The Taka Baby Fair

Yesterday afternoon, Ian and I took a cab to Takashimaya for a little shopping. The bi-annual baby fair has started on Thursday, so we went to take a look although there was nothing much that we needed. And also, the renovation work at a neighbouring unit was still going on, thus we needed fresher air. By the time we arrived, it was well past 5pm but the crowd was still OK.

We walked around for only a while before hubby met up with us. We had dinner first, before going back to the fair again. The crowd was not OK by that time. We bought a few things: Huggies diapers (L size) at $14+, 2 packs of travel-size J&J wet wipes at $4.50, and feeding utensils to prepare for solid-feeding (spoons with soft tips, bowls, and a drinking cup with straw top). The diapers came with storybooks and a form for redeeming the tent, and also a free bowl & spoon set, and a nursery songs CD.


The Pigeon bottle exchange program was back again, but the bottle up for trade was a non-BPA-free one. On overall, most items were cheaper than normal prices, but there were a few that were at the usual prices too, like the LeapFrog books and Pigeon wet wipes (3 packs bundle). Not too bad.

I noticed that the shoppers were made up of many, many pregnant women. It reminded me of those days during my pregnancy, when we used to shop around to stock up on baby items. And perhaps because of the stocking up, and also that it is tiring with a baby, mothers do not really care for such fairs already?

As a side note, it is the opening day of the Beijing Olympics games.