baby shower gifts

rosiecatz

I just recently had my first baby shower. I am pretty sure shower guests knew that I was registered the info was on the evite. It ws somewhat frustrating because in the end guests ended up giving mostly baby clothes and pretty much nothing on the registry. It almost seems as if guests didn't even look at the registry items that I had registered for. I appreciate the clothing but it would have been nice if folks had looked at the registry and gotten items on the registry.  I have a work baby shower coming up in March. Does anyone have any tips as to how I can gently encourage folks to look at my registries and purchase items from the registry or to get gift cards? I am registered at both Babies R Us and Target.