target/kmart cots & babyseats

[Indadhanu]

We bought our cot from Kmart and our car seat from Target (car seat at boxing day sales last year, cot in April) both are perfect (both are Mothers Choice). I don't think you have to go spending $1000's on a cot (we paid not even $250, and its perfect, sturdy, two base heights, double-locking side [need two hands to open so a child can't really so it themselves]). Our car seat is great too, might not be padded out with expensive sheepskin or have groovy colurs or side speasker and a cup holder () but it meets and surpasses Aust. standards, so I feel Jazz is perfectly safe.

[Olive]

heres our cot, you'd never know it was from kmart! childcare brand as was the change table, both for under $500, looks great, we've been asked on many occasions where its from and people are shocked when we say kmart! both very stable and very safe

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...77&ppuser=2982

car seats, i wont even look at anything other than s&s thats one thing im prepared to spend money on,

[mitzy81]

AJP your cot looks really nice...

Satya,.... totally agree on that one. I am happy to have good quality 2nd hand stuff so I will be able to stay at home longer. DP, different story, champagne taste on beer budget!!!

My SIL spent a small fortune on her nursery, had to have the best of the best (ok if you can afford it!) and bub is 3months old, and they are feeling the pinch now.

I read online somewhere that Target are having a huge baby sale starting 15th Jan, so I will ditch DP and go looking and laybying by myself!

[Heaven]

I have the Childcare white cot from Target and it is very sturdy, got the change table to match aswell, they were both on sale sometime last year.

We just also recently bought our safe and sound car seat from Kmart for $229 where the same brand in baby shops is $400-$500!!!!!!!!

[~CrazyMumOf3~]

i got a kmart cot 7years ago and its now doing child number 3. id say go for it

[Beach Mama]

Just thought I would pop in and mention that we got a S n S Meridian car seat - it was around $300 - great car seat. A few months later friends of ours had a baby and she showed me their Fisher Price seat that was from Kfart for $170 on sale and it is the same seat. Different fabric and label obviously but everything else is identical.

[nic]

We got a bassinette from Target, on sale, for $99, and it looks the same as the more expensive, baby shop ones! No problems with it at all.

[nelly]

Just thought I would pop in and mention that we got a S n S Meridian car seat - it was around $300 - great car seat. A few months later friends of ours had a baby and she showed me their Fisher Price seat that was from Kfart for $170 on sale and it is the same seat. Different fabric and label obviously but everything else is identical.

It's worth doing some research to find out which companies make the products you are looking at bcos you can buy the same product under their cheaper brand. I remember in my years at the old mart that the "cheap" brands used to come in the "expensive branded bulk packaging.

Good point Tan!

[Keira's mummy]

hey
well mother choice and In good care car seats are crap I just got rid of one because it was just dangerous it was in my mothers car and I couldnt stand to have my daughter in it as it would not stay in position we ended up getting her a maxirider ahr as it was the closest to the meridian in my car car seats are worth every cent.
the cots from kmart don't seem to be very good on Friday a girl in my mothers group said to me she had to glue hers together as the bars keeps coming apart, but then I would not spend much on a cot as my daughter is 9 months old and she has probably spent 2 full nights in her cot as she usually ends up in my bed as she hates her cot but I think that is just her I got my cot from Toys r us and it was about 400 and it is sturdy and does a good job when my daughter will sleep in it.
even a second hand cot with a new mattress might be a better option the a kmart cot.
sorry have no idea about the target but kmart and target have the same owners so I would assume similar stock really pays to go in and have a look and remember babies kick the rails fairly hard.

[Mrs BB]

We bought our cot from Kmart and our car seat from Target

Same - I sat on the computer and did heaps of research on the car seats & cots before I went to the sales. We had $500 worth of gift vouchers and tried to make the most of the sales

We ended up buying the cot from Kmart because it was alot sturdier and thicker planks that the one at Target (personal choice) - also had a matress on sale.

We got the car seat from Target as it was rated to 18kg. The one at Kmart was only rated to 9kg. Also converts to a baby carrier/infant car seat.

Of course we havent used any of it yet, but when we looked at the bigger stores, we definately got value for money and not disapointed.