Moms: What is the average price of outfits for your kids?

AppleBear

I have an outfit I purchased for the girls that I'm thinking of returning.  They were $38 each or whatever that is doubled, lol.  You expect to do math, yeah, no.

Oh fine, $76, right? 

DarthNBJenni

$5 for the outfit, lol. I buy a year ahead when stuff is on clearance at Target. So we're talking $2 jeans, $1.50 shirts, etc. 

But for birthdays, Christmas, Easter, etc - I usually drop about $30 on a nice smocked dress. But again, I buy a year ahead when they aren't $60+.  

Luvvy1

LOL... $7-10?

dowagercountess

P wears old navy, target, and the occasional gymboree. So I would say 10 dollars, maybe 15.

Cleo29

For special outfits, i will pay that much and for some HA stuff because it holds up so well. But, most of their every day wear I buy from Carters, Marshalls, etc. so maybe $18 for an outfit?

margotmacomber

DD's clothes come from Target or the outlet malls.  I'm no help for you.  Other than to tell you that THEY DON"T LAST.  LOL

EB777888

Free! I get my friend's Gymboree hand me downs from her son. Otherwise, the most I've spent was $40 for a nice family photo outfit. But that was like once or twice.

AppleBear

I should return.  *kicks can*

I did order $4 Ts from ON today, so there's that.  I am officially shopping at ON.  But I still want special pricey outfits for them to wear for everyday use too.   

Jermysgirl

$5.  I don't spend a lot on kid's clothes, especially for Edith, because she plays really hard.  And we live in a pretty decently wealthy area, so I can get really good stuff at Goodwill for nothing.  And for the first three years of her life, she wore mostly hand me downs from our niece.  I doubt I've spent $200 on clothes for her in four years.

Everything Freddie owns has either been a gift or a hand me down.  He's wearing a sleeper from MissyNY right now

Always new shoes though.  Shoes are important. 

Speedracer1

cheeeeeap.  i'm a goodwill girl.  they look kinda homeless, but then again, it's more wine money for me!

angelaa73

AppleBear:

I should return.  *kicks can*

I did order $4 Ts from ON today, so there's that.  I am officially shopping at ON.  But I still want special pricey outfits for them to wear for everyday use too.   

I think you should start buying their clothes from nordstrom. They have a cash back policy that can be very advantageous to you

 

AppleBear

angelaa73:

AppleBear:

I should return.  *kicks can*

I did order $4 Ts from ON today, so there's that.  I am officially shopping at ON.  But I still want special pricey outfits for them to wear for everyday use too.   

I think you should start buying their clothes from nordstrom. They have a cash back policy that can be very advantageous to you

 

What's the percentage?   

Does it only apply to full-price items? 

angelaa73

They give you what you paid. I think you should order the kids a ton of crap and return it unused, keep the cash. Then take $20 and hit amvets. I doubts your h would hardly notice. It all looks new to him!

AppleBear

angelaa73:

They give you what you paid. I think you should order the kids a ton of crap and return it unused, keep the cash. Then take $20 and hit amvets. I doubts your h would hardly notice. It all looks new to him!

Ah.  I am not feeling so...determined as I was the other night.  

Escape doesn't feel like it would be so much a victory as a defeat.

Not that there's been some turn aorund, although H was better this weekend, he certainly had moments where I wanted to scream, loudly.  

Gretchenindisguise

I have a Spanish aunt that outfits L in everything. We buy some of the staples and a few outfits when I get a hair up my ass.  

sonrisa

I believe in hand me downs and the outlet mall, with a few sales and consignment store purchases thrown in for good measure. She is also an only grandchild and my parents visited friends all over the place last year (smocked dresses and hand crocheted cardigans galore).

At 18 months I've spent maybe $200 on clothes during her whole lifetime. She grows out of stuff fast.

monkeyknifefight

AppleBear:

 But I still want special pricey outfits for them to wear for everyday use too.   

Why is that, exactly?  

AppleBear

So obviously my spending is out of sync with the rest of you.  The first year I didn't spend much, but since the girls have turned one I've spent a good chunk of change on clothes.  I hardly anything on myself though.  I am a supreme cheapo in regards to myself.  D's clothes I try and get on sale.  I got a nice Boden T on sale and only paid thirteen something for it.  I did splurge on this cute T though: 

http://www.diapers.com/p/city-threads-s-s-t-rex-head-tee-224016

I got it a bit on sale and paid nineteen bucks, I think.   

I'm probably going to bed now.  So tired.  *yawns*  Night all. 

AppleBear

monkeyknifefight:

AppleBear:

 But I still want special pricey outfits for them to wear for everyday use too.   

