I just spoke to me friend who uses them. She said the big disappointments are:

The material is generally cheap (texture, thickness, softness).

The prices per item are exaggerated.

The quality is generally what you’d find at target.

Anonymous wrote:I think Stitch Fix would be great for business casual for a first job!

My 13 and 11 year old love Stitch Fix. I'm not a shopper and the 13 year old is automatically going to hate anything I pick out anyway. I like that you can set your price point. We are mostly Gap/Old Navy shoppers with nice shoes so it works for us.

Your 13 year old can’t go online at old navy or gap and pick his own stuff out, with a price point you set?

The problem with SF is that you need to do it over time to build outfits. They don't just send you two perfect outfits in your first box. So the service goes back and forth sending you stuff and you returning things you don't like and keeping things you do like. Several months in, you have a lot of clothes, many of which will work together. However, if you're cheap and just get it once expecting it to be done, you are more likely to be disappointed. Also if you pick the cheapest price level on every box, you're more likely to be disappointed in the quality. Also if you expect to get the discount every box, you're going to start keeping things you don't always love just to get the discount and you'll be annoyed.

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Anonymous wrote:A little off topic maybe but my college kid needs business casual and is a bit lost on what to get. Would stitch fix be good for this?

Sure, just tell the stylist what you need. But I think there are other similar services that do focus more on workwear.

Any suggestions?

I so wish I could work with teens whose moms don't like this stuff. I live for it. The expensive option is to go to Nordstrom--the salespeople are stylists and they will help you. The cheaper way to go is H&M for blazers, blouses and scarves--get pants somewhere else --J Crew is good.

I think Stitch Fix would be great for business casual for a first job!

My 13 and 11 year old love Stitch Fix. I'm not a shopper and the 13 year old is automatically going to hate anything I pick out anyway. I like that you can set your price point. We are mostly Gap/Old Navy shoppers with nice shoes so it works for us.

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Anonymous wrote:A little off topic maybe but my college kid needs business casual and is a bit lost on what to get. Would stitch fix be good for this?

Sure, just tell the stylist what you need. But I think there are other similar services that do focus more on workwear.

Any suggestions?

Anonymous wrote:A little off topic maybe but my college kid needs business casual and is a bit lost on what to get. Would stitch fix be good for this?

Sure, just tell the stylist what you need. But I think there are other similar services that do focus more on workwear.

A little off topic maybe but my college kid needs business casual and is a bit lost on what to get. Would stitch fix be good for this?

I don’t get this at all. A friend uses it but it’s so hit or miss. Wouldn’t it be easier to just buy things online, like Amazon, with free returns, right from your home? These people have almost no qualifications. If your kid makes Pinterest boards to show what she likes- just buy those items directly.

My 14yo has her own Stitch Fix account now. She set up a Pinterest board with styles she likes and linked it to her account. She’s hasn’t loved everything, but it gave her some new pieces to mix in with her old stuff.

And the process of setting up the Pinterest board was a good way to help her refine her current style a bit, and get past that flail-y 9th grade “but I don’t even KNOW what I want to wear anymore!” crisis.

We had the same problem. Last Fix, every shirt was that tie front style. 4 shirts! Then they sent 2 pants in the same style but in different colors. Meanwhile, still getting good stuff for our 10yo. I'd be interested in other options too.

OP here. Thanks. We will give it a try. I guess my perception of stitch fix is too narrow since I’m used to what they pick for me!

I've seen teens on FB get SF boxes and they seem to pick youthful and inexpensive styles for them.

My 11 and 13 year old boys share an adult stitch fix subscription.

I'm not the most patient about clothes shopping, so I've always enjoyed, especially with Covid, Stitch Fix and Front Door Fashion. My 13 year-old was getting clothes from Stitch Fix kids, but she's really outgrown their styles. Is there any service that works for young teens. She loves the preppier end of Urban Outfitters, and I was hoping for that price point as well.

(What she'd really love is to be dropped off at a Thrift Store, and I'm trying to arrange that as well....but boy, are the subscription services convenient, and actually work pretty well when you find the ones that suit you.)