Since finding out that I'm going to be a new dad, I've totally been scouring the 'net looking at all the baby products. Wow! There are a lot of different items out there, some of which I didn't even know existed. (Who would have guessed that they make a warming dispenser for Baby Wipes, and do we need one?)
However, I can't find a good, free, non-biased site that reviews baby products. Oh sure, I've gone to Amazon.com and (similar sites) and looked at user reviews, but we all know about some of those reviews. Now, some of the reviews have been quite handy. For instance, one of the stroller reviews, many many people stated the stroller was much heavier than other models. Ok, good to know, but since I haven't tried out the stroller, I don't know if its too heavy.
Which reminds me, I can't wait to try out most of the cool baby equipment before buying it. Granted, even before we found out we were pregnant, I could be found in the kids/baby department pushing buttons on every piece of equipment I could find, just to see if it really does vibrate or What type of music does it play? But now I have a reason to try the baby equipment!
Problem is, what are the essential items that dads need for the new baby. I've already got new computer and 52" plasma tv on the list, but does anyone know what else I'll need? (Somehow, I don't think anyone will actually buy those two items for me, even if they are on the registry.)
Well, I've spent too much time typing this, which is cutting into my internet browsing/shopping time for baby gear.
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Hey Daddy-o!
In general the problem with any site that offers comsumer reviews is that people who hate the product are more likely to post a review than people who love it, so it creates bias in many of them.
How about trying consumerreports.org? You can even use my login if you don't want to sign up (first initial, second intial, last name - all one word) and I changed the password to something easy to remember (name of our first dorm). I checked it out and they've got lots of recommendations and ratings on all sorts of baby stuff.
Wow, thanks for the info. I must agree with your analysis of those consumer review sites. Those negative reviews for baby products can be quite useful though because often they point out saftey issues. (However, I do love laughing at those reviews that diss the product, just because the reviewer was too stupid to realize how the thing worked. Those are hilarious!)
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