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Clothing
Buy children's clothes at yard sales or resale shops. Every time you think about
spending a large amount on clothing, imagine that same article covered in chocolate syrup or spit-up. It helps to place a true
value on the clothing.
Sears will replace jeans with exact same size
and brand if the knees wear out if you are a member of their
kids club. To join their kids club, all I needed to do
was give them my phone number and they track how much I
spend on kids clothes. When you spend $100 (I think)
they give you a discount on your next purchase. --
Debbie from NC
Shop for baby
clothes and items at a second-hand store. Clothing is expensive, and
babies grow so fast that they don't wear out their clothes, just outgrow
them. You can have a weeks' worth of outfits from a second-hand
store for about the cost of two retail-priced new outfits from a
department store. -- Susabelle from MO
Blanket sleepers
are so expensive. Buy them when they are half price, in most places this
is January. Make sure you buy ones that are a couple of sizes too big and
without the feet. Then you can roll up the sleeves and the legs and your
child can wear them for a long time without wearing them out. -- Brenda
from OH
I love the sales
at BabyGap. I have saved
hundreds of dollars and my daughter is only 21 months old. I only
buy what is on sale. I can get two or three outfits for the price of
one reg. priced. I also shop at BabyGap.com
even with shipping, you save a lot. I really love their clothes and
they hold up well with the little ones. I have saved every piece of
clothing from BG in the event I have another little girl. I also
bought some clothes that would work either way so that if I have a boy
next time he can wear some of them. -- Angela from MI
One
of the best money savers I invested in for my baby was
inexpensive washcloths. I bought about 3 or 4 dozen white,
and 3 or 4 dozen white with stripes. The white ones we
used as baby wipes. We used cloth diapers, so we just
tossed them in the diaper pail with the diapers. The
striped ones we used at mealtime for face wipes. My son is
now 5 and we're still using the face wipes. -- Cheryll from OH
I always keep a plastic dish pan with water and a bit of
All brand baby detergent by the washing machine. Just toss those baby
stained clothes in to soak before washing. They should soak at least 1
hour and all the stains come right out. Just be sure NOT to mix light and
dark colors in the pan because the colors may bleed. -- Halle from MN
My 12 month old daughter was growing out of the
one-piece outfits very quickly so I ordered "False Bottoms"
clothing extenders from www.onestepahead.com
(they also have a catalog). They have snaps on both ends that fit most of
the "onesie" type bodysuits brands (carters, gerber,etc) and are
about 3" long and stretchy. Now, snapping the bodysuits is much
easier and she has more room, and will get more wear out of the clothes.
It is not noticeable until you take her pants off. They are $9.95 for a
pack of six of various sizes, with shipping, it cost me $16.00, but it is
well worth the price. -- Cathy, 36, from CT
I
also received tons of newborn outfits at my shower ..I returned
all but 3 of them and invested in 2 packs of onesies!!! I
had the rest put on gift cards and store credit to be used to
purchase things as we needed them It was awesome
because she was long wasted and had to have two piece outfits
and couldn't wear anything that was all one piece! -- Michelle
from TX
GARAGE SALES are
a must!!! Most of my daughter's clothes for next summer have been
purchased at garage sales. And because those infant clothes are only
worn so little and there is little or no "wear and tear" on
them, you can get some beautiful, quality, name-brand clothes for a steal!
I swear by garage sales for clothing for that first year of life!!! --
Jaime from WI
We
shop at a few of the pricey stores for the kids clothes since
they have policies that if they wear the items out before they
grow out of that size they replace it free!! Great for
active kids. -- Crystal from DE
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