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Parents putting together baby registries on Amazon have begun to notice a pesky problem, one that has resulted in parents receiving items they neither listed nor wanted. The online retailer has been placing sponsored products in baby registries, the Wall Street Journal reports, but because the ads look so similar to other registry items, people are purchasing them, unaware that the items weren't added to the registry by parents. Like added items, the sponsored products include an image, rating, price and a "0 of 1 Purchased" tag. The only thing that distinguishes them is a small, gray "Sponsored" label situated just above the item name.
[...] One new dad told the Wall Street Journal that he only realized Amazon had placed sponsored products in his baby registry when the Aveeno bath-time set arrived at his home. He said the ads were "blatantly trying to trick you." "Worst part is a friend spent money on something we didn't want. And Amazon profited," he added. While users can remove these ads from their registries, Amazon reportedly told advertisers that around 60 percent were left in place.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/28/amazon-inserting-sponsored-products-baby-registries/
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Freeman on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:46PM (1 child)
As a relatively new parent. I can definitely say that Money is always a welcome gift. Assuming, you're dealing with people well off enough to not care about money, sure go the whole caring, gifting route. Otherwise, give them some cash. Option #2 If you want it to "be special" or whatever, give them a interesting, cheap cool thing, and some cash.
In the event, you're worried about where the cash may go, that's when you buy them a gift.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @06:04PM
Agreed. Cash is always useful and is not tacky in any way.
Don't let the "gift industry" brainwash you into believing you HAVE to buy one of their products!
I would LOVE money for diapers or formula!