I don't like those either. But when I got married I had one too . Why did I have one then? Well, I was living in a small village then. My dad was something like the "local police", and he and my mom were very much loved . When people heard from my dad that his youngest daughter was getting married, lots of them told my dad that they wanted to give something. He almost "begged" me to open a list somewhere. So I did. I got lots of great gifts then; some people even bought a present together! I've never regretted this