craigslist

yup. both of these items i got on craigslist. i still can't believe it myself.

after experiencing the craze that is craigslist in california, i came back to connecticut with a new appreciation for the site. yes, the east coast does not use it nearly as much as people on the west coast do, but i felt like a pro now & started browsing everyday to see if i could luck out. and boy, i did.

i went into it thinking of very specific things that i wanted and would search for them once a week instead of wasting time browsing through lots of stuff i knew i didn't want. the first major score was the car seat. i read the reviews of this infant car seat on Little Baby Garvin, we all know that's one of my favorite blogs, & i just trust her opinions & advice. the week i made my registry, i put the car seat, the Peg Perego Primo Viaggo in black (available here), onto the list & it was $350. i thought to myself: if only i could find that car seat for cheaper, so i could take it off the registry. i mean it's an infant car seat, you have to get a bigger one after a certain amount of months anyways. 

so i searched for it one week and bam. there is was. not only was it the exact car seat, in the exact color, but it was for $75 and literally down the street from me. i was jumping up & down.  the very next day i drove to the house of the nicest mom in the world. she has two boys & starts telling me how she kept the car seat in perfect condition & how she washed it for me & everything. & then she shows me her beautiful house, pointing out the things i had to get for the baby. i stayed for over an hour & listened to all her advice & promised to meet up with her after my baby was born. and there ya go. that is what it's all about. finding the perfect product for the perfect price & meeting awesome people along the way :)

and then there's the mamaroo. i always knew i wanted to get one of these, but didn't even bother putting it on my registry. i had read & heard enough about it to know that it was amazing & would be like an extra set of hands to rock/swing the baby to sleep. so i searched for it for about a month until i finally found someone selling it nearby in the color that i wanted. it was a half hour trip & i paid $160 when they retail for $220 here. score. it came in all of its original packaging & box. never was used. the mom received it as a gift & was just going to donate it, but figured what the heck, i'll throw it up on craigslist for a bit & see what happens! 

so now i have two great items that i will obviously do reviews on when my baby uses them :) but this post is to inspire all of you to get out there & start browsing craigslist for whatever your needs may be. these two items are proof of how great the site can be!