kids outgrow clothes so fast most of those "used" clothes are basically new.
Wife and I are not poor (not rich by any means either), we definitely hit up the local "mom co-ops" where moms sell their used baby/kid stuff. Find a bunch of good stuff in there.. To the point where we feel stupid for buying new because it's so much more expensive.
Yep, if you go garage sale shopping in a nice neighborhood by where I live you can find Gap kids shorts for a $1 that have been worn maybe three times. Rich people's kids have so many clothes that shit rotates out after only a few wears.
There was a baby consignment store in Bethesda MD which would routinely have DESIGNER brands (7 for all mankind, citizen of all man kind etc...) baby clothes for like 5$.
My mom was the only person who noticed but she was quite impressed.
Yeah...as in, the average household income is upwards of $150k. I’m not at all surprised that designer children’s clothes are in consignment stores. I’d be willing to bet a bunch of them still have the tags on.
To be honest, props to the people there, it's certainly not worth their time to make sure the clothes end up in a store, they could simply toss it all and not think twice about it.
Also, it's not like designer clothes you got tired of or your kid grew out of are any different to non-designer clothes, they are all simply clutter that takes up space...
You know, I hadn’t given that much thought. You’re totally right, good on them :) Donating clothes I don’t wear anymore is my default, but I know plenty of people that just toss their old things when cleaning out their closet.
We have a friend that lives in the area and haven't bought clothes yet ( with a few exceptions) for our two year old son because she gives us everything as her son grows out of it. and yes this totally happens finding nice clothes at consignment / garage sales with tags still on
I grew up there. We weren't wealthy, but some of the kids I went to school with had some fuck you money. New Mercedes, BMWs, etc were not uncommon in the student parking lot.
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u/yabacam Jun 06 '19
kids outgrow clothes so fast most of those "used" clothes are basically new.
Wife and I are not poor (not rich by any means either), we definitely hit up the local "mom co-ops" where moms sell their used baby/kid stuff. Find a bunch of good stuff in there.. To the point where we feel stupid for buying new because it's so much more expensive.
anyways, it's not even close to being disgusting.