Getting married is expensive. With the average American wedding clocking in at a hefty $32,641, for many newlyweds, the only light at the end of the financial tunnel comes from the pile of wedding gifts purchased off their carefully-selected Registry.
So if you're newly engaged, why not boost those rewards by registering at a store that offers registry freebies? We rounded up our ten favorite retailers that offer bonus gifts for couples who register with them. While you won't be eligible to receive most of these gifts until certain items on your registry have been fulfilled, some stores offer freebies just for registration!
Amazon
Get $50 In Nespresso club credits when your guests purchase $199 or more in Nespresso gifts from your Amazon registry!
Many opt to register with Amazon in order to select a wider range of gifts, and the online mega-retailer also offers a variety of bonus gifts to couples whose guests fulfill these purchase parameters:
- Get a $50 Nespresso club credit when your guests complete a purchase of a Nespresso machine at $199 or more.
- Receive a 9" stainless steel French skillet, customized with your initials and wedding date when your guests complete an All Clad registry of $800 or more.
- Get a free Savora Nest Magnetic Acacia wood bar board with a stainless steel knife, when your guests purchase $250 or more in Savora registry gifts.
- Enjoy a Ginsu Koden Carving Set when you register and receive $100 or more of Ginsu and Chikara products.
Bed Bath & Beyond
Get two free champagne flutes when your guests purchase $200 of Luigi Bormioli products from your registry.
Bed Bath & Beyond offers a wide range of free registry gifts – the most of any store on this list – which can be redeemed upon completion by filling out a gift vendor redemption form and sending it to the vendor along with a copy of your registry. To give you an idea of what you can expect to find, here are some of our favorite deals from the 2016-2017 Freebook:
- Free Mikasa Cheers Carafe with $500 purchase of of Mikasa products.
- Free Lenox Tuscony Pierced Decanter with $500 purchase of Lenox, Dansk and/or Gorham products.
- Free two-piece Moments Eternity pasta set with purchase of eight Moments Eternity five-piece place settings or Promise stainless steel flatware.
- Free Fitz and Floyd sweetheart tray with $150 purchase of Fitz and Floyd Everyday White.
- Free Yamazaki serving set in your pattern with purchase of eight five-piece place settings of Yamazaki flatware.
- Free set of two Heart-to-Heart wine glasses with $250 purchase of Riedel or Nachtmann.
- Free Sophie Conran white two-piece chip and dip set with $450 purchase of Sophie Conran for Portmeiron.
- Two free Crescendo Champagne Flutes with $200 purchase of Luigi Bormioli
- Free vegetable bowl in your color or pattern with purchase of 10 Noritake dinnerware place settings.
- Free Lyndon 3" x 3" silver plate picture frame with purchase of eight crystal stem glasses from Reed & Barton.
- Free 8" Non-Stick Fry pan and Red Oven Mitt with $500 purchase of OXO Cookware and/or Kitchen Electrics products.
- Free 9" personally engraved French Skillet with $800 purchase of All-Clad products.
- Three free Multi-Color Mixing Bowls with $500 purchase of Cuisinart products.
- Free Bakeware set with purchase of $500 in Kitchenaid products.
- Two free Keurig Travel Mugs with purchase of a Keurig Home Brewing System and two portion packs.
- Free Dyson DC56 Handheld Vacuum with purchase of $599 in Dyson products.
Crate & Barrel
Free Charm Satin 12 piece Party Set with the purchase of 12 place settings from multiple Cambridge brands.
In addition to offering free shipping on registry orders over $99, Crate and Barrel also boasts some impressive registry bonus gifts:
- Free Santoku Knife and a nonstick griddle with $500 purchase of Calphalon products.
- Free 9" personally engraved French skillet with $800 purchase of All-Clad products.
- Free special edition two-piece set of Le Creuset Mini White Pearl Cocottes with $500 purchase of Le Creuset products.
- Free stoneware Mini-Cocotte gift set and Stainless Steel Shallow Casserole with Lid with $1,000 purchase of Le Creuset products.
- Free WÜSTHOF Apron with $200 purchase of WÜSTHOF cutlery.
- Free WÜSTHOF Classic 4" Extra-Wide Paring Knife ($80 value) with $450 purchase of WÜSTHOF gifts.
