Momsterrific Misadventures: Ahoy Matey! Grand Baby Fair Year 6

Ahoy Matey! Grand Baby Fair Year 6

This weekend brings us the Grand Baby Fair which is held annually at the Megatrade Hall of SM Megamall. It is a 3-day event hosted by SM's Baby Company where there are talks and games and a lot of sale items from different vendors of baby clothes, baby gear and other baby necessities. Expectant parents, first time and veteran moms and dads are invited to visit the Fair from January 29 to January 31 during mall hours. There are over 200+ exhibitors and you can get up to 70% off on the sale items there. You can also get a free Swag Bag if your purchases go over 3,500 Php and you're a Mom Card holder (to be honest I really want the umbrella they have this year even if the red Swag Bag is uglier than last year's). There were coupons given out to those who registered online and the lucky 100 registrants are in for a treat!

My family went there at around 12 noon hoping that the lunch rush would ensure that there were less people around, but the Megatrade Hall was still jampacked with parents and kiddos. It was hard navigating the place because there was no map given this year and there were strollers parked all over the place. There was also a shortage of pushcarts when we arrived and that made my husband a tad irritated. There were few good finds on clothing, which was sad because that was our primary purpose. But there were a lot of good deals on baby gear like cribs and strollers and car seats. Booths for disposable diapers and cloth diapers were strewn here and there. We saw some ergonomic carriers on sale like Lillebaby and Ergobaby but most parents were buying cheap narrow based carriers. A lot of booths were selling knick knacks for household use but there were also a few booths for toys for babies up to toddlers.

It was tiring shopping at the Grand Baby Fair. People were elbow to elbow and the check out line was insane. The check out line spanned the whole of the Megatrade Hall, looping from Megatrade 1 to 3 like a snake. The good thing about it was that they had people making sure the line goes smooth and no one cuts in. Another good thing I noticed was the water stations placed at easy to reach spots all over the Hall. There is even one beside the Breastfeeding Room. Yes! There is a Breastfeeding Room and it's very comfy inside. Some of the booths give out freebies if you buy their stuff, so make sure that the freebie you want is still available, otherwise you'd end up buying 3 liters of detergent and getting a bottle of lotion instead of the baby wash you wanted. We finally left the Grand Baby Fair at half past four and I'm happy to say that we were quite satisfied with our loot. Until next year!