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I buy a mix of used and new. When DS was a baby it was easy to get lots of used clothes, though a lot were in "play" condition. As he gets bigger the selection gets slimmer and slimmer. He's 2.5 now, and if I get clothes for him at a consignment sale, they're typically not favorites of mine, but work great as backup clothes for daycare.

We are expecting a baby girl in August, and I was able to get her tons of consignment stuff, lots I really liked. But I expect that as she gets bigger we'll have less luck finding stuff I like, just like DS.

Generally I find it a whole lot simpler just to shop at places like ON, Gymboree, and Carters though. I usually shop once per season where I stock up on what he needs for months at a time. I can capitalize on the sales and coupons and it's super convenient. Buying used can be fun, but it's less convenient for me, and a lot more time consuming. Also, he absolutely destroys clothes at daycare. IDK what they do, if it's markers or paint or food, or what. But eventually his clothes come home with some sort of stain that I just can't get out, no matter what I do to it. Which is also why I don't generally do high end clothes for him, even used. I don't want to be stressed out that something I was planning on selling has now been ruined.

@DillonLion: I just tried to join the Buy Nothing group for my city, but my address falls outside of the boundaries of the group (interestingly, it's limited to three of the most affluent neighborhoods in our city). They said I could start my own group because they wanted to keep it hyperlocal.

@DillonLion: I think I'll look into it once I have this baby. I understand wanting to be hyper-local, but the admin's attitude was more along the lines of "poor(er) people, stay out).

Sometimes - however if you go end of season to Target you can buy brand new for $3-4

I do but I also pay attention to sales and buy new. I agree with other pp that sales on new clothing is sometimes as cheap or cheaper than used. We have 2 consignment shops near where I live. One is kind of more upscale and the other is cheaper brands and I've gotten things at both places. I have 3 boys and share clothing with my nephew too so I'm all about saving money where I can. My 4 year old is really hard on his clothing especially pants. I think it is finally going to stay warm enough for shorts thankfully because he has holes in all of the knees of his pants.

@mamaof2: I just bought a pair of shorts for $1.25 and shirts for $2.25 at Target. Can't beat that. Perfect stuff for daycare. If it gets ruined I don't mind.

Absolutely! We have also been lucky to receive several hand me downs from my cousin's baby! We've barely had to buy any clothes, mostly stuff I think is cute and want. I bought her 3 pairs of shorts and 2 pairs of pants for $16 at consignment the other week, such a steal! Although when my in-laws found out I buy her second hand clothing they looked appalled and said "aren't you worried about contamination?" hahahaha