Community Resource Lists
Free Activities for Kids in St. Louis en espanol
A useful website to know about things to do with kids of all ages is www.stlouiskidsmagazine.com
St. Louis Latino Resource List
St. Louis Middle East Resource List
St. Louis Japanese Resource List
St. Louis Vietnamese Resource List
A useful website to know about things to do with kids of all ages is www.stlouiskidsmagazine.com
St. Louis Latino Resource List
St. Louis Middle East Resource List
St. Louis Japanese Resource List
St. Louis Vietnamese Resource List
Ways to save money in St. Louis
Subscribe to sites such as Groupon or Living Social to receive great local coupons--save over 50% on restaurants, haircuts, cleaning services, car repairs, and much more.
Entertainment books are another great way to save money. For around $20, you can order this coupon book filled with buy-one-get-one free offers and tons of discounts on over 600 local restaurants and businesses.
Resale Shops are stores that specialize in new and gently used clothes, shoes, toys for children. The cost of each item is usually no more than half of the original price tag, and often considerably less. Below are a few popular ones in the st. Louis area.
Finders Keepers 112 E. Jefferson, 314-966-3044 Probably the top of the lot, this Kirkwood store is divided into new items in the front, used in the back. And in the very front are fabulous, thick-with-tulle tutus fit for any budding ballerina. Sizes in resale run from 12 months to size 12; the new clothes start with infants. Labels include Gap, Lilly Pulitzer, Talbots Kids, Hanna Andersson, Ralph Lauren, Mini Boden, and Gymboree. In shoes, we found a plethora of Keens and Asters. The store’s best-selling items are its appliqué T-shirts, which are monogrammed on-site. (Note: The store pays you 20 percent more in store credit than cash for clothes brought in.)
Purple Cow 11543 Gravois, 314-843-3888, purplecowkids.com Has some new and plenty of used items. With its numerous circular racks, the store is easy to navigate. Brands spotted include Burberry, Juicy Couture, Lilly Pulitzer, Gap, Old Navy, Gymboree, and Matilda Jane. “A good 30 percent of what we get in is new with tags,” Maurice says. On the shoe rack, we spied a few pairs of the popular Lelli Kelly brand. “We do a big business in shoes,” Maurice says. (Note: The store pays cash or gives credit for Purple Cow, and according to Maurice, you get more with credit. The actual percentage “varies with the brand, because we don’t want to miss out on anything,” she says.)
Once Upon a Child Multiple locations, 636-230-2922, onceuponachild.com This is a place where you need to be prepared to flex muscles and mush through overpacked racks. The franchise on Manchester Road in Ballwin is considered the best one locally. Certainly, the choices are plentiful, the prices extremely reasonable, and we found both Mini Boden and Hanna Andersson there. The store also has plenty of choices for the older child (up to size 14). And far and away, Once Upon a Child has the broadest choices in equipment. Brand-new cribs and toddlers’ beds are from Million Dollar Baby; new car seats come from Combi USA. (Note: If you take clothes to be sold, be prepared for potential disappointment in terms of both what the store will accept and the amount of cash it will pay. But there is no difference in the amount paid in cash or in credit.)
Kangaroo Kids 10030 Manchester, 314-835-9200, kangarookidsonline.com The focus of this store is helping new mothers—especially on the nursing front. The store had plenty of Gymboree, Carter’s, and Old Navy clothes, but we found them to be a bit more worn than those shown at other resale shops. The store did have the best collection of snazzy new phil&teds and Mountain Buggy strollers. (Note: Kangaroo Kids offers 10 percent to 50 percent off on Wow-Wow Wednesdays. Also look for the $1 rack. As for bringing in clothes, the store will pay cash at the beginning of the season, but at other times, it gives store credit. And at all times, you get 20 percent more with the credit than with cash.)
Entertainment books are another great way to save money. For around $20, you can order this coupon book filled with buy-one-get-one free offers and tons of discounts on over 600 local restaurants and businesses.
Resale Shops are stores that specialize in new and gently used clothes, shoes, toys for children. The cost of each item is usually no more than half of the original price tag, and often considerably less. Below are a few popular ones in the st. Louis area.
Finders Keepers 112 E. Jefferson, 314-966-3044 Probably the top of the lot, this Kirkwood store is divided into new items in the front, used in the back. And in the very front are fabulous, thick-with-tulle tutus fit for any budding ballerina. Sizes in resale run from 12 months to size 12; the new clothes start with infants. Labels include Gap, Lilly Pulitzer, Talbots Kids, Hanna Andersson, Ralph Lauren, Mini Boden, and Gymboree. In shoes, we found a plethora of Keens and Asters. The store’s best-selling items are its appliqué T-shirts, which are monogrammed on-site. (Note: The store pays you 20 percent more in store credit than cash for clothes brought in.)
