• 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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