the completion discount is 10% UNLESS you're a member of Amazon Mom. Which is FREE to join. Then this discount is 15%. You can use the discount starting 60 days before your EDD.
Second, after you do your registry, they have a "jumpstart" area you go though to help you get started adding things. Once you've completed this step, you can order your "Welcome Gift". Looks like a lot of samples of baby things. But hey, free stuff!
Lastly, looks like there's no time limit on this, and it's been going on for some time. So whether you do it today or in a few months, go for it.
I was actually really disappointed with my completion discount with DS - it ended up not applying to any of my cloth diapers and really only 2-3 things in my registry total. I don't know if I just had really bad luck with my items or what.
Not that I don't still love me some Amazon though. Got about 90% of my baby stuff on there and still buy random stuff for DS (travel bowl, wagon etc.) at least once a week.
We made Amazon registries with both kids (with #2 it was just for us to organize and get the completion coupon). We were able to use the completion coupon on everything we wanted to buy both times. We made sure that everything on our list was actually "fulfilled by Amazon" and not from a third party seller. Maybe that's the difference for whether or not you can use the coupon on an item.
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