Recommend your Cot
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Topic: Recommend your Cot
Posted By: TwinnyBump
Subject: Recommend your Cot
Date Posted: 27 June 2011 at 2:07pm
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We’re just about to start looking at cots but just want to get an idea which ones to look at. Can you recommend your cot to me, what brand do you have and how would you rate it?
I quite like the look of the Pamco cots. Does anyone have one, what do you think of it? We’re looking for obviously two cots and are trying to keep the cots down on setting up for our babies, so we are looking for good value for money. Thanks in advance  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: squoggs
Date Posted: 27 June 2011 at 2:32pm
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I used to think Pamco cots were ok but have recently changed my mind. We bought one a year ago, and straight away one of the railings snapped, as our baby was due any day we just mended it ourselves and forgot about it.
However last week my 12mo was standing in her cot shaking the bars (as all entrapped toddlers do!) and she snapped all the railings out! Luckily my brother who is a builder was staying with us and fixed it (4 nails plus glue per railing to fix). I haven't bothered approaching Pamco regarding it as I have heard dealing with them is like banging your head against a brick wall (see previous threads) but would not recommend at all, in fact what happened with ours was down right dangerous had the baby fallen out, got stuck or impaled herself on one of the snapped railings.  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: babygiraffe
Date Posted: 27 June 2011 at 2:59pm
| I'd be interested to know about this as well, just posted in anther thread about the same thing! A friend of mine brought a touchwood cot for her babies but man, they are spendy! |
Posted By: UpsyDaisy
Date Posted: 27 June 2011 at 3:50pm
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wahoo wantabub 15 weeks
Forgot what type of cot ours are but the mattresses are from mocka and were $99 each including postage and I think they are quite good for the price. They do cots also, we love our mocka wooden highchair. They also do a wee discount for two if you say you are part of multiple birth society. Our cots still look like new as have plastic cover over the rail bit but neither seem interested in chewing etc. Setting up for twins sure adds up and I think we should have bought a few things secondhand instead of all new but I wanted everything to match. I would always buy a new mattress though. You could ask the local multiple birth society if anyone selling off any baby gear? |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 27 June 2011 at 3:53pm
| Ours is a cheap genesis from baby factory. It was like $300 and still works great even after Daniel chewed on it lots and Alex is in it now. |
Posted By: pencils
Date Posted: 27 June 2011 at 4:03pm
| bought a second-hand Touchwood cot off trademe and we love it. not sure why. we just do! It was in good nick and the brand was highly recommended by friends with babies. |
Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 27 June 2011 at 6:14pm
| I have a legacy number from Farmers, i think they are like $600 new but mine was a floor model and only like $250. They always have mega sales there anyway. Its alright, has two levels, and does that whole bassinet, cot, bed, couch transformation thing. DS is only wee so hasnt tested it in terms of chewing or standing up and shaking. I will say all the screws seem to get loose quite quickly, i'm forever going around with an allen key tightning them up. Well, i did once anyway but i needs doing again. I have a mocka mattress too, its good but tends to get an indent where his head lies. |
Posted By: Danda08
Date Posted: 28 June 2011 at 9:58am
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We got ours from The Cot Store. It's a family run business in Chch. They use NZ wood but the cots are made in China. They convert to toddler beds which was important for us and with needing two the price is really reasonable.
