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Toddler Bargains: Secrets to Saving 20% to 50% on Toddler Furniture, Clothing, Shoes, Travel Gear, Toys and More (Toddler Bargains)
23Mar2008 Filed under: stroller gear Author: admin
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Book Description
In 2004, an estimated 4 million toddlers will take their first steps, say the word “no,” and cost their parents in excess of $2,000 in food, clothing, daycare, and other necessities. Toddler Bargains is for people who want the best for their little ones but don’t want to pay top dollar. It lists bargains and deals on a wide range of child-related products and services, from bedroom decor to the latest toys to swimming lessons. Parents are given key information in chart form such as ratings of car booster seats, as well as toy, book, and CDROM recommendations by age. In addition, there is advice on kid-friendly destinations for family trips, safety news on a variety of items, and a list of the best bets for eating out with children. This edition has been extensively updated, with new information on websites, outlets, and freebies.
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03月 23rd, 2008 at 11:44 pm
By Happy Customer (PA)
We looked forward to reading this book. Baby bargains was great. Toddler Bargains is just ok. There is alot to like about this book, but it does not live up to the predecessor.
As usual, where the book rates products the ratings are very helpful. The book is based around the opinions of the Fields, with some input from consumers via e-mail and other sources. “Baby Bargains” would state that the authors did not care for a type of product and then rate those items for people who really wanted to buy them, this book doesn’t. In the furniture section they say that they recommend skipping the toddler bed for a twin bed, and then go on to discuss bunk bed safety. This ignores the fact that many readers have practical reasons for buying a toddler bed and would like the guidance.
Another problem is there is an abundance of “filler” to make the book bigger in addition to the very helpful information, that makes this book more of a treasure hunt than “Baby Bargains”. Much of the information is general, and alot can be easily found online.
Overall this is a good book, but look through it before you buy it, or buy it on sale.
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03月 23rd, 2008 at 11:45 pm
By L. Jonsson (Charleston, SC United States)
I feel like I have grown up with all of the Field’s books-I have read Bridal Bargains, Baby Bargains, and now, this book Toddler Bargains. They give adequate advice on what to buy for your toddler and how much it will cost. The Fields give very helpful information about which websites to use to get the best bargains. I like their no nosense approach to products in that they advocate fully to spend a little more money sometimes to get better quality and better lasting products in things like car seats, booster seats, and strollers. I particularly enjoyed the section on booster seats, it really cleared up some things for our toddler! A really great buy, and I advocate all of their books for all the changes in our adult lives.
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03月 23rd, 2008 at 11:54 pm
By Arnim Zola
I haven’t had time to read through it yet. But the Baby Bargains book was pretty helpful (though too dependent on the anecdote in some cases). I’m hoping this will be similar.
I downloaded the 2007 edition from the Baby Bargains website since the print version offered at Amazon is 3 years out of date. The eBook is in PDF format and readable by any computer with a recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. It’s also cheaper than the paperback.
On the plus side you can do immediate text searches within the book and you could print out just the relevant info for your shopping trips. On the negative side, you won’t have a copy to casually flip through. Everytime, you’ll need to boot up your computer or PDA (or PSP running a homebrew PDF reader).