Unused Baby Gifts

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Starr

Discussion Starter · Apr 4, 2006

We just had our last baby shower last night and as I was going through the gifts I realized how many cute outfits wont fit her this summer. Only a handful will work. I think a lot of people forgot that she was born in Oct. since we just got her home. There were no gift receipts so I don't know what to do. Someone at the party suggested keeping them in a closet for future baby gifts, but really the timing would have to be perfect for someone I know having a girl is size X clothes in summer. I could take them to Once Upon A Child and trade, but is it really worth it? I don't know anyone who could use them and it would be nice to get a little something back. Any other ideas? I don't want to have a garage sale where the people who gave them to us will see us selling them. What do you normally do?

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Cardinal

· #2 · Apr 4, 2006

For presents I was given duplicates or clothes that didn't fit, etc., I either sold them on EBay (so keep those tags on!) or I gave them as gifts to other people. Other times, I held onto those presents and when a girlfriend told me she needed X, I'd look through the basket of toys/clothes and see if anything worked for her DC.

You could always donate them to the Goodwill, Salvation Army, or other charitable organization. Perhaps there is a woman's shelter nearby. I am certain they would have people who could use your items.

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Persephone

· #3 · Apr 4, 2006

I got a TON of clothes when dd was born that I can't use. I took a huge load of them to OUAC, and they gave me $35 for it. It was rather a rip off, but I didn't really care, since there were too many to sell on Ebay and I would have Freecycled them. Which is my other suggestion. Freecycle.

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EVC

· #4 · Apr 4, 2006

We have a ton of clothes that dd never wore and which don't fit her anymore. We'll probably post them on craigslist for a few bucks a piece.

elmh23

· #5 · Apr 4, 2006

If you have a Babies R Us near you, you can try taking them there. They take back just about anything, even if they weren't the ones who sold it. It's worth a shot!

We were lucky in that we didn't know what we were having so everyone gave us other stuff. The day we came home from the hospital, my mom went out and bought TONS of clothes and then continued to do so until dd was like 7 months old! The only thing I bought in the early months were socks! (My dd is my mom's only grandbaby and she loves to spoil her, lol.)

karma_momma

· #6 · Apr 4, 2006

I second the Babies R Us notion. I received enough 0-3mos clothing to clothe a small country. I left all the tags on and returned them to Babies R Us. The few things they didn't take back, I took to Walmart and Target. Good Luck!

ellacy

· #7 · Apr 4, 2006

I returned anything I could, shared some with friends if possible and sold the rest as 'lots' on ebay. The stores were very generous in giving me store credit for the items, but do keep an eye on how much credit they will give you - some of my items had been clearanced or discontinued and they weren't worth returning. Selling as lots, especially by size, on ebay makes it easier than individually as you just have one group of items to deal with selling/shipping.

ellacy

NiteNicole

· #8 · Apr 4, 2006

Am I the only one keeping them just in case I have another girl? It could happen. I was given (and, e-hem, bought myself) a lot of stuff. I'm in my mid thirties so if I have one more it's going to be sooner rather than later so maybe I might still get to use them. If not, I'll donate them somewhere.

AEZMama

· #9 · Apr 5, 2006

I second giving them to a local womens shelter or sending them to a charity that serves the Gulf Coast/New Orleans area. Mamas who have left literally with their kids & the clothes on their back would be so appreciative, as I'm sure people still suffering from Hurricane Katrina or even the recent storms in the Midwest would.

artemis33

· #10 · Apr 5, 2006

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Originally Posted by NiteNicole
Am I the only one keeping them just in case I have another girl? It could happen. I was given (and, e-hem, bought myself) a lot of stuff. I'm in my mid thirties so if I have one more it's going to be sooner rather than later so maybe I might still get to use them. If not, I'll donate them somewhere.

Me too

I'm 35 and planning to have a second baby (like you said, sooner rather than later!) so until then I'm holding onto even the things I haven't used. The only things I am parting with are those I really didn't like for some reason (like newborn stuff that snaps only up the back or with no diaper access- what a PITA!!) - those things I will trade in at the consignment store for credit (much of my stuff was from there anyway) or sell on ebay so I can get DD the next sizes up. Anything left over I will freecycle

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speedknitter

· #11 · Apr 5, 2006

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Originally Posted by karma_momma
I second the Babies R Us notion. I received enough 0-3mos clothing to clothe a small country. I left all the tags on and returned them to Babies R Us. The few things they didn't take back, I took to Walmart and Target. Good Luck!

Same here, worked great, got store credit for getting other stuff.

wednesday

· #12 · Apr 5, 2006

You might have more opportunities for gift-giving than you anticipate. Somehow after we became parents our social circle exploded with other parents. And I don't mean all our age-peers having first children at the same time we did. It's like we just started attracting people with kids because of the places we went and activities we were involved with. I guess. Something like that. Sometimes being a parent can immediately bond you to someone that under other circumstances you might not have talked to much after first meeting them. Anyway I find that I always know lots of people having babies and I wouldn't have said that just a few years ago.

bean0322

· #13 · Apr 5, 2006

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Originally Posted by AEZMama
I second giving them to a local womens shelter or sending them to a charity that serves the Gulf Coast/New Orleans area. Mamas who have left literally with their kids & the clothes on their back would be so appreciative, as I'm sure people still suffering from Hurricane Katrina or even the recent storms in the Midwest would.

I vote for this!

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beebalmmama

· #14 · Apr 5, 2006

I got a lot of the same gifts but still needed some other stuff. I took back stuff that had the tags on still. Some places had the stores name on the tags and I browsed at a couple of other department stores looking for the items similar to what I had. I was able to return most of what I needed to and got the reimbursement put on gift cards. I'm using them to buy ds summer clothes now. A few outfits without tags are going to my sis and a friend who had babies a few months after ds was born.

USAmma

· #15 · Apr 5, 2006

If you are not interested in the money, you can donate them to a women's shelter for abused women and children. They probably left with just the clothes on their back and would be thrilled with new baby clothes.

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mimid

· #16 · Apr 5, 2006

If returning them fails, there is the trading post here.

royaloakmi

· #17 · Apr 5, 2006

A lot of places will give you a gift card without a receipt.

Or sell it on Ebay . . . you'll get more than a garage sale.

Or a mom to mom sale.

wombatclay

· #18 · Apr 5, 2006

I kept a few outfits/duplicate toys for a future babe, passed a few on to friends in other parts of the country, and gave some away through Freecycle and my local "AP mamas" yahoo group. You could offer them on the MDC trading post, or if you don't mind holding on to them for a little while you could give them to a "mama-in-need" through MDC's holiday helper thread (but that wont come up till the winter).

It's wonderful to have enough (and more than enough!) but there are so many pregnant women, mothers, and children out there for whom the smallest something can mean so much!

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Mama2Bug

· #19 · Apr 5, 2006

You can always send some to babies in need. See this thread- http://69.20.14.30/discussions/showt...ghlight=malawi

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