I'm looking at baby gear and like the Meadow Menagerie collection from Target, but I don't know if I want to spend extra money to get the entire collection so it matches or get the same product but in a different pattern/color for cheaper.
What are you planning on doing? Or have done??
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Different brands!
I haven't bought anything yet, but here is my "wish list":
I didn't even consider getting everything to match. It seems a bit pointless to me...they'll all be in different spots.
I wanted everything to be gender neutral. I'm also not crazy about animals on everything. Other than that I didn't care so much about the look...just ratings and how strudy the product felt.
I did however find a car seat to match my truck's interior;). And I know the pack n play will probably spend a lot of time in our livingroom so I didn't want it to stick out like a sore thumb.
The swing we went by best ratings.
The stroller we went by what felt easiest to deal with.
Lots of times when you go to look at all the matching pieces you end up not being so fond of certain ones (aka--stroller doesn't handle nicely or the swing is a piece of junk).
By chance, most of the items we ended up picking were made by Graco - stoller/car seat, highchair, pnp. But the only thing that matches is the stroller and car seat since we bought a travel system so they came together. Beyond that, the highchair and pnp were picked out because they would compliment the rooms they were going in (also because they had decent reviews).
Ditto. Sticking with gender neutral brown, taupe, and green. The stroller is the only item that stands out, as it's black with yellow. As it purposely doesn't combine with anything else, I don't mind. Anything that is out for prolonged periods in the living room next to each other coordinate.
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I haven't bought anything yet, but I don't want anything to match. They will be in different areas, and I want to be able to buy the best item I can and not be limited to a particular brand. I'm not big on sets and having anything match in general. I like an 'ecclectic' look!
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Nope, it was more important for us to get what we thought was the best item in each category.
- Chicco Keyfit 30 in Cubes
- Uppababy Vista in Denny Red
- Baby Jogger City Mini in Red
- Graco Pack-N-Play(don't have a clue what the design is called but I think it's tan/gray, we've only used it once)
- FP My Little Lamb Swing
- FP Rainforest Bouncer
- BE Playmat
- BE Bouncer/Walker
- FP Spacesaver Highchair (tan one)
- Burberry Tonal Check Crossbody Diaper Bag in black
I wanted all neutral gear. The stuff that would be out in the house (pack n play, bouncer, swing, high chair) I wanted to be more of a tan color so that everything wouldn't scream "baby". I also picked my gear based on alot of research and reviews I had read. We had, and can't wait to use again:
carseat: Graco Snugride 32 in Lemongrass (black and green), and the Graco Snugrider (snap n go) was black as well
stroller: Maclaren Techno XT in black
diaper bag: Skip Hop Duo Deluxe in black (attached to stroller)
pack n play: Chicco Lullaby playard in Sahara
bouncer/rocker: a Bright Starts one that they discontinued that was a tan and beige color
high chair: Fisher Price space saver (the tan one)
swing: Fisher Price Precious Planet Khaki Sands travel swing
jumperoo: Fisher Price Precious Planet: the only bright colored baby gear that I owned! It's ok though, because it was DS's absolute favorite thing!
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