*Baby*
I used to believe that Kmart was kind of expensive but you could find some pretty stuff that you coudn't find in other stores, but with the years I can find less differences in the products, but they are always expensive and the customer service is worst.
After the last bad experience in a Kmart store, I wanted to see if there was some Kmart reviews and I found this: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/retail/kmart.htm
only 1% had a good experience, I think that is better for me to change store.
What about you, where do you buy your children stuff (the regular ones no the fancy, expensive such as Gymboree)?
And did you ever had any bad experience at Kmart?
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I am a mom of four. I buy my children their clothing and accessories at various stores. I LOVE thrift/consignment stores as you can find a lot of stuff at great prices.
I used to LOVE Wal Mart's Garanimals brand when my older children (now 14 and 12) were infants/toddlers. They were cheap but great quality. In fact, we still have some of those pieces and the color has held and they are in good condition. My younger children wear them for playclothes, too (the younger two are 5 and 2). Garanimals is, in my opinion, not of the same quality it used to be.
I shop at Wal Mart and Target a lot. The only reason I do not shop at K Mart more is because the one closest to us is always cluttered and unorganized, there are long waits, etc. And I do tend to find it to be expensive compared to Wal Mart and Target.
I also shop at Children's Place, Gymboree, Sears, Dillard's, JC Penney...if you shop the sales, it is not expensive at all and you can get some great coupons.
eBay and Craigslist are great, too!
I am a mom of four. I buy my children their clothing and accessories at various stores. I LOVE thrift/consignment stores as you can find a lot of stuff at great prices.
I used to LOVE Wal Mart's Garanimals brand when my older children (now 14 and 12) were infants/toddlers. They were cheap but great quality. In fact, we still have some of those pieces and the color has held and they are in good condition. My younger children wear them for playclothes, too (the younger two are 5 and 2). Garanimals is, in my opinion, not of the same quality it used to be.
I shop at Wal Mart and Target a lot. The only reason I do not shop at K Mart more is because the one closest to us is always cluttered and unorganized, there are long waits, etc. And I do tend to find it to be expensive compared to Wal Mart and Target.
I also shop at Children's Place, Gymboree, Sears, Dillard's, JC Penney...if you shop the sales, it is not expensive at all and you can get some great coupons.
eBay and Craigslist are great, too!
What baby equipment (so to speak) is worth spending a lot on, and what's not worth spending $ on?
Do your ow
Stroller?
Crib?
Infant car seat?
Diaper bag?
Books?
Cloth diapers?
Toys?
Clothes?
Etc, etc, etc?
Answer
Stroller? I honestly used mine about 4 times, the big huge one that came with the carseat- I held him or used a sling. Plus the big ones that come with a carseat are huge-they take up my whole trunk of the car!
Crib? I got one, but it's rarely used since we decided to cosleep-I change his diaper on it but that's about it.
Infant car seat? read the reviews and buy the best-you can't put a price on safety.
Diaper bag? never bought one, I got a free one at the hospital with formula samples (which I threw out). Still using it 16 months later!
Books? you mean books about raising a baby? If you have the internet you can get ideas from that.
Cloth diapers? I use these! The average savings is $2000 for the first child. Check out www.diaperpin.com and www.diaperjungle.com for different types-they aren't rubber pants and pins anymore!
Toys? you are the biggest source of entertainment for your baby. Plus people always buy your baby toys-I think I've bought a few things here and there-I like wooden toys-they last a lot longer than plastic.
Clothes? They grow so fast, so don't stock up on newborn clothes! Buy them secondhand, I mostly used onesies when we were home.
Other things to consider are playmats, a playpen if you need to run in the other room and want to keep baby out of stuff, nail clippers, booger suckers, receiving blankets for swaddling, washcloths, lotions, soap.
Things I have that I rarely used:baby monitor since we coslept, diaper genie since you can't put cloth in there, the diaper stacker that hangs off the crib.
Stroller? I honestly used mine about 4 times, the big huge one that came with the carseat- I held him or used a sling. Plus the big ones that come with a carseat are huge-they take up my whole trunk of the car!
Crib? I got one, but it's rarely used since we decided to cosleep-I change his diaper on it but that's about it.
Infant car seat? read the reviews and buy the best-you can't put a price on safety.
Diaper bag? never bought one, I got a free one at the hospital with formula samples (which I threw out). Still using it 16 months later!
Books? you mean books about raising a baby? If you have the internet you can get ideas from that.
Cloth diapers? I use these! The average savings is $2000 for the first child. Check out www.diaperpin.com and www.diaperjungle.com for different types-they aren't rubber pants and pins anymore!
Toys? you are the biggest source of entertainment for your baby. Plus people always buy your baby toys-I think I've bought a few things here and there-I like wooden toys-they last a lot longer than plastic.
Clothes? They grow so fast, so don't stock up on newborn clothes! Buy them secondhand, I mostly used onesies when we were home.
Other things to consider are playmats, a playpen if you need to run in the other room and want to keep baby out of stuff, nail clippers, booger suckers, receiving blankets for swaddling, washcloths, lotions, soap.
Things I have that I rarely used:baby monitor since we coslept, diaper genie since you can't put cloth in there, the diaper stacker that hangs off the crib.
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