- Free Copper French Steak Knife Set with the purchase of $400 in Fleischer & Wolf products.
- Free Vitamix cookbook when receiving a Vitamix blender.
- Free 3.5" Paring Knife with $450 purchase of Global cutlery.
- Free Linea Wood tray with purchase of two Peugeot mills.
- Free set of 6 glasses from DeLonghi when receiving any DeLonghi Espresso Maker.
- Free Charm Satin 12-piece party set with purchase of 12 place settings of Charlotte, Clark, Emerge, Jett, Kenton, Tuscany , Quinlan or Twist flatware.
- Four free cocktail forks with purchase of 12 place settings of Ginkgo Mesa flatware.
- 12 free coffee spoons with purchase of 12 J&H International place settings.
- 6 free espresso spoons with purchase of 12 Yamazaki Olympic or Eva place settings.
- Free 4" x 6" tarnish-resistant silver-plate frame with purchase of 12 Reed & Barton Grand Hotel 11 Gold, Royce, Holten, or Axel flatware.
- Free Sesame Tealight Holder with purchase of $450 or more Robert Welch Design items.
- Free Coravin Aerator with the purchase of a Coravin Model 2 System.
- Get 2 free Enoteca Toasting Flutes when a guest purchases $200 or more of Schott Zwiesel items on your registry.
- Free $50 Nespresso Club Credit with $199 purchase of Nespresso products.
- Get a free set of 4 Chilewich coasters with the purchase of 12 Chilewich Placemats.
- Receive a set of 3 Cuisinart Multi-Color Mixing Bowls when a guest purchases $500 or more of Cuisinart products from your registry.
- Free food processor-shaped USB flash drive with the purchase of $150 or more in Cuisinart products.
Crate & Barrel also offers a variety of gift card bonuses for both registry and completion:
- Get a $10 Crate & Barrel gift card when you register a KitchenAid stand mixer attachment and blender, and an additional $50 gift card upon purchase of this item off your registry.
- Get a $25 gift card when $169.95 or more in Chef's Choice products are purchased off your registry.
- Get a $25 gift card when your guests purchase $200 of Rabbit or RBT items.
Dillard's
Get a free 'Art of Blending' hardcover book when your guests purchase a Vitamix blender off your registry.
This southern department store chain has some great incentives for engaged couples who use Dillard's for their registry:
- Free flash drive with 75 original Cuisinart recipes when you register for $150 worth of Cuisinart products.
- Free open vegetable bowl with your pattern with completion of eight place settings of Dillard's China.
- 20% off the remaining home, beauty, lingerie and furniture department items on your registry, and 10% off the remaining small electrics.
- Free Southern Living Comfort Food cookbook when you complete your registry in store.
- Register and complete eight of the same Dillard's Crystal Stemware stems and get a 9th for free.
- Free 9" All-Clad French skillet with $800 purchase of All-Clad products off your registry.
- Free "Yours, Mine and Ours" set with a bronze heart cookie sheet, mini turner and 12.5" "Yours and Mine" skillet when you complete $500 worth of Anolon products.
- Three free Multi-Color Mixing Bowls with $500 purchase of Cuisinart products.
- Register for and receive $500 worth of Le Creuset products and you are eligible to receive a Complimentary limited edition stoneware mini cocotte gift set. Register for and receive $1000 worth of Le Creuset products and you are eligible to receive the mini cocotte gift set and a toughened nonstick braiser with lid.
- Get a $50 Nespresso club credit when your guests complete a purchase of a Nespresso machine at $199 or more.
- Free universal two-piece Entertainment set with completion of a Oneida flatware registry of at least 10 place settings or a purchase of $350 in Oneida products.
- Free 4x6 classic frame with purchase of $500 in Reed and Barton flatware.
- Free '101 Blender Drinks' recipe book with purchase of a Vitamix blender.
JCPenney
Get a free J.A. Henckels knife set when your guests make $150 in J.A. Henckels purchases off your registry.
It's hard to find 'em on their site, but JCPenney has quite a few registry incentives for couples who register with them!
- Free Simply Calphalon knife and trivet with $400 purchase of Calphalon products off your registry.
- Free food processor-shaped USB flash drive filled with 75 original Cuisinart recipes with $150 purchase of Cuisinart products off your registry.
