Is It Worth 1K More?

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Anonymous wrote:Why don’t you just buy it used, then you’ll get it for its resale value.

OP here. We want new because we want to use it for multiple kids. I also don’t feel comfortable with buying anything from people in pandemic.

Buy what you want but I’d worry less about a used crib once you’ve wiped it down with disinfectant. All the new stuff you are buying fur your baby is covered in chemicals from the manufacturing and packaging — furniture, mattress, clothes, toys. When you get used baby stuff, once you wash it, it’s probably more sanitary than new things. Sorry, but it’s true.

Not op but I would never buy a used mattress. Gross.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t consider resale value. I couldn’t give my crib away, and it was a nice one.

+2 There's no resale value. I bought someone else's used-but-new condition Pottery Barn crib for $100. Get what you want and what's in your budget.

OP here. I have known people who have sold their crib for $300-500.

Not after two kids, and not if used daily for three years. You might get more if the crib is in pristine condition because it was just used at Grandma’s house or your kid wound up coalescing forever. But no one is going to pay $300-500 for a crib with bite marks, nicks from being kicked and banged, the grime of baby hands grabbing the rail over and over again for years. $200, tops, and that’s only if you find someone who is obsessed with the brand because you can get an IKEA or similar brand new for $100-150, and there are styles that look just like this elsewhere.

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I'm anti-Pottery Barn. We've owned several pieces over the years and it all chips and ends up looking like crap in the end. Honestly, the stuff from Ikea holds up better than Pottery Barn. Plus, there are too many stories about the estimated shipping delays being wildly off and delayed by months and months.

A crib/toddler bed represents such a short window of time. Honestly, I'd get a nice dresser that can grow with your child so it doesn't look too nursery-ish when they are 10 and go cheaper on the crib with toddler bed conversion.

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Anonymous wrote:Why don’t you just buy it used, then you’ll get it for its resale value.

OP here. We want new because we want to use it for multiple kids. I also don’t feel comfortable with buying anything from people in pandemic.

Style wise OP I like the Million Dollar collection - for the aesthetics and the dresser is easier to sub-divide by clothing type. Also Pottery Barn is a hundred million dollar company, why the f are their product photos such bad quality? The images are so compressed you can barely see the collection.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don’t you just buy it used, then you’ll get it for its resale value.

OP here. We want new because we want to use it for multiple kids. I also don’t feel comfortable with buying anything from people in pandemic.

Buy what you want but I’d worry less about a used crib once you’ve wiped it down with disinfectant. All the new stuff you are buying fur your baby is covered in chemicals from the manufacturing and packaging — furniture, mattress, clothes, toys. When you get used baby stuff, once you wash it, it’s probably more sanitary than new things. Sorry, but it’s true.

Not op but I would never buy a used mattress. Gross.

Nor would I, but that doesn’t change the fact that the new mattress is going to offgas chemicals. Anything washable, I think used is likely healthier (unless it has lead paint).

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Anonymous wrote:I'm anti-Pottery Barn. We've owned several pieces over the years and it all chips and ends up looking like crap in the end. Honestly, the stuff from Ikea holds up better than Pottery Barn. Plus, there are too many stories about the estimated shipping delays being wildly off and delayed by months and months.

A crib/toddler bed represents such a short window of time. Honestly, I'd get a nice dresser that can grow with your child so it doesn't look too nursery-ish when they are 10 and go cheaper on the crib with toddler bed conversion.

It'll last until the kid is 4 or 5 easily. By that time based on toddler/infant damage (crayon marks, scratches, dents, weird spills) - it should be replaced anyway.

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Neither of them are “worth it”, but you already know that so just yet what you want.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm anti-Pottery Barn. We've owned several pieces over the years and it all chips and ends up looking like crap in the end. Honestly, the stuff from Ikea holds up better than Pottery Barn. Plus, there are too many stories about the estimated shipping delays being wildly off and delayed by months and months.

A crib/toddler bed represents such a short window of time. Honestly, I'd get a nice dresser that can grow with your child so it doesn't look too nursery-ish when they are 10 and go cheaper on the crib with toddler bed conversion.

I’ve known several people with PBK stuff who loved it. They hated the shipping but liked the furniture.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm anti-Pottery Barn. We've owned several pieces over the years and it all chips and ends up looking like crap in the end. Honestly, the stuff from Ikea holds up better than Pottery Barn. Plus, there are too many stories about the estimated shipping delays being wildly off and delayed by months and months.

A crib/toddler bed represents such a short window of time. Honestly, I'd get a nice dresser that can grow with your child so it doesn't look too nursery-ish when they are 10 and go cheaper on the crib with toddler bed conversion.

I’ve known several people with PBK stuff who loved it. They hated the shipping but liked the furniture.

I'd love to know which styles. It's all so poorly made.

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Get the MDB one. It’s real wood. PBK is mdf.

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OP here. I know some people don’t care but I like the esthetics of the cribs. It’s not important to everyone but it is to me. I won’t be doing a nursery theme ( will let child choose their room when old enough) but I want something I like. I like both of these, but since I like MDB, I wonder if PBK is worth the extra 1K.

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Anonymous wrote:Get what you want that is within your budget. But base it in your projected enjoyment, not resale value. No one will want to pay more than a couple hundred bucks for that stuff after your kid has used it for a few years, no matter how nice or stylish. After two kids? You might be able to give it away to save you the cost of paying someone to remove it from your home.

But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get the PBK set. You will have to look at it every day. You will be spending a ton of time in there, often tired, irritated, covered in spot up. Having baby things you love, things you splurged a bit on, can feel really good. So get what you want and if you need to tell your DH “oh we can resell it” to get him on board, go ahead.

But you are not making the 1K back. Just accept that now.

+1000 Wise words here, op.

Those MDB pieces look really nice. I'd get them and call it a day.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm anti-Pottery Barn. We've owned several pieces over the years and it all chips and ends up looking like crap in the end. Honestly, the stuff from Ikea holds up better than Pottery Barn. Plus, there are too many stories about the estimated shipping delays being wildly off and delayed by months and months.

A crib/toddler bed represents such a short window of time. Honestly, I'd get a nice dresser that can grow with your child so it doesn't look too nursery-ish when they are 10 and go cheaper on the crib with toddler bed conversion.

I’ve known several people with PBK stuff who loved it. They hated the shipping but liked the furniture.

I'd love to know which styles. It's all so poorly made.

The Larkin and Kendall ones. I know 4-5 people with these collections and they all really like them. They had them for multiple kids and also got a good resell value on them.

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Anonymous wrote:I have narrowed down the two nursery collections I want to get. One is the Million Dollar Baby Foothill Collection ( crib, dresser with topper, and toddler conversation kit) and the PotteryBarn Larkin collection. I really like both. MDB collection is about 1200 and PBK is about 2500. I know PBK has good deals value but really wonder if it’s worth an extra 1K? I plan to use it for many years with 1-2 kids and then pass it down or sell it.

I know there are other cribs that are cheaper but these are the only two I like.

Oh boy.

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OP here. The downside with PBK is I will have to get it in chocolate because I want to match the crib to the Kendall dresser. I don’t like the Larkin one. I do like the gray but I worry it won’t hide as much wear and tear as a dark color would.