Consignment Store Shopping For Big Savings On Baby’s Essentials

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.

Many Essentials To Choose From

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!

Save Big On Winter Gear

A great place to find winter gear for your children is a consignment or thrift shop. You can purchase an entire winter outfit, including a winter coat, matching gloves, warm brown boots and a hat for about 75% less than what you would pay for a brand new winter ensemble. These jackets, boots, hats and gloves are not ripped and stained either. They are nearly always like new and in very good condition.

A Baby Furniture Treasure Trove

Cribs, strollers and baby carriers are also plentiful at most children’s consignment stores. A word of caution when purchasing a crib for your baby. Be sure that the slats are no more than 2-3/8 inches apart. New cribs conform to this standard, but some older cribs do not. Take your tape measure and do not buy a crib, no matter how much of a deal it seems to be, that fails to meet this standard. This could be a life or death decision and your baby is counting on you to do the right thing.

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 What you do find may not be the latest styles, but probably will not be that out of date.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.

Designer Clothes At Rock-Bottom Prices

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.