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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids wear a lot of target. They outgrow it before it's worn out. Maybe as they get older that will change. [/quote] I have 2 boys in preschool. They love character t shirts. We buy mostly clothes from Target or similar. I also buy them sweats and t shirts from the Ralph Lauren and Nautica outlet. I would consider myself thrifty. [b]I would consider people who shop at thrift shops poor, not cheap[/b].[/quote] I agree. I buy my kids clothes at a million different places and always a few items from Target. Target's cargo boys pants and shorts wear really well for my pre-teen son. There sweats and sports gear are decent too. I also buy both of my kids really nice stuff that costs a lot more. I mix it up. I shop sales, Zulily, outlets, and then some trunk show pieces too. Still, buying chidlren used clothing from a thrift shop, that is for people on welfare and foodstamps. [b]I actually think if you are shopping for kids clothes at thrift shops and you are not truly poor, what you are doing is kind of morally wrong. There are people who really need those items and you are buying it instead just to be "thrifty". [/b] [/quote] The mission of Goodwill, Salvation Army, and similar organizations that run thrift shops is to provide jobs for the developmentally and otherwise challenged, and to raise money. The goal is NOT to provide cheap things for poor people. There is plenty of secondhand stuff to go around. There is nothing ethically problematic about a wealthy person who chooses to thrift. In fact, I would argue the opposite - that it is more ethically defensible than shopping retail, because it keeps goods in circulation rather than in the landfill.[/quote]
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