BusinessBe or BeCarded?

When Ju Ju Be released their newest line of wallets and diaper bag accessories, some of the ladies that chat on their infamous pink room message board commented that the new Ju Ju Be BusinessBe small wallet for business and credit cards should be called the BeCarded instead.  We agree that is a much cuter name and have started referring to it as the BeCarded around our store.  No matter what is is called – we...

Mountain Buggy Swift – Could it be the small...

Mountain Buggy just lowered its’ prices on all their strollers (not accessories –  sorry!) a couple of days ago.  The biggest jump was for the double urban strollers that went from $899 to $749 (a $150 jump downward), WOW!   The single urbans went down to $579 but the Mountain Buggy Single Swifts went down from $549 to $499 – basically a 10% drop in price!  If this is the stroller you’ve been...

Where oh where has everyone gone?

We’ve all been paying attention to the recent financial news.  It can feel dismal.  Between the unemployment rates, tightening credit markets, and overall pessimism, closing retail businesses should not be a shock.  I was totally surprised though when I learned that Baby Universe, as well as the Right Start (owners of BabyStyle and TinyRide) have filed for bankruptcy.They are not the only ones, though.  In...

Britax Marathons at Target for $42? Think again!

Last week Target.Com had a pricing error on their website charging customers between $42 and $60 for carseats that normally go for almost $300.  Some customers, realizing these carseats were worth much more ordered 20 or more of them. Once the error was discovered, Target cancelled all remaining orders and even pulled back shipments from customers who had gotten shipping notification.  Customers were incensed that not only...

Does Wearing Your Baby Really Hurt?

Okay I don’t usually blog on Sundays but Melissa found this Motrin website ad about the pain of wearing your baby, it seemed like the prefect topic to blog about. Check out the ad below where Motrin sympathyzes will all the pain of carrying your children and commiserates that this is what you do to feel like a Mom and bond with your child but how much it hurts. Personally I found the ad not only inaccurate, but a bit...

Want to learn more about 2009 model year strollers...

I’ve been reading over several weeks (there is a lot to digest) a fabulous summary of many hot stroller brands and what their plans our for 2009.  Where can you find all these fab details and TONS of awesome photos, you ask?  Check out the StrollerQueen 2009 Roll-out on www.StrollerQueen.Com.   The StrollerQueen (aka Janet McLaughlin) is a TV journalist and writes all the need-to-knows concisely and...