Part Three of My Free Baby Items Series: What Comes in The Free Pregnancy Box from Noobie Box

And now for Part 3 of 4 in my free registry bag series!!! I previously covered what came in my free registry bags that you pick up in-store after creating a baby registry at Target, Babies “R” Us and Buy Buy Baby so if you missed those two posts feel free to check them out here for Part One (all about the Target bag) and here for Part Two.

In this post I would like to cover what came in my free pregnancy gift box from a baby company called Noobie Box. This is actually a new(ish) company – formed around 2015 or so I believe – and was actually my FAVORITE box to receive of all the free baby items I have picked up so far this pregnancy, as it appears to be highly curated and came in probably the cutest packaging of all the boxes and/or bags I received (in my humble opinion). I received the free box back in September.

I first learned about the Noobie Box browsing through YouTube pregnancy videos and one mom had posted what contents came in her free pregnancy box. The video was posted probably six or seven months ago but the mom seemed thrilled with the items inside and I decided to look into it. Plus I saw the magic word – FREE!!!

Lo and behold, I visited their website and saw that their home page advertises their free pregnancy box upfront, suggesting that each box is filled with “high quality products, valuable coupons and important health information for both you and your baby.” The one-time box boasts a cute design and as the sample image on their website showed products I had yet to receive in any of my other registry bags, I wanted to give them a try. However, while their website suggests only one box will be sent per pregnancy, it also clearly states that this box can only be shipped to 12 states located in the Northeast. Oh no – I learned it’s a Northeast United States-only box!!!

I was bummed!  I used to be a Northeast girl but have since moved out of their delivery area, and to receive this box in the mail, you have to live in either Connecticut, Washington DC, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island or Vermont. My free box hopes definitely plummeted.

UPDATE AS OF JANUARY 2018: The company recently announced that they have gone national so now boxes are being shipped throughout the U.S. This is no longer a Northeast U.S. only-box. However at the time I wrote this post, it was still a Northeast only box so the following chronicles my experience and efforts in getting this free box shipped to me in a non-Northeast U.S. state.

The free pregnancy box from Noobie Box

What attracted me to the box, besides its cute packaging and the seemingly custom curated items included in the sample photo on their website, was the offer of fast and efficient shipping. Their website states the item ships within two business days, which is even faster than my Amazon box arrived – more on that in a future post. So if you’re like me, and like to receive items quickly in the mail, this box definitely sounded promising. [Note: I also signed up to receive a free pregnancy welcome box from Walmart back in early September, which is advertised on their baby registry home page, but have still yet to receive it and when I reached out to their customer service I was told that the Walmart Box is only available while supplies last and they are currently “sold out of this free promotion” for the next few months…why they keep the free Welcome Box offer advertised on their website is another story but at any point, with less than six weeks remaining before baby arrives, I don’t think I will be receiving the free Walmart Welcome Box anytime soon).

If you don’t live in Noobie Box’s delivery area, they still encourage moms to sign up for their email list to receive their newsletter and offers from brand partners. That wasn’t going to cut it for me though so I thought about what friends and family I had who still lived in one of the eligible states and reached out to my sister who actually loves going to the post office and arranged for her to receive my free box and then ship it right back to me!  She probably thought I was a little nuts but did oblige. So while the box did ship out in 2 days as promised I received it in about five, allotting for the extra transit time for my sister to take it to her local post office and ship the box across the country.

I actually uploaded a video of my unboxing of the Noobie Box on YouTube so if you’d like to check that out first view the link below.

While the Noobie “Free Pregnancy Box” is free, you do still have to pay $6.95 for shipping. The company appears to have been founded by three European women who now live in New York City and wanted to create a mommy box in the style that is popular in Europe where new moms receive items in a specialized baby box to help transition them into motherhood. They also offer four other paid options, their “milestone boxes,” which come with five full-size products apiece that are targeted around a specific theme and stage of your newborn’s life including the Noobie Nest box for babies that are age 0 to 3 months and includes items designated to help you adjust to a sleepless schedule, the Noobie Eat box for babies 4 to 6 months with products included to help get your baby started on solid foods, the Noobie Play box for once your baby hits 7 months old and is most interested in engaging with his senses and finally the Noobie One box for ages 10 months and up, designed to help a baby prepare for important celebratory milestones such as first time rolling over, first steps, first tooth etc. as they approach the one year mark. Those boxes cost $24.95 each and ship within two weeks, though there is also an option to subscribe to a full year of boxes at once from Noobie Box for $99.75 and receive a free tote bag.

