Things to Remember while Shopping for Your Newborn Online

Jun 10, 2019
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Shopping for a newborn has always been a challenge for parents. Not only parents, even those friends, and relatives who want to pay a newborn a visit and gift her something, mostly find it difficult. It's all the more difficult for parents if it's their first child.

Most of the parents start purchasing for their kid, even before the kid is born. The effort involved in selection and planning itself is an enjoyable experience. When it comes to shopping, the two most important questions are where and how?

Many dedicated baby shops have mushroomed all around our cities and even small towns. This itself shows the huge market for this segment. Along with the regular brick & mortar store, one important option we have to keep in mind is online shopping.

Advantages of Online Shopping:
For our parents, shopping might have meant going to a shop and searching through their collection. But for most of the new generation parents, the first thing that comes to their mind, when they hear shopping is online shopping from sites like Amazon or Flipkart. Many of us won't even think about shopping without at least once checking Amazon prices. The presence of hefty instant discounts in the form of Amazon today offer makes it all the more essential.

Perks from Amazon letting one save money using Amazon Pay Balance clubbing them with discount codes, make this experience more engaging with their consumers.

Many of us prefer online shopping simply because of the convenience it provides. There's no physical store, which can match the range of products and online stores like Amazon can provide. This along with the various offers makes it a very compelling choice.

Tips to shop for your newborn baby online
  • Check multiple sites to make sure that you don't miss out on the best deals 
  • There are many sites which provide various offers like Amazon coupon codes. If you don't want to miss out on a big discount, this should definitely be checked. Even many credit card companies offer to redeem their reward points in the form of deals and discounts. 
  • Go through the reviews & ratings provided by previous users. This will give you a better idea of the product. More importantly, you will come to know about any unnoticed problem with the product.
  • While reading reviews, we have to focus more on most recent ones and if possible, reviews from certified buyers. 
  • We have to check whether the said product has delivery on our home address
  • If you are not comfortable with paying online, you have to check whether cash on delivery option is available.
  • We have to check whether the product is returnable. If it's not, better to look for products, which have a return option. This is more important for baby products, as babies grow every day, and we cannot be very sure about the appropriate size and all. 
  • Certain items like that of baby foods and diapers that have repetitive usage may be stocked up when a good deal is available.
  • If you are making the purchase, before the baby is actually born, try to purchase things which will be gender neutral, meaning it will be useful if the newborn is a boy or a girl. 
  • Ensure that products are meant for newborn. Certain products suitable for a little grown-up baby may not be suitable for a newborn. If you purchase from a physical shop, the shopkeeper may let you know that. However, when you purchase online, there's no shopkeeper around to warn you about such things. So, you have to read all the item description carefully and make sure that the product is safe for the newborn.
  • There's a good second-hand market available, where you can get things like toys at a huge discount, compared to new products. 
  • Check if there are any hidden costs like delivery charges. This can usually be avoided if you purchase for a minimum amount of money. So, if your product price is less than the minimum threshold for free delivery, you can think of combining with some other purchase to avoid paying delivery charges unnecessarily. 
  • Another advantage of online shopping is that you may come across many products, you may not have been previously aware of. If it seems to be useful you can buy these new products too.

If you keep in mind all the above factors, when you make a purchase for your newborn, you will definitely have a better shopping experience.
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