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How does an online registry service work? They all function somewhat differently -- some better than others. DellaWeddings is a great example of one that works well, offering gift registries for premium stores such as Williams-Sonoma, Dillard's, REI, Neiman Marcus, Crate&Barrel and Gump's at no charge. You can register with any or all of those retailers, either by visiting the actual store or by browsing the online product guide, then keep track of your registry online. You can even make changes to your registry -- add more cups in anticipation of breakage, delete the fish forks your mother talked you into -- from home. And every transaction you or your guests make, whether online or in a store, is automatically updated in both places. Don't worry, shopping online is completely safe as long as the site has a 100 percent safe-shopping guarantee. Usually, if a guest would rather place an order over the phone, that's possible, too.
Speaking of guests, they don't have to be Internet educated to buy you a gift off your registry. (They don't even have to own a computer.) Technologically savvy guests can buy a present for you right from their desk chairs, of course. Others guests, who maybe want to see what they're buying you, can head to the mall, access your online registry from an affiliated store and check out your favorite coffeemaker in person.