However, while they do offer these larger and more expensive boxes, the company allows you to make the decision whether to sign up for their other boxes or not so I simply stuck with their free pregnancy box. Since signing up and placing my order, I have only received one email offer to date so it is nice that they are considerate about spamming their customers (plus, the offer I received was actually useful with a 40% discount and additional 20% online discount toward clothing from Carter’s).

What Came in My Free Pregnancy Noobie Box:

Welcome card announcing Noobie’s other boxes as well as the welcome letter sent to moms-to-be

• A welcome card describing the 4 other milestone boxes available from Noobie Box
• A welcome letter that suggests the box’s contents were curated by the owners and each item was used with their own newborns (honestly I loved this personal touch as it showed a level of thought and consideration goes into each box)
• Personalized prenatal vitamins from a company called Care/of
• a sample pack of 10 chemical-free wipes from WaterWipes, a brand I had never tried but had seen before
• Month milestone cards from Chatbooks, a photo book company, to document each month of your newborn’s life for the first 12 months
• a sample pack from Lansinoh with 2 disposable nursing pads and 2 breast milk storage bags
• one Mam anti-colic bottle
• And a long-sleeve, warm and fuzzy footed onesie from Carter’s that included a cute gender neutral design with an owl, fox and elephant on the front with snaps along the baby’s legs and was good for 3 months and up — this was the reason I wanted this box so badly as I had seen another reviewer online specify that her box included a onesie (though her design was different for a warmer season) and I loved the idea of receiving a cute baby onesie in the mail as no other registry bag/free box does this!!! This was actually the first baby onesie I received or purchased for my newly anticipated baby so this was a real treat – who doesn’t like looking at small baby onesies?! They’re so cute.

Products received in my Noobie Box

The Noobie Box I received also included a number of curated offers and coupons including an ad to create a universal registry with Babylist.com (which also gives users a 10% completion discount as a perk of registering with them), a guide on how to breastfeed from Lansinoh complete with tips, an ad for a babymoov Dream Belt pregnancy pillow to assist mothers-to-be with sleeping more comfortably, a coupon for $1 off a future WaterWipes purchase good from now until the end of this year, a 20% coupon from Carter’s to go along with the free onesie included in the box, a pamphlet on newborn stem cell storage from Cord Blood Registry and a 20% coupon off maternity wear from Stowaway Collection, another Noobie Box partner.

Ads and coupons

VERDICT: Many of these brands, besides the more mainstream ones like Cord Blood Registry, Babylist.com and Lansinoh, I was unfamiliar with so it was nice to receive some new and different products in the mail that I may have previously been unaware of. I thoroughly enjoyed what came in the box and for any moms-to-be who are located in one of their 12 designated states – or are like me and love receiving baby products and have someone they know who lives in one of the specified areas who is willing to ship the box to you – I definitely recommend receiving this free pregnancy box as the shipping at just $6.95 is fairly nominal and you do receive a good bang for your buck given the onesie included alone. (Hopefully they don’t change that offer in the future as it brings such a nice touch to this expectant mother box.)

Let me know in the comments if you would have gone through hoops like I did to receive this box and/or if there are other companies that offer something similar. Also stay tuned for the final part of this free registry bag/free pregnancy box series that will conclude with the items I received in my Destination Maternity in-store bag as well as my free welcome box for Prime members from Amazon.

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Registry Goody Bag Series – Part Two: What Came in My Free Bags from Babies “R” Us and Buy Buy Baby

A few days ago I posted Part One to this series on what comes in your registry goody bag, and I wanted to pick up where I left off, showing the inside of the free baby registry gift bags I received from a few more stores. The stores that I am aware of where you can pick up a free in-store goody bag include Target (which was highlighted in Part One of this series), Babies “R” Us and Buy Buy Baby. I go into detail on the pros and cons of each baby registry program in another recent post titled “13 Reasons Why You Should Create a Baby Registry” – if you missed that post and want to view my helpful side-by-side comparison chart of all the registry program perks then click this link.

Free gift bags received during the month of September just for signing up for a baby registry – pictured are bags from Target, Buy Buy Baby, Babies “R” Us and Motherhood Maternity

I would have mentioned another national store known for giving a free in-store gift was Giggle (which gave a $50 gift card upon signing up in their store and registering for at least 25 items) but I just received a few emails last week that all of their retail stores are closing and upon checking out their website, it appears that the website has also been SHUT DOWN so they are no more! This news comes on the heels of Babies “R” Us filing for bankruptcy so hopefully that doesn’t mean too many changes are underway to their own in store registry program as Babies “R” Us’ program has always been one of my favorites, but of course time will tell.

