Archive for the ‘Shopping Around’ Category

Over the next few weeks, we will be writing about some of the cool features and tools you can find on the SizeTracker website in a series of posts called SizeTracker 101. This is the third in the series.

What? SizeTracker can predict the future? Well…yes and no. What SizeTracker can do is analyze your child’s current measurements and give you a reasonable estimate of what clothing size they will need for some future date. It’s not magic, it’s just data and a patent-pending formula for figuring out what comes next. Learn more about this great tool and how you can use it to shop season-end sales, buy special occasion clothing, and, basically, just take the guess-work out of figuring out what clothing size to buy for your child for a future date.

Disposable diapers often common in mega multi-packs. I keep hearing from moms that don’t seem to be able to use all of them up before their baby needs the next size up… To top it off, sizes seem to fit differently and work differently from diaper brand to diaper brand. Here are some tips for trying and buying diapers that fit without breaking the bank.

The April/May Earnshaw’s issue had an article about evolving consumer tastes and habits and how they are influencing retailer. The piece that stood out to me, though, was a sidebar about baby showers. This post highlights statistics from a recent survey by TheBump.com about baby showers.

No matter who we are, we all like to save money or find deals on kids clothes. They just grow out of them too-darned fast to splurge on everything all of the time. Here are some ideas for shopping smart, exploring sales, and extending the life of kids clothes so you can save some money for more important things.

I’m all for shopping local and thrifting when I can, but I also realize that sometimes, there are trade-offs in time doing the things I really want to be doing, price, gas, and availability of options. When you can’t find something near home, shopping online can be a great way to balance these trade-offs.