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EXHIBIT 10.2




PROMISSORY NOTE




			
	 
	$2,000,000.00
	 	Palm Beach County, Florida

December 29, 2006
	 





FOR VALUE RECEIVED, BabyUniverse, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Borrower”), promises to pay to
the order of Lydian Private Bank (the “Lender,” which term shall also include any subsequent holder
of this Note), the principal sum of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) (the “Loan”), with interest
until paid as set forth in this Note.




     1. Interest.



     This Note shall bear interest a floating rate of interest equal to the base rate on corporate
loans posted by at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the nation’s largest banks known as the
“Wall Street Journal Prime”, as such rate shall change from time to time. If the Wall
Street Journal Prime is no longer available, then the interest rate due under this Note shall be
based on a comparable index and spread as may be determined by Bank at its sole discretion.
Borrower acknowledges that the interest rate shall change as the Wall Street Journal Prime changes
from time to time. Interest shall be calculated on a 360-day year and paid for the actual number
of days elapsed for any whole or partial month in which interest is being calculated. The rate of
interest to be charged from time to time, pursuant to this paragraph is hereinafter called the
"Interest Rate”.



     2. Repayment.



          (a) Commencing February 1, 2007, and on the same day of each month thereafter, interest on the
outstanding principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable. All remaining unpaid
principal together with interest accrued thereon shall be due and payable on July 1, 2008.




          (b) The principal balance of this Note may be prepaid, in whole or in part, at any time by
Borrower provided, however, that any partial prepayment of principal shall be applied to the last
principal payments coming due under the Note.




     3. Late Charges. If any installment of interest or principal or any other payment due under
this Note is not paid within ten (10) days after the date that the installment or payment is due,
Borrower promises to pay Lender a “late charge” equal to the greater of Ten Dollars ($10.00) or 5%
of the past due monthly payment required by this Note.



     4. Default Rate. In the event Borrower shall fail to make any one or more payments on account
of interest, principal, charges, or premiums within five (5) days after the date the same shall
become due and payable, as provided herein, Borrower shall pay to Lender interest on any overdue
payment of principal, interest, charges and



 









 







premiums at the highest rate allowed by applicable law (the “Default Rate”), from the date the same
shall become due and payable until the date paid. Following an Event of Default hereunder, the
term “Interest Rate” as used in this Note shall be deemed to be the Default Rate until such time as
such Event of Default is cured, at which point the “Interest Rate” will no longer be deemed the
Default Rate.



     5. Security for Note. This Note is secured by, inter alia, a Security and Pledge Agreement
(the “Security Agreement”) executed by Wyndcrest Baby Universe Holdings II, LLC, and Wyndcrest
BabyUniverse Holdings III, LLC, of even date herewith.



     6. Acceleration; Remedies. Upon the failure of Borrower to make any payment of principal or
interest when due hereunder, or to timely perform any other obligation due hereunder, or upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, as that term may be defined in the Loan Agreement (the “Loan
Agreement”) of even date herewith executed by Borrower and Lender (each such default is hereinafter
called an “Event of Default”), the unpaid principal with interest and all other sums owing
hereunder shall at the option of Lender become immediately due and payable. Failure to exercise
this option shall not constitute a waiver of the right to exercise this option in the event of any
subsequent default. In addition to the right to accelerate all principal or interest due
hereunder, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender is authorized at any time, at its
option, without notice or demand, to setoff and charge against any deposit accounts of either
Borrower or any other party liable for payment hereunder (as well as any money, instruments,
securities, documents, chattel paper, credits, claims, demands, income and any other property,
rights or interest of either Borrower or any other party liable for payment hereunder), which at
any time shall come into possession or custody or under the control of the Lender or any of its
agents, affiliates or correspondents, any and all obligations due hereunder. Lender shall also
have all rights and remedies available under the Loan Agreement, the Security Agreement and all
other documents which secure repayment hereof, available at law or in equity. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, all such Events of Default hereunder shall be governed by the
notice and cure periods, if any, set forth in the Loan Agreement.