All that said, I went ahead and filmed a video for each of my registry bags that I picked up in September so if you are interested feel free to watch those video links or view the images I will post below. Also note that with any registry program, the contents you will find in your bag can change from month to month so there is no guarantee anyone will receive all these same products — but this is just to give an idea of what generally comes in each store’s bag and what you can expect.

What Came in My Babies “R” Us Registry Bag

Inside of my Babies “R” Us free registry bag from early September

Of all the free registry bags I received last month, Babies “R” Us was by far the most informational in terms of providing additional resources for new parents. A typical bag from them includes a thank you card with a $5 off coupon on a purchase of $25 or more (with some restrictions including diapers and wipes), but in my registry bag I actually received two of those coupon cards along with a ton of fliers/guides meant to help a new mom and/or dad prepare for baby’s arrival such as a list of what to pack for the hospital, nursery bedding safety tips, steps to achieve breastfeeding success, what to stock in your diaper bag and baby bath time basics. I also received print-out announcement cards in a thick card stock that I could conceivably hand out to friends and family, letting them know I registered at Babies “R” Us – though I feel these days, people generally just include a link to their online registry and leave it at that as the “official announcement.” Aside from these guides and cards, a typical Babies “R” Us free registry gift bag also includes a number of coupons, advertisements, free sample products, baby registry guide book with checklists divided into must-haves and good-to-haves and a reminder card on the “top reasons to love” their registry with a brief mention of some of their registry perks including the chance to receive up to 10% back on all registry purchases through their endless earnings, access to their employees and other “expert” resources, an on-the-go app to keep abreast of your registry at all times, a price match guarantee where the store will match competitor’s prices as well as their own cheaper online prices and an extended one year return policy on all registry items.

Full view of everything in my bag

A closer look at the products and main registry guide included inside

Products I received:

• A $20 gift card from Shutterfly
• One Kinde Twist Breastfeeding Starter Pack with a direct-pump breast milk collection, storage and feeding system for your baby included with instructions, a 25% off coupon toward a future Kinde system purchase at Babies “R” Us and information on how to register the product online to receive a 40-pack of twist pouches for free (with $6 paid shipping)

Kinde Twist breastfeeding starter pack box

• A 4.5 ounce newborn baby bottle from Mam and pacifier (I mention in my YouTube video that the bottle is only 4 ounces but upon opening the sample product, I discovered it included a free pacifier inside along with a card indicating the bottle is actually 4.5 ounces)
• A baby’s first photo magnet from Babies “R” Us with a message reminding registrants that most health insurance companies will pay for moms to receive a free breast pump
• A Lansinoh breastfeeding sample pack with 2 breastmilk storage bags and 2 disposable nursing pads
• One new Toys “R” Us Rewards card to join their free in-store rewards program

In addition to the above products my bag included a coupon toward a Babyganics Essentials gift set (an introduction to their product line including hand sanitizer, wipes, lotion, baby shampoo, bubble bath and bottle soap) to save $10, two additional coupons from Sprout to use toward their organic baby food pouches, a sign-up card for Enfamil Family Beginnings program to receive free formula discounts and join their email list as well as 11 ads for other products sold at Babies “R” Us stores ranging from Kinsa ear thermometers to Graco, Brica, Halo Bassinest, Aden + Anais and Philips Avent bottles and pacifiers.

UPDATE: I went back to my local store in mid-September requesting another thank you card with $5 coupon as the two I received in my first free registry bag expired 8/31/2017 before I even had a chance to use them (I picked up my bag the second week of September). The store gave me a new registry bag which unfortunately still had the expired coupon though they did tell me to come back later in the month when their thank you cards should be updated. However, I can tell you that the items I received in my new Babies “R” Us registry bag differed somewhat from my first bag in that I received more products (plus no informational guides in this one) and those new items are posted below:

Products included inside my duplicate Babies “R” Us bag including two different bottles, a pacifier, baby laundry detergent, scent booster, sunscreen and lotion samples

