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Breast Pump, pt 2 – The Purchase.
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17 Nov 2009Last Friday I thought we struck Gold when we bought the Medela Harmony at Fabulous Mom’s Relocation Sale. They made an error of the sale price on their website — instead of RM228.65, it was going for RM211.65. So we saved an extra RM17 and that was indeed a steal deal! *squeal*
Unfortunately, it was no longer so after I received an sms from the husband at work yesterday morning asking me to check out Amazon to see if there’s anything to buy because his aunt from UK would be visiting in January *breathe**super long sentence*
That was when I found out that our gold was not Gold after all. Even after I multiplied it 6x! And delivery service is free for online purchases to anywhere within UK *faints*
Medela Harmony with 2-Phase Expression
Local Retail: RM269 | Amazon: £23.50 (RM141)
We could have saved: RM128!!!
If only last week was this week *sigh* You will understand my heartache if you were in our situation. Saving every possible Ringgit and Sen is an absolute necessity. Because what you frugally saved from this purchase, will be gone in a second for the next baby item *sigh more*
Thankfully we have yet to buy the milk bottles. My jaw literally dropped to the floor when I saw the marked up price! Thank you to Aunty Alice in advance *bow in appreciation*
I’m getting the husband to complete the online transaction this weekend! Here’s what I’m planning to get:
Medela Products in UK
Milk Storage Bottles 150ml (3pcs)
Local Retail: RM69 | Amazon: £5.44 (RM32.64)
Total Saving: RM36.36
Milk Storage Bottles 250ml (2pcs)
Local Retail: RM79 | Amazon: £5.44 (RM32.64)
Total Saving: RM46.36
Milk Storage Bottle 250ml with Medium Flow Teat
Local Retail: Estimated RM60 | Amazon: £3.70 (RM22.20)
Estimated Saving: RM37.80
Medium Flow Teats (1 pair)
Local Retail: Estimated RM40 | Mothercare: £3.49 (RM20.94)
Estimated Saving: RM19.06
Breast Shells (1 pair)
Local Retail: Estimated RM69 | Amazon: £7.95 (RM47.70)
Estimated Saving: RM21.30
Replacement Valves (2x) and Membranes (6x)
Local Retail: RM69 | Mothercare: £4.99 (RM29.94)
Total Saving: RM39.06
Estimated Total Saving
RM199.94
With the money saved, LBJ can have a Baby Bjorn too! 
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Breast Pumps, pt 1 – The Research.
Cloth Diapers, pt 1 – The Research.
Baby Wearing, pt 1 – The Research.
Baby Wearing, pt 2 – The Purchase.
Baby Wearing, pt 3 – The Gift.
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5 Responses to Breast Pump, pt 2 – The Purchase.
MH Yap
November 18th, 2009 at 12:13 am
Well, though the bottle is cheaper in UK, you can just use the bumblebee bottle which is even cheaper and easily available locally
If you plan to bottlefeed your baby with medela bottle then do consider if you can have continuous “supply” of the bottle from UK as getting the bottle in MY is expensive. Medela bottle is made of PP and thus it’s recommended to change the bottle every 6 mth or when there’s sign of wear and tear on it.
mellomouse
November 18th, 2009 at 10:17 am
Oh I didn’t know there are lifespan for the bottle *blush* I’m just taking advantage now to get the Medela because the husband’s aunt is coming back to KL and later my SIL would also be. Looks like I need to research on milk bottles as well then. Thank you for the awareness!
Ayu
November 18th, 2009 at 10:52 am
eh kejap. I’m confused. does that mean u already bought the breast pump during the sale, because I thot t’was out of stock or something, no?
neways, mmg murah betul kat UK tu! penjimatan hebat. If i were u, i’d do the same thing too!!
mellomouse
November 18th, 2009 at 11:11 am
ya dah beli. masa aku pergi tinggal 3 unit je. of course terus grab it. sommore they made mistake with the pricing, and i ingat dapat great deal. memang pengsan tengok harga kat UK. isk! whyla here so bloody expensive
Roberta
November 18th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
good choice!!!! medela BP has been my best friend for 3 months now! ehehehe