While they didn't do a multiple discount they did throw in free mattress protectors. (we also bought the mattresses and change table from them). There was a thread a while back regarding the Cot Store cots. The only thing I would say as a negative is that the finish wasn't that flash, but you get what you pay for and a comparable cot style that converted to toddler bed was a LOT more expensive. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 30 June 2011 at 10:45am
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We got a kennsington from farmers, but they don't sell them anymore. We waited til they had one of them 30% things and got it cheap enough. If I was to go about it again though. I'd get the mocka cot. Its so retro looking and cool. But yeah otherwise keep a look out on TM for cheap deals and get nice new mattress'. LOL about worrying about the finish of cots. You should see ours now after DS was teething. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel  07/08/2014
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Posted By: wimble
Date Posted: 01 July 2011 at 3:52pm
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Ours is a Touchwood, bubs hasn't arrived yet but it feels sturdy and safe, and I like that you need to use both hands to drop the side - to me it feels safer that some of the other methods. I struggled to get a GroTime cot to drop its side in a shop by using one hand and my foot/shin...I just couldn't get it to work! My SIL also has a Touchwood and loves it. If you're looking at Mocka cots, remember that the side doesn't drop at all, so you'll have to make the bed up, put bubs in and out without dropping the side at all. It might just be because I'm pregnant, but I struggled to make the cot up on bassinet height with the side dropped without taking the whole mattress out and putting the fitted sheet on that way, so I don't know how I'd manage if the side couldn't drop at all! Just my thoughts |
Posted By: amalyse
Date Posted: 02 July 2011 at 12:28am
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We have a touchwood, and it's her first night in it today... it's loveeelllyyyy :) Hehehe, if you can afford the $$ ------------- 
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Posted By: CJsays
Date Posted: 06 July 2011 at 9:27pm
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get a 2ndhand touchwood, ours is the full rimu (they only do rimu stained pine now) and we only paid $220 for it, fantastic value and a great cot. I see you are in Welly, go to the touchwood factory in tawa and they sell the "luxury" mattresses for them much cheaper too $199 - same as what the retailers sell the cheaper mattress for. they really are the best on the market for sturdiness, and if you dont mind a few marks when 2nd hand (our have teeth marks, could sand off but i really dont care, E will prob add her own when she had biters) then get off trade me, there is always a bargain to be had! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: TwinnyBump
Date Posted: 07 July 2011 at 10:06am
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Thanks everyone for the advice, its been really helpful. I'd always wanted to buy a new Touchwood cot but now that we need two we really can't justify the money but Im going to keep and eye on trademe but Im fussy and want two the same I don't mind touching them up etc!
Thanks squoggs for that info, have taken them off my list now ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: snugglebug
Date Posted: 08 July 2011 at 12:42pm
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I got a supernanny cot from babies.co.nz it is white and on sale at the time it cost us about $300 and that was mattress included so really great deal and it's a lovely cot.
Just wanted to say also OMG you are having twins, yay after you waited so long, that is so perfect :) (I was lisaas101 from charting back in the day). :) ------------- Me 28, DH 29 DS born 20 Nov 2010 (4 years old) #2 due October 7 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: MumtoMany
Date Posted: 08 July 2011 at 1:12pm
We have the sleepi cot from stokke. I love it. We had a normal cot before and our babies would get jammed in the corner hurting them self's so we like that because it is round this cant happen. It also adjusts to 4 height positions instead of the normal 2. And it can push through doorways no problem without having to take it apart. They are very pricey however. But can be picked up on TM For cheap sometimes. We only paid $300 for ours on TM and it was as new used at grandparents only. Goodluck  ------------- DD 12 DS 9.5 DD 6 DS 4 DD 23 months and here comes number 6 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: MumtoMany
Date Posted: 08 July 2011 at 1:13pm
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Whoops ok just read you are needing 2 cots. This wont help you as they would cost you a packet for 2 of these. Sorry i should have read through better. ------------- DD 12 DS 9.5 DD 6 DS 4 DD 23 months and here comes number 6 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> |
Posted By: karenb_chch
Date Posted: 25 July 2011 at 3:36pm
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I have a Bootiq Brijette from BabyCity. It was easy to assemble, and very sturdy. She sleeps very easily in it.
My only issue (and this relates to all american sized cots) is that it's too big to move between rooms - it doesn't fit through the doorways. So putting it in our room was never an option (too big) and if we ever want to move Emma into another room we will have to disassemble the cot. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: shesmiles
Date Posted: 02 August 2011 at 10:56pm
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Exciting!
We have the Mocka aspiring - $199 + $99 for mattress and free postage. I am sure you could talk to them about prices for two - we bought it when it was 20% off (which happens fairly regularly). They also now have toddler conversion piece for $69.95 (replaces one side) so pretty cost effective. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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