WFMW: Wish list for kids
Since my daughter's second birthday is coming up, gift ideas for her have been on my mind. I have always used Amazon's wish list for myself since my dad likes specific gift ideas (and I like giving specific gift ideas). :-) I started a wish list for Caroline, too, but I've found another option that is working much better. I set up an amazon a-store, or affiliate store, for her. This is free and easy to do. As I think of toys or books or things I'd like to get for her, I add them to this store. It keeps me focused on things I truly want for her and helps me not to buy junk. The real benefit, though, is price monitoring. I check in on her store every few days. The a-store lists the lowest available price from all of Amazon's vendors, so I can easily see when an item goes on sale. For example, I had the Melissa & Doug Art Easel on her list. It retails for about $60. One week it showed up for $29.99 with FREE SHIPPING! Too great of a bargain to pass up for an item I knew she'd enjoy. I have a wooden toy kitchen on her list now that I'm monitoring. It will be her Christmas present, but if the price is right, I can find a place to store it until December.
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That is a great idea! I also like specific (my husband says I'm fussy). I will now tell him, not fussy, specific :)
Marcia
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I love Amazon...I'll have to try your tip. Also I've used www.thefind.com It is a shopping search engine. Type in any item and it will show you the stores and web-sites that carry it and their prices. And then of course there is my favorite...ebay! This is my first visit. I'll stop back. Kathy
Great idea! I never knew about that feature and it is so much nicer to get things that you can really use!
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