You can never have enough kid’s clothes right? Do you ever walk into a high end children’s boutique or the kids section in a high end department store and see the most beautiful and adorable dress for your baby girl or plaid summer shorts for your toddler boy? And then sticker shock…is there a typo on that $295 Little Marc Jacobs dress or $160 for the toddler boy Burberry shorts which will be worn a few times and maybe have some milk or chocolate smeared all over it? You say to yourself, “my husband will kill me” or “I could just pay cash” or “he will never know and I’ll say it was a gift” or “Just this once I’ll buy it because Madison will look fabulous at the neighbor’s barbeque” even though you know it’s way too nice to be crawling all over the grass at the party.
Shop on Ebay. I’ve been buying and selling on Ebay for a few years now and it’s a great way to catch those Juicy Couture dresses, Izod shirts and Diesel shorts for a fraction of the price and avoid that sticker shock. So many designers are making children’s clothing but their prices are not always recession proof. A recent random search on Ebay pulled up 298 items for Juicy Couture infants & toddlers alone, including a $97 bathing suit for $15.99! Use key words in your search for your favorite kids designers and make sure you search for both new or used items. As all moms know, many of our kids clothes get worn so few times they are like new and have lots of good wearings left. Many items on Ebay are new with original tags on them so you know you’re getting a real bargain. And just think, when your child outgrows that D & G Junior or Lilly Pulitzer outfit you bought on Ebay for a steal, you can resell it and use the money towards a new one!!
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Tags: Designer Clothes, Designer Clothes at a discount, Ebay, Kids Clothes