How Do I Get “Baby Bargains for Clothes, Furniture, Toys and More?

When you shop for baby items and personal items make sure you have a bargain mindset. Don’t just pick up the usual. Take a step back and see if a comparable brand is on sale. Look at other brands. Look at other sizes. Be aware though, that larger is not always cheaper. Some manufacturers have started pricing their larger units higher per serving, ounce, etc. than the smaller bottles because we have been trained to get the bigger and therefore better value. If they don’t show the price per X so you can compare then get out a calculator. It only takes a second to check. Most cell phones have a calculator on them so no excuses.

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Have you ever been to a ball game or amusement park and bought the food? They have you locked into their venue and know you will need food so they ratchet the prices up very high. The hospital does the exact same thing with all those pills they give you while in the hospital for the birth of your baby. They know you aren’t going to get up during post-delivery recovery and run to Wal-Mart to get ibuprofen so they chargeyou a bundle. When we got the itemized bill for our first child in 2006 we were amazed at the charges for things like $8.80 for ibuprofen, $1.60 for each vitamin, and $2.20 for stool softener. The second time around in 2008 we brought our own ibuprofen, pre-natal vitamins and Wal-Mart brand stool softener. We still got dosage amounts from the nurse and showed them what we brought, but saved a lot of money over the 3 days by taking our own.

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After the birth of your baby you will receive a bill from the hospital with a balance due after insurance. Instead of blindly paying this amount call the number on the bill and request an itemized listing. According to http://www.maternityadvantage.com more than 90% of hospital bills have errors. When you get your itemized listing of charges go through it, find the errors, contact the financial office to have them removed, and then pay what’s left.

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When shopping at yard sales, flea markets, consignment shops, classified ads, and even some retail stores…always use cash. Preferably small bills that you can count out. Counting out bills when negotiating for a better price is a powerful visual for the person selling the item you want. You can get a better price when you show the money than just offering a lower price without cash in hand.

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Your hostess needs games and supplies any way. Suggest a “make the coolest bib” contest. All that is needed are cheap, plain-jane cloth bibs in bulk and some fabric paint. Have guests design their own bib as they arrive and spread on table to dry. After everyone has finished his or her bib(s) vote on a winner and award the prize. Guests have fun. Mom gets a bunch of bibs. Type up a sheet of cute baby slogans typically found on bibs for ideas.

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