     7. Payment of Costs. In the event this Note is turned over to an attorney at law for
collection after the occurrence of an Event of Default, in addition to the principal, interest,
late charges, and/or premiums due hereunder, Lender shall be entitled to collect all costs of
collection including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with
protection of or realization of collateral or in connection with any of Lender’s collection
efforts, whether or not suit on this Note or any foreclosure proceeding is filed, and all such
costs and expenses shall be payable on demand.



     8. Waiver. As to this Note, the Loan Agreement, the Security Agreement, and any other
documents or instruments evidencing or securing the indebtedness (the “Loan Documents”),
Borrower and all guarantors, if any, severally waive all applicable exemption rights, whether under
any state constitution, homestead laws or otherwise, and also severally waive valuation and
appraisement presentment, protest and demand, notice of protest, demand and dishonor and nonpayment
of this Note, and expressly



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agree that the maturity of this Note, or any payment under this Note, may be extended from
time to time without in any way affecting the liability of Borrower and all guarantors, to the
extent permitted by Section 7.Q. of the Loan Agreement.



     9. Waiver of Jury Trial. BORROWER AND LENDER WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY SUITS,
CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, AND ACTIONS OF ANY KIND ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE. BORROWER
AND LENDER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A WAIVER OF A LEGAL RIGHT AND REPRESENT TO ONE ANOTHER THAT
THIS WAIVER IS MADE KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY. BORROWER AND LENDER AGREE THAT ALL SUCH SUITS,
CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, AND ACTIONS SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A JUDGE OF A COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION, WITHOUT A JURY.



     10. Usury Limitations. It is the intention of the parties to conform strictly to applicable
usury laws from time to time in force, and all agreements between Borrower and Lender, whether now
existing or hereafter arising and whether oral or written, are hereby expressly limited so that in
no contingency or event whatsoever, whether by acceleration of maturity hereof or otherwise, shall
the amount paid or agreed to be paid to Lender, or collected by Lender, for the use, forbearance or
detention of the money to be loaned hereunder or otherwise, exceed the maximum amount permissible
under applicable usury laws. If under any circumstances whatsoever fulfillment of any provision
hereof or any other Loan Documents, at the time performance of such provision shall be due, shall
involve an amount or any portion thereof in excess of the limit of validity prescribed by law, then
ipso facto, the payment to be made or the amount to be delivered to be fulfilled shall be reduced
to the limit of such validity; and if under any circumstances Lender shall ever receive an amount
deemed interest, by applicable law, which would exceed the highest lawful rate, such amount that
would be excessive interest under applicable usury laws shall be applied to the reduction of the
principal amount owing hereunder and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interest
exceeds the unpaid balance of principal and other indebtedness, the excess shall be deemed to have
been a payment made by mistake and shall be refunded to Borrower or to any other person making such
payment on Borrower’s behalf. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use,
forbearance or detention of the indebtedness of Borrower evidenced hereby, outstanding from time to
time shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, pro-rated, allocated and
spread from the date of disbursement of the proceeds of this Note until payment in full of such
indebtedness so that the actual rate of interest on account of such indebtedness is uniform through
the term hereof. The terms and provisions of this paragraph shall control and supersede every
other provision of all agreements between Lender and Borrower and any endorser or guarantor of this
Note.



     11. Severability. In case any provision (or any part of any provision) contained in this Note
shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such
invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision (or remaining part
of the affected provision) of this Note, but this Note shall be construed as if such invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable provision (or part thereof) had never been contained herein but only to
the extent it is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable.



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     12. Governing Law. Borrower hereby acknowledges, consents and agrees (i) that the provisions
of this Note and the rights of all parties mentioned herein shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Florida and interpreted and construed in accordance with such laws (excluding the conflict
of laws for the State of Florida) and (ii) that venue for any proceeding instituted to enforce this
Note shall lie in Palm Beach County, Florida, and any objections to such jurisdiction or venue are
hereby waived.



