Costumes & Make Believe: LL Bean
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L.L. Bean Vs. Lands End
Asked by M.H. from Raleigh
on June 27, 2011
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Another mom's question about best backpacks got me thinking about diaper bags...it has been 5 years since I had my last child, and I need a new diaper bag. I want one ...
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- I don't know about diaper bags but the ll bean backpacks have a lifetime warrantee. I still have the one I got 20 years ago and they recently replaced it's broken zipp...
- I had the Lands' End diaper bag years ago and loved it. We have it stored somewhere now and by the time we were done with it with our son child, it still looked as goo...
- We got a monogrammed Land's End diaper bag as a gift and it was SO durable. My son (8) still uses it for trips and for his stuff. It's navy and not like a baby bag at...
How to Dress Infant for Cold Weather
Asked by M.H. from Chicago
on September 25, 2006
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My daughter is 6 months old and the recent cool weather made me realize we'll need some warm outerwear for the winter months ahead. I'm wondering if other moms can te...
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- Thanks everyone for the great advice! I'm due in about a week and a half, and I was wondering the same thing about this winter. Thanks for starting the dialogue, M.!
- OK, here's my little secret. I found the cutest, most convenient fleece snowsuit from LL Bean. I tried EVERYTHING! This is all fleece with a hood and the feet and h...
- Hi- i have two boys thirteen months apart and I found that with a baby still in car seat, the easiest thing for winter are the car seat jackets. You dress the baby...
Recommend Backpack for Preschooler
Asked by A.T. from Columbus
on February 5, 2010
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My daughter will be starting preschool in the fall and I was wondering if you could recommend a backpack. Does your son/daughter have one you just love? Is it worth it...
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- LL Bean, YES! It is good quality and worth the price. If at any time it gets old or ratty looking or broken, they also replace it for you free. A backpack with wh...
- Make sure that what ever one you get is small and your child can easily carry it. I don't think that at that age she would need one except to carry her lunch, snack, ...
- I still have my original "Jansport" backpack from my freshman year of High School, they will always be my favorite!...we always have a need for a backpack at my house....
New to MN: Advice on How to Dress an Infant (And Myself) for the Winter?
Asked by M.T. from Minneapolis
on September 21, 2010
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We just moved from Colorado and I have questions on how to dress our 7 month old son for the Minnesota winter. Although he was born in Colorado in February, he was in...
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- I agree with LAYERS. I wouldn't expect he'll be outside much - he's too little to play, so a snowsuit would be OK, just remember that they get very hot when strappe...
- You need a good snowsuit; I always liked the ones from Lands End and LL Bean. You'll need warm baby blankets, and I found that polarfleece ones were great for winter....
- We've lived in Iowa for 3 yrs., before that Denver for 8 yrs., before that Minnetonka, MN for 8 yrs., and before that Colorado Springs for 17 yrs., so I have lots of C...
Kindergarten Backpack
Asked by A.V. from Washington DC
on April 2, 2013
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I'm looking at backpacks for fall. Is the LL Bean Original Junior Book Pack too small for K? Or the right size? I have a petite little girl and am wondering if somethi...
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- I am a Kindergarten Teacher...really bigger is better. They seem to manage the larger sizes and I appreciate the extra size to send large projects and coats home. Th...
- You are rushing the seasons. It has not even gotten warm yet and you are worrying about fall. Before school starts ( it needs to be let out first) every store will h...
- You really need to wait and see. I bought my son a "just right" backpack, a NICE one, but it wasn't long enough to hold his Friday Folder, the main source of communic...
Question
Asked by K.N. from Boston
on December 14, 2007
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Hi MoMS,
I HAVE A QUESTION AND NEED SOME IDEAS. MY QUESTION IS, MY FRIENDS SON IS COMING HOME FROM SERVING IN IRAQ FOR CHRISTMAS. HE WILL BE COMIMG HOME FOR 5 DA...
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- K. - first -- give your friends son a BIG hug and thanks for serving our country! If you have an L.L. Bean store near you, I would go to them and tell them exactly wh...
- Dear K., Throw a coming home get together and have the guests contribute to the cost of the boots. Even if people don't agree with the invasion they suppo...
- Hi, I like LLBean stuff a lot, but find the prices very high. I always check their sale inventory on-line, and often find good deals, especially now when they are hav...
How to Dress Child in Winter?
Asked by K.R. from Chicago
on August 8, 2007
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They say not to put winter coats on children because they will not fit saftely in the carseat, but they do you just make them freeze...I am confused on if once they ge...
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- I've only heard of this when the infant is very young (0-7) months. After that point, they typically aren't in an infant carrier/carseat--where you can use a fleece l...
- You are right about the fact that they shouldn't wear a coat in a car seat. Even if you adjust the straps there is still extra space in there to allow for the coat an...
- With all of 3 kids they get overheated (and throws up when they overheat) if they wear their jackets in the car. Each one of 'em always have a blanket to use that the...
Ve Geat Backpacks
Asked by P.L. from Boston
on August 6, 2010
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Hi Moms. So I'm thinking about getting an LL Bean Rolling original backpack for both my boys (7 and 4) for school this year. I hear they have great quality and if a...
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- Hi! My son, now going into 4th grade, has had the same LLBean rolling backpack since half way thru 1st grade after his other no name pack fell apart. I highly recomm...
- L.L. Bean's quality is like no other! I didn't have the wheeling backpack, but growing up I did have the traditional, and my traditional backpack lasted 8-12 grades no...
- I do not know about the backpacks specifically but all 7 of my kids and nephews have LL Bean duffle bags for their luggage! My oldest kids are 18 and 15 and have had t...
Questions Regarding Daughter Starting Kindergarten
Asked by M.S. from Dallas
on July 8, 2010
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My daughter is starting kindergarten this fall and I have a few questions for moms of 1st or 2nd grade girls. This may seem strange but what kind of backpacks and lun...
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- Although I have a boy, rest assured that character backpacks and lunch boxes are very common, even in 1-2nd grade (all I have exp. with so far!). Also, lots of the g...
- Both of my kids have had the same Land's End backpacks for three years now, and they are still not wearing out! They cost a bit more in the beginning, but you will abs...
- my daughter will be in 1st grade and had a princess back pack for kindergarten and so did most of the other girls and boys, well a character i should say! Some of the ...
Back-To-School Backpack Help
Asked by A.M. from Rochester
on July 21, 2009
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My son will be entering the 4th Grade...Last year he had to lug an agenda (3-Ring Binder) with him everyday...on top of his lunch box...and in the winter snow pants an...
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- A., What might help is a fold-up 'dolly' that would stay in his locker and come home on days when he has a heavy load. I have one that will support a backpack or so...
- be sure to check with your school to see if they allow the wheeled ones..some schools do not..we live in a small town in upstate ny and our grade school wont allow the...
- Hi, I have had My own LLBean one for 20 years. Buy the right size one for him, and its the last backpack you will ever buy. He will even take it to college with him....
