What do you really think of second hand for kids?

Same here.

Unless and until the kids earn their own money, they get what you give them. And if it's second hand, so what? The only time I'd say no would be if it was something obviously old and they got teased for it at school. But I can't really think how the other kids would know unless it was an old brand that you can't get now and looked a bit shabby.

Practically all my Gdcs’ things are 2nd hand - mostly outgrowns passed around among friends/relatives. Ditto a good many toys and big items like bikes.
In DD’s circle it’s entirely normal.

I did the same, I don’t see the point getting everything new for young children, and it’s much better for the environment to reuse. I got loads of baby stuff and toys second hand too

The majority of my kids clothes are second hand. We are lucky enough to have family for some hand me downs and friends for others. It seems a waste to not use those second hand clothes if they are good enough just to buy something new. They get new things if needed so I'm not adverse to buying new.

DS is now 8 and its starting to be a struggle for second hand clothes. They seems to wear out before getting to us at this age.

We don't entirely do it for money. Although buying something that looks pretty much new for a faction of the cost is great and means that money can go elsewhere! I also like to reuse and recycle where we can. It seems so wasteful to buy something that will be worn once for an occasion from the shop where there is plenty in charity shops and on vinted/ebay/facebook marketplace

DM had a friend who childminded a former colleague's daughter who is 6 months older than DD1. The mum was in her 40s and they knew that she would be an only child so all the outgrown clothes came out way. There was great excitement when we heard that the friend would be visiting DM because that meant bags of clothes to go through. The mum is from a Southern European country so there were often beautiful little dresses and t-shirts from her home country. Once DD1 had outgrown them they were put away for DD2 and then they went to my cousin's DD and then my niece.
I have always shopped in charity shops and have picked up some real bargains over the years and my DDs love a charity shop rummage too. I also buy and sell on eBay and my DDs use Vinted. DD1 is getting married next year and she found a gorgeous bridesmaid dress for DD2 on Vinted for less than £4.

I think second hand is better all round but for me personally I prefer to buy brand new. I grew up in poverty therefore never had anything new. Now as an adult I can afford to buy new things & clothes so I prefer to do so.

My dc have a mix of 2nd hand & new school uniform too. Why not?

90% of my DC’s clothes are second hand. The clothes are usually in near perfect condition. It means more money for us to do fun things and a highly likelihood of them having a planet to grow old on.

6 figure income and I buy loads second hand and get lots of hand me downs.

I love clothes & looking nice & often buy second hand. I sell loads of my stuff on too. No idea why that makes me feel inferior. I drive a used car too.

I dont get why second hand equals 'scruffy' - I buy a lot second hand on vinted and it means I can afford more expensive brands like Next, Frugi, handmade clothes ect. Plus like people have said, after a few washes you cant even tell if something is second hand!

I think all of my children's clothes are 2nd hand from vinted, charity shops, relatives, friends. I find it absolutely batshit when people dress their children in brand new expensive clothes.

Dc1s nursery actually have an issue with parents bringing dcs in nursery in brand new clothes and complaining when they get food and paint and mud etc on them.

I wasn’t a huge fan of buying second hand when DD was young. I did try it a few times but it quickly became obvious that what some people considered to be “excellent condition” is definitely not what I consider to be “excellent condition”! But I did sell my own DD’s stuff, or pass onto her cousin once she came along.

She is now wearing a second hand school uniform but that was gifted. Before this year I’ve always bought new, I have checked the second-hand shop but always found it to be poor condition. Her own school uniform I have mostly donated because I don’t consider that it was good enough condition to sell. Uniform doesn’t really last as long as other clothes because it gets so much wear.

Anyway the bottom line is that to me there is a price point, if I don’t think the item is good enough condition for the price being charged then I’d rather have new. It’s not about thinking I’m too good to have second hand, I will happily do so if cheap enough or free.

Dump the "friend". Children should be clean, warm, and tidy, not aesthetically curated like her own personal Barbie doll. Never mind Vinted, get yourself to the charity shops. Near me there are huge bins full of children's items for 50p or less, ( one place it's 5 items for £1) many of them virtually as new, you just need to rummage to find what you like, then chuck them through the wash. Kids grow like weeds, and also if you've paid so little for clothes, it doesn't matter so much if they get ripped or filthy, so they can properly play without worrying.

It makes no difference other than being cheaper and better for the environment.
My DC, when little, dressed exclusively in second hand clothes. I wasn't worried about paint, glue, pen or food being on anything they wore to nursery.

It doesn’t really matter no, but it seems from here it does as many are buying second hand high end items and passing them off as new.
keeping up with the Jones for sure

Always bought the kids clothes on Ebay, it meant they could have funky Boden and Swedish brands at prices I could afford. They are all nearly grown now and still buy their own clothes from Vinted or charity shops. My clothes are often second hand (as is my furniture).

I can't comprehend anyone who has an issue with this. It's saving money, there's more choice, I can often afford better brands and obviously it's better for the environment.
Do people who cringe about it never sleep in hotel beds? You know the sheets have been used by many, many people?

Dressed our kids in secondhand, they’re 30 and 22 now. Wish more people would. There’s so much waste.

I basically only shop on Vinted now 😂 The kids are always beautifully dressed, it’s great for the environment and I’m spending pennies in comparison to buying new. What’s not to love? 💪🏻

I’ll buy some clothes for them from Vinted but only new with tags. Wouldn’t buy worn stuff. I wouldn’t wear someone else’s clothes so I don’t expect them to either.

I don’t find Vinted that cheap any more, right enough.

I buy the more expensive stuff second hand, so coats mainly. I never see the point in 2nd hand everyday clothes because I've never found them much cheaper.

If I was looking for an occasion dress, Christmas jumper or something 'non-everyday' for DD I'd always check second hand first. I'm an ebay girl though, I can't get on with vinted.

I don't bother trying to re-sell basics, to be fair. It's only really worth my while for nice brands, and realistically that tends to be clothes they wear less often. Everyday leggings and T-shirts for nursery, or jeans with holes in the knees, no, it's not worth it. But I'm a bit of a sucker for buying lovely little dresses for my daughter, which she doesn't wear that often, and for that sort of stuff it's definitely worth buying something from a nice brand on Vinted for 15€ and trying to re-sell for the same price.

My son is at school, they don't wear uniform, and I buy him good quality jumpers from nice brands, stain treat them as soon as possible, and sell those on after he's outgrown them. Trousers tend to suffer a bit more wear and tear, so I generally donate those.

I don’t dress my kids with any kind of aesthetic. Mostly they choose their own clothes. But unless a friend gives me hand-me-downs, and I do have a few that give me some great stuff then I buy it all new because I honestly can’t be bothered with trawling Vinted, buying bits individually, waