Baby fairs are great.
Especially for the new mom who needs to get all the baby essentials under one roof. I remember I was excited to visit every single baby fair when J was still baby-in-belly because the deals, I have to admit, are pretty attractive (we are talking about ~ 20% discount and freebies. Only.). And shopping for baby items does make the arrival of the baby feel more real.
With the recent trend of massive baby fairs (with Star Buys at extremely low prices and pre-orders that can go up to 40-50% discount plus crazy crowds), that would mean even more savings. Especially on the $$$$$ items.
BUT only if you survive the fair.
Which, I didn't this time round.
*I saw this article on Facebook on how to survive a baby fair just less than an hour before I left home. I made the boo-boo of bringing my baby and the stroller but the Rise-and-Shine Expo is meant for kids, right? How can I leave my baby at home?
After my last experience with Baby Market in April, I thought I was smart to hit the SuperMom Bazaar (cum Rise-and-Shine Expo) on the last day, with a list of booths I want to visit.
Not quite.
- The crowd is still a little too much for me to handle. The stroller was a bad idea.
- We were late, so it seems like the milk powder has sold out. I guess most good deals would have too.
- The booths I wanted to visit didn't have the products I wanted to buy.
- Just minutes before leaving the house to get a hipseat carrier, I found out that my current baby carrier has pretty good reviews so I decided to hold it off.
- But I wanted to give the hipseat carrier a try anyway since we were there. It was crowded. And my stroller gets in the way if I wait. So I didn't.
- It is stressful. I am constantly looking out for people in case their shopping bags hit J accidentally. Or they walk straight into us without noticing. And I'm not even being paranoid, because it happened.
Then it dawned on me.
*"For now" because the 'Rise-and-Shine Expo' looks really great for kids and I'd love to take J there if I can when she is old enough to try out the classes, or appreciate the stage performances. I believe it will be more manageable by then. Hopefully.
** I shop here now.
Amazon
Since most products at the fairs are on 20% discount anyway, why not get from Amazon?
Yes it takes longer, but if it's of no urgency, why not? You get to shop in pjs and the items arrive within three weeks, at your doorstep (unless you miss the delivery like I did.)
Yes it takes longer, but if it's of no urgency, why not? You get to shop in pjs and the items arrive within three weeks, at your doorstep (unless you miss the delivery like I did.)
Ah. Yes. Addicted to the Amazon's GlobalSaver program because shipping is free.
Supermarkets
From time to time, Fairprice and Cold Storage hold their own 'baby bazaar'.
The cheapest diapers I've got are from Cold Storage (just a promotion in-store, not even a baby 'fair') and the cheapest milk powder? Cold storage's baby bazaar. There's even free delivery with $200 spent. All these deals are as good, if not better, than the ones I've seen in the fairs so far. AND... no crowd.
The cheapest diapers I've got are from Cold Storage (just a promotion in-store, not even a baby 'fair') and the cheapest milk powder? Cold storage's baby bazaar. There's even free delivery with $200 spent. All these deals are as good, if not better, than the ones I've seen in the fairs so far. AND... no crowd.
*** Typo in picture. "Pre-orders don't work for me."
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