Our Favorite Local Places to Shop

What's your favorite local toy store?

  • Ali Cat (Carr Mill Mall, 200 North Greensboro Street, Carrboro)
  • Children's Store & Toy Corner (University Mall, Chapel Hill)
  • Hungates (University Mall, Chapel Hill)
  • The Play House Toy Store (702 Ninth Street, Durham)
  • Target (4037 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd. and 8210 Renaissance Pkwy., Durham) has good prices on the most popular toys
  • Toys R Us (3300 Westgate Drive, Durham)
  • Wal-Mart (New Hope Commons, Durham, and 501 Hampton Point, Hillsborough)

Where is the best local place for maternity clothes?

  • A Pea in the Pod (Crabtree Valley Mall, Raleigh). High priced but good quality, if you need a nice dress.
  • JC Penney (Southpoint Mall, Durham)
  • Mimi Maternity (Southpoint Mall, Durham) is more upscale, but the nursing bras are the best (very comfortable and more stylish than most nursing bras) and worth every penny.
  • Motherhood Maternity (New Hope Commons and Northgate malls, Durham)
  • Target (4037 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd. and 8210 Renaissance Pkwy., Durham)
  • Mothers Club playgroups friends and the newsletter classifieds!

Where are the best places to buy new inexpensive children's clothes?

  • Hudson Belk (Southpoint Mall, Durham) has some great sales
  • Carter's Childrenswear outlets (Burlington, Morrisville, or Smithfield). Best prices I have come across.
  • The Children's Place (Southpoint Mall, Durham)
  • Hechts (Northgate and Southpoint malls, Durham) has excellent sales
  • Marshalls (New Hope Commons, Durham)
  • TJ Maxx (4600 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham)
  • Old Navy (New Hope Commons, Durham)
  • Payless Shoe Source (New Hope Commons shopping center, Northgate and Southpoint malls, Durham)
  • Sears (Northgate and Southpoint malls, Durham)
  • Target (4037 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd. and 8210 Renaissance Pkwy., Durham)
  • Wal-Mart (New Hope Commons, Durham, and 501 Hampton Point, Hillsborough)

Where do you buy second-hand children's clothes, toys, and equipment?

Where is the best place to shop for really inexpensive clothes for mom?

  • Hechts (Northgate and Southpoint malls, Durham) has excellent sales
  • Look Out Casual Clothes (83 South Elliott Road, Chapel Hill). They are trendy, name-brand clothes at discount prices. I always find something great there, even if it is just a t-shirt or socks.
  • Old Navy (New Hope Commons, Durham)
  • PTA Thrift Shop (89 South Elliott Road, Chapel Hill, and 103 Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro)
  • Stock Exchange consignment store (431 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill), especially when they have their quarterly clearance sales.
  • Target (4037 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd. and 8210 Renaissance Pkwy., Durham)
  • Wal-Mart (New Hope Commons, Durham, and 501 Hampton Point, Hillsborough)

Last Reviewed: March 2006

 
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