Are you interested in saving money on children’s clothing? If you are like me, I do not pay for overpriced children’s clothing. In fact, I rarely spend over $5.00 on any one shirt or pair of pants/shorts for my daughter. She is only 2 (update: she is almost 4 now!) and I know this will possibly change in the future as she gets older, but for now, I see no point in spending a lot of money on clothes for a toddler. Clothes get worn and torn and stained and they don’t always last long.
I like to save money on children’s clothing by shopping the clearance racks at the end of each season and saving them for the next season, in the next size up. For example, at the end of the spring/summer last season, Target was running a clearance on their spring and summer shorts/tops. Walmart does this often, too. I try to find the items that are below $3.00 and stock up. I found play shorts for $0.75 a pair, and some were under $3.00. I stored them at the top of my daughter’s closet.
Recently, I boxed up all of my daughter’s winter clothes for consignment and pulled out all of her spring clothes from last year. I “shopped” from her closet and found all of the clothes from last season that would still fit her this season, and I found several pieces of clothing that will fit her! It was fun to be able to find so many clothes that I know she will get more wear out of. The spring clothes that do not fit her now were placed in boxes also, and will be taken for consignment next month.
I usually buy all of my daughter’s clothing in a size up. Although they run a little big during the current season, it is nice to know that she will be able to get some wear out of them during the next season.
How do you save money on children’s clothing?
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