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babies r us or buy buy baby?

Reag1413Reag1413 member
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Which one do you guys prefer for registering? I'm finally getting ready to register and really wanted to choose only one of these stores and probably do target too. Which one does everyone like more? I'm only in my second trimester, but wanted to ask some of you ladies since you've already been down this road. Thanks :) 
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  • chimneygrlchimneygrl member
    Buy Bay Baby has a lot more to offer and I love them so much better. They are very helpful.
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  • wcvsb3b5wcvsb3b5 member
    We don't have a BBB near us so we had to go with BRU and I haven't been happy with it. They seem to have a lot of technical issues with the registry and items randomly become unavailable. I don't have any experience with BBB but based on my experience with BRU, I would recommend going with BBB.
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  • SunDrop11SunDrop11 member
    I have always had better luck at BBB. Our BRU always feels dirty to me and their customer service hasn't been that great. BBB has been nothing but helpful and I love the layout of their store.



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  • Tiny2013Tiny2013 member
    I registered at both, but the majority of my items were at Buy Buy Baby. Not only do they take their own coupons, even expired, they take Bed, Bath, and Beyond coupons too.  The registrants were extremely helpful in comparison.
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  • InkedMegsInkedMegs member

    We do not have a BBB near us and it was important for me to register where my friends and family could actually walk into a store.  My only choice was BRU (and Target).

    If you have a BBB baby near you, I'd definitely register there before BRU.  BRU prices are constantly going up and down.  You have to really pay attention to know if you are getting a good sale.  I haven't had to experience a return yet, but I hear they are painful at BRU.


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  • 24ladybug24ladybug member
    BBB was wonderful! Love that store. You can get help from people who know what they are doing.
    BRU was not good. Bad customer service.
    Target I had some hiccups and mostly self serve.
    As far as my guests side. No one went to BBB. Sadly. But I knew this since many were out of town and did not have one near them. Most people shopped at BRU.
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  • laujam31laujam31 member
    I registered with BRU bc of proximity to me and my family.  I freaking despise them!  They are not knowledgeable and rude.  Their customer service department sucks and their website malfunctions for my family had A LOT of problem when trying to buy off my registry.  That being said, I have no experience with BBB.  Good luck.
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  • lsleeper22lsleeper22 member

    BRU is where we registered. 

    We did have the issue of some items coming unavailable and that bugged me a lot since I took a lot of time to decide on items we wanted.  I would think they could implement an improved customer service and provide customer notifications regarding registry items, but that would be my only concern overall.  Other than that, they have sales pretty often and they offer a price match guarantee so you?ll be paying the lowest price there (although I never had to call on it).

    I just received my BRU registry completion code.  It came 5 weeks before my EDD and was 15% with no exclusions which helped us save a lot of money on the items we still needed to purchase. 

    All and all I would say BRU is the most practical as of right now, mainly because they are everywhere and they are just well known.   As BBB grows, I think they will definitely grow in popularity so if you have a BBB locally, that makes sense.  However, I will mention that a friend of mine went to a newly opened BBB this week and said that everything was much more expensive than BRU or Target. 

    Hope that helps a little. 

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  • kimba1976kimba1976 member
    BRU was horrible from the start, so we ended up doing everything on Amazon. Both of our families live in other countries or out of state, so we didn't need something with an actual store front. Also, I liked that Amazon has lots of customer reviews so I could do a lot of my research as I was registering.
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  • vindaloovindaloo member
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    I have always had better luck at BBB. Our BRU always feels dirty to me and their customer service hasn't been that great. BBB has been nothing but helpful and I love the layout of their store.


    This. The BRU's around here are kind of gross, dark, and disorganized and the staff tend not to be helpful. I'd rather drive an extra 20 minutes to go to BBB.
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  • jmdahnjmdahn member
    BBB hands down if I had it to do all over again. BRU is dirty, unhelpful and don't carry all of the great things that BBB does! I would register at Target too!
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  • mrsbeamrsbea
    I didn't like one or the other exclusively. I needed both for the list to be rounded or make sense. BBB has a lot of gadgets, new hot on the market type stuff, and is stacked thick with everything, but at the same time I didn't find certain practical things in their simplest form.

    Also as far as personal shopping goes with pricing one vs the other, BBB never has sales that I notice. Their grace is the frequent coupons which I use. BRU frequently has sales or buy 1 get 1 or other quantity sales.
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