2nd Trimester
registry vs. buying secondhand
Hello-
I posted this on the Babies: 0-3mo board (apologies if that is bad form 
), but thought some ladies here might have some input. Does anyone have any thoughts on buying bottles secondhand? I found someone selling 12 9-oz Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature bottles (the same ones I registered for) for only $40. Typically I've seen them for $15-20 for 3. This sounds like a great deal to me, but should I go for it? Any concerns with buying secondhand bottles? I will, of course, sterilize them before use.
Is this something I should go ahead and keep on my registry wish list, or is it OK to buy these myself, secondhand?
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Re: registry vs. buying secondhand
Yea, you'll want to price out how much new nipples will run you to make sure it's worth it.
Some stuff I have to buy new - bath stuff, bottles, burp clothes, etc.
However, clothes and toys - absoutely! Saves me a ton of $$!
The used bottles sort of gross me out for some reason. You'll save a lot of money by buying used gear--like playmats, swing, exersaucer, stroller, etc--and clothes. I'd get my savings there and spend the money on new bottles.
I wouldn't buy bottles second hand, but if someone gave me some that I knew, I might. I want to get some BPA free. The ones that aren't (when DS was a baby, it hadn't been a big deal yet) can leach when you use them in a dishwasher, which is what I did. I tossed them after we were done.
If you did get second hand, you'd want to get new nipples anyways.
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I think that bottles aren't too expensive, so I would buy them new.
Other stuff like clothes and toys are great used.
This doesn't make sense to me. I get the bath stuff, and sort of the bottles. But the burp clothes? You know that the same stuff (and worse!) gets on clothes that get on the burp clothes right? Ditto with the toys... only some of them are harder to clean/sanitize. If it gives you the skivies then by all means, buy new... just be aware that you're more likely to come across something seriously icky on a toy than you are on a burp cloth or bath tub.
Im all for 2nd hand... all of our bottles are hand me downs. Like a pp said , just sterilize and get some new nipples
For the people who said they wouldn't buy bottles secondhand -- do you drink out of glasses or eat off of plates at restaurants? It seems like the same thing to me.
I'd have no problem buying the bottles. I agree that you'd need to replace the nipples because those wear out.
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