     13. No Waiver by Lender. No failure on the part of Lender to exercise any right or remedy
hereunder, whether before or after the happening of a default shall constitute a waiver thereof,
and no waiver of any past default shall constitute a waiver of any future default or of any other
default. No failure to accelerate the debt evidenced hereby by reason of default hereunder, or
acceptance of a past due installment, or indulgence granted from time to time shall be construed to
be a waiver of the right to insist upon prompt payment thereafter or to impose late charges
retroactively or prospectively, or shall be deemed to be a novation of this Note or as a
reinstatement of the debt evidenced hereby or as a waiver of such right or acceleration or any
other right, or be construed so as to preclude the exercise of any right that Lender may have,
whether by the laws of the State of Florida, by agreement, or otherwise. This Note may not be
changed orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom such agreement
is sought to be enforced.



     14. No Offsets. No indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be deemed to have been offset or
shall be offset or compensated by all or part of any claim, cause of action, counterclaim or
cross-claim, whether liquidated or unliquidated, which Borrower may have or claim to have against
Lender now or hereafter. Furthermore, in respect to the present indebtedness of, or any future
indebtedness incurred by, Borrower to Lender, Borrower waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, the benefits of any applicable law, regulation or procedure that substantially provides that,
if (i) cross-demands for money have existed between persons at any point in time and (ii) neither
demand was barred by the applicable statute of limitations and (iii) an action is thereafter
commenced by one such person, then the other may assert in his answer the defense of payment in
that the two demands are compensated so far as they equal each other, notwithstanding that an
independent action asserting the claim would at the time of filing the answer be barred by the
applicable statute of limitations.



     15. Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Note. In the event of the loss, theft or
destruction of this Note, upon Lender’s written request, accompanied by an indemnification and/or
security reasonably satisfactory to Borrower, or in the event of the mutilation of this Note, upon
Lender’s surrender to the Borrower of the mutilated Note, Borrower shall execute and deliver to
Lender a new promissory note in form and content identical to this Note in lieu of the lost,
stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.



     16. Relationship of Parties. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BORROWER AND LENDER IS, AND AT ALL
TIMES SHALL REMAIN, SOLELY THAT OF DEBTOR AND CREDITOR, AND SHALL NOT BE, OR BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A



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JOINT VENTURE, EQUITY VENTURE, PARTNERSHIP OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP OF ANY NATURE.



     17. Unconditional Payment. If any payment received by Lender hereunder shall be deemed by a
court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under
any bankruptcy, insolvency or other debtor relief law, then the obligation to make such payment
shall survive any cancellation or satisfaction of this Note or return thereof to Borrower and shall
not be discharged or satisfied with any prior payment thereof or cancellation of this Note, but
shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions
hereof, and such payment shall be immediately due and payable upon demand. No release of any
security for this Note or any party liable for payment of this Note shall release or affect the
liability of Borrower or any other party who may become liable for payment of all or any part of
the indebtedness evidenced by this Note. Lender may release any guarantor, surety or indemnitor of
this Note from liability, in every instance without the consent of Borrower hereunder and without
waiving any rights which Lender may have hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents or
under applicable law or in equity.



     18. Ambiguity and Construction of Certain Terms. Neither this Note nor any uncertainty or
ambiguity herein shall be construed or resolved against Lender by virtue of the fact that such
document has originated with Lender as drafter. Borrower acknowledges that it has reviewed this
Note and has had the opportunity to consult with counsel on same. This Note, therefore, shall be
construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to fairly
accomplish the purposes and intentions of the parties hereto. All personal pronouns used herein,
whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, shall be deemed to include all other
genders; the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. Titles of articles and sections are
for convenience only and in no way define, limit, amplify or describe the scope or intent of any
provisions hereof. “Herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Note as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or other subdivision; “Section”
refers to the entire section and not to any particular subsection, paragraph of other subdivision.
Reference to days for performance shall mean calendar days unless business days are expressly
indicated.



     19. Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence to each and every provision of this Note.



     20. Loan Agreement. The advance under this Note is and shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Loan Agreement.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be executed and delivered on its behalf
under seal on the date first written above.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BabyUniverse, Inc.,

a Florida corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 




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