target/kmart cots & babyseats

[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!

[*Infinity*]

Mitzy,
you've posted exactly the question i've been asking myself today. Saw the white cot in target half price last weekend and i've just been to babyco this afternoon to do some looking around. I thought the target one looked great, and i will probably layby that and a car seat tomorrow - safe and sound no doubt. they were cheaper at target too.
I aksed the sales lady at babyco her opinion on buying goods from target / kmart etc - got the response i knew i would get - of course they're going to recommend their products - she basically suggested that they sell better quality items that will last longer? i couldn't see anything wrong with the target one, and white is what i want.
I was surprised at the limited range in babyco - target has more variety on prams, car seats etc.
I want to give us some breathing space financially, and i don't need the most expensive or glitzy items to feel good about myself. Practical, safe and affordable for me.
Lolly

[sweetpea678]

I thought i would let you all know the cot that i still have set up at my mums....is over 8 yrs old from target...has done 2 kids fulltime one for 6 months (my sister kid i needed it back for dd#2) and then has been used as a toddler bed for my 5 year old and nephies at my mums....i sit on it sometimes and it is still in great condtion brought back then for 50% off so i would go for it. Though I will only buy safe n sound seats after a car accident i had (no kid in seat at time) was not a safe n sound one had to replace it.....did research calling companies and found safe n sound seat to have the highest safety ratting for crashes. (thought that was 7 years ago)

[Visitor8]

Car Seats - one thing to watch with some brands is the stabiliser bar that is used in rear facing, flips back under the seat in forward facing. This bar should sit straight underneath the seat, I found when using these seats this bar would slip sideways when used in upright position. Not sure if the seat of the car was pushing it or whether it was just the car seat. I tend to buy brands that don't have this type of bar, to me (just my opinion) they seem rather soft. BTW, I am a Family Day Carer and have up to five car seats that I use in my car at any one time and would prefer to know that I am protecting someone else's child to my best ability.

I have had the same problem with my car seat. It's a PITA so I am back to using my turn a tot.

As for cots I have the mothers choice one from Kmart and I love it

[ness]

i brought my cot and change table from toys r us - they are always having great sales on cot packages ( i think we paid $399 total )

We brought our car seat from Kmart and it's fine. at the end of the day they all have to meet australian standards

[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.