Let’s face it: shopping for baby and children’s products can equally bring real happiness as we shop for clothes and other products. But the rule remains the same—it only happens when we get what we want at the quality and price that we are satisfied with.
So, how can we ensure that we always purchase the great-quality products without compromising our monthly family budget?
Here’s the answer: You just need to learn and apply some smart tips during your shopping for baby and children’s products.
If you are looking for alternatives to shop wisely to save up your money, read on to find out how the other mums have enjoyed their shopping while pampering their children with great-quality products.
5 Smart Tips When Shopping for Baby and Children Products
#1: Opt for hypermarkets that offer a variety of products that cater to children of all ages
As working parents, we always wish to spend more quality time with our children. In order to squeeze out some limited free time out of our schedule, we should try to save up our shopping time.
Besides offering daily groceries, we should look for hypermarkets that ease us in purchasing the necessities for our newborn, baby, toddler and even our children.
With this, we do not need to travel from retails to retails to only purchase certain products. You will be amazed by how much time, energy and money you have saved if you opt for the correct hypermarkets. And you can certainly save up a lot of money on petrol despite the recent spiking fuel price.
One mum, Maria Marcella, noted that:
I like shopping in hypermarkets which do not only offer baby products with a variety of options, but those which also offer school necessities and more.
On top of this, you can opt for hypermarkets that group and arrange the baby and children’s products into categories and departments. Here’s how a parent, Khiza Hamzah, talked about how the organised arrangement helped her in her shopping experience.
By having the baby and children products arranged neatly in categories such as body and hair care, formula milk, accessories and toys, I can easily compare the price and look for what I need in the hypermarkets.
#2: Purchase baby and children’s products from reliable hypermarkets and retails
Whenever we are on the social media platforms and other websites, we are constantly swamped with attractive advertisements and promotions. While taking advantage of the best offers, we need to ensure that we are not paying for old and near-to-expiry-date items at cheap prices.
In order to prevent such occurrences, you should always pay more attention to how credible the sellers are. You can first ask around to find out the trustworthiness of the sellers. Or you can even go online to read out reviews of their previous customers on their shopping experience with the sellers.
Then, you can go shopping based on your friends’ recommendations and even online reviews. With that, you can be rest assured that the products that you purchase are from the real manufacturers. We have one mum, Atira Ahmad, sharing how identifying the credibility of the products in hypermarkets ease her shopping experiences.
By having a thorough look at each product, I can pick the best quality ones besides choosing the suitable size and texture for my baby and children.
#3: Check and compare the latest promotions and perks among different hypermarkets and retails
This is one of the top tips shared by many parents – please stay updated with the goods on offer.
Here’s how.
Besides setting a budget, we need to find out and compare how much certain items cost in different hypermarkets and retails. We will then be able to get the best price for the baby and children’s products that we purchase.
What’s better? You can even enjoy more discounts on items you usually buy if they are on sale. We couldn’t be more than agreeing what this mum, Nurfarahin Ali, has shared on the perks of comparing prices in different hypermarkets.
You will be surprised with some promotions available in the hypermarkets. While paying less for good-quality products, I can certainly save more with the wholesale price offered.
Thus, how can you ensure you keep updated with the latest promotions?
What you can do is sign up on the websites of the retailers or follow their official social media pages to receive alerts and updates.
On top of this, you can also look for additional rewards like cash rebates, free gifts and even vouchers during your purchase. You can also opt for hypermarkets or retailers that offer loyalty programmes. With this, you can collect more points for purchase and redeem those points to enjoy more discounts.
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#4: Go to hypermarkets which offer comfortable and safe surroundings
On top of the affordable price and product variety, most of the mums in our community also talked about the importance of the surroundings during their shopping experience.
You should go to hypermarkets that are comfortable, safe and wide enough for your children to move around. Necessary amenities such as clean toilets also help parents to deal with their children’s basic needs during the shopping trips.
The families can also enjoy some delicious and hygienic dishes in the food court instead of leaving the hypermarkets to search for food.
Never forget to go to hypermarkets which prepare an adequate amount of parking space. This can reduce your frustration of finding parking lots and carrying heavy grocery bags after purchasing a lot of items.
We have one mum, Nija Tahar, to share about the importance of space and amenities in each hypermarket for families during the shopping,
Besides looking for affordable prices, I also prefer hypermarkets which are both comfortable and wide enough for my children to enjoy the shopping.
#5: Never feel shy to ask for more details about the baby and children’s products
As new mums and dads, we might not be very certain about the right products for our children. Thus, it is essential for us to seek help from experts or the sales assistants.
Simply tell the experts or sales assistants the features we are looking in a product and learn more details about different products from different manufacturers.
With the knowledge and understanding about the products, they can help us to pick the suitable products. Our children will then be able to enjoy the maximized benefits from the products.
Here’s one mum, Azie Masira, talked about her pleasant experience with the hypermarket staffs.
I enjoy shopping at hypermarkets in which the staffs are friendly and kind to help me whenever I need it.
These are among the top tips shared by parents who joined the MYDIN x Motherhood.com.my Snap, Comment and Win Facebook Contest from 17 February to 9 March 2022.
Congratulations To All Winners!
We collaborated with MYDIN Malaysia to discover how Malaysian parents can shop for their baby and children’s products wisely. We are also passionate to help other Malaysian parents to enjoy quality products at a more affordable price with some practical tips.
Twenty-three (23) winners were chosen based on their most heart-warming and practical opinions on shopping for baby and children’s products.
A big thank you to every parent who has participated in the contest and heartfelt congratulations to all the winners!
- ONE (1) Grand Prize: MYDIN Gift Voucher worth RM1,000 x 1 Winner
- ONE (1) Second Prize: MYDIN Gift Voucher worth RM700 x 1 Winner
- ONE (1) Third Prize: MYDIN Gift Voucher worth RM500 x 1 Winner
- TWENTY (20) Consolation Prize: MYDIN Gift Voucher worth RM100 x 20 Winners
Once again, congratulations to all the parents!
In short, all parents are extremely satisfied with their shopping experiences in MYDIN Malaysia for the following reasons:
- MYDIN hypermarkets are equipped with a wide variety of baby and children’s products.
- MYDIN hypermarkets offer products that are from reliable manufacturers.
- MYDIN hypermarkets constantly update their social media platforms with the latest promotions and offers.
- MYDIN hypermarkets are available across Malaysia with great basic amenities for shoppers.
- Every staff in MYDIN hypermarkets is very friendly and kind to assist the customers to get the products they need.
So, don’t forget to like and follow the official MYDIN Malaysia page on Facebook so that you do not miss out their weekly promotions and special offers!
If you wish to read more about more shopping tips by other parents, head over to the Facebook contest page.
Hopefully, it could help you to ease your daily shopping and save up your family budget at the same time.
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