[tbw2]

I found that some of the veterans’ charity clothing stores have an awesome selection women’s and girls’ clothing, though often picked through for mens’.
We’ve been taking my kids, especially my girl, for years. Conversely, picking up girls’ formal wear dresses for $5-$10 and anything else for less meant she had lovely things for a good price and it didn’t look used/worn down.
But it means that when I take her now to Plato’s Closet or similar consignment, there’s no freak out, no yuck factor.

[Paddyboy]

I shop at a thrift store here in Jersey that supports a Hospital.Most of the inventory consists of very high-end clothing items that were donated by Doctors wives,who bought stuff for their husbands that they refused to wear.Consequently you can find Armani suits or Gucci loafers,unused,for 10 bucks.

[wardaddy]

I agree with the parent

Every kid doesn’t get Burberry or those fancy urban sports threads

You have to keep nice things in perspective

I shop from Dollar General to Wallyworld where I’m going today to get ammo

Up to Burberry Neimans or Celine

Guess which member of the family wears that last gear....

I buy most expedient and frugal for what I need

Sams too

And Tractor Supply and CO-OP

I don’t buy much for me

One item I notice that’s gone crazy is kids tennis shoes and sweatshirt zip ups stuff

[Anima Mundi]

One Christmas we made a rule that gifts we gave had to come from thrift stores or garage sales or be made by us. We found items and refurbished them as needed, etc. Gift-wise it was the best and most interesting Christmas. We will always remember it fondly.

[BlueLancer]

Several months after my late-wife died, I went through the closets collecting all of her clothes to take them to the local Catholic Charities store. I ended up with 15 large trashbags full of clothes, some of which still had tags and labels on them.

And to give you an idea of the quality of clothes she preferred, she was an ex-Playboy bunny and model. None of them were cheap, by any description of appearance or price.

[jmacusa]

Humility is knowing one is not God.