So I was thrilled to discover that there is a Baby Depot in the basement of Burlington Coat Factory, in Samford, that is essentially a replica of Babies R Us — in Danbury or Yonkers — except smaller, and with not quite the variety of selection.  Sure, Target is a very convenient place to go for baby supplies as well, but the Baby Depot has more of that … well … first-time parent kind of appeal, I think.

They’ve got: the car seats, the playpens, the swings, the bouncy seats, the crib pads, the safety gates, the bottle warmers — even breast pumps.  And it’s a bigger selection of brands and options than at the Stamford Target.

For example, right when the whole BPA plastic bottle scare happened, I high-tailed it over to Target to pick up some non-BPA plastic bottles (figuring they might be cheaper there) and nobody there had even heard of the scare nor did they even have glass bottles as an alternative.  I went right across the street to the Baby Depot and was able to purchase a bunch of glass bottles at a definitely lower price than what I had seen online at specialty organic baby websites.

All I know is that, for the longest time while I was pregs, I was under the impression that I had to travel to Danbury (which is just a long drive for a really pregnant person who has to use the bathroom every 2 minutes) to get the official brands and items I needed.  So when I discovered Baby Depot, I was THRILLED and wanted to pass along the tip.

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