It's pretty cheap and the quality is great. The best thing for us is the diapers and formula. I am so excited that my son can drink the soy formula now because I've been getting him the Up & Up brand. It's only about $13.00 a can (and it was on sale for about $12.00 last week!) vs. costly Similac which can be almost double that, and the Target brand has the same nutritional quality.
The super-size pack of baby diapers is around the same price as well vs. Huggies or Pampers which are also twice as much.
I also have started to buy my baby wipe refills at the dollar store.
I've heard some parents say that they buy the costlier brands because "they can afford it" or they don't "want to go cheap on their child", but c'mon, it's all basically the same, and with diapers and wipes especially, they are going straight into the trash. Why throw $$$$ away on that if they work just as well?
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3 comments:
Very true to your last part! Hello, you can go cheap on your kid in some things, and then, put those savings into something LASTING, like a savings account for baby's future or, a needed pair of shoes.
It's amazing what people won't skimp on, not just moms, just because they can afford it. Then reality bites them and they're all "OH NOOOO! What do I dooooo?"
Yup. I buy what I can for him now at the 99 cents store. I've gotten him onesies there and I also went and bought a whole bunch of colorful bandanas in different patterns that were 50 cents each that I use as burp cloths. I had the Gerber cloth diaper ones that literally fell apart after washing them a couple times.
There's also a Carter's outlet near my house. Score!!!!
I always try the cheaper goods first. You can always upgrade if it's no good but normally I'm pleasantly surprised by the quality of cheaper brands.
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