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Trying to get organized for 2010, be a little more green and save money? Get in line and get online. While some mamas have family and friends to hand down used baby items, excess toys or kid gear, others can unload their goods and possibly pick up a few bucks while they are at it. Here is a handy guide to using some of our fave websites and services for testing, selling and sharing your old and Read more
It's so hard to part with your baby's first socks, the onesie they wore home from the hospital or their first pair of shoes, but it's even tougher to live with bags of their keepsakes stored in every nook and cranny of your place. As you embrace 2010 and start making New Year's resolutions for yourself and your family take some time to organize your children's old clothes, toys and books. You may Read more
Call it cash for baby clunkers. Like the federal government's program designed to remove gas guzzlers from the road, Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us are launching a program to draw attention to the number of baby products that should not be handed down or resold to a new generation of lil ones. Beginning Friday, the stores will launch the Great Trade-In, allowing parents to bring in used cribs, Read more
A baby changes everything — even your bank balance! While some mamas have family and friends to hand down used baby items, others are looking for a place to unload their goods and possibly pick up a few bucks while they are at it. Like other online classified sites, Googooswap allows mothers to post ads for the stuff their babes have outgrown or never really took to in the first place. Unlike Read more
There's no denying that a wee one brings a lot of baggage to a parent's life. And by baggage, I mean boxes of clothes that children outgrow at record pace. Moms hoping for large families usually pack the stuff up and store them for future use. Others wash, fold, and hand them off to other expectant family members or friends to use for their tots. Philanthropic mamas donate the tiny wares to Read more
Children grow quickly and you are inevitably faced with the decision of incorporating hand-me-downs from friends and family (or second hand stores) into their wardrobe, or strictly buying off the rack. In fact, 70 percent of lilsugar readers say they mix new and used duds. One of my biggest challenges is knowing when to say no (as in, those clothes you are trying to give me are Read more
I can't wait to tell lilsugar about my latest website find! In a nutshell, Hand-Me-Downs is a Craigslist for moms where you can buy, sell, give away or donate your "gently used" toys, clothes, car seats, etc. It's shopping (and recycling) made easy for busy moms who not only need new items, but would like to donate or sell them. To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Read more
A friend of mine graciously offered to give me the crib that she used for all four of her children. Mostly due to safety issues, I declined her generous proposal and bought a new one. Consider these points before you pick up a secondhand crib: Many older cribs have not been built to current safety standards; the width between the slats may be too wide, posing a choking hazard. If you didn't Read more
It's so hard to part with your baby's first blanket, the bonnet they wore home from the hospital or their first pair of shoes, but it's even tougher to live with bags of their keepsakes stored in every nook and cranny of your place. As the mother of two, I don't have trouble tossing things into a giveaway bag. It keeps me sane and allows the goods to keep on giving. For those of you who feel Read more
Sarah Jessica Parker's son James Wilkie may have a hand-me-down wardrobe, but it didn't seem to bother most lilsugar readers. Seventy-six percent of you said it didn't matter that the cutie pie wears second hand threads while mommy wears designer duds. So that left us wondering, how you outfit your child. Do your kids get most of their clothes off the rack or out of someone else's closet? Read more
