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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Specifically, culling out things that don’t fit, shopping, and having replacements on hand, what is your system?

How often do you shop? How do you know what/how much you need? How often do you check to see what’s been grown out off? Do you do a regular review where you go through everything, or do you pull stuff out as you notice it’s too small? How does that work, timing-wise, with the shopping? If you cull first, how do you deal with basically half a wardrobe while you finish shopping/wait for stuff to be delivered? Do you buy a lot at once or a little at a time?

If you use ThredUp or other thrifting options as well, I’m particular interested in hearing from you.

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[b]How often do you shop? How do you know what/how much you need? 
[/b]I buy on sale at the end of every season for next year so there is something to start with at the beginning of every season, and then fill in throughout the year as needed.

[b]How often do you check to see what’s been grown out off? [/b]
My children have a laundry basket in their closet where they throw things that don't fit or don't feel comfortable.

[b]Do you do a regular review where you go through everything, or do you pull stuff out as you notice it’s too small? [/b]
We go through all clothes when we swap them out at the end of every season and things that we don't think will fit at the end of the year go in the bin for outgrown clothes, and things that we do think will fit go in the bin for next season.

[b]How does that work, timing-wise, with the shopping? If you cull first, how do you deal with basically half a wardrobe while you finish shopping/wait for stuff to be delivered? Do you buy a lot at once or a little at a time?[/b]
Between what we have leftover from the previous year/season and the basics that I bought on sale, we have enough to start out the season, and then we fill in the gaps as needed. For example, we had a pretty good start with summer clothes this year but one of my kids realized she didn't have enough of the pajamas that she preferred, so we bought a couple more pairs for her so we didn't have to constantly be washing the same pair over and over again. Or last week my oldest daughter must have been at the tail end of a growth spurt because she had to throw four pairs of shorts in her outgrown basket, so we bought a few more in her current size and a size up since everything is on sale right now.[/quote]

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