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Shopping for Baby

Congratulations! Whether this is your first or fifth child, having a baby is exciting. A new baby means love, joy and a whole new world of responsibilities. Babies also require some special gear, though what they need and how much you should spend on it is a seemingly endless debate. Luckily, the Web can help you determine what is best for your family and where to get it.

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Baby gear is found almost anywhere, from small local boutiques to large national retailers, and many of these stores are online. You could stock your entire nursery without leaving the couch.

Dulcinea's Insight

  • If you come upon a site and aren’t sure whether it’s trustworthy, visit the Better Business Bureau, which allows you to search for a company by its name or Web address. Not every company has a record with the bureau, but many do.
  • If after reading the buying guides and product reviews you don’t know which brand or model of stroller to select, visit Peppy Parents. It’s an online baby gear shop started by a couple with two children who were dissatisfied with large stores and small boutiques alike. This site has a Stroller 411 custom help tool that asks 10 questions, such as your child’s age, and how it would be used (public transportation, at the beach, running errands, jogging). Someone from the store e-mails you with recommendations based on your responses. Unlike other stroller custom help tools, Peppy Parents actually sent suggestions.
  • If you find a product you like, type the full product name into a Google search engine, and make sure you’re getting it for the lowest price. Many sites will offer free shipping on larger-ticket items.
  • And if you’re getting tired of shopping for gear, take a fun side trip to some online toy stores. Our findingDulcinea Toys Web Guide is chock full of information on buying age-appropriate toys, toy safety and more.

Dulcinea's Picks

For online baby stores …
Baby Super Mall has a large selection of crib bedding, and allows you to search by gender, price and themes, and then compare the results side-by-side. There are similar filters when searching for clothes and safety gates. The other categories aren’t as extensive, though.
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Mini Tots has a wide range of baby gear, including nursery furniture, monitors, strollers, swings and bedding. Overall, the site is organized and easy to navigate. However, the selection and prices can be uneven. Nursery furniture is more expensive than most other sites, and some categories have pages of products, while others have a single item.
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Baby Shopping Sites was started a few years ago by a couple who had twins. This directory has links to sites organized by category, such as clothes, gear and toys. There’s even a category “Funky Sites” where you can find unique items for your baby.
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Amazon has a section devoted to everything baby—here you’ll find strollers, car seats, bedding, furniture for the nursery and more.
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For larger, national stores …
Babies“R”Us is part of the Toys“R”Us family, and there are more than 250 stores across the United States. The stores sell everything baby related you could possibly imagine: car seats, clothes, diapers, bottles, tubs, cribs, bedding and more.
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Baby Depot is part of Burlington Coat Factory, which has locations throughout the United States. Find all sorts of baby gear, such as bedding, furniture, books, music, baby toys and nursery decorations.
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Target has stores throughout the United States, and features an extensive collection of baby gear.
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Wal-Mart has an extensive baby section, and like its competitors, offers the option of creating a baby gift registry for expectant parents.
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For comparison shopping …
BizRate.com is a comparison shopping site with a section for baby gear. Once you’ve found the brand and model of the item you want, use this site to find the lowest price. BizRate also rates the sites they pull from so people have an idea of what their shopping experience could be.
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