I've noticed that starting at around 4 years old my boys clothing, esp. their pants just don't make it to the consignment shops or are soooo crappy looking that I wouldn't even bring them anyway!!!

Am I alone or are other moms noticing that at a certain age they are no longer getting money back on clothing and all that's left is giving the stuff away or tossing it.

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Rosie
Single mom of 2 boys~ DS#1 (17) & DS#2 (6)
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Yes, for me it was when my boys were around 7 or 8. Since then, the only clothing that would be worthy of consignment are the ones purchased just prior to a huge growth spurt. I don't have problems with my daughters clothing, though.

It must be the guy thing!

Because DH's clothes, could never be taken to the consignment store either. Even his dress clothes, I have to really look them over after a few times. If he needs to change the oil in one of the cars, he doesn't care if he is wearing his dress clothes or garage clothes.

You're not alone, I notice it too!! I work in a consignment shop and we are very limited on the boys clothes, (baby boy clothes are plentiful, but the bigger the size the less of it we seem to get) I agree that boys seem to wear out their pants/shorts so much quicker than girls, and the quality of the stuff our consignors bring in is sometimes questionable, so it gets donated or returned to the consignor. I end up donating a lot of my ds's clothes too, or I give them to a friend of mine for her ds to use as 'play' clothes.

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Rosie Puppy

I can never find boy's pants at thrift stores!

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For my son it started at size 6. Boys do wear out the pants faster. I stock up if I find a clearence sale. I also buy some when Target or Old Navy has their jeans for $7. Most of the few I do find at consignment shops are $5 anyways. Unless it is a top brand I will get the new.