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Returning Gifts
Asked by S.C. from Fort Wayne
on July 26, 2010
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My daughter recently turned 1 and got a lot of clothes. None of them fit. People clearly either didn't listen or didn't care when I told them what size clothes she wea...
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- It's not tacky to return or exchange. It's a gift meant for you and if doesn't fit in my mind it would just be silly not to return it, even if you decided to buy a to...
- someone mentioned the dreaded walmart list. Actually most stores have them, and they expire every year. It is to prevent stealing and then returning items for cash, ...
- Walmart will exchange gifts without a receipt up to a certain amount, but I believe that the tags have to be on them. Don't feel bad about having to return things. It...
Need Suggestions for a Special Gift
Asked by S.B. from Chicago
on February 10, 2012
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My niece is turning one next week! I'm really excited to be able to make the trip to go see her and celebrate at her party (we live 5 hrs away). Of course I'm giving h...
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- We invest in numismatics and have a lot of very old and valuable coins. One thing I keep on hand is a roll of Morgan Silver Dollars. I put them in the special casi...
- I'm guessing you could give her something absolutely amazing and she may not even realize it, or even know it came from you. Hard to tell with one year olds, they some...
- well, one gift which will bring lots of laughter: a time-out chair! We gave our son a rocker from Cracker Barrel....20+ years ago & it's still going strong for the...
Best Gift for Mom of Preemie?
Asked by E.G. from Boston
on February 7, 2008
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I have a coworker who just gave birth to a premature girl. I think she weighs about 3lbs at this point. Does anyone have a suggestion for a good baby gift? I find that...
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- E., When my son was born, he was almost a month early. He was smaller than a premie for clothes, too. My mother in law had a fantastic idea that was inexpensive a...
- film time capsule hand/foot print card materials (she won't be this small for long) she will still need premie sizes once she can go home (the outfits will fir til ...
- There is really not much you can do about preemie outfits being to big but there are some stores that have extra small preemie outfits. I believe Babies R Us carries s...
Baby Shower & Registry..
Asked by K.L. from Portland
on January 29, 2007
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Hello~ I am trying to register for my baby shower & figure out all of the necessary items we will be needing for our daughter. Money has been very tight lately, due to...
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- K., Congrats on the new baby girl. Okay here are just a couple of things I thought of that might help you and you need to ask for alot of... DIAPERS, WIPES, and FORMU...
- I see there are a TON of responses on what you should/should not get, so I will respond about your budget: There is a group on Yahoo called Freecycle where you can ...
- Congrats! I just had my first baby in July 2006. It seems everyone always wants to buy the "cutsie" things and not the really practical things. I got so many outfit...
Baby Shower for #2
Asked by E.R. from Austin
on June 20, 2008
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I have a friend who lives out of town, but would like to come down and throw a baby shower for our second child. My DD is 19 months and will be almost 2 when the baby...
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- E., If someone wants to throw you a baby shower, let them do it. However it is inappropriate for the host or the mom to ask for gift cards only. Registering for ite...
- i agree that it feels weird (i'm in your exact shoes right now) and have asked for no shower, mostly because lots of other friends are having their first child around ...
- I have many friends with multiple children. We always have a small shower for them to celebrate the blessing of newest child. It is not about being able to provide f...
Baby Gear Questions
Asked by H.R. from Boca Raton
on September 4, 2006
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Hi beautiful mommies and soon to be mommies! We still have some "big" baby gear to purchase after our showers, namely car seat and stroller. We both have relatively ...
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- If you want a Peg let me know, I have some for sale for $100.
- For the big items, Target tends to put a lot of big stuff on clearance. I got my Eddie Bauer car seat/booster seat combo (it's front facing, but i'm just emphasizing m...
- Hi, Most everything was covered by other moms, the one thing I would recommend for baths is a self standing bath tub/changing table. You can find them in all ba...
Baby Clothing
Asked by L.M. from Fort Myers
on September 29, 2009
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My girlfriend gave me a lot of clothes to go through but most of them are sizes 0-3 months and 6-9 months. How many do I need in each size, since babies grow so fast? ...
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- The 0-3 mo stuff doesn't last very long. My son and daughter wore that size for 4 weeks, tops, then we moved on to 3-6. My daughter is now 4 months old and starting ...
- Congrats.... I agree with keeping the pre-owned clothing. Babies aren't very active and the clothing normally transfer from family to family in almost new condition. ...
- I would want at least two per day for how ever many days you plan to go in between laundry days. I would exchange the smaller sizes for larger sizes. But I found t...
Advice for a Freind
Asked by S.B. from Indianapolis
on December 28, 2007
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Hello everyone,
I am wanting to make a "book" of advice for a friend who is about 5 months pregnant with her first child as a baby gift, however since I am a new mom ...
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- Hi S., I don't know if you have thought about it but you may want to put in a list of some of your favorites as well. I recently did a book like what you are doing...
- You can never spoil your baby! Hold them and snuggle with them, b/c in about a year they won't sit still for it. Enjoy everything, even the sleepless nights, for...
- My advice is if a grandma or grandpa or even daddy say they will watch the baby for a couple hours so you can get some sleep. Take them up on it. I made the mistake o...
Looking for Clothes, Shoes and Accessories for 1 Year Old
Asked by L.S. from Chicago
on December 12, 2008
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My son just turned one and I am having a hard time finding clothes and now shoes for him. We got a lot of baby clothes as gifts and hand me downs - but now he is out g...
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- for clothes: old navy, children's place for toys: toy r us when you have out grown babies r us also craigslist and ebay
- I would also check out Carters. They have nice quality clothes at affordable prices.
- We always had good succes with Kohl's for little boy clothing and KayBee Toys for discount toys Mom of 3 fabulously energetic children (ages 7, 6 & 2)
Soon-to-be First Time Mom Looking for Advice from Experienced Moms
Asked by A.R. from Chicago
on April 16, 2008
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I am in my second trimester and my husband and I are anxiously awaiting our new arrival, but I am the first person in our group of friends to have a baby and I am lack...
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- Hi A., I was in the same situation...first to have kids, not sure what to register for...But now I have my 4 month old little boy and time just flies!! I could NOT l...
- I used a book called Baby Bargains to select all my stuff. It has reviews and recommendations about what you will need and which products/brands are best...depending o...
- You really don't need about 80% of what people register for. We actually registered for very little - the last thing we wanted was to acquire a lot of "stuff". Here'...