- Three free Multi-Color Mixing Bowls with $500 purchase of Cuisinart products.
- Free one-year subscription to Bon Appetit magazine with $350 or more in purchases of qualifying Epicurious products.
- Four free Michelangelo Masterpiece stemmed liqueur glasses with purchase of eight Michelangelo Masterpiece items from Luigi Bormioli.
- Free baking cookbook with $500 purchase of KitchenAid small appliance and kitchenware registry items.
- Free Oneida serving tonga with $100 purchase of Oneida items off your registry.
- Free J.A. Henckels knife set with $150 purchase of J.A. Henckels items.
Kohl's
Step up your tea game with the free stainless steel tea kettle you'll get when your guests purchase $400 or more in Calphalon products off your Kohl's registry!
In addition to getting 15% off unfulfilled registry items for up to three months after your wedding and earning 10% rewards on gifts purchased off your registry, couples who register at Kohls can enjoy:
- Free stainless steel two-quart tea kettle with registry of $400 or more in qualifying Calphalon products.
- Free Circulon "Sweetheart Bundle" with $400 purchase of Circulon items from your registry.
- Three free Multi-Color Mixing Bowls with $500 purchase of Cuisinart products.
- Free food processor-shaped USB flash drive filled with 75 original Cuisinart recipes with $150 purchase of Cuisinart products off your registry.
- Free high quality stainless steel pastry server with $150 purchase of Fiesta flatware products from your registry.
- Free Wilton Armetale Flutes and Pearls Heart Dish with $250 purchase of Wilton Armetale products.
Macy's
Get a free Chicago Cutlery bamboo cutting board when your guests purchase a Chicago Cutlery Insignia Cutlery Set off your registry.
Couples who register at Macy's will be eligible to receive:
- Free 9" All-Clad French skillet with $800 purchase of All-Clad products off your registry.
- Free "Yours, Mine and Ours" set with a bronze heart cookie sheet, mini turner and 12.5" "Yours and Mine" skillet when you complete $500 worth of Anolon products.
- Free nonstick 12" grill and 5" Santoku knife with $500 in purchases of Calphalon products.
- Free Chicago Cutlery bamboo cutting board with purchase of a Chicago Cutlery Insignia Cutlery Set.
- Two free serving bowls with $150 purchase of Corelle products.
- Free Corningware French White Round Pie Plate with $100 or more purchased from Corningware.
- Three free Multi-Color Mixing Bowls with $400 purchase of Cuisinart products.
- Free Delsey Helium Sky personal bag in black with $250 purchase of Delsey products.
- Two free Denby pasta bowls in your pattern with $500 purchase of Denby products.
- Free Dyson Tool Bag, Sport Cleaner & Carpet Cleaning Powder with $400 in Dyson purchases.
- Free Joseph Joseph three-piece peeler set with $100 in Joseph Joseph purchases.
- Get a free Kate Spade New York Garden Drive Square Jewelry Box with the purchase of $500 or more in Kate Spade New York.
- Free KitchenAid citrus juicer attachment with $500 in KitchenAid purchases.
- Register for and receive $500 worth of Le Creuset products and you are eligible to receive a Complimentary limited edition stoneware mini cocotte gift set. Register for and receive $1000 worth of Le Creuset products and you are eligible to receive the mini cocotte gift set and a stainless steel shallow casserole with lid.
- Free Lenox Tuscany Decanter when your guests purchase at least $500 of Lenox.
- Free Nambé 6" Butterfly Bowl with $250 in Nambé purchases.
- Get a $50 Nespresso club credit when your guests complete a purchase of a Nespresso machine at $199 or more.
- Free Pyrex Portable Bag with purchase of at least two sets of Pyrex.
- Free set of two monogrammed Heart to Heart champagne flutes with $200 purchase of Reidel products.
- Get the '101 Blender Drinks' recipe book when a guests purchase at least $399 of Vitamix from your registry.
- Free Lagostina Cast Iron Grill Pan & Panini Press when your guests purchase at least $300 of Lagostina.
- Free Wüsthof stainless steel kitchen shears and 3" paring knife with $450 in Wüsthof purchases.
- Free Zwilling J.A. Henckels 6" Utility Knife with $300 in Zwilling J.A. Henckels purchases.
