Frequently Asked Questions
HOW DOES AGREATAFFAIR.COM WORK?
AGreatAffair.com was designed to be simple and fun – for you and your guests. You create a list of all the gifts you would like to receive, either by browsing and choosing from our suggestions or by adding your own gifts. Then, for each gift, you indicate the cost of that gift and designate the increments – or “gift segments” – that your guests can purchase. You create your registry and customize your webpage and e-mail notification, and we send out an e-mail to your guests, inviting them to view your website and registry. You must create a registry to receive the complimentary webpage.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A CASH REGISTRY?
AGreatAffair.com provides a fun, stylish and tasteful way to announce your special occasion and request cash gifts. Creating a AGreatAffair.com registry makes it fun, easy and convenient for your friends and family to give you the gifts you want. There is no guessing on their part – and you are not left with gifts that you don’t want or multiples of the same gift. You have the freedom list the items you really want and need on your registry and your guests have the freedom to purchase “gift segments” toward the more expensive items on your registry, as well as a choose from a variety of smaller registry items.
WHY SHOULD I USE A CASH REGISTRY INSTEAD OF A TRADITIONAL REGISTRY?
#1. You are not limited by a single merchant’s selection or price, and you can register for experiences as well as “stuff”. With traditional registries, your registry selections are limited to the items in the stock of a particular merchant and your guests must pay the prices of the merchant you select. With AGreatAffair.com, you can register for anything – even items you can’t purchase in a store. How about a down payment for a new house, a dream vacation, golf lessons, or money to pay off school debt? Moreover, when you receive your cash gifts, you have the ability to shop around the best price on the items you want.
#2. You can register for big ticket items and experienced, which your guests can purchase in increments. People don’t usually register for big ticket items because they usually are too expensive for one person to buy. Also, generally traditional registries do not allow you to register for experiences – such as the perfect honeymoon or vacation or golf lessons. AGreatAffair.com allows you to break down the price of any gift item into smaller increments that your guests can purchase. For instance, if you want that $3000 big screen TV you’ve been eyeing, you can ask for 60 gift increments of $50 each, and your guests can purchase increments towards your TV. More expensive gifts easily can become a gift shares by several guests without any coordination required by your guests. We do it all for you!
#3. It is a tactful and elegant way to ask for cash and personalize the experience for your friends and family. Face it – most people would love to ask for cash when presented with a tactful way to do so. More than simply asking for cash, AGreatAffair.com helps make the experience an elegant and personal one by enabling your guests to gift towards specific gifts. For instance, it is much more personal to gift money towards your dream vacation, an expensive bottle of wine or school tuition than to simply hand you a check. By personalizing your registry, your guests can identify what they are gifting to you, making the whole process more meaningful for than simply giving you cash.
#4. The traditional registry process is time-consuming for both the user and the guest. Let’s face it – it’s unlikely that one store will have everything you want. With AGreatAffair.com you can register for everything you want while sitting in front of your computer, and your guests can purchase your gift just as easily! Moreover, you don’t have to be home to accept delivery of the gifts or deal with returns, saving valuable time as the big day approaches.
#2. You can register for big ticket items and experienced, which your guests can purchase in increments. People don’t usually register for big ticket items because they usually are too expensive for one person to buy. Also, generally traditional registries do not allow you to register for experiences – such as the perfect honeymoon or vacation or golf lessons. AGreatAffair.com allows you to break down the price of any gift item into smaller increments that your guests can purchase. For instance, if you want that $3000 big screen TV you’ve been eyeing, you can ask for 60 gift increments of $50 each, and your guests can purchase increments towards your TV. More expensive gifts easily can become a gift shares by several guests without any coordination required by your guests. We do it all for you!
#3. It is a tactful and elegant way to ask for cash and personalize the experience for your friends and family. Face it – most people would love to ask for cash when presented with a tactful way to do so. More than simply asking for cash, AGreatAffair.com helps make the experience an elegant and personal one by enabling your guests to gift towards specific gifts. For instance, it is much more personal to gift money towards your dream vacation, an expensive bottle of wine or school tuition than to simply hand you a check. By personalizing your registry, your guests can identify what they are gifting to you, making the whole process more meaningful for than simply giving you cash.
#4. The traditional registry process is time-consuming for both the user and the guest. Let’s face it – it’s unlikely that one store will have everything you want. With AGreatAffair.com you can register for everything you want while sitting in front of your computer, and your guests can purchase your gift just as easily! Moreover, you don’t have to be home to accept delivery of the gifts or deal with returns, saving valuable time as the big day approaches.
WHAT DOES IT COST TO SET UP A REGISTRY AND WEBPAGE?
It is free for you to set up a registry on AGreatAffair.com. We collect a fee only when your Guests gift you money through your registry. When you create a registry of at least $300, you get a complimentary webpage, which you design to share information about your special occasion with your family and friends.
You can choose one of the following two Service Fee structures. Our maximum Service Fee of 7.0% generally less than what a guest would have paid for tax, gift wrapping and shipping you a gift.
You can choose one of the following two Service Fee structures. Our maximum Service Fee of 7.0% generally less than what a guest would have paid for tax, gift wrapping and shipping you a gift.
- Bill to Guest Option – If you select this option, we will charge your Guest the service fee. For example, if a Guest gifts you $100, we would charge the Guest a fee of $7, for a total of $107. You would get the complete $100 gift and we would get the fee of $7.
- Bill to Me Option – If you select this option, then we will deduct our service fee from the gift your Guests purchase for you. For example, if a Guest wanted to gift you $100, then your Guest would pay $100 and we would deduct a fee of $7 and put the remainder in your account. Of the $100 gift, you would receive $93 and we would get $7.
