Ack Carter's "haul"
Dave and I ventured into a Carter's for the first time yesterday since knowing we are having a baby, at the suggestion of his aunt. We have a few things on our "needs" list and she said it would be a great place to look.
It also appears and from what I remember from buying for other people's kids everything goes on sale. The brandy new stuff that was full price was more than I felt comfortable spending but there was so much that was 70% off. We stuck to our list but did end up with one more item than than we went in for ;)
We ended up getting the whale and crab onesie set top left. We needed some short sleeve ones. The dark blue one says Captain Adorable. Which I know some might say says "BOY" I say why can't Wee be a Captain? I loved the neon orange accents on them too! She has a little pair of orange or grey pants that will go so great with all them.
The top two outfits were on the super clearance rack. We paid $6 a set and ended up with two sweaters, two pants and a onesie! We were very strategic in the colors we bought to go along with the stuff we thrifted and were gifted at our shower.
Click the image to visit the site. I will not get any credit but the stuff is ADORABLE. I was not compensated or asked to post this. I just loved all the cute little things and thought it would be fun to share a collage of things I'd like to see her in. I think the stuff is honestly even cheaper in store too. Looking at the prices online some was what we paid but a lot was more than what we paid.
Where is your favorite place to buy kids clothes? Even if you don't have a kid but buy for friends.
EDITED TO ADD because Dave thought it might not be clear. We only got the stuff in the last collage. I thought it was obvious but doesn't hurt to say so.
WHY DID I LISTEN TO HER? The only person who had a harder time in that store than me was Dave. I'd think it was fair to say there was little in there that I didn't like. I am kinda picky about baby clothes too and at least at this moment in time every thing was so damn cute!
Wee is gonna eventually have opinions on what she wears. But until then I plan on living it up and dressing her in all the things Dave and I love. :) ha. Heck why not while we can. Being as it is my kid I am sure she will make her opinions known soon enough!
These are the things I fell in love with there but we only bought one of them. They also seem to have lots of coupons going at once. Between the sales and coupons I can see this being our store to find her great little outfits at a very reasonable price. It was all cheaper than Target too for what appears to be better constructed items. Who knows how they will hold up. I do know that I personally wore a TON of Carters as a kid. We had a Factory Outlet store near where I grew up.
We ended up buying the red sweater and zebra outfit. It was cheaper to buy that then to buy just a sweater. (sweaters weren't on sale. I think they had all just come in)
I found I REALLY liked the boy stuff too. Lots of stuff that would be cute on a boy or a girl was to be found over there. I loved the soft teal color and the greys. There isn't enough girl stuff I have seen in those colors. I don't want a sea of pink. Heck she might be a red head and teal might be her COLOR. :)
I found I REALLY liked the boy stuff too. Lots of stuff that would be cute on a boy or a girl was to be found over there. I loved the soft teal color and the greys. There isn't enough girl stuff I have seen in those colors. I don't want a sea of pink. Heck she might be a red head and teal might be her COLOR. :)
Here is what we ended up with.
Our list of what we were looking for:
*Pants
*Sweaters or a warm layer that opens in front
*Socks
*Short sleeve onesies
*Hats (sadly they didn't have any on sale. They had really cute ones that were white and neon pink but I wasn't going to spend $6 a piece on them)
Click the image to visit the site. I will not get any credit but the stuff is ADORABLE. I was not compensated or asked to post this. I just loved all the cute little things and thought it would be fun to share a collage of things I'd like to see her in. I think the stuff is honestly even cheaper in store too. Looking at the prices online some was what we paid but a lot was more than what we paid.
Where is your favorite place to buy kids clothes? Even if you don't have a kid but buy for friends.
EDITED TO ADD because Dave thought it might not be clear. We only got the stuff in the last collage. I thought it was obvious but doesn't hurt to say so.
Comments
Great haul!
i do love to clearance rack shop at target, i bought a bunch of onesies for $2 in the next size up and some cotton pants for $3. there does seem to be an over abundance of girls clothes, so i'm very excited when i find cute boys things on clearance.
i stay away from kohls, too expensive even when on sale. same goes for jcp.
i have found some cute things at old navy online and less frequently in the store. their items are cute but you need to wait for the sales otherwise too expensive.
i do love to splurge at baby gap, such cute stuff, plus the fabric is so soft. but again it's usually clearance rack diving or wait for the 40% off sale online.
i'm jealous you get to pick out such cute girls outfits. the boys outfits just don't have as much variety.
I find that a lot of my summer clothes for my son were cheap/wore well from Kohls - their Jumping Beans line, when you have a good 20 or 30% off coupon, can be a steal. And pretty cute as well - although I've only been shopping there for boys stuff mostly in the past.
Jeans though? Old Navy hands down. Soft and not scratchy, wear well, and you can get toddler sizes for around $10. Not bad!
i guess it may be better held for when kids are a bit older and actually wearing their clothes for a minute before growing out of them. but just sayin' -- UBER cute!
You are going to enjoy baby dressing SO much. I didn't think it would be as much fun as it is with a boy, and it would be even more fun with a girl.