You may have heard of (and used!) Joy’s wedding registry, but the site has now expanded their offerings to cover baby and parenting essentials. The Joy baby registryOpens a new window is similar to their wedding version — we’re talking about no checkout fees, experiential gifts, and the ability to add products from any third-party site. Find out why it’s featured as one of the best baby registries below. (And if you’re curious about which baby registry and registry items are best for you, take a look BabyCenter Registry Builder.)

Benefits of the Joy baby registry

Funds: Instead of asking for a physical gift, parents can use monetary funds to ask for money for a big-ticket item like a stroller, a baby’s college fund, or anything else they want or need. You can organize multiple funds on Joy and add specific names, such as “Diaper Fund” or “Parental Leave Fund”. Because Joy baby registries work with Venmo, PayPal, and CashApp, you can use those services and pay zero transaction fees (or pay a small fee when you use a credit card).

Electronic gift cards: Another bonus feature from the With Joy registry? You can get great gift cards. From big retailers like Target and Amazon to kids’ clothing brands like Carter’s and H&M, you can ask for specific quantities from each store. There’s even a Taskrabbit gift card, which you can use to get help with things like folding a crib or dresser.

If you want to prioritize cash funds, the Joy baby registry is probably your best option.

Group donation: For all items over $250, you can choose to have guests contribute a certain amount, which can increase your chances of receiving more expensive gifts.

Generous discount on completion of works: Many baby registries including Target and Pottery Barn Kids offer “closeout discounts.” The idea is that whatever is left on your registry after your friends and family have bought gifts, you can then buy yourself at a lower price. (Here’s more on how to take advantage of the completion discount.) Like many registries, Joy gives you 20% off all eligible items still on your registry up to six months after your due date. That’s 5% more than Amazon’s baby registry.

Copy friend registers: The Joy Baby Registry allows you to view a friend’s or relative’s baby registry and add specific items directly to your page. This makes it easy to inspire your loved ones as you compile your wish list. You can find this feature in the “Manage” section of your registry.

How to create a Joy baby registry

When you get to the Joy home page, go to the Joy Baby button in the top left corner of the screen (or you can visit “withjoy.com/baby-registryOpens a new window” in your browser). You can find more details and review shopping recommendations for parents-to-be here. To start creating your own registry, click “Get Started.” You’ll need to sign in with your email and password , then add your name and your baby’s last name and estimated due date.

From there, you can search for products or experiences you want to add to your Joy Registry. As you go, you can review the checklist on the right side of the screen, which will ensure that you don’t leave anything important out of your registry. For example, when you add a few bottles to your registry, Joy will automatically check it off the list.

Using your Joy baby registry

When you’ve done your research and are ready to start adding to your Joy Registry, use the search bar to navigate to your favorite items or browse product categories such as clothing, strollers and car seats, and feeding and nursing, among others. You can click on a product and then click the “Add to Registry” button, or hover over the product in the search results and click the “Add to Registry” button to add it to your registry even faster.

Another option? Consider installing Joy Quick Add Button, which is a desktop browser extension compatible with Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Go to the Preview section of the website and scroll down until you find the “Download Button”. Click on it, then drag the “+ Add to Joy” button to the bookmarks bar. This browser extension will give you the opportunity to quickly and easily add anything (from any vendor!) to your Joy baby registry with one click while surfing different sites.

How to return a Joy registry gift

To initiate a restore, you will need to contact customer support via email or by using the chat function in the lower right corner of the screen.

As part of theirs the promise of “easy returns”.Opens a new windowyou can return most items within 90 days — no more than 90 days after your event or 90 days after a friend or relative buys a gift (whichever comes later). You can get merchandise credit on all Joy gifts, but you’ll need to handle third-party returns at those respective sites. Just make sure the returned items are in the same (unopened) condition and include proof of purchase (eg receipt, gift registration number or order number).

There are a few items that you cannot return from the Joy baby registry. These exclusions include any furniture that is opened or assembled, gift cards, redeemed experiences, and personalized or custom orders. Additionally, you may not be reimbursed for shipping costs, and some returns will come with restocking fees. If you haven’t used the experience from your Joy register yet, you can only return it with merchandise credit.

Benefits of the Joy baby registry

• 20% discount on completion of works

• Scheduled delivery to control when you receive your gifts

• Gifting alternatives such as fee-free cash and electronic gift cards

• The possibility of adding items from other people’s registries

Disadvantages of the Joy baby registry

Our review

I built my own Joy baby registryOpens a new window to test out this service, and as a mom of an 8-month-old, I’m pretty familiar with the other options out there, like Babylist and Amazon. I was surprised to see how easy it is to add items directly from the WithJoy.comOpens a new window website and through third-party merchants using a browser extension.

That being said, I was hoping that the baby section of the Joy site would be more obvious; it was indented in the upper left corner of the screen in small letters. After completing that somewhat challenging step, the process was smooth and simple.

There are many perks that stand out compared to other top baby registries, including a hefty 20% off completion, a scheduled delivery feature (so you can decide when to receive your gifts), and no-fee cashback. I also like the idea of ​​looking through friends’ registries for inspiration; being able to add items from their registries to yours is a serious bonus.

However, the claim of “easy returns” is not entirely valid. The Joy customer support team has confirmed that you need to contact a representative via email or chat to initiate a return. It would be much more convenient to send something back without contacting a customer service representative.

If you want to prioritize mutual funds, Joy baby registryOpens a new window is probably your best option. Many of the “professionals” are also the cherry on top of a relatively easy-to-use universal registry that can serve as your one-stop shop before your baby arrives.

This story originally appeared on WhatToExpect.com.