DO I GET A PERSONAL WEB PAGE FOR MY OCCASION?
Yes! When you create a registry using AGreatAffair.com, you also get a complimentary webpage for your occasion. You must create a registry with gifts totaling at least $300 to get a free webpage. Use the webpage to tell your friends and family about your special occasion. AGreatAffair.com will even send out e-mail invitations to your webpage and registry. Simply customize your webpage to make it reflect your personal style – select a design, upload your own pictures, tell your Guests about your occasion. You can also use our RSVP feature to keep track of your Guests attendance and responses to other questions you want to as them. AGreatAffair.com provides you with everything you need to elegantly tell people about your special occasion and request the gifts you really want.
Can I Just Create a Registry Without a Webpage?
Yes. In your account you will have the ability to select to just set up a registry and guestbook and to disenable the event webpage and RSVP functions.
HOW DO I CREATE AND CUSTOMIZE MY WEBPAGE AND REGISTRY?
Setting up a registry with AGreatAffair.com is easy and fun – just follow these steps:
- STEP 1: Create your personal profile. Create your personal account by completing the registration form and creating a password. Then select the occasion for which you would like to register. When you set up your registry you may designate up to 3 withdrawal dates. We will send you your registry account balance as of those withdrawal dates. You can log in to your account at any time to make changes to your gifts, see what gifts have been purchased, update your webpage, etc. All of your personal information is secure. AGreatAffair.com does not share you personal information with retailers or vendors. See our privacy policy.
- STEP 2: Choose the gifts you want for your registry. Now you start the fun part – registering for the gifts you really want! We have created some suggested gifts for particular occasions that you can browse through, or you can simply add your own unique gifts to your registry. For each gift you put on your registry, indicate the price (the amount of money you would like to collect in order to purchase that item). Then, break down the price of each gift on your registry into “gift segments” that your guests can purchase. For instance, if you want a new computer for $2000, you can set your gift increments at 50 gift segments of $40 each, 100 gift segments of $20 each, etc. If you would like to give your guests the freedom to gift any amount towards your gift set your gift segment amount to equal the price of your gift.
- STEP 3: Design your webpage and notify your guests. Design and personalize your webpage by uploading your own pictures and creating a message for your guests. You can also enable your webpage so that guests can RSVP to your event and answer questions relating to the event (like meal choice, transportation needs, etc.). Then, input the emails of your friends and family that you would like to notify about your registry and webpage, and we send out an e-mail inviting your guests to view your webpage.
- STEP 4: Receive your gifts and enjoy! When you set up your registry you designate the withdrawal dates on which you would like us to send you the money in your registry account. We’ll send you your eligible balance as of that date so that you can purchase the gifts on your registry.
FOR WHAT OCCASIONS CAN I REGISTER?
You can register for any occasion you want. We offer registries for Weddings, Anniversaries, Birthdays, Baby Showers, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Quinceaneras, Graduations, Housewarmings and Holidays. You also can create a registry for any other occasion – like a retirement or a divorce – by simply selecting “Create My Own”.
HOW DO I GET MY GIFT MONEY?
We collect the funds in your registry account and disburse it to you on the withdrawal dates. You may designate up to 2 withdrawal dates, and on each of those dates we send you a check for 90% of the money that has cleared and is in your registry account. We close out your registry 30 days after your event date and send you all the money that has cleared in your account as of that day. Each payment to you will be by check, by regular, first-class mail to your address. We mail checks within three business days following the withdrawal date(s).
HOW WILL I KNOW IF SOMEONE HAS BOUGHT US A GIFT?
You can go online anytime to your account and check your registry to see the gifts that have been purchased.
CAN FRIENDS AND FAMILY POOL THEIR MONEY TOGETHER TO BUY ME A GIFT?
Yes, that’s one of the great advantages of using AGreatAffair.com. Your friends and family can purchase gift increments towards any of your gifts. For instance, if you really want a $2000 computer, you can set your gift increments at 50 gift segments of $40 each or 100 gift segments of $20 each – or any other breakdown you want. Your friends and family are free to purchase as many gift increments as they want. You also have the option not to set any gift increments , which allows your guests to gift any amount they want towards the items on your registry.
CAN I ADD GIFTS TO MY REGISTRY?
Yes. You can add items to your registry at any time simply by logging into your account.
CAN I REGISTER IF I AM UNDER 18? WHAT IF I AM UNDER 13?
If you are under 18 years old, your parent or guardian must consent to your use of AGreatAffair.com and must complete the authorization form. If you are under 13 years old, you cannot provide any personal information about yourself.
WHAT IF THE EVENT I REGISTER FOR IS CANCELLED?
If your event is cancelled or postponed, If your event is cancelled or postponed, we recommend you update your webpage to inform your guests.
We will continue to send you any money in your account as of your withdrawal dates. It is your responsibility to handle any gifts made to you.AGreatAffair.com will not refund any gift amounts.
We will continue to send you any money in your account as of your withdrawal dates. It is your responsibility to handle any gifts made to you.AGreatAffair.com will not refund any gift amounts.
HOW SECURE IS PAYING WITH A CREDIT CARD?
Paying with a credit card at AGreatAffair.com is safe and secure. We protect all the credit card information that we receive with SSL, the encryption technique used by the majority of e-commerce web sites and online banking sites.
When someone purchases a gift, their credit card is charge immediately. We record only the last four digits of the credit card so we can identify the credit card if the account holder has questions later – we do not store credit card numbers in our database.
When someone purchases a gift, their credit card is charge immediately. We record only the last four digits of the credit card so we can identify the credit card if the account holder has questions later – we do not store credit card numbers in our database.
How will the registrant know someone has given a gift?
Members can log into their account and see who gave a gift, the amount of the gift and the item that a person gifted towards.
