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Baby Crap You Don't Need

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 16, 2009 11:47 AM CDT

(Newser) – If you’ve had a few kids, you know that you don’t need half of the baby products littering the shelves of Babies “R” Us, but new parents are easy prey for marketers. Brad Tuttle offers a list of the silliest, most useless crap in Time:

  • Crib bedding sets: The bumper pad and comforter pose suffocation hazards, meaning you pay big bucks to use half a set.
  • The Wipe Warmer: “Are wipes really THAT cold?”

  • Video monitor: “We are spied on enough in the day and age; give the baby a break.”
  • Diaper Genie: “They don’t keep the smell any better contained than regular trash cans—trust me.”
  • Baby powder: A while back experts realized that it can cause respiratory problems for babies. Also, “your baby’s bottom is just going to get all clumpy and yucky as soon as they wet their diaper.”
  • Shoes: “Is your baby walking?”

A woman looks for deals as her friend's baby inspects a toy in the shopping cart, Nov. 28, 2008.
A woman looks for deals as her friend's baby inspects a toy in the shopping cart, Nov. 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Bob Owen)
In this Feb. 5, 2009 photo, Caite Mackey shops for cloth diapers at the Circle Me store in Lincoln, Neb.
In this Feb. 5, 2009 photo, Caite Mackey shops for cloth diapers at the Circle Me store in Lincoln, Neb.   (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
A parking space for expectant mothers is seen outside a Babies 'R' Us store August 12, 2004 in Niles, Illinois.
A parking space for expectant mothers is seen outside a Babies 'R' Us store August 12, 2004 in Niles, Illinois.   (Getty Images)
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Bubblebee
Sep 25, 2009 5:13 AM CDT
There are so many things you can buy for the baby but, all they need is to be fed, changed and loved! If you change them with hand me downs and feed them straight from the breast, and show them they are loved that will be all they need.
drlarrymitchell
Sep 17, 2009 7:12 AM CDT
The diaper warmer is a waste of time and money. My wife and I received one as a gift, and hardly ever sed it, due to the moisture in the wipes (and the humidity) making the wipes harder to separate.
Guest
Sep 16, 2009 9:46 PM CDT
Awww. cat-lover, were you poor growing up? Or did you just have more than a few birthday parties/Christmas's for your little ones that were...how should I put it....a bit lacking? We spent a lot on my daughters first birthday party. It's a celebration. So what if it cost a little money. Cry me a river and wipe your tears on a cats bum.

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