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Pretty much everything we have is second hand, with the exception of gifts from others. Sometimes I need a specific clothing item or toy and cant fond it used and buy new, but those are pretty few and far between. I know it will be harder as they get older and wear things longer and wear them out, but its so nice right now!

Errrrrmg yes!! Before LO I never would have imagined but they grow so quickly and some of the second hand stuff is like brand new! I look for good brands and items that are in perfect condition. I've had really good luck at consignment sales and online sale groups. I'm actually trying to figure out what i'll do with DD's wardrobe if #2 is a boy.

Um, yes. I don't have a lot of time to dedicate to it, but a lot of the big stuff is either used or it was a gift from someone else. A will wear all of H's hand-me-downs, which also include hand-me-downs from my friends. All of my strollers have been used, including my current double BOB that I got for free from another runner (we switched), H's big girl bed is used that I got on Craigslist, and her dresser is one I picked up at the Restore and refinished.

I do a little bit.
We have a used swing, high chair, climber, and some clothes.
With three of a kind in the same season I'm really more concerned with longevity. I wasn't whatever I buy to last through three kids. I can usually get gap and old navy for cheaper than I can buy used stuff.
My girls also have ten aunts so I don't have much opportunity to need clothes.

Heck, yeah! Thrift stores, Craigslist and local FB groups make it so easy, I try to get everything used if I can! Cheaper and better for the environment!

I don't seek out second hand things for her surrogate we got a few books from a garage sale for her. Her clothes are all new.

Yep! Lots of clothes from Buy Nothing and toys from Goodwill.

We just got a Cozy Coupe for a steal at a local consignment shop. SO GLAD we avoided having to put one of those things together. All of her clothes and toys are used, unless they were gifted. (Or unless I needed something super specific.)

Yea, I'd say I buy about 80% of E's clothes from the Just between friends sale that happens twice a year. Now that he's getting older, he'll probably end up with more new clothing since kids this age tend to be harder on their clothes, but when he was younger they grow out of the clothes so quickly that it never made sense to buy new when the used ones were just like new.

For A, we have a friend with a daughter that is about year older and we've gotten all her hand me downs!

There's a bi-annual consignment sale that I like to go to. I have no problem with used clothes, shoes, toys, etc. But I do find it way more convenient to shop places like Old Navy, Gymboree and Carters with a coupon. I like the consignment sales for mostly fill in clothes so we can stretch out how often we do laundry. You can definitely find cute stuff at the sales, but it seems to take a lot more time and effort.

The other issue for me is that with having a boy, the older he gets the the smaller the clothes selection is. The clothes become less cute, and the wear and fading on them is worse. Used newborn and other baby sizes are great, though! So many clothes babies wear once, if it at all.

Sometimes. But nowadays I'm more of a buyer but never user.

Absolutely! Consignment, thrift stores, 2nd hand sales, buy nothing groups... I'm sure as LO gets older good quality used stuff will be harder to come by, but I find lots of great quality stuff.

I like to thrift but as a WOHM of 2 I don't have tons of time to comb through the racks. We get tons of great stuff at Once Upon a Child (kids resale chain) though!