Bumps 2 Babes

Great, thanks- have already done a price inventory for everything at B2B, and so plan to do the same at Mothercare tommorrow, to compare!
 
That description is hilarious!!!! That is exactly what it's like!! Everytime I have gone there whether crowded or not, it's just like that. SLow, 3 people at the till, etc. Besides being expensive, it's like an obstacle course trying to navigate with a stroller around the clothes. (Particularly the Central branch)

Also, the doorman at the ground floor is horrible and never assists any mother. Just stares as people struggle.

The one good thing I can say is that they allowed me to try a carseat in my car. Which any store should do, really.
 
I've never had that experience, I've always found them quite helpful. Oh well, maybe I catch them on good days!
 
I want to share a positive experience I had at B2B! My husband and I are unable to buy anything for our baby until he is born (something we promised my MIL for religious reasons) and as my due date draws closer I have started to panic about bringing baby home and not having anything for him.
We went into B2B and explained the situation, and they said, assuming what we want is in stock, they can collect everything together and deliver it for us that day, even to DB! So my husband can go, with the rather long list I have prepared and have everything delivered.

I personally have problems with Mothercare- their stores are always a mess, with stuff everywhere! They recently ran out of their stretch mark cream, I went in just as a new order arrived but was told I couldn't have any because it had all been reserved and their next order wouldn't be in until the end of September!
They also said that to have a cot we wanted ordered and delivered from the UK would take three months!!!!
 
well, i agree with all of you. there are always 3 at the til & slow, etc, no price marked. things that are not exclusive are more expensive.... the list goes on. but they are also very good. they exchange anything even if you've lost your receipt. helpful in explaining the car seats & everything else when you're a new parent. cos the owners are parents themselves & they've gone thru all that. in mothercare, esp. the one in causewaybay, they're not very helpful, and you can't really find anything. the good thing with B2B is, they don't mind taking the time to explain sth to you, i.e. if you manage to locate someone that's free. just like a shop in overseas, they're slow but they're helpful. they do have stuff that are exclusive & not expensive, like the sticky fingers wipes & diaper garbage bags, $12 for 250!!!
 
I was there today at the Pedder Building one. Service was adequate. With 3 people there I was lugging around the purple bag full of stuff while trying to manouver my stroller. I didnt even know there were bags at first. So I went balancing the baby food jars in my arms asking for a basket. The woman was nice and helped me load it up. And I filled it up a bit further, but no one came by and said.."can I bring that to the front for you?" I would have liked that. I asked for a box to then pack the jars in. She was able to find one and packed them all up for me. I'll still go there as it's a pretty good store.

I noticed the cool windows and nice mouldings and high ceiling as I sat BFing in the changing room. I thought it'd be really cool to put one of those train tracks way up there. Or hang colorful kites or something.

But that darn doorman downstairs just stared at me again as I struggled carrying the baby in stroller down the steps, 1 big bag, and then a huge box full of babyfood one at a time. ARGH!! I wish they'd get a new doorman. He's awful! What is the point of him. He just stands there and stares!
 
Bekyboo,

Bumps to Babes has good intentions, but may not be able to deliver on their promise. Their staff are a bit unattentive sometimes. If you go to the Central branch, look for Geeta. She's one of the better salespeople and will even guide you about what you will need.

Today i went in and got two cans of milk. When i was paying, i noticed one of the cans were damaged and asked them to change it for me. One of the girls at the counter said sorry, there are no more cans. I said what do you mean, i just came from there and there were so many cans of this milk! She insisted and I also insisted she go check and true enough, there were lots of cans to choose from!

As for Mothercare, they also told me 3 months for a cot but it came much earlier (within a month or less, can't remember exactly) and we had to ask them to hold it in their warehouse and not to deliver it to our home till closer to our due date!
 
on the B2B and doorman thing....I used to struggle up the stairs at the Pedder St entrance until someone told me there was an entrance around the back with no stairs and a lift straight there! joy.
 
One handy thing about both B2B and Mothercare is that you can shop over time and leave everything with the shop until you're done, then they'll deliver everything to you in one go. Saves
 
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