Buying here vs Buying Online on baby stuff

[chocolatepink]

^ hi sis! A bit expensive pa.. Thanks for sharing.

[clueless]

^^ it doesn't say if all skip hop bags no or just the lunchies? My daughter has a skip hop bee lunch bag pa naman. She's been using it in school. We stopped using our skip hip duo when my daughter stopped riding her stroller. We now just have a hawk backpack that yaya carries.

^ nyar, sis. Haha. But i hope they help.

[maika14]

I'm now seriously thinking of buying stuff for the incoming baby online and having them shipped via pobox. Medyo mahirap lang kumbinsihin si hubby. Traditional shopper kasi ito. Gusto nya na-inspect nya muna yung item bago bilhin. He's thinking of going back to the US for some family stuff too (baka tumapat pa ng christmas time yung alis nya) at sabi nya, sya na lang daw ang mamimili at the same time, madami pa syang maiuuwi. Due ko is by 1st week of march pa naman. Told him that this will be the 1st time I'm pregnant ng pasko tapos iiwan nya ako after years of ttc?   
 
Ang laki kasi talaga ng savings even with the shipping fee eh. Will have to convince hubby pa. Hay. Goodluck sakin.

[kimebies]

I am now in Seattle for a bit of a vacation and despite the 50kgs box allowance for myself and my Husband plus 2 carry-ons, I am seriously thinking about have a balikbayan box shipped para kahit mabigat, wala ako problema. I plan to load it up with wipes, shampoos, lotions, toys, etc for my kids. Para sakto sa Christmas dumating sa house. Ang daming sale dito ngayon like sa Disney store, the Princess dolls are 2 for $20 for a limited time. I actually bought a bigger Snow White collector's item doll for my baby pero I plan to come back for a Cinderella, Ariel, Aurora and Rapunzel dolls for her. Ang saya!

[DV]

Is there a service similar to pobox that allows shipping from Australia and the UK?

[Cherry143]

Hello sisses! Just wanna share my experience in online purchases.
Ok ang items basta they are original. Problem is sometimes how to distingush if it is orig or just a cheaper item. Most of d items i purchased are ok, got them fr amazon, zebebe, etc. pero minsan may mga items na nakaka excite coz they are so low price. For example yung night light ladybug. I got 1 fr zebebe which costs around p2k. Super ganda nya. Pati adults natutuwa kasi soothing night light with timer. Plus ang tibay ng pagkagawa, design. We always bring it [textspeak!] we travel local or abroad kasi toy din sya ni baby. Dami nga gusto mag arbor. Then i saw similar item at only around P400. So i bought one pang gift ko sana and testing ko narin para mabilan ko yung mga nang aarbor. [textspeak!] i got d item, aba pag open ko plang halata na na its way low in quality, and to my surprise yung on off switch ay sira! Nakalubog. Never gumana. I believe the item was not damaged in shipment, malamang ganun na sya bago pa i ship. I told d vendor, was informed she personally tested it and dat i take pix to claim to the courier. Nothing against d seller. I just think the item is really faulty. So lesson learned to be careful when buying specially electronic items.

[SiennaMiller]

mga sis, question lang. Saan ba nakakabili ng mga baby bedding/cribs.

Marami akong nakikita online. As in super dami at ang daming styles.
Meron ba nun dito sa mga malls? Para kasing wala akong nakikitang ganun sa mga malls. May mga cribs sa malls pero hindi ganun kadetailed yung styles. May nakita akong crib ang liit pa tapos simple na nga pero super mahal.

Wala bang stores dito sa Pilipinas na may mga magagandang cribs/bedding?

[daveigh]

^ Yung bedding binili ko lang sa Landmark. I bought a playpen nga lang online.

I saw really nice cribs sa baby company sa Podium. Tsaka sa Youji and Me. Yun nga lang, ang mahal.

[blairbunny]

^^maraming nice cribs sa mothercare, particularly sa flagship store nila sa Fort.  Yun nga lang yung cot bed size nila, bigger than what's being sold everywhere else, so dun ka rin lang makabili ng beddings sa kanila. Pero cute naman designs. Yun lang talaga pumasa sa kin.

[chocolatepink]

^ i saw that too sis! Ang ganda but it's out of our budget..

[Rei805]

try Youji&Me they have Cuddlebug brand, JPMA certified were planning to get the Newport. Ang mahal ng safe crib dito sa pinas!!!

[m_lim]

anong worth it bilhin sa Lamaze?

so far gusto ko yung musical inchworm.

wrist or foot finder? alin mas recommende for newborn?

[DV]

Has anybody here had anything with glass parts shipped through pobox? Did your item arrive in one piece? Thanks!

[clueless]

^ ako, sis. There was one that arrived broken. But that's happened once pa lang. The vendor replaced it. As long as the vendor wraps it in bubble wrap, and maybe if you inform pobox that it's fragile, i think it should be ok.

[DV]

^Thanks, clueless. I should also ask the vendor pala if they would replace in case my item arrived broken.

[bibits]

to sisses who tried pobox, how long do they deliver sa house if nasa cainta warehouse na ng forex yung package? excited na ko, 1st time to try pobox and sana success para maulit:)

[clueless]

^ if within metro manila, within a couple of days usually, sis. kasi ayaw din nila matagal don sa warehouse nila kasi sayang ang space. hehe.

[khriseeee]

anong worth it bilhin sa Lamaze?

so far gusto ko yung musical inchworm.

wrist or foot finder? alin mas recommende for newborn?

I found the musical inchworm too big for my baby, it's good for tummy time daw, but my baby hated tummy time. She loved her pupsqueak toy which we hung from her playard's mobile. I was looking for Jacques the peacock but could never find it locally.

[hunny_ally]

^Jacques the Peacock has been my kids favorite toy when they were babies. was able to buy one locally 5 years ago for my daughter. My son who's now 2yo loved it too (he preferred this over his own toys) and my 2 mos old baby girl plays with it now. Super sulit for us. Lol

[khriseeee]

^awww, he's so hard to find locally! I looked everywhere!