My husband and I have not bought anything for the baby. We've got big families and they are all so excited we're finally having a baby. This is my parents second grandchild....The first is a 10 year old boy. So they are all excited they get a granddaughter now. To top things off my mom did daycare for like 30 years, and she loves kids. So everytime she goes to a store she ends up getting something for the baby. She bought the day care kids clothes and things like that as well, but wow I can't believe she hasn't gone bankrupt with this baby!! My parents aren't at all wealthy either.
My mother and father in law live in another country, but i've got brother/sister in laws here. They were going to get the crib for us, but we didn't know and we got a bunch of money from the baby shower so we used it to get the crib and dressing table. It's so nice that everyone helps out...Makes things a lot less stressfull that way.
The only reason we got all new things is because there hasn't been a baby around in quite awhile except my nephew who is a little over a year, but he still needs his baby things. There is nothing wrong with hand me downs, they work just as well as the new things. A lot of times rummage sales have some pretty nice things. My mom got a bassinet for the baby at a rummage sale, and it was brand new in the box.
I never thought to check the dollar store for those stickers! I've seen the borders in wal-mart but they won't work on our walls, but stickers might! I'll have to check around some more.