Book Pig Review

A few months ago I was introduced to Book Pig.com on my favorite deal site Zulily. Book Pig is the Netflix of children's books and they ship to AE! Their selection of books is very extensive and their website offers many handy search options. Book Pig offers different plan options starting at $14.99.

Liam and I gave them a go recently. We chose the 4 book option and they arrived in this great red reusable box.

Inside the box Liam found a sheet of stickers. We were instructed to stick them on the books to rate how he liked them.

My only complaint is the price. $14.99 for 4 books is a little high but this does cover all shipping costs.

Overall I think Book Pig is a great concept. Most people are probably wondering why we don't just go to the Library but we do. A WHOLE lot! We have been going to the Military Base library and have just about read all of their children's books. Plus kids love to get mail and this gives them the chance to pick the books they want and have them shipped to them.

Mel Reviews

When our family moved overseas I soon realized that some of the websites I frequent didn't ship to APO AE addresses. AE is the address designation given to American Military in Europe. There are tons of large company websites like Gap, Walmart, Kohl's that do ship to us but many smaller sites do not. Even Target is very limited on what they will ship to us. Shipping to an APO AE address doesn't cost anymore than shipping to any other part of the US. Postage is paid to ship the package to New York with the USPS and from there the military takes over. There are so many deal websites now like www.Zulily.com , www.mamabargains.com and www.gilt.com. Gilt ships to us and they are very quick and I normally don't have to pay postage, Mamabargains will also ship here most of the time but Zulily does not and that makes me VERY sad! Thankfully I have a wonderful mom that lets me ship to her house and she sends it on but not everyone is so lucky.
I recently decided to start promoting great companies that ship to us and have great products. Plus I was recently turned down as a reviewer for a mommy review blog because of my location. Honestly I don't think they were thinking. The excuse used was the companies they review for don't ship overseas but I wonder if they checked it out. OK so I am a little bitter!
In the near future I plan to start my own mommy review blog geared especially for the AE mom. Companies don't realize that the majority of us shop online and appreciate those who ship to us. Maybe I can even get companies to send me products but that isn't why I am on this mission. If you happen to have a company you love let me know. Keep an eye out for reviews.