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All new mothers are awfully tempted to go shopping as soon as they realize they are pregnant or right after they deliver.

If you have apregnant friend, you may still want to go nuts shopping for the baby becausewho can resist those cute little booties and matching caps?  Here are a few things to keep in mind whenshopping for your newborn baby- or someone else’s.

  • There are several places that offer great dealson baby products, and while certain brands maybe more prominent than the othersthey don’t necessarily render the same quality. Look at more than one brand andask the store for more samples
  • Take someone with you when you go shopping sothat you have a second opinion and you don’t go berserk with the debit card
  • Remember that newborn babies grow out of thingsreally fast- in a matter of days even- so always try and buy a bigger size.Sizes are mentioned on the collar and may not always be accurate so instinctcomes into play here more often than not.
  • Don’t buysomething because it is cute, buy something because it is practical. If you area new mother it helps to take someone who already has a child to help youdecide as well. If you are shopping for a friend, ask yourself if you thinkthat a product is practical.
  • In Goa, places where one can shop for newbornsare Baby Basics in Margao and Walkover and Poshak in Panjim. 
  • There are severaltiny shops scattered in the market as well if you look diligently enough. 

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Writing her own destiny

Her life is full of words, paper and the thrill of being the fi rst woman in Goa to own a publishing house. Meet the printers Devil, Sapna Sardessai

Kishore Amati/The Goan
Published Aug 28, 2012, 8:39 AM IST
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Writing her own destiny

Sapna Sardessai looks nothing like the devil.Her gleeful smile makes you do the same even before you realise it. She managesher publishing, advertising, printing and designing firm, Printer’s Devil. As you express curiosity over her brandname, Sapna clarifies the misconception. She says “The name is misconstrued bymany. ‘Printer’s devil’ is a term used in printing lingo meaning the youngestapprentice in a printing firm who is considered to be the most industrious…

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