If you’re pregnant in the Netherlands there are freebies to be had. If you are even a little bit integrated and living like a Dutchie. then you are aware that gratis is good! Very good!
On a serious note, babies are expensive, so getting a few supplies in for free to try certainly doesn’t hurt.
What’s a baby box?
Baby boxes are basically boxes that contain free samples and small gifts, as well as discount vouchers and information about baby related items and issues. This gives you a chance to sample leading brands before you commit to buying them – particularly handy if you are pregnant with your first baby.
In the boxes you will find dummies, bibs, comforters, formula samples (for 6 months plus as companies may not legally give out free formula samples meant for the first few months of a baby’s life), parenting magazines, bottles, creams and nappies. A baby box provides you with a great little cache of baby items to get you started – and best of all at no cost!
How and where do I get a baby box?
- WIJ offers “de blije doos” which you can collect from a Prenatal shop. You will also receive WIJ magazine for a year. This is probably the most popular baby box.
- Kruidvat offers the Baby KadoBox for pregnant women or those that have just given birth.
- Babydump (not a fabulously appealing name in English, but it is a real chain of shops, I can assure you) offers a cadeaupakket when you fill this form in. In return you will receive a voucher with which you can pick up your free package. By all accounts, this is one worth collecting.
- Similar story for Baby Park – fill in a form and you can go and pick up a gift at one of the Baby Park stores.
- The supermarket chain Plus offers a baby box, the Kiekeboebox, if your baby is under two months old.
Over to You
Any baby boxes missing from the list?
Are baby boxes offered in other countries too? Is it something you are familiar with from your birth country?
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