John Lewis Wedding List

John Lewis Wedding List: John Lewis Gift List - fun to set up and a safe option (775 words)
by MarieHHH - written on 19/06/09 (Very useful, 31 readings)
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It is now fairly standard practice to have a wedding gift list to avoid receiving multiple sets of glasses (in the case of my parents), or, even less usefully, multiple teapots (in the case of my now husband's parents). In addition to making the outcome better for the bride and groom a gift list also simplifies the process for guests, removing their need to trawl shops looking for something that might be appropriate and instead giving them the option of straightforward online shopping. There are of course multiple options for gift lists - one couple who recently got married had an Oxfam gift list from which you could purchase such things as 'a goat' or 'a set ...

A fab service (288 words)
by LucyRuth - written on 02/01/09 (Very useful, 100 readings)
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We had our wedding list at John Lewis when we got married in December 2008 and we were really pleased with the service and the items that we received. Setting up the list was straight forward- we simply went along to our local store, picked up a scanner and scanned the items that we wanted to add to out list. We also got a coucher for a free drink and cake each to refresh us during this arduous task! One of the things that I really liked about the service was that we were able to go back at any time and add items to our list as and when we wanted to. It was easy for our friends and family to buy from the list- they could do so online, in store or ...

John Lewis Wedding List: Poor system, poor staff (235 words)
by Dissapointed Couple - written on 06/12/08
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An insanely poorly built system for dealing with a wedding list. Unlike every other online ordering system I've dealt with they have no way of knowing if an item is available or not at the time of purchase, nor can they reserve the item digitally the moment a purchase occurs. The items ordered are apparently collected over a series of months. It is now two months since our wedding and we have received four of 50 or so items. We are still receiving email updates telling us that items are now suddenly unavailable and our friends' purchases have been converted to vouchers. The delivery process is completely unconnected to the company meaning you have to spend hours making ...