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It’s no secret – buying kids clothes can be really expensive. They grow so fast, and outfits need replacing regularly. Once they start school, there are uniforms and sports kits to buy, not to mention all the kit for after school clubs such as football, Guides, swimming and karate. Then there are the shoes – I swear I will need to remortgage the house soon, just to keep my 4 in footwear!
If you also find kitting out your kids a huge expense, here are my top 5money saving tips when buying kids clothes.
- Check the supermarkets. For school uniforms, supermarkets can be a real winner. Most of them now stock a pretty extensive range – polo shirts and sweatshirts in school colours, black and grey trousers, skirts and pinafores, and checked summer dresses as well as some really well priced shoes, PE kits and trainers. You can easily kit your child out for school for less than half the price you would pay buying branded stuff. We tend to buy most things from the supermarket, and just invest in a couple of school logo sweatshirts.
- Don’t be afraid of preloved. You can get some really lovely stuff second hand, whether that is from charity shops or from local selling sites on Facebook. When you consider how quickly children grow, often clothes are only worn a handful of times before they are ready to be passed on. I have had some amazing children’s clothes from selling sites, including a lot of branded, designer stuff, and it has cost me pennies.
- Use voucher codes from sites such as dealsqueen. When buying online, you can often find voucher codes which will knock a percentage off of your shop, or give you free delivery – and when every penny counts this can make a real difference! VoucherSlug has some great deals, and is really easy to use – just type in the name of the store you are buying from and a whole list of current offers will be displayed for you.
- Swap with friends. A great way to get your hands on new clothes without spending a penny. Get a group of friends together with some wine and nibbles and get everyone to bring 10-20 items of good quality kids clothing. Everyone can have a good look through and grab what works for them.
- Sell to re-invest. Every so often I have a big clear out of all my kids outgrown clothing, and sell them. Some stuff I make up into size bundles, others that are worth a bit more will be sold separately. I have had great success with both Facebook selling sites and eBay, and any money I make from the sale of the old clothes can go back into buying new ones. It means I am not spending out more money, but using profit from outgrown clothes to get the next size up.
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I buy from Primark quite a bit, I find their kids clothes are really good. I don’t sell the clothes (which are in good enough condition anyway) but give them away. Now I’m not on maternity leave anymore I like to do a bit for charity so they go to the charity shop. That said, with baby clothes, I had two big bin bags full from a friend and I passed them onto another friend meaning at least three babies had wear out of them which is great.
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I tend to buy clothes in the sales for the year ahead, that way if they suddenly have a growth spurt I have something to hand
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I am a huge lover of Ebay bundles!
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I have two kids with age gap of 3 years. So, when older one is done with her clothes, they are passed on to her sister. I have never bought and sold used clothes online. Seeing your post, I might give it a try and save some penny. Thanks for sharing your ideas and tips.