- Free open vegetable bowl with purchase of at least 10 China place settings from Villeroy & Boch.
- Free Breville 17.75" x 10" x 1.5" cutting board with the purchase of at least $500 on Breville products.
- Free set of 2 world plates from Viva by Vietri with the purchase of $600 or more in Vietri.
Sur La Table
Get a free monogrammed skillet when your guests purchase $800 in All-Clad items off your registry at Sur La Table.
Sur La Table offers several gifts just for registering...
- Free food processor-shaped USB flash drive filled with 75 original Cuisinart recipes when you register $150 worth of Cuisinart products.
- Free expansion kit when you register for a Fagor Pressure Cooker or Multi-Cooker.
- $10 Sur La Table gift card when you register for a KitchenAid Stand Mixer, Mixer Attachment and Blender.
- Free cut-resistant glove when you register for $49.95 or more of Microplane products.
- Free polishing cloth when you register for $500 or more of Riedel products.
- Receive a free 5 oz. bottle of Boos Black Board Cream when you register for $100 or more Boos Block products.
- Free Wüsthof apron when you register for $200 or more of Wüsthof cutlery.
...And even more for registry completion:
- Free monogrammed skillet with $800 in completed All-Clad purchases off your registry.
- Three free Multi-Color Mixing Bowls with $400 purchase of Cuisinart products.
- Free Demeyere Resto Egg Poacher with $1,000 in Demeyere purchases.
- Free set of four Lys Mise En Place Bowls after $75 or more in Duralex purchases.
- Free square baking dish after $500 or more in Emile Henry purchases.
- Free set of four Bouillon spoons with purchase of 12 Fortessa flatware place settings.
- Free 3" peeler knife with $450 or more in Global purchases.
- Free espresso cups with purchase of a Fransis Francis Espresso Machine from illy Coffee.
- $50 gift card from Sur La Table for completion of a KitchenAid Stand Mixer, Stand Mixer Attachment and Blender.
- Free sharpening steel and DVD with $600 or more in Kramer by Zwilling purchases.
- Free three-slot knife block with $50 or more in Kyocera purchases.
- Get a $50 Nespresso club credit when your guests complete a purchase of a Nespresso machine at $199 or more.
- Get a free M'heritage butter warmer then your guests purchase $750 or more in Mauviel.
- Free black pepper, coarse salt, and a spice funnel with $80 of Peugeot purchases.
- Two free Vinum champagne glasses after $500 or more in Riedel purchases.
- Free Rösle whisk after $250 or more in Rösle purchases.
- Free Scanpan apron and potholder set after $400 in Scanpan purchases.
- Free Classico win decanter with purchase of 18 Schott Zwiesel glasses.
- Free Shun knife with $450 or more in Shun purchases.
- Free mini cocotte with $500 or more in Staub purchases.
- Free paring knife with $450 or more in Wüsthof purchases.
- Free serrated utility knife with $300 or more in J.A. Henckels purchases.
Target
Get a free multi-peel set of three peelers when your guests purchases $100 of Joseph Joseph products off your registry at Target.
Couples who register at Target can enjoy a 15% discount on everything left on their registry after their wedding, and these registry-completion bonus gifts:
- Free GreenPan cookbook with $100 of GreenPan cookware.
- Two free Keurig stainless steel travel mugs with purchase of a Keurig Home Brewing System and two boxes of portion packs.
- Free sweetheart pan with $300 of Circulon purchases.
Williams-Sonoma
Get a free Wüsthof chef's apron when your register for $200 or more in Wüsthof products at Williams-Sonoma.
Couples who register at Williams-Sonoma get 10% off their remaining registry items for six months after their wedding, and these bonus gifts for completing certain registry purchases:
- Free 9" All-Clad French skillet with $800 purchase of All-Clad products off your registry.
- Free Wüsthof chef's apron when your register for $200 or more of Wüsthof products, and free Wüsthof Classic 3 1/2" Fully-Serrated Paring Knife when your guests have completed $450 in Wüsthof purchases.
- Free Shun knife with $450 in Shun purchases.
- Free 3" peeler knife with $450 in Global purchases.
- Get a free 16 oz. bottle of Boos Block Mystery Oil when you register for $100 or more Boos Clock products.
Which store do you think has the best selection of registry freebies? Sound off in the comments!
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