4.4. Babies and Children

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BabyUniverse was established in 1997 to bring new and expectant parents the freedom and convenience of shopping from home while providing them with the widest selection of quality products that no retailer or Internet site can match. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, BabyUniverse have warehouses throughout the United States and relationships with over 400 manufacturers.

Babyuniverse sells just about everything for your baby. There are strollers, high chairs and all kinds of baby gear.

Shipping for many items is free and the site runs frequent promotions for free shipping. The only downside is that the free shipping is for ground shipping which can take up to two weeks.

The site periodically offers free shipping on its merchandise. When there is no free shipping, there is often a low flat rate for shipping.

Babyuniverse participates in Ebates and also offers coupons that you can find through the web. Try inputing the search terms "babyuniverse" and "coupon."

 

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One Step Ahead offer fabulous, fun activities that help kids develop in every way. One Step Ahead is a terrific source for innovative, award winning, and hard-to-find children's items (ages 3 and up).

The Onestepahead.com home page is a white background with very little in the way of selection on the front page.

Onestepahead.com specializes in items that you will not find in every department store, and it is specifically slanted towards new parents. As such, their prices are definitely not cheap. You may be able to find the same items at a reduced cost, but it will take some looking, and may not be of the quality or reputation that you will find through this company.

Another nice little perk that Onestepahead.com has is the Finders Keepers program. If you have a product that you have personal use of and think that they should carry, you let them know via a form on the net. If they choose to pick up the product in their catalogs, they will give you a $250 gift certificate to their merchandise.

 

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Babies"R"Us launched Babiesrus.com in June 2000. In spring of 2001, they transitioned Babiesrus.com to the Amazon.com platform.

Babies "R" Us bills itself as 'everything you need for your new arrival'. You can choose from over 800 products including equipment, nappies, bedding and toys, all of which you can buy online and have delivered to your door. Everything is grouped into categories with information as well as shopping.

It also offers Baby Advice although product-led, this can be useful when trying to assess, for example, how long a moses basket will last your newborn baby. It also includes subject-led information; for example, in the bedtime section there is an article about reducing the risk of cot death.

Pregnancy Index is divided into three sections: a basic introduction to pregnancy, Your Nine Month Miracle (a run-down on the week-by-week developments of pregnancy) and food for a healthy pregnancy.

Shopping is divided into several sections including pushchairs and car seats, nursery, feeding and safety, kids' rooms and baby toys.

 

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A leading online retailer providing exclusive selections for new and expectant parents. Whether it is stylish baby clothing, baby gear or developmental toys, BabyBazaar.com provide the highest quality product selection and unique baby gifts.

They feature such brand name as Petit Bateau, Cacharel, Baby Dior, Absorba, Chicco, Graco, Aprica, Lamaze.

 

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Any mother knows that when their baby is born they want to show them off to the world. Well babiesonline is a great way to do just that.

This is a brilliant site to set up a web a page for your baby. It is dead easy to do as you follow the very simple instructions online. You can upload up to three pictures and have a caption under each. There is also a couple of places to write some information or any messages or might have.

Another brilliant feature of this site is the guestbook. Once someone has looked at the page, they can sign the guest book.

Go and have a look and see your baby on the web!