Purple Cow 11543 Gravois, 314-843-3888, purplecowkids.com Has some new and plenty of used items. With its numerous circular racks, the store is easy to navigate. Brands spotted include Burberry, Juicy Couture, Lilly Pulitzer, Gap, Old Navy, Gymboree, and Matilda Jane. “A good 30 percent of what we get in is new with tags,” Maurice says. On the shoe rack, we spied a few pairs of the popular Lelli Kelly brand. “We do a big business in shoes,” Maurice says. (Note: The store pays cash or gives credit for Purple Cow, and according to Maurice, you get more with credit. The actual percentage “varies with the brand, because we don’t want to miss out on anything,” she says.)
Once Upon a Child Multiple locations, 636-230-2922, onceuponachild.com This is a place where you need to be prepared to flex muscles and mush through overpacked racks. The franchise on Manchester Road in Ballwin is considered the best one locally. Certainly, the choices are plentiful, the prices extremely reasonable, and we found both Mini Boden and Hanna Andersson there. The store also has plenty of choices for the older child (up to size 14). And far and away, Once Upon a Child has the broadest choices in equipment. Brand-new cribs and toddlers’ beds are from Million Dollar Baby; new car seats come from Combi USA. (Note: If you take clothes to be sold, be prepared for potential disappointment in terms of both what the store will accept and the amount of cash it will pay. But there is no difference in the amount paid in cash or in credit.)
Kangaroo Kids 10030 Manchester, 314-835-9200, kangarookidsonline.com The focus of this store is helping new mothers—especially on the nursing front. The store had plenty of Gymboree, Carter’s, and Old Navy clothes, but we found them to be a bit more worn than those shown at other resale shops. The store did have the best collection of snazzy new phil&teds and Mountain Buggy strollers. (Note: Kangaroo Kids offers 10 percent to 50 percent off on Wow-Wow Wednesdays. Also look for the $1 rack. As for bringing in clothes, the store will pay cash at the beginning of the season, but at other times, it gives store credit. And at all times, you get 20 percent more with the credit than with cash.)
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Miscellaneous
Craigslist is a great no-frills website. Search for used (and sometimes free) furniture, housing and apartments, and even job postings. You can also find out about where garage and yard sales are being held. Garage and Yard Sales are informal sales of unwanted household items (like toys, home electronics, furniture, clothes, etc) with the home owners conducting the sale. The goods are sometimes new, like-new, or just usable, offered for sale because the owner does not want or need the item. Garage and Yard sales are usually held on Wednesdays and Saturday morning to noon during warm weather. Unlike stores, you can negotiate the price at a yard or garage sale. The seller will expect a haggle (negotiation) and usually give you adiscount if you buy more than one thing.
Having a hard time meeting people in a new country? Since St. Louis has less immigrants than New York City, Chicago, or other big cities, it can be hard to find people that you can really relate to. Meetup is a great website that lets different social groups make public events and you can join as many as you want. It's free to join, the only cost comes in starting a new group.
Yelp- is an Easy way to to find and read about great (and not so great) local business. Yelp provides online local search capabilities for its visitors. A typical search includes what the user is seeking (e.g. a barber shop) and the location from which the search is to be performed, entered as a specific address, neighborhood, city/state combination, or zip code. Each business listing result contains a 5-point rating, reviews from other site visitors, and details such as the business address, hours, accessibility, and parking.
Traffic- For an update on St. Louis Traffics try the following websites
www.stltoday.com/news/traffic/
http://fox2now.com/traffic/
www.traffic.com
Gas- Search for Gas Prices by city, state, and zip code. The website helps you find cheap gas in your city, updated in real time with national average prices. Click here to access this great site. Also try this link if the previous one does not work
Weather- There are many websites to check for the weather. One local website for St. Louis weather is http://www.kmov.com/weatheror yahoo weather
Maps - To find local business, view maps, and get driving directions try googlemaps. Simply type in the address you want to get to and your home address and google maps will calculate the best route with an approximate time it will take to reach your destination.
Having a hard time meeting people in a new country? Since St. Louis has less immigrants than New York City, Chicago, or other big cities, it can be hard to find people that you can really relate to. Meetup is a great website that lets different social groups make public events and you can join as many as you want. It's free to join, the only cost comes in starting a new group.
Yelp- is an Easy way to to find and read about great (and not so great) local business. Yelp provides online local search capabilities for its visitors. A typical search includes what the user is seeking (e.g. a barber shop) and the location from which the search is to be performed, entered as a specific address, neighborhood, city/state combination, or zip code. Each business listing result contains a 5-point rating, reviews from other site visitors, and details such as the business address, hours, accessibility, and parking.
Traffic- For an update on St. Louis Traffics try the following websites
www.stltoday.com/news/traffic/
http://fox2now.com/traffic/
www.traffic.com
Gas- Search for Gas Prices by city, state, and zip code. The website helps you find cheap gas in your city, updated in real time with national average prices. Click here to access this great site. Also try this link if the previous one does not work
Weather- There are many websites to check for the weather. One local website for St. Louis weather is http://www.kmov.com/weatheror yahoo weather
Maps - To find local business, view maps, and get driving directions try googlemaps. Simply type in the address you want to get to and your home address and google maps will calculate the best route with an approximate time it will take to reach your destination.
