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]Serious question for the rich thrifty posters:

Do you work?  If so, how do you find the time to scout thrift shops for clothing and different grocery stores for deals?  DH and I try to keep our weekend errands to a minimum, but they can still easily take up a few hours or more.

I've started shopping for DD's clothes at thrift stores, but I don't necessarily find what I need there when I go. And I hate shopping or the idea of spending lots of time cloth shopping. And sometimes I find stuff that I wasn't looking for, but buy anyway because of the price/deal.   [/quote]

I am poster that buys used clothes and toys (but not the used underwear, shoes and socks, gross).  No, I don't work outside the home anymore.  We have a minimalist approach to life, so I am not regularly going to thrift and consignment stores.  I go when there is a need for something. I do find great deals at semi annual consignment sales, like ones at church's or through mom's groups and then I might stock up for items but otherwise it is like going to Target, you don't really need anything and end up buying $200 of random stuff. Same goes for thise groupon, one kings lane, etc deal websites, i dont belong to them bc it entices you to buy stuff you dont need. i also have stopped fighting the inlaws on how much they give our kids, I guess it was a control issue before but now I just let them buy the kids clothes, books and toys, they even take the kids on vacations on their dime.  I consider myself extremely lucky.

I am not a cheap gift giver and I also don't scrounge around for coupons.  If I am buying something online, sure I will google search for a free shipping code or a coupon, but my time is valuable and I am not one of those extreme coupon ladies who is spending 40 hours a week to get $500 of free groceries consisting of free pasta, hotdogs and antacid.  Don't be a penny wise but a pound foolish.

I am a big negotiator, DH and I negotiate everything, even paying cash at doctors.  Listen, all they can say is no.  Start with "what is the best price I can get today?" Or "can we do better if I write a check/pay cash?"  Shop around and get quotes and say "I like doing business with you and want to keep my business here, but x is offering this, can you match or beat that?  That is how we did our refi and got our mortgage company to basically just modify the note with a lower interest rate, which meant no closing costs or crazy paperwork. Sure beats having to cut a ton of 50 cent coupons.
[/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