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For registries, we went with BBB....for these reasons:
1. The store is massive in comparison, hands down the most selection. They don't have some of the 'niche'/'higher end' stuff the other independents do, but for an infant you don't need any of those. They also carry more variety per category - ie. they'll have 8 different baby monitor products while the others may only have 3, etc.
2. Because they're big box, they're more lenient with returns, shipping, etc.
3. Their "completion discount" was the best.
4. It's cool walking around the store with a price gun, plus they give you a little gift for starting a registry.
We bought our stroller/carseats as well as some feeding stuff at WCK, but it's always slightly more expensive, and the Richmond location has the worst parking setup ever (Main St. isn't much better). TJ Kiddies is our second favourite, with snugglebugz being equal to WCK.
For diaper genie, we loved it, until she started having really smelly shits. She started solids around 6m, but now she's almost 2 and eating pretty much what we eat (minus strong seasonings, etc.) and her poos are terrible. I change those baking soda packets every 2 weeks and we have another odor absorber at the bottom but you can still smell it every time you open it to empty it. Mind you we only go through like 3 or 4 diapers a day because she's in daycare.
That being said, during the newborn stage and first year, you go through a TON of diapers, and for the convenience factor alone you should get one. My cousin got the fancier metal one that takes regular bags but I still prefer the diaper genie; the refills go on sale at Costco about twice a year (we bought 8 packs when it was on sale), or you can get knockoffs for really cheap on Amazon.
tl;dr - the diaper genie loses its benefits as the shits get worse, but still 100% recommend.
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