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RECALLED:  Portable Playard Tent by Tots in Mind

RECALLED: Portable Playard Tent by Tots in Mind

| 07/15/2010 | 0 Comments

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), in cooperation with Tots in Mind Inc., of Salem, N.H., is announcing the voluntary recall today of about 20,000 (and 85 in Canada) Cozy Indoor Outdoor Portable Playard Tents Plus Cabana Kits. Clips that attach the tent to the top of the playard can [...]

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Baby Gizmo Hottest Baby Shower Gifts

Baby Gizmo Hottest Baby Shower Gifts

| 07/15/2010 | 2 Comments

Picture this: You’ve just received an invitation to your first baby shower. Great! Registry information’s all there…even better! You then go down to the store where the happy parents-to-be are registered at and you stop and stare. You’re in baby land. There are people everywhere. Prego bellies trying to avoid other prego bellies down aisleways. A [...]

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Try Amazon.com’s Subscribe and Save— 30% off Diapers!

Try Amazon.com’s Subscribe and Save— 30% off Diapers!

| 07/14/2010 | 0 Comments

I am a shopaholic, but it doesn’t mean I can’t be a bargain shopaholic, right? If you hate paying full-price as much as I do, check this out!  I recently discovered Amazon.com’s Subscribe and Save. Right now they’re offering an extra 15% off on top of the normal discount (which, in reading the fine print, can [...]

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CPSC Votes to Ban the Sale of ALL Drop-Side Cribs!

CPSC Votes to Ban the Sale of ALL Drop-Side Cribs!

| 07/14/2010 | 0 Comments

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has obviously had enough with the dangers of the drop-side crib.  That’s right!  ALL DROP-SIDE CRIBS!  No matter what brand!!!  In the last five years, 9 MILLION drop side cribs have been recalled.  So, they said enough is enough!!  And they voted unanimously to ban the sale of drop [...]

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Pottery Barn Kids Recalls 82,000 Drop-Side Cribs

Pottery Barn Kids Recalls 82,000 Drop-Side Cribs

| 07/14/2010 | 0 Comments

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Pottery Barn Kids, today announced a voluntary recall of approximately 82,000 drop-side cribs. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Hazard: The cribs’ drop-sides can detach when hardware breaks, creating [...]

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Spotlight Product Review:  Valco Baby Quad

Spotlight Product Review: Valco Baby Quad

| 07/14/2010 | 0 Comments

We are big fans of Valco Baby. They have been making quality juvenile products in Australia for 20 years. Their quality and attention to detail always has us watching for what they are going to introduce next. Well, their newest addition to their Valco family is the Valco Baby Quad. The Quad offers you all [...]

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Spotlight Product Review: Mountain Buggy Terrain

Spotlight Product Review: Mountain Buggy Terrain

| 07/12/2010 | 1 Comment

Mountain buggy strollers are one of the most rugged and durable strollers perfect for all-terrain that you will find.  Started in 1992 by a dad who wanted to run the mountain trails of New Zealand with his little one – mountain buggy was “designed to be a buggy for all terrain, for a life without [...]

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Long Lasting Wall Decals That Are The Best!

Long Lasting Wall Decals That Are The Best!

| 07/09/2010 | 0 Comments

Pottery Barn Kids makes the best wall decals!  While other decals don’t stay on the wall after a while and start to peel at the edges, PBK decals are in it for the long haul.  I put up the PBK Bugs Decals (which aren’t available anymore) in my kids’ Jack & Jill bathroom three years [...]

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Tylenol Recall Expanded: 21 Lots Added

Tylenol Recall Expanded: 21 Lots Added

| 07/09/2010 | 0 Comments

On July 8, 2010, McNeil Consumer Health Care recalled 21 lots of over-the-counter medications being sold in the United States, Fiji, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, and Jamaica. These are an addition to their on-going recall which was announced on January 15, 2010, after consumer complaints of an “odd odor” which was then linked to trace amounts of a [...]

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Could this be Prince Charming for Middle Class Moms?

Could this be Prince Charming for Middle Class Moms?

| 07/08/2010 | 1 Comment

Bugaboo touts itself a mobility company, and mobility it delivers!  Max Barenburg and Eduard Zanen shared a vision, redesigning one of Barenburg’s previous designs, and birthed the Bugaboo stroller line in 1996 which offered cutting edge ideas in the baby stroller market.  In 2001, the Bugaboo Frog was introduced followed by a cameo appearance in [...]

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