Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Jacadi... Baby Clothing


This little phrase is a well known game for kids in France. For the purpose of the game it would become Jacques a dit... (Jacques has said) and you would be able to add any actions at the end of it, such as Enfile tes chaussettes (meaning put on your socks). Kids just love it. But Jacadi is also a french brand for baby clothing and that one, moms just love it:)
When I was pregnant I found out that Toronto has 2 Jacadi stores (one downtown in the Hazelton/Whole foods mall on Avenue Road and one at Bayview Village North of Sheppard) and I was so excited that we went baby shopping there plenty of times. They mostly have clothes from new borns to 12 year old kids but also accessories (bathing suits, hats, shoes, socks, etc...)and furniture for baby rooms. The collections are more of a classic style and colors are no more than light blue, pink, white, beige and for "mad" Jacadi fans a little bit of red!! As per the bedding and the furniture, you pick your collection and you get anything you need or want (vocabulary is so rich that we can use 2 different words for the same definition:) from that same collection.
One downside: prices. They are pretty high compared to other brands so you may want to go there for a special occasion or when they have sales.
Both locations offer free parking and if you spend more than $1000 (that sounds like a lot of money but cribs, strollers or car seats are expensive anywhere) you get a $50 coupon.
Something I like about that store is the large choice of clothes they carry for boys.
And to wrap it up, one trick: if you are pregnant and you don't know what you're having, you can purchase anything you want in advance from 2 different collections as long as prices are the same, pay for it (obviously) and they will keep items from those 2 collections on stock for you (that's what we did with the Chateau collection and it worked out pretty well) and when your little wonder is finally here, you can just go and pick up your stuff.
Unfortunately you cannot buy online in Canada but you can always take a look at the catalogue at http://solution.poptract.fr/Jacadi/120000600059/109/ and then drop by for a great shopping experience.
I don't want to be mean but when I go back home (in France) I get the same stuff for 50% less!!! Hope you will like it anyways!

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