• a Noodle & Boo sample kit with newborn 2-in-1 hair and body wash and super soft lotion
• one sample load of Dapple baby laundry and coupon toward $1 off any full size Dapple product
• an updated, larger-sized Pampers registry gift tote with striped design including the standard newborn diaper and six-pack of wipes found in their older kits but also a special $5 coupon when you buy a box of Pampers diapers with a value box of wipes (392 count or higher) and free book of five additional coupons including a $1.50 off coupon on one Pampers Swaddlers diapers, a $1 off Pampers wipes kit, $2 off Vicks VapoRub, $2 off one Dreft liquid laundry detergent and $1 off one Crest toothpaste
• one 4 ounce Playtex Baby Nurser bottle together with 5 pre-sterilized DROP-INS liners
• one 4.5 ounce Mam newborn anti-colic bottle with one starter newborn pacifier
• one sample of Dreft Blissfuls in-wash scent booster for a long lasting baby fresh scent
• one sample of Babyganics mineral-based sunscreen (50+ SPF) with a $1 off coupon

A look inside the updated Pampers registry gift tote with new striped design and more coupons

What Came in My Buy Buy Baby Registry Bag

As with Babies “R” Us I received two goody bags from Buy Buy Baby — I will go more into that later. I have found that in the past, their goody bags tended to give you a LOT of products to try but perhaps not as big of a sample as you might get with other companies (for instance, they give a lot of single-use lotion and detergent samples vs. individual travel size bottles you might find with other companies like Target). In 2014, I recall the one big-ticket item I received from them was a full sample can of baby formula but I noticed that none of the registries gave out formula to me this year, and when I called two formula companies inquiring about samples, they mentioned that they’ve done away with the frequency of giving out samples lately as there has been a recent promotional push toward breastfeeding in general. Interesting. However, this year each bag contained between 11 to 13 sample products and a good number of them were actually travel size bottles lending themselves to more than just a one-time use! They also have one of the most comprehensive free baby books included in their registry bags with various product suggestions on what to put on your registry, a registry checklist and even a section for you to draw in your nursery’s room dimensions to help plan and design your perfect nursery (I show this page in more detail in my duplicate registry bag video).

First registry bag received from Buy Buy Baby – first impression, heavy on the single-use items

Duplicate registry bag received from Buy Buy Baby

Here’s a list of the products and coupons I received in my first bag:

• One Chicco NaturalFit soft silicone orthodontic pacifier good from 0+ months
• the same Lansinoh breastfeeding sample pack that came in my Target and Babies “R” Us bags
• two samples from Belli Beauty including belly oil and anti-blemish facial wash
• one travel size bottle of Aveeno Baby daily moisture lotion
• one Pampers sample tote with a pack of 6 baby wipes and one newborn Swaddler diaper
• one $20 Shutterfly gift card
• a sample natural saline wipe from Boogie Wipes with a 50 cents coupon
• one sample of Blue Lizard Australian sunscreen for babies (30+ SPF)
• one sample bottle of Mustela gentle cleansing gel along with coupon to save $10 toward a purchase of $40 or more of Mustela products
• one sample of Dapple bottles and dishes liquid with $1 off coupon
• one baby nail file from Rhoost along with a $2 off coupon toward a Rhoost grooming kit

Products included inside the first Buy Buy Baby bag

Coupons:

• one Buy Buy Baby $5 off coupon off a purchase of $15 or more (some exclusions apply)
• three coupons toward Picture People, located in over 60 Buy Buy Baby locations where you can receive a free maternity portrait same day, spend $20 for 25 birth announcements or receive 20% off your portraits
• a save $10 coupon from Babyganics toward their Essentials Gift Set (basically the same coupon from Babies “R” us but their version is worded slightly differently)
• save $1 coupon from Aveeno Baby
• three coupons for Philips Avent to save either $3 on a multi-pack of bottles, 50 cents on a trainer cup or 10% off a bottle warmer or steam sterilizer
• one $2 coupon toward a Lansinoh mOmma bottle

View of the contents inside my second registry bag from Buy Buy Baby

I actually ended up visiting another Buy Buy Baby location in my area on a hot September day and requested a bottle of water. While talking to the store associate she asked if I had registered already, noticing my belly and when I replied yes, I think she must have figured I had registered online so she gave me a duplicate registry bag.

