Comments on: Buying Oversized Clothing

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:03:58 +0000

That’s a really great idea that I hadn’t thought of before. I hate it when my daughter only gets to wear things a couple of times before she grows out.

By: Mamasimpson

Mamasimpson — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:51:11 +0000

I actually used capris as pants for my daughter last spring. She’s pretty much wearing the same stuff this year as last. Same as my son. I think it’s great.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:49:42 +0000

I could not disagree with you more. I often find that by the middle of the summer my kids clothes are destroyed from playing outside and just being kids. Plus, if you buy them big, then by the time they actually fit right they are completely worn out and look terrible. For me the key is buying much less than most people in the correct size and letting my kids wear everything as much as possible.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:05:29 +0000

Sorry everyone–Mr. Linky is up now!

Abbi–My daughter has a lot of “capris,” too! Once her pants finally start fitting her around the waist, they’re several inches too short to be normal pants.

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:30:46 +0000

My son is in his cousins hand me downs. The clothes that his cousins wear are from a company that makes there clothes rather baggy. I love them they are so baggy and fun. They also look extremely comfortable on him. They fit over his bulky pocket diapers–that I also think are adorable.

He is currently 18 months old and is wearing 18-24 hand me downs. We also have 2T. Both are really baggy on him and I see him in these clothes for a very long time even though he is about avg or a little over average size. It seems though that he grows out of the mainstream stores clothes before he hits the age they are suppose to go to, and not just bc of the diapers either. They just seem like a tighter less comfortable fit for him and he is not a chubby kid.

I was wondering though what do you do when the seasons change. Where we live we have drastic changes in the seasons. T-shirts and shirts are not a problem but shorts are a must in the summer. Do you buy their size or do you still size up? Shorts will probably only be worn where I am for 3 months maybe 4 at the tops. The next little guy will be in them in about a year or two, but I was just wondering how you handle the seasons.

By: Morgen

Morgen — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:02:58 +0000

I love buying clothes a size or two bigger! And I especially love the end of season clearance sales! That is when I buy the most clothes for my kids. I don’t buy items that were a one-season-only-fashion so my kids always look up-to-date in their wardrobe. And I always have clothes on hand in case they go through a sudden growth spurt and need a bigger size.

I also did a post for Thrifty Green Thursday:
http://frugal-fridays.blogspot.com/2009/03/baby-food-jars.html

By: Abbi

Abbi — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:26:16 +0000

When you have a skinnier child sometimes you can turn what are supposed to be pants into capris for girls. Of course that is different then buying big but it still makes the clothes work for a longer period of time.

I did a post for Thrifty Green Thursday: http://proverbs31living.blogspot.com/2009/03/25-ways-to-use-cardboard-boxes.html

By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:10:11 +0000

I don’t see Mr. Linky and wanted to add my Thrifty Green Thursday post on Earth Hour. Sorry I have to do it in your comments, here’s the link

http://condo-blues.blogspot.com/2009/03/earth-hour-2009.html

By: Sarah Eliza @devastateboredom

Sarah Eliza @devastateboredom — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:26:37 +0000

LOL I might be being reeeeeally dense but I can’t find the Mr. Linky for this… is it still on this site? I wanted to try to participate…

By: heather

heather — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:03:45 +0000

Hi – I always buy shoes and boots big too. I look for shoes that can be tied tightly to make up for the bigger size. My son has never had a problem with this and he wore a pair of shoes all of last winter and almost through this winter. As a note, I would never put shoes on my son that would cause him to trip easily so I pay close attention when buying. I got a pair of BRAND NEW 9 1/2 Stride rites for $2.99 a resale store and he’s been wearing them for about 6 months.