https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 16:33:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-717632 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:56:59 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 717632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: yeah I will have to keep an eye out for an actual deal...! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-717402 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:02:34 +0000 Rhdscait 717402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Personally, I'd only buy used baby items that weren't classified as "gear". No carseats, cribs, mattresses, high chairs (unless I had done extensive research to ensure there had been no recalls), etc. Things like clothing, blankets, wooden toys, cloth diapers, I would all buy used within reason. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-717388 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:58:12 +0000 Sweet T 717388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't buy a crib or crib mattress used but pretty much everything else is fair game. I've bought clothes, a swing, A+A blankets, an activity gym, a rocking Army jeep, a PUJ tub, a medium sized stroller, and a train/activity table used. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-717356 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:50:28 +0000 StbHisMrs 717356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gosh, what didn't we buy used ;) When I buy used I take it home and spend hours depending on the size taking it apart and cleaning thoroughly. We've bought the jumperoo, swing, music table, portable swing, and more that I can't remember used. We always buy new carseats and big strollers ( I did buy our small stroller used). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-717099 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:57:54 +0000 heffalump 717099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I got our bumbo used. LO's legs were too chunky for it so she didn't use it at all. We lent it to a friend so at least it's getting some use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-717098 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:57:31 +0000 looch 717098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I should totally look for a train table, we need one and I don't want to pay insane prices for it!</p> <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: I noticed that when I was living in Swissland, the stuff people were selling was almost the same price as buying new...the resale market is not the same as it is in the US, which bummed me out big time when we had to buy stuff, but was awesome when we sold stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-717095 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:56:36 +0000 swurlygurl 717095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh goodness, anything but car seat (only because car seats expire, and we're going to have a lot of kids, so might as well get a new one that will hopefully last for all kids)</p> <p>Used stuff we bought: Crib, mattress, high chair, exersaucer (the kind with wheels), boppy, swing, books</p> <p>If they weren't gifted to us, we would have bought stroller, baby carrier, bouncer </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-717082 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:53:47 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 717082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I'd be open to buying anything used if we knew where it was coming from. Ie, a neighbor or coworker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-717074 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:52:27 +0000 prettylizy 717074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of our furniture was bought used as was our jumperoo, train table and tons of clothes. Other big stuff we were gifted (stroller, exersaucer etc) new but I would have shopped used if I had to buy them. Almost everything can be cleaned down. DH and I spent three hours cleaning and building LO's train table with lysol wipes. We may or may not have consumed a bottle(s!) of wine and played trains into the wee hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-717067 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:51:16 +0000 Mrsbells 717067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we got a bumbo used. we also get an exersaucer and rock and play used. These all have removable parts that were easy to clean </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-717060 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:49:59 +0000 mediagirl 717060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought almost everything used. My crib and car seats were used. The bottles she is using now were new but other ones were used. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-717000 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:41:20 +0000 LuLu Mom 717000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Used bumbo for sure. We also had a lot of hand-me-downs from my sister, techincally used but because I knew where they came from I wasn't as freaked out (jumper, clothes, stroller.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-716971 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:35:32 +0000 Mrs. Bee 716971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i buy as much as i can used. esp big things with short lives -- swings, exersaucers, jumperoos, music tables.</p> <p>but i've also purchased strollers, the bjorn bouncer, clothes and tons of used toys. i'd pretty much buy almost anything used except for things like bottles, car seats, cribs and mattresses! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-716966 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:35:06 +0000 T.H.O.U. 716966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I agree, I wouldn't buy a used carseat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-716960 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:34:21 +0000 looch 716960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't buy anything used, but I'd be open to anything that could be washed and hosed down, other than car seats. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-716955 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:32:34 +0000 hilsy85 716955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A jumperoo--we got one for $25, retail is like $115. Any plastic toys that can be wiped clean. Other than that, we haven't bought anything used. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-716945 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:30:04 +0000 T.H.O.U. 716945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bumbo for sure. Its easy to wipe down with bleach to get it clean. </p> <p>We also bought a jumper but that was harder to wipe all the little parts clean. </p> <p>We bought a used swing because the cover was washable and the baby doesn't touch any of the other parts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-gear-would-you-buy-used#post-716828 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:58:33 +0000 Boheme 716828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've seen several items recommended as something you should buy used/consigned in case your LO hates it or for other reasons. The one I see most often is probably the Bumbo. </p>