Thrifty Mommy » cheap-clothes http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy Time and Money Saving Tips from Thrifty Mommy Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:18:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Shopping for Next Year’s Summer Wardrobe for Your Kids http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/shopping-for-next-years-summer-wardrobe-for-your-kids/ http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/shopping-for-next-years-summer-wardrobe-for-your-kids/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:38:20 +0000 Katelyn Thomas http://www.simplythrifty.com/shopping-for-next-years-summer-wardrobe-for-your-kids/ Post from: Thrifty Mommy

]]> Now is the time to hit the stores for summer clothes for the kids. However, just because something is cheap, it isn’t necessarily a good deal. This is how I decide whether to buy an item:

  • Start by deciding on a price point. I pay $3 or less for shirts, $5 or less for pants and $4 or less for special items like swim trunks. Anything I spend that much on better be awesome – I tend to spend at least $1 less.
  • Think about sizes. At certain ages, a child grows a lot and may go through two sizes in a year. I usually look for roomy clothes that are in next year’s probable size. For example, I bought 6/8’s and smalls for a current size 4/xsmall.
  • Consider trends. That Incredible Hulk shirt may only be $2, but will your guy want to wear a shirt with the Hulk on it next summer?
  • Look at durability. I’ve seen some very shoddy construction on things well under my price point that I don’t buy because the fabric will pill up or things will come apart at the seams. We like to pass things on in my family, which means a well made shirt may be worn by two or three different kids.

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]]> http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/shopping-for-next-years-summer-wardrobe-for-your-kids/feed/ 0 Frugal Fashion – Designer wear without the designer price http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/frugal-fashion-designer-wear-without-the-designer-price/ http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/frugal-fashion-designer-wear-without-the-designer-price/#comments Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:25:24 +0000 admin http://www.simplythrifty.com/frugal-fashion-designer-wear-without-the-designer-price/ Post from: Thrifty Mommy

]]> Ann Brown wrote an article at blackenterprise about how to buy designer wear without spending at a designer price. She recommends buying those clothing manufacturer “samples”.

Sample sales, where clothing manufacturers sell their “samples,” offer deep discounts–between 20% and 80% below retail depending on [the] designer or vendor. So you don’t have to be an heiress, singing sensation or a high-powered executive to afford designs by makers such as Vera Wang, Norma Kamali Randolph Duke and Badgley Mischka.

That’s actually a good idea. If you’re really craving to buy designer wear, better check out these “places” as they’re selling samples.

The Warehouse Sale – Orange County

Orange County Fair & Exposition Center
Building# 12
88 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

RSVP Now for FREE admission
$3 Admission without RSVP

Sunday September 10, 2006
10:00 AM – 04:00 PM

Or join us a day early at our VIP Private Sale.

Saturday September 9, 2006
10:00 AM – 04:00 PM

Another site that has a list of similar events can be found at billiondollarbabes.com

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