CLEVELAND -- Recently, a number of brides and grooms to be are registering for wedding gifts they'd like.

According to NewsChannel5, many stores, including Pottery Barn, have a registry scanner. It automatically lists the gifts at the store and on the store's Web site. Then, wedding guests, no matter where they live, can go online and find the couple's registry.

Consumer Reports analyzed how well online bridal registries work at nearly 40 retailers. Some weren't very convenient.

For instance, Wal-Mart's online registry notes "at this time, items can only be added to your registry at a Wal-Mart store, not at WalMart.com." So couples can't go online to update their registry.

And at Wal-Mart's registry, guests can't buy most items online. Many gifts are available "only in stores."

"The best sites are easy to use, easy to navigate, well organized, with a good selection. It's easy for you to update your registry and it's easy for your guest to order gifts off of it," said Jen Shecter of Consumer Reports.

Consumer Reports found Bed Bath and Beyond's bridal registry very easy to use, with pictures of each selection. It has a good privacy policy, too.

Fortunoff, which sells dishes, crystal and silver, also had a very well organized online bridal registry, according to the magazine.

Wherever you register, Consumer Reports has these wedding registry tips:

• Make sure the registry updates quickly to help prevent duplicate gifts.
• List your most important gifts first so you're sure to get those. You can always add more later.
• Make sure the registry remains active for at least six months after your wedding.
• A final tip, register during the week. Stores are less crowded then, so you can get much better service.