We called the Ikea chair "the grandparent tripper". Otherwise it's decent, super stable, and can be hosed down.
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We called the Ikea chair "the grandparent tripper". Otherwise it's decent, super stable, and can be hosed down.
Ikea came out with a different design to their high chair. The tripping variety is the Antilop $22. Vs the Langur $130 (L shaped leg so less tripping). We have the Langur chair and the crib from Ikea.
Stroller we have is the City Select Lux with big wheels. I like it folds away pretty flat for how big it is and lots of storage for all the baby shit you can imagine. Converts to toddler seats also and has adapters for different infant carriers. Might be tall for some short people. But with it you know you got the bang for buck stroller and look in disgust at the UppaBaby owners as the degenerates they are with too much money. :D
Baby seat we have the NUNA infant carrier, most plush we have found and the baby liked being in it, which was weird.
Buy on sale when you can. Buy Buy baby used to price match West Coast kids sale prices. All this shit goes on sale.
West Coast kids should be for familiarizing yourself and getting hands-on with the product... Beyond that, you order that shit online.Quote:
Originally Posted by DonJuan
Buy buy baby was closing down, and honestly, the closeout prices didn't seem that great.
We walked through west coast kids, but I can't see myself ever buying anything there.
@you&me is right, go to WCK and test that shit out there, see if it fits in the car do all of this and buy only when on sale.Quote:
Originally Posted by LilDrunkenSmurf
We have so much WCK-purchased stuff. Fortunately it was almost all bought by grandparents haha.
They have decent car seat sales. I'm pretty sure they do ~30% off on their Diono seats periodically. The Diono seats are great. @ThePenIsMightier will tell you they are way too heavy, but unless you're taking it out of the car all the time, that doesn't much matter. They're super easy to get your kid in and out of, which I've noticed is the biggest differentiator from the budget Graco one both sets of grandparents bought. Graco are light and cheap, but the UX is horrible (for us, anyways).
I think any WCK stuff we had was from grand parents too... they went nuts first go 'round. :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by bjstare
We're a little past that point, especially because we eventually reached peak baby gear and coasted on hand-me-downs for a while, but I always recall the sales being shitty and the prices being ~20% higher as a baseline... Maybe things have gotten better more recently :dunno:
One point about some of the better baby gear, if you manage to keep it in OK condition, the resale value can be quite strong... IIRC, we sold a couple of our Stokke highchairs last year for ~$300, vs (I think) ~$400 new... Maybe that was still a post-covid market bump, but I was happy with the ROI/TCO.
For some reason those Stokke highchairs command crack money on the used market.Quote:
Originally Posted by you&me
I got really turned off the WCK.
Pretty sure their commissions/margins on certain products were hilariously higher than others and it really coloured their “reccomendations”.
I agree with go to WCK to look around if you need it same day, otherwise buy online for better deals.
Yeah I didn't enjoy wck either. I want less human interaction.
Buy the fanciest, used strollers on Kijiji, absolutely bag skate them for 2 years and then sell for a profit.
I made hundreds off our Maclaren and City Select strollers while the original buyers lost hundreds.
And BJ-stare can BJ-Me! Those fuckin Diono car seats were made of depleted uranium. Yes, I didn't have to move them frequently but I sure do remember the few times I did. (Every fucking plane trip somewhere...)
*shudder...
I love my diono. I just have Amazon deliver a new one to whenever I am going lmao
You limp wrists bitching about the weight of your Di-"oh-nos" got me curious, 'cause I always thought our Clek was on the heavy side... Looks like the foonf weighs about 5lbs more than the biggest Diono.
Like TPIM said, doesn't really seem like an issue outside of the few times a year you actually need to remove it for a trip or a deep cheerio removal.
I took our diono to Cuba as our travel car seat.
Never. Again.
We had a Thule stroller, the one with 3 wheels. Loved it. Easy to push and folds up with one hand. Definitely buy everything user. Less car seat maybe... we had a WCK crib with all the extras to go from a crib to toddler bed to a single bed....sold it for less than 1/5th purchase price after 3 or 4 years.....still have the matching dresser tho. Cheep Ikea high chair was awesome by me. Loved just taking it to the yard and hit it with the high pressure hose to clean it.
Our travel seat is the Evenflo Titan (Sale Walmart). Cheap, light, and replaceable. Kid likes it too. Easy to travel with.
Her main seat is the Graco 4ever (sale from WCK), put it in the car once. Never move it... Sell the car with it.
Well life comes at you fast. Baby came 6 weeks early yesterday. Everything good all things considering. Staff at the rocky view have been amazing.
You sure have to get your act together when the day comes. Will be a long 2+ weeks before we get to go home though.
Oh, Man - you're so lucky! Congrats for sure even though you've hit a bump in the road. It will sure feel good to get home.Quote:
Originally Posted by lasimmon
Congrats man! Mine was 5 weeks early as well, was a tiny little guy, soak it in! 2 weeks will go quick!Quote:
Originally Posted by lasimmon
felicitations!Quote:
Originally Posted by lasimmon
Glad to hear baby and mum are OK after such a surprise
As ozwhip says, soak it all in, it does go in quickly...my little man will be 3 in a couple of months and I'm just like WTF :rofl: