Reply to Thrifty vs. Cheap when it comes to kids' stuff (clothes, school supplies, etc..)

Forum Index » Infants, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Reply to "Thrifty vs. Cheap when it comes to kids' stuff (clothes, school supplies, etc..)"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To me, here's the difference:

Thrifty: 
- buy from Boden, Tea Collection or Hanna on sale
-buy from above w/ a Friends & Family discount
- receive hand-me-downs from older cousins/friends that are in good shape

Cheap: 
- receive hand-me-downs in bad shape
- shop at Dollar Store, Target, Goodwill

Now I'm sure sixteen of you will chime in to brag about the Hanna Anderson $84 dress you found at Goodwill and how three daughters have worn it and it's held up beautifully with tights from Target and you've found the quality of Gap clothes to have nose-dived over the last decade. [/quote]

You have got to be kidding me. No WAY can I afford to buy from Boden, Tea, or Hanna, even on sale. The cheapest skirt on clearance at Boden right now is $17. Tea dresses are $20+.

I can buy three to four dresses at the thrift store for the price of one dress from Tea. And that's what I do. It's harder as the kids get older though, as there is less selection.

I do spend more on things that get daily use like lunch bags and backpacks and I do spend more on one pair of decent shoes per season and fill in with cheaper shoes for dressy occasions, etc.[/quote]

+1.  I admit I've never heard of any of those brands.  My kids clothes come from Target and thrift stores.  The quality is fine.  In fact, on the whole it's pretty good.  We get great stuff from Value Village.  The only poor quality clothes I've had that havent' lasted long at all have been school uniform polo shirts.  I just can't find any that dont' look crappy after a couple of wears.

People must be made of money to just throw it away like this.  My kids look adorable and have some great clothes and we spend very little.   But you know, if folks want to work themselves into the ground so that they can buy frivolous things, that's fine.  We jut have different priorities.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics