baby Hades
Last night I ventured to Babies-R-Us (oddly, located in Union Sq) for the first time. Equipt with my 9 page print out of a friend's baby registry, I was set to find a nice gift. Upon first glance, this seems not so different from recent trips to Crate and Barrell or Target for wedding gifts. But as I read through the list, I realize, baby world has a whole new language. For example, what would a "newborn starter set" be? a "baby relief kit"? "superyard XT"?So I thought maybe I would just browse a bit to get my bareings. There was a lot of cute Christmas outfits, a whole wall of rubber nipples (there apparently is a plethora of shapes/sizes and your choice of 1 to 3 holes), and a large display of what seemed to me to be fancy fabric covered pillows.
Re-connecting with the list, I tried to find a "bouncer*", the location is listed as "second floor". Once up there, I ask for help from an over-extended employee with a spare second and am brought to one of 2 sections of about 20 different types of things that bounce, but which is
"wonder cradel swing"? it turns out, that particular type is no longer sold at the store (it went out of style 2 months ago!)After another 20 minutes of scouring to find something on the list, only to find it sold-out, I am returned to the first floor in search of the last item on the list in my price range, a "Boppy Signature".
I find myself facing the wall of fancy pillows again. ahhh, the boppy.
I hope the newest R addition will appreciate my venture into Baby Hell.
*this is what you put the kid in, and the weight of the kid makes it bounce up and down . . . apparently a way to cut down on the crying
posted by gordian knot @ Friday, November 10, 2006
1 Comments:
i agree...i stick to trendy diaper bags as my gift! (it's like functional purse shopping) i had a friend who had over 200 items on her registry, three of them were "boppies" and i still don't really know what the heck purpose they serve. anyway, i'm glad i'm not the only one.
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