Perplexed

I am honestly perplexed by the information I just found out (or lack of information).  I have a good friend that is preggo and her baby shower is soon, so I was going to be on the ball and get her shower gift asap.  Well the invitation didn't say where they were registered, and I don't want to be annoying to the mom-to-be by calling and asking so what does one do....well I logged onto the good 'ol computer and went to all the baby place websites I could think of in town, and none of them have her or him registered.  So here is the perplexing parts, how are they NOT registered?  what do we get them? I am totally thrown off by this because they don't seem like the kind of people to NOT be excited to pick stuff out, get new stuff, etc... I think something must have physically kept them from going to a store to pick stuff out LOL! I mean if I were preggo, you can bet your bippy that I will be in PotteryBarn Kids as soon as physically possible!!! Like a kid in a candy store...I don't care that they haven't registered- that's not it- I just am not sure what to get them now without it appearing random, and I just want to get them something they will love, the baby will love, they wiill find useful, etc...I don't want our gift to sit in a closet and never be used LOL!  So what can a girl do but to call and bother the mom-to-be by leaving a lovely voicemail saying, "Hello friend, I was wondering if you were registered anywhere for that sweet baby of yours, or if not was there something specific you guys were wanting, or a color scheme-theme for the room that we've got goin' on...if you could help me out with any of that, it would be great! Thanks, love ya, talk to ya later." Hopefully she calls me back with some info or it may be a very random yet entertaining baby shower gift! (But I mean really...registering is a great part of multiple things in life...get scanning!)