Aside from all the hand-me-downs we have received, I'm pretty proud of myself that I got a box of 80 diapers for 20 cents today! How you ask? I had store credit plus a $3 Huggies coupon. Also, since we got so many clothes at the shower that we won't need, I was able to get store credit at BrU for most Carter's items. $75 that went to much needed baby items!
I met a lady on a FB swap site to get a cute outfit from her and she brought a bunch of other stuff she thought I might be interested in. She had 6 a&a swaddle blankets and said $4.00 and I was like each? and she said nope for all of them! SCORE!
I got all of our disposable diapers for the first year (obviously based on some math assumptions about weight gain, etc) for about $250 through sales/coupons. My favorite though is the Ergo I paid $57 for at Target and got $40 back in gift cards. Love Target!
Thanks to someone's amazing Target PSA posted on here last month, I got a Pack and Play with newborn napper, originally $159 for $85. It was a combination of 20% off any baby item and then 15% off with Cartwheel app for the blue/green "Monroe" pattern. I was so excited because the same PNP was on my BRU registry for $189.
All my nursery furniture has been free. Woooo hand me downs! While I didn't personally buy it, my friend and I got about $600 worth of Carter's clothes for $200 thanks to awesome sales and coupons. She was very generous for doing that for my baby! Sales and coupons are my friend lol
Swag bag from motherhood maternity! I got a sling, boppy, car seat cover, and an udder cover - a $200 value- for $50. And then they gave me a ton of promo codes for other websites for more "free" stuff! Just pay s&h.
Our Graco Modes stroller for $24 (retail $250) after gift cards and promo discount. Mamaroo for $130 after clearance mark down and store credit. But honestly having my insurance pick up my breast pump is probably the one that I am most thankful for. That allowed me to splurge on the clearance Mamaroo.
I got a ton of hand-me-downs from older sis, including clothes, activity saucer and toys.
But our best score so far has been our Dutailier glider & ottoman for $140 on Craigslist. Love CL! I am currently trolling it for used City Mini GTs and a dresser.
I actually made money on our nursery furniture. We bought a bunch of cribs at Target for $60 each and resold them for $100. Yes, I was one of "those people!"
My MIL got us our travel system for $30. It was regularly $250. She works at jcPenny so she used her discount plus it was on a huge Graco sale. It's not exactly what I wanted (really wanted a jogging stroller) but I don't care with that kind of deal.
I got a excellent condition crib + mattress for $50 on a Facebook yardsale site. I still need to buy a second one, but I already have a mattress and can get the crib for like $100 on Amazon with my completion discount.
I got a K'tan Breeze for 20% off at BBB (free to me because it was a gift from my mommy), and a maya ring sling (originally $80) in new condition for $15 on a Facebook yardsale site. I also got 2 gently used RNP sleepers for maybe $50 total and a 1 year old Fisher Price Cradle swing with an AC Adaptor for $50.
Finally, my grandma bought me a boxy backpack at the PPB sale yesterday, and it came to $105 + shipping. I think originally it was $180.
I got my Graco car seat for $78 after 25% off plus free shipping on diapers.com.
I got a PBK bedding set at a consignment shop for $39. It included the skirt, sheet, bumpers, quilt and mobile. I can easily sell it for twice that on ebay when I'm done. It's in excellent shape and it's nice to have something new for DD2.
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Our Bumbleride Indie Twin stroller + extra sun shades, a cold weather bunting thing, mosquito net cover and rain cover all for $350. The metal frame has some tiny scratches you only see if you are really looking for them and in good light.
I got our crib, mattress, and some fitted sheets for it used on kijiji for $100 all together. I then spent around $50 on paint and polyurethane in order to make it the crib I want, so $150 total and I'm very happy with it.
DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe DD2: October 2016 DC3: coming May 2019
Ive got a gooood one! I bought almost brand new a Quinny Buzz stroller and Maxi Cosi Infant carseat for under $300 which should retail for around $1000. I got the stroller at Buy Buy Baby as a floor model for about 65% off and I got the carseat (used but not expired, no accidents) for $60, and a brand new seat cover and canopy for it for $15. I encourage all mamas to look on their FB and see if there's a neighborhood club that sells EUC baby and kiddo supplies, thats where I found a lot of my bargains! If you live in TX I can give you some info on where to look
I can honestly say that I haven't paid full price for one single thing, yet.
I got my dresser for 20% off, crib on sale with a free mattress, and crib sheets all 20% off. I think my ultimate steal was the high chair that I ended paying $39 for, which was originally $139. Between the sale, coupons, and Cartwheel app, I made out like a bandit!
Congrats on this bargain! What is the Cartwheel app?
@potterybygrace - The Cartwheel app is a free Target app for coupons/discounts that you pick and choose which to "load" into your cart. Coupons are only good at Target but are for all kinds of brands.
I scored the chicco stroller caddy I wanted for half the price on CL. Her baby was 7 months old brought it when she was 3 months old. It was barely used.
I found some good things at a family thrift store: My Breast Friend nursing pillow (brand new) for $3, an almost new baby bjorn for $5. I hated the Bjorn the first time around, but it's the only carrier my husband liked with our son, so I was happy to get it on the cheap. Our old, free hand me down bjorn is buried in a storage unit across the country, so it would've doubly bugged me to re-buy it at retail.
Sold my breast pump before I new I was pregnant for 40.00$ Found out 2 weeks later we were pregnant and I bought one exactly like it in better condition for 20.00$ So I still made 20 bucks.
I got the UppaBaby Vista stroller, bassinet, car seat adapter, and all of the accessories for $125 at a yard sale yesterday. Eeeek! I am so excited. This is now my favorite bargain I've gotten so far.
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DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe
DD2: October 2016
DC3: coming May 2019
I love this thread! Bargains make me giddy.
New items:
Graco car seat/travel system $100 Black Friday Deal
Graco travel swing $25 Target clearance
Play mat $14 Target clearance
Pottery Barn clearance bumper $12
Used items from yard sales:
Graco pack n play $20
Graco high chair $20
Babycook baby food maker (brand new in box) $5
Baby Gap clothes 25+ items for $5
Medela breast milk storage bags, microwave serilizer bags, and cleaning wipes (brand new packages) all 3 for $5
10+ cute onesies in great condition $0.50 each at a thift store
Entire maternity wardrobe with over 100 items for $250 (purchased from a friend)
Boppy covers (I make these myself) a couple of dollars for fabric
Got a box of 210 diapers for 27.99.
Sold my breast pump before I new I was pregnant for 40.00$ Found out 2 weeks later we were pregnant and I bought one exactly like it in better condition for 20.00$ So I still made 20 bucks.