{"id":19517,"date":"2013-03-12T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/frugal-living\/?p=19517"},"modified":"2021-04-22T21:02:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T01:02:11","slug":"how-to-save-money-on-childrens-clothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/frugal-living\/how-to-save-money-on-childrens-clothing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Save Money on Children’s Clothing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is a post from contributing writer\u00a0Karen<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Children's<\/a><\/p>\n

Children’s clothing can be expensive unless you know how to save money on them. \u00a0Here are several ways to help you save money on stocking your children’s closets.<\/p>\n

Ways to Save Money on Children’s Clothing<\/h3>\n

Form a Swap<\/h4>\n

Get together with your mom’s group or friends and start a hand-me-down swap. \u00a0When my eldest son outgrows his clothing, I pass them down to my friend whose boys are younger. \u00a0She in turn passes down her daughters clothing to my daughter. \u00a0If you don’t have younger same sex children, this is a great way to save on clothing.<\/p>\n

Garage Sales<\/h4>\n

Look for children’s clothing at garage sales. \u00a0At garage sales you can negotiate the prices and\u00a0possibly\u00a0get a discount for purchasing multiple items.<\/p>\n

Thrift Stores<\/h4>\n

Shop local thrift stores for gently used items. \u00a0Many times you can shop on a specific day and get extra discounts. \u00a0If you are military, be sure to ask if they have a military discount day. \u00a0Thrift stores are a great place to find special\u00a0occasion\u00a0clothing that may be worn only once. \u00a0No one wants to spend a ton of money on an outfit like that.<\/p>\n

Consignment Stores<\/h4>\n

Along the same lines of shopping thrift stores, you can also shop\u00a0consignment\u00a0stores. \u00a0 It’s also a great place to take gently used clothing and earn some money from the sales. \u00a0Be sure to get the details on the percent you will earn, how much they mark it down after so many days, and when they decide to donate. \u00a0 If items are in the store for too long, many of them donate. \u00a0If you’d prefer to have them back, ask ahead of time if this is an option.<\/p>\n

Clearance<\/h4>\n

Try to always think ahead and buy clothing on clearance for next season. There are lots of winter clothing items on clearance right now. \u00a0Buy the sizes your kids will be wearing next winter and store them in the closet for when you need them. \u00a0Nothing is worse than the temperature dropping in the Fall and you realize your kids have no winter gear. \u00a0Just today I purchased gloves for my son on clearance that will last him next winter and probably the one after that.<\/p>\n

Coupons<\/h4>\n

Use coupons whenever you can at retail stores. \u00a0I ran into Old Navy the other day and made a spontaneous purchase. \u00a0They happened to have the item I had been looking for. \u00a0Before I got in line I did a search for an Old Navy coupon on my smart phone and was able to save 15% off my purchase by showing the coupon on my phone to the cashier.<\/p>\n

If you plan ahead, you can do this same thing before you go shopping and print store coupons from your home computer. \u00a0Join store reward or email programs so you can be notified of sales or coupons that are\u00a0available.<\/p>\n

More frugal posts from Karen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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