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| - I am not a shopper. So when my daughter needed me to get a children's "pak n play" for her recent visit, not only did I now know what is was, I never even knew where to start looking. Now when I go shopping I usually last about 10 minutes, so I headed to the PGA Golf Superstore on Shea. Why? I figured that since I don't do shopping very well, the least I could do was to start somewhere I liked. Across the parking lot I noticed a place called "Kid to Kid" and since I had heard it mentioned by my daughter before, I called her and she said to check it out. Wow - this was even better - maybe I could take care of everything with one stop, so off I went.
Being a male, and not knowing what I was shopping for, I went up to the first clerk, and asked if they had any "pak and play" things. She said they might have - it just depended on what they had in stock. Well, my luck ran out - they didn't have any. But she said they had another store in Paradise Valley, and I could call them to see if they had any. I did, and surprise - they had one, which they would hold for me if I could get there in the next hour. Twenty minutes later I was the proud owner of a "pak n play" and even found out what it was. Mission accomplished - and not counting travel time - I was in the stores for less than 10 minutes!!
But while I was in the stores, I did get to look at some of the merchandise. If you are looking for clean, slightly used, children's clothes and furniture, this is the place to go. The "pak n play" was brand new (still had the original tags) and was less than half the original price. Apparently their stock varies so several trips may have to be made - but they have enough merchandise that experienced and savvy shoppers will always find something and at heavily discounted prices.
If you have young children or grandchildren, give them a try. You will be very pleasantly surprised.
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