The products in both my bags were pretty similar but there were a few differences, such as:

• in addition to the Pampers sample tote with newborn diaper and wipes pack, I also received a second diaper kit from The Honest Company with 2 diapers and 10 plant-based wipes meant for a baby between 8-14 pounds
• one sample of Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula massage lotion for stretch marks
• one free Baby on Board sign from Safety 1st and Buy Buy Baby to put in your car
• one sample of Babyganics bubble bath with $1 off coupon toward any Babyganics purchase of $4.99 or more
• not one but two Mustela gentle cleansing gel bottles with their respective coupon
• and lastly, a $2 off coupon toward $10 or more of Mam baby products

Inside the Honest Diapers and Wipes pack

Each Buy Buy Baby bag also included one free copy of Fit Pregnancy and Baby magazine in addition to an ad inviting you to join their credit card program.

Stay tuned for the last part of this registry bag series where I will disclose what came in my bag from Motherhood Maternity (their bag works a little different in that you don’t actually register but join their email list when you make an in-store purchase) as well as special pregnancy boxes from Amazon and a company called Noobie, which require either a registry purchase or shipping payment so not 100% free technically.

For now, feel free to leave a comment if you registered elsewhere and received a registry gift bag or if your bag’s contents differ dramatically from what I received from these stores in September. I find it fun to compare from store to store and judging from my last baby, I am sure most of these products will be used quickly as I learn what products work best for my new baby!

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Registry Goody Bag Series – Part One: What Comes In the Free Target Registry Bag

Free gift bags received during the month of September just for signing up for a baby registry – pictured are bags from Target, Buy Buy Baby, Babies “R” Us and Motherhood Maternity

Earlier this month I included a post on the top 13 baby registries where parents can register to receive baby gifts for their newborn (or for any special occasion such as first birthday, Christmas wish list etc.). If you haven’t had a chance to check out that post, here is the link which includes a comprehensive, side-by-side comparison chart weighing the pros and cons of each registry. There are many registries to choose from, but given one of the best perks of being pregnant is the free swag that comes with it, I wanted to dedicate a special post on which registry programs you can count on to receive a free gift. This post will be the first in a series where I post what came in my goody bag from some of the top baby retailers. All of my registry goody bags were picked up during the month of September, but just remember, that each retailer’s free sample products and coupons are likely to change from month to month, or even store to store. I will go into that in more detail with both Buy Buy Baby and Babies “R” Us – two of the biggest baby registry programs.

But first – to kick off this series – let’s start with what came in my free Target registry bag. I put together a video highlighting the unveiling of my Target registry bag and will create additional videos for my other registry bags as well. Feel free to click on the video below and/or view the coverage directly on my newly created Play Dates & Travels YouTube channel:

What Comes in Target’s Free Registry Gift Bag 

The first glance inside my Target registry bag received September 2017

Target’s free bag was my favorite goody bag of all the in-store bags I received this month, simply because they provided the most sample products without excess fluff (i.e. shameless product ads). I received a total of 11 product samples!! This is much more than I received in the past from them when I registered for my first baby (in 2014, I received five products including a Philips Avent bottle, Mam pacifier, Aquaphor lotion, Lansinoh breastfeeding kit and Huggies sampler pack with 2 newborn diapers and one pack of baby wipes). In 2015, when I was registering for my daughter’s first birthday wish list, I recorded a video of my different registry bags and received 6 total items from Target compared to 7 from Babies “R” Us and 14 from Buy Buy Baby (I hit the jackpot with that bag – what happened to all those samples this year?!!). That video is available on YouTube or copied below if anyone wants to see how the Target bag has changed over the years.

Target’s free bag still comes in a reusable tote, but since 2014-2015, where I received a green and white recyclable bag, it appears Target has updated their registry bag’s design. The bag is now gray and white and comes with carry straps and a button snap enclosure, making it even more convenient to reuse.

Contents inside my Target bag from September 2017

As I mentioned earlier, Target upped their product count this year with 11 free sample products and their website suggests the bag is valued at $50. Laid out in the photo above (and below) is everything that was included.

What I Received:

• One large 8 ounce bottle from Dr. Brown’s – one of their Options bottles, it is marketed as the first convertible bottle that can be used with or without the vent system that defines the Dr. Brown’s bottle line. Most free bottles given by baby registries tend to be the newborn size so this bottle was unique in that it allots up to 8 ounces and retails for about $6.99.
• One congratulations for registering at Target pamphlet with one buy one, get one free coupon on a Starbucks beverage (only valid at an in-store Starbucks location) and two coupons toward maternity apparel sold at Target as well as certain nursing bra brands including Gilligan & O’Malley, Basics by Bravado Designs and Medela – each coupon was redeemable for 10% off. The pamphlet also included a quick reminder of some of the top perks of creating a registry at Target including a 15% completion discount to complete your registry received eight weeks prior to your event date, free shipping for you and your gift givers over $25 (online now says the threshold is $35 however) and easy returns for up to one year after your event date to return or exchange items from your registry.

