This year I was a seller at the Kid’s Exchange consignment sale in Raleigh, so I got to shop early. It was the first time I’d been able to look at the girl’s clothes there and I was not let down! I got a Snow White Halloween costume, a Janie & Jack dress and bloomers, an adorable corduroy jumper for Christmas, a Chez Ami dress and tights, 4 footed sleepers, a Ralph Lauren jumper, a black turtleneck body suit, and a red romper. All were (nice!) name brand items, and I paid under $35 for the whole bunch. I’m expecting to make about 3 times that, so it worked out really well.
I’m hoping to go back tomorrow for the half price sale…I’m not sure if we’ll be able to do it in between church activities, but I’d really like to see if I can get a few more things. A lot of the stuff I was interested in was just a little too high for me, so if I could get them for half price I could probably outfit her for the entire fall and winter, considering several friends will also be giving us some hand-me-downs for her.
Luckily the boys are pretty much set…my oldest can mostly still wear his clothes from last year and my youngest son has plenty of hand-me-downs from big brother. My mom will probably buy each of them a few new things to supplement their current wardrobes and we’ll probably have to buy them each new shoes, but overall they’re in good shape.
I also still have a huge bunch of stuff to drop off at Kid to Kid in Apex, so by the time it’s all said and done, their old clothes will have paid for their new clothes! I’m amazed at just how many ways I’ve found to save money over the last year.
