Name brand clothes

United States
October 27, 2006 6:49pm CST
I love dressing my daughter nice, and cute. But, Im a single mom and not working full time right now. I dont see any point in paying extra money, and sometimes LOTS of extra money for a name brand, in infant and toddler clothing. Do you agree or disagree with me, and why?
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17 responses
• United States
28 Oct 06
Walmart and Target is name brand enough for me, it is bad enough they grow so fast out of their clothes, but I am single mom and their dad is not paying child support.
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• United States
28 Oct 06
I feel for you completely. Most of my clothing as well as my daughters comes from thrift stores or yard sales!!!
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
14 Nov 06
At the time being, I have a 4 month old foster brother. These little ones grow so fast, you do not want to spend a lot of money on clothing. Before you can snap your fingers they have grown out of it. Also, something without a very well known brand name can be awfully cute too :) I make most of my own clothes or my mom makes them. We get compliments on how fun, pretty, sturdy and original they are; they cost hardly nothing but material costs, time and effort. Never let a brand name guide you, just look at what YOU like in clothing. When you are not buying online, I suggest to just touch the fabric, look how well it's sown (have they used an overlocker or is it just a simple straight stitch? etc). Perhaps I'm going a bit far on this, but you can tell a lot about the quality of a product by simple observation. Hope that helps!
• United States
28 Oct 06
Nope, don't buy those expensive clothes for your infant, because those branded clothes are really expensive, so just save your money and keep it until she becasme a teenager.
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@sarah22 (3979)
• United States
14 Nov 06
hi, well im in New mexico and we have a store called Mother Hood. Its where peole go and swap out there clothes and exchange for ones they need. The take things in too. Its not expensive and they also have name brand clothes that people have brought in. Try and find one in the town you live in.
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@momto2 (471)
• United States
15 Nov 06
I agree with you 110% Like the other people have said. I too frequent JC Penny. I bought my daughter a $64.00 snow suit and after all my discounts I got it for $17.00! I also got her a new outfit that was originally $14.00 and I paid $3.70 for it. Gotta love the %50 offs plus extra coupons. You have to plan it accordingly, but sometimes you can really luck out! Have you tried buying clothes in advance? Like when Toys R Us does inventory? You can get next year's clothes dirt cheap. I guess that could be difficult sometimes too because you don't know what size she'll be in.
• United States
25 Nov 06
We dont have a toys r us near us...the closest one is 3 hours away in Springfield Illinois. So thats kind of hard. But, thank you for your advice! I went to JC Penney the other day and found my daughter 6 outfits for Christmas and spent a total of $25...I was so excited!
@ebsharer (5515)
• United States
14 Nov 06
Try stores like TJ MAXX ROSS MARSHALLS They have real name brand clothes for cheap. I shop clearance first. You can go to any store and find clearance. JcPenny has good clearence.
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@mythmoh (3984)
• United States
14 Nov 06
it is true that infants grow faster and the cloth which fits this month wont even enter their head in the next month.So i usually buy cloths for them in walmart or target.But for occassions like festivals and on their birthday i used to buy cloths of higher prices.
@happygal68 (3275)
• United States
15 Nov 06
I never bought the name brand stuff for my boys when they were little, they just grew too fast. I did however find some great bargins on brand named clothes at yard sales! So then they had the name brand stuff to wear LOL. I shopped at Wal-mart the most when I had to buy new stuff for my boys.
• United States
14 Nov 06
I am there!! Im a single mom too,and on social security.,.and that dont pay crap..I live in an anal town that thrives on name brands for there kids...and i dont even want Sky to be the one that gets picked on.Lord knows what I went threw in school..worst years of my life because mom refused to go that route..,now i understand..then i didnt..but I REFUSE to let Sky go threw what I did,,,ohh thats a whole new show!!!!!!lol lol..Soo i go to thrift shops..lots of name brands,and my favorite is this store in Burlington Home factory..called Baby depot maybe??? tey have everyhting i need,,for dirst cheap..and one that is the very bested place to go is EBAY!!!! i bought him a lot of Raplh Loran..tommy Hill..name it!!so when she gets older..and its the end of the world the last few years of HS..check eby..but right now.
• United States
28 Oct 06
I buy all my babies clothes from the thrift store. I think it is stupid to spend money on clothes that she will only wear for 3 months. Used clothes don't mean that they aren't cute.
• United States
28 Oct 06
I do the same thing...thrift shops and yard sales!
@amsharma (1860)
• United States
14 Nov 06
I buy my kids clothes at WalMart. I refuse to pay alot of money for childrens clothing. They are constantly staining them or growing out of them so fast. I dress my kids very cute, for a low price.
• United States
25 Nov 06
i dont have lots of money either i usally go to once upon a child for clothes they are lightly used childrens clothes but they look new and most of them are name brand clothes they range from 4-6 dollars which is a great deal
@a_ce_e (1422)
• Philippines
17 Jul 07
At some point i agree and disagree. If i can afford to buy branded clothe for my kid i will do so, because i am sure with the quality and will not bring rushes to my kid's skin. For the unbranded, i have to spend time to choose among those unbranded one and be more meticulous. So to compare, time consuming for the unbranded, high price for the branded one.
@bowtieguy (5915)
• United States
16 Jul 07
When it comes to my sons I want them to look just as nice and presentable as I do, so I will bear no expense when it comes to the clothes I purchase for them.
• United States
28 Oct 06
I agree, you dont have to dress her in brand name things in order to dress her cute!! They have so many cute things at Target, and even Walmart has cute stuff!! Thats all i ever cared about, i was never big on "oh my clothes are from Abercrombie" (even though some were) All i cared about was what they looked like, and if i got them at some cheap store i told people, i didnt care, just as long as they were cute!! =)
• United States
28 Oct 06
I agree! They grow too fast when they're so little. I buy a lot of my son's clothes off of ebay because I know that stuff only gets worn 3-4 times and then they've outgrown it. I have several outfits that he's never even worn before he outgrew them.
@Cortney (3980)
• United States
28 Oct 06
I agree.. but if you check out consignment shops or good will.. they have a lot of name brand stuff that are new... .most times people buy the stuff and the kids only wear them once or twice and they are to big for them... you can save tons of my by checking them out. Otherwise.. i wouldn't bother with name brand clothes.. they are too pricey.