Just for the interest of full-disclosure: I am a good friend of the owner, and that's a good thing because for some reason I've been to a lot of baby showers lately (babies are popping out left and right! Yikes). But honestly, I would keep mum if the place wasn't good. And since this place is darn good, I'll give my biased opinion.
An acquaintance of mine recently had a baby shower and registered at three places including Baby Emporium and USA Baby. Her registray at USA was longer because she thought they had more stuff.
I found out at the shower that her shower gifts weren't what she registered for. Why? Because USA Baby didn't have anything in stock. They were all out or it was being shipped or something. And the stuff she registered for at Emporium had already been purchased (He he).
When you are buying things for the about-to-be apple of your eye, you can't afford to wait months for furniture and other baby stuff - the baby will be here by then! They have TONS of inventory and make it a point to stock items. The owners are aware of the importance of having things on time.
They are especially helpful if you have no kids and no clue as to what newly minted parental units might need. I'm sure my friends appreciate the Diaper Genie, whose existence I was not aware of until a couple of years ago.
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