Random idea: Wedding Registry - Cable,Cell,Utility Bills

Don't know if I'm the first to think of this but I'm pretty sure, at a minimum, it ain't popular yet: "Wedding/Baby Registry for Bills" This would be in addition to or instead of couples registering for random gravy boats and place settings for grand dinner parties they'll rarely, if ever, have. Maybe I'm overly-practical or iconoclastic but this idea is undeniably useful. Plus, it's less crass than cash since you're buying, for example, a month of "the works" cable package and can take vicarious pleasure from them recounting the great shows/movies they saw. But it's as useful as cash since they likely would be spending that money anyway (or a substantial portion of it if they ordinarily have more scaled-down cable packages). This should be particularly attractive to cable companies since people are often lazy and stick with the extra channels once they've signed up on a trial basis. The cable companies could have an extra-special discount deal for newly married couples who sign-up for the registry package. And of course this system could apply to any recurring bill (cable, Hulu, cell phone, landline, water, electric, trash, club memberships, annual vacations, even rent & taxes!). The key is that it would be quantified in days, weeks, months with corresponding amounts. "Thanks for the two weeks of electricity. You know we're using it!" SIDE NOTE: The paternalistic giver can take pleasure in knowing bills will be paid (pre-paid) especially in the case of particularly young or impulsive couples (e.g. those with gambling or drug addition problems). Hey, it's no worse than registering at half the cheesy stores out there.