• I also received four different lotions – massage lotion from Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula for alleviating stretch marks (along with a save $1 coupon on future Palmer’s products), one sample size of Aquaphor Baby Advanced Therapy lotion for dry, irritated skin and the reduction of diaper rash (packaged together with a $1.50 coupon), a small sample size bottle of Johnson’s head-to-toe baby lotion and one bottle of Mustela gentle cleansing gel meant for use during bath time. This last product also came packaged together with a coupon offer to receive a free $5 Target gift card with the purchase of any Mustela products worth $30 or more.
• One travel carry case from Pampers along with one newborn diaper, a pack of six baby wipes, a $1.50 coupon to be used toward any Pampers Swaddlers diapers purchase and invitation card to join the Pampers Rewards program
• A yellow newborn pacifier from Mam
• One sample size laundry detergent triple-concentrated and fragrance-free load from Babyganics (along with $2 manufacturer’s coupon toward any Babyganics purchase of $4.99 or more)
• A small travel pack of 20 unscented baby wipes from Target’s up & up brand (and save 75 cents coupon)
• A Lansinoh breastfeeding sample pack with two disposable nursing pads (for preventing leaks) and two breastmilk storage bags. I used several different brands of breastmilk storage containers with my first baby and these were by far my favorite so I am happy to have new samples on hand for the next baby!
• As an extra bonus, I found an extendable cloth measuring tape from Munchkin good for measuring baby as he or she grows or even taking mom’s own changing body measurements! I thought that was a unique sample to include as it is more versatile and can be used beyond the newborn stages.

As I received this free Pampers pack in virtually every baby registry bag I received, here is a close-up of what comes inside:

1 newborn Pampers Swaddlers diaper and one pack of 6 Pampers Sensitive baby wipes, along with a coupon for $1.50 savings and one free Pampers code to join their rewards program and trade in points for baby products and gifts

I have enjoyed being a member of Pampers rewards program over the years as you can redeem your points toward free gifts. Sadly, they recently did away with their popular Grow On program which gave members free bonus gifts every three months, on top of the regular rewards, but you can still find a large line of baby products available on their website that can be purchased with your points. Case in point? The Melissa & Doug Band-in-a-Box set that I recently reviewed in my favorite baby toys from the first year of their life post was redeemed 100% with Pampers points, saving me the trouble of paying its retail cost of $25. (The only problem is, you constantly have to remember to manually enter your codes online – to help with this, my husband likes to remove the stickers with the codes and places them on the edge of my computer monitor as a reminder before we throw away the plastic wrapping and boxes!)

As for what a Lansinoh breastmilk storage bag looks like up close, here is a photo I took from an old sample I had, which included two of the storage bags. They have a section to mark the date that the milk sample is collected as well as room to mark how many ounces you are storing in each bag.

Breastmilk storage bags from Lansinoh

As you can see, the sample products from this one registry bag were more than generous, and the best part is unlike some of the other registry programs which include a ton of ads that may or may not be useful depending on your needs, the bag was filled with products useful to a new mom as well as relevant coupons toward the products presented in the bag. The only other additional contents in my registry bag were two more coupons that could be redeemed solely at Target including $5 off a Boppy Total Body pillow and 20% off baby apparel from Target brand Cat & Jack. Every one of the coupons found in my bag are also valid for a long period of time – I registered in September 2017, yet every coupon is good through June 30, 2018.

I will say this – even though Target was my favorite in-store bag for the sheer number of convenient and thoughtful baby samples provided, it was also the biggest pain to secure. I recall in 2014, when I registered for my first child, my local store forgot to give me my free bag so I had to make two trips in store. This time around, I walked purposefully to the customer service desk after beginning my registry online but my local store — and another one nearby — were both completely out of stock and the employees warned me that when their free gift bag goes out of stock, it takes a while for the store to replenish. So keep that in mind – luckily there are so many Target stores around that all I needed to do was visit a third store before I found a location with a bag in stock. Kind of a pain, but I felt it was worth the hassle once I finally took a peek inside.

Leave a comment to let me know if you also registered at Target and received something altogether different in your gift bag as it is always fun to compare! Also stay tuned for part two of this series where I will describe what came in my registry bags from Buy Buy Baby and Babies “R” Us.

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