John Lewis Wedding List

John Lewis Wedding List: No wedding list- ok- so how will you use 74 toasters???? (830 words)
by - written on 24/08/09 (Very useful, 92 readings)
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Wedding lists are a debatable subject- some love them, some hate them, and the others are indifferent. I personally am in the pro camp, I do not want to spend my hard earned money on an item that is going to at best, find itself stuck in a cupboard, perhaps only seeing the light of day when I visit or at worst being disposed of post haste. So when two friends of mine said they were not going to have a wedding list as it appeared materialistic- I persuaded them to have one and told them I thought John Lewis was probably the best choice. I had no experience of a John Lewis gift list- but their reputation is such, that I was confident in making that proposal. So ...  Read the complete review

A Gift To Those Planning a Wedding (2785 words)
by - written on 17/07/09 (Very useful, 94 readings)
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General disclaimer to start things off: This is a review of a Gift List service. If the comments you are going to make all relate to how gift lists are tacky and horrible and you find it horribly gauche to receive them with your wedding invitation then don't read a review of a Gift List service. Go read about something you like. Why put yourself through it? I'm sorry if that sounds a little harsh and it probably is a bit harsh because when I started wedding planning I had conflicted thoughts about gift lists and was actually a little horrified that in England you receive information about the gift list with the invite. I've never had that in Canada. Of ...  Read the complete review

John Lewis Wedding List: John Lewis Gift List - fun to set up and a safe option (775 words)
by - written on 19/06/09 (Very useful, 168 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 ...  Read the complete review

A fab service (288 words)
by - written on 02/01/09 (Very useful, 105 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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review