Why is that, exactly?  

Aesthetics.  There are some cute things I am willing to spend dough on.  

Cases in point:

http://www.bodenusa.com/en-US/Girls-Dresses/33183/Girls-Stripy-Applique-Dress.html

The bunny dress and the bird dress.  I had a 25% off coupon--buy 3 and get a fourth for a $1.  

 

sonrisa

I saw those in the catalogue. They are cute :-)

Stellasmom

$25-30, because I'm obsessed with baby clothes, and I buy DS high quality basics an cheap tops. I think the most I've ever paid is a total of...$70? For an outfit for dd.

PeachyKate

Outfit for everyday wear- under $6 for the shirt and under $10 for the pants, he mostly lives in Oshkosh and at the outlets you can get some pretty great deals plus their coupons.  I go a little nuts on shirts whenever they have their $5 and under sales. 

If he needs an outfit for pictures I will spend a little more on the shirt but not much more.  I also did buy him two Gap junk food shirts earlier this year, I think they were under $15 a piece.  They are great for when he is in a crap mood in the morning, "oh look, your buzz shirt!"  Yay, everyone is happy again. 

+SMACE+

$10? I buy a lot of garanimal brand. X is not gentle with his clothes and we end up with several outfit changes. Crazy thing is that the Walmart garanimal brand holds up better then children's place or Gymboree.

MrsFv20

I try to find the majority of her clothes at consignment sales or stores, and on super-sale at retail stores. Since the majority of her outfits cost less than $10, I don't guilt myself too much if I buy the occasional splurge outfit, if I really love it. I do try to keep those to a minimum though, just because it's pretty easy to find cute clothes on consignment around here.

buddhagouda

Yeah, we have a city wide kids consignment sale twice a year, so I get most of his play and goign to daycare clothes there and find nicer stuff on sale or at outlets. I don't pay full price for anything for him unless it's a very special occasion.

LucyHoneychrrch

AppleBear:

angelaa73:

They give you what you paid. I think you should order the kids a ton of crap and return it unused, keep the cash. Then take $20 and hit amvets. I doubts your h would hardly notice. It all looks new to him!

Ah.  I am not feeling so...determined as I was the other night.  

Escape doesn't feel like it would be so much a victory as a defeat.

Not that there's been some turn aorund, although H was better this weekend, he certainly had moments where I wanted to scream, loudly.  

I hate it when I'm right.

 

EB777888

yougrindmygears:

Im super cheap when it comes to my own clothes though. I usually never buy anything unless it is on sale or if I pay full price it's because I really love it and will wear the sh!t out of it.  

See, I'm the opposite and this is an area of guilt I have when it comes to being a mother. S is always in cute clothes, few of them I've actually bought because I have awesome friends who give me all of their pricey hand me downs. And even if they didn't, I'd still buy him really cheap clothes because he grows so fast. Meanwhile, I am very well dressed and spend a lot on my clothes. But I'll be wearing mine for years and years, this is how I justify it.

 

AppleBear

LucyHoneychrrch:

AppleBear:

angelaa73:

They give you what you paid. I think you should order the kids a ton of crap and return it unused, keep the cash. Then take $20 and hit amvets. I doubts your h would hardly notice. It all looks new to him!

Ah.  I am not feeling so...determined as I was the other night.  

Escape doesn't feel like it would be so much a victory as a defeat.

Not that there's been some turn aorund, although H was better this weekend, he certainly had moments where I wanted to scream, loudly.  

I hate it when I'm right.

 

? 

huber22

$10-$15, including shoes. I love consignment stores and garage sales. I stocked up on a bunch of shirts for a quarter at a garage sale last weekend. I'd never be able to afford to pay full price for all the Carters and Children's Place clothes that I can get from garage sales/second hand stores.

I raid the Target and Walmart clearance racks too.

_Fenton

angelaa73:

They give you what you paid. I think you should order the kids a ton of crap and return it unused, keep the cash. Then take $20 and hit amvets. I doubts your h would hardly notice. It all looks new to him!

Am I uneducated on this aspect of AB's life? Why does she need to launder money? AB, can you not just buy whatever you want?

c_joy

_Fenton:

angelaa73:

They give you what you paid. I think you should order the kids a ton of crap and return it unused, keep the cash. Then take $20 and hit amvets. I doubts your h would hardly notice. It all looks new to him!

Am I uneducated on this aspect of AB's life? Why does she need to launder money? AB, can you not just buy whatever you want?

She was going to leave her husband but she's going to tough it out now for the Janie & Jack outfits and Whole Foods trips.