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Consignment Shopping To Stretch Your Child's Clothing Budget

Everyone who has ever had a baby or toddler knows how quickly the children can outgrow their clothing. Any parent also knows how expensive it can be to keep purchasing clothing in the next largest size every few weeks. Shopping at consignment or thrift stores is an excellent way to keep your finances in check while outfitting your young one in nice-looking clothes.

Quality Clothing That Looks Like New For Pennies On The Dollar

Consignment stores carry all kinds of gently-used essentials for babies, toddlers and younger children, including blankets, toys, bedding, pajamas, jackets, coats, gloves and winter hats. You may even find some bedding or clothing that is brand new and still has the tags attached!

Buy Winter Gear For Less

In addition to finding great deals on winter items, such as coats, gloves and hats, you can often find waterproof brown boots, fun multi-colored snow boots, red rain boots or any other kind of boot that suits your child's fancy. You can outfit your baby, toddler or preschooler in winter gear for between $10 and $20. Contrast this with buying brand new winter gear and you will save about $90 by shopping at a consignment store.

A Baby Furniture Treasure Trove

Consignment stores are a wonderful, practical place to shop for baby furniture, including dressers, cribs, baby carriers, strollers and high chairs. If you are buying a crib or cradle, make sure that the slats are under 2-3/8' apart. If farther apart that this, the baby's head could get stuck between the slats and he or she could be seriously injured or killed.

Outfitting Your Pre-Teen

Shirts for girls and boys, as well as jeans are easy finds at consignment stores. Most stores carry clothing up to a child's size 12 or 14 (US). The larger sizes are more difficult to find because children in middle-to-late childhood tend to wear the clothing out before they outgrow it. What you do find may not be the latest styles, but probably will not be that out of date. You may even get lucky and find popular pre-teen celebrities and singers that your son or daughter will be very glad to show off at school.

Quality Clothing At A Big Savings

Shopping at a second-hand, thrift or consignment store will definitely stretch your budget and provide your baby or child with top-quality clothing that will last. The best part is that you can sell the clothing back to the consignment shop after your child has outgrown it, which will help you pay for the next size clothing. You cannot do that at a department store.

Skip Hop Duo Deluxe Diaper Bag The Skip Hop DUO’s multitude of pockets and compartments easily organize diapers, bottles, sippy cups, food and toys, while keeping your phone, PDA, wallet, keys and other personal items safe and dry. The Deluxe Edition features the new Shuttle Clips; a unique strap and fastening system that allows the DUO to attach neatly and conveniently to the handlebars of any stroller and then convert into a …

Step2 Push Around Buggy (Red) $36.00 Perfect for walks around the neighborhood or park, the Push Around Buggy is a colorful, comfortable ride-on for your little one. Parents control this cute coupe with a sturdy handle that can be removed and conveniently stored underneath the buggy. Beginner drivers “start” this buggy with a pretend click-start ignition key. Store additional supplies or goodies in a special compartment under the fro…

InStep Sierra Double Bicycle Trailer $128.25 Take your tykes in tow with the InSTEP® Sierra™ bike trailer. The lightweight steel trailer is designed with a coupler that attaches to the rear hub of nearly any bicycle, and the cabin holds two children (up to 100 lbs total weight) securely within a five-point harness, beneath a rain shield. For additional versatility, the trailer easily converts to a stroller with a padded push bar and sw…

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BeBeLove USA EVO-DS Double Jogging Stroller $134.99 The BeBeLove® USA EVO-DS double jogging stroller makes it easy to get you and the kids out of the house. Each seat offers a 50-lb capacity and is shaded by a multi-position sun canopy. It’s easy to control with a 43-in high handlebar and a hand/foot brake….