Once Upon A Child

I really loved shopping here. I came back with a bag of clothes some still had a tag on it from the store, like old navy and some other places. I dropped the bag off came back and she said she could not take anything. The clothes were never taken out of the bag. That’s fine. I didn’t appreciate that though. She didn’t even see the leapster in the bag. She would have definitely taken that.

We like it here. With three boys to clothe you can guess we spend a pretty penny. This is a great place for things like pajamas and play clothes, things they’ll outgrow so fast you could care less if they’ve been worn by total strangers before. The one thing I will say is be weary of things with batteries. Purchased a crib soother here when our youngest was born, talking a couple of years ago, and when we got it home and went to put new batteries in we opened it up only to see old batteries had leaked and it was a nightmare inside. But other than that this is the place to go for your clothing/​stroller/​swinger/​bouncer/​boppy needs.

Times are tough, right? The economy is not so great, cost-​of-​living is high, and wages aren’t growing as rapidly as any of us hard working shlubs would like. Of course, this is the perfect time to end my daughter’s twelve year reign as an only child and add to our family. ;) What’s a thrifty mama (who also abhors mass consumerism and wastefulness) to do?
Hit up Once Upon A Child, of course!
Not all Once Upon A Child locations are created equal, let me tell you. However, the Schererville OUAC is pretty awesome. There isn’t an overwhelming amount of product here. However, the items available are quality items. Think clean. Think newish. Think about buying when you see it because said quality items get snapped up right quick. The Inglesina carriage I was not-​so-​secretly coveting showed up one day in almost new condition. Price tag? $ 200. Not bad when one considers that the same carriage combo retails anywhere between $ 600-​$ 800. Of course, they have even more budget friendly stroller options, but I have this thing for prams (or at least, the most pram-​like version I could afford). Also readily available are an entire line of Fisher Price’s Snug-​a-​bunny items (swing, bouncy chair, rock and play) for a wee one’s napping, vibrating, and swinging needs.
The clothing sections are well marked and easy to navigate. Here is another area where I appreciate quality of quantity. Jam packed racks of sub-​par and stained items? Not my thing. A good selection of clean and accurately labeled baby clothes? Yes, please. And thank you.
Overall, the Schererville OUAC is a great little store for us mamas who want to stretch our dollars as far as possible. Hit them up and see for yourself. Just do it quickly before someone else snags all the good stuff. ;)

It was my first time going to this store and I really liked it! I sold and bought. I had a great experience.
The store was clean, everything was organized, the shoes were in bins that had the sizes on the outside of them. The prices were decent.
I took in 2 big bags of clothes and some other stuff. They didn’t buy everything, but did buy alittle more then 1 big bag of clothes. They gave me $ 46.00 for it. I bought a stroller, a pair of jeans and 2 outfits for my baby. And only had to pay $ 22.00 out of pocket. Super happy with it all!
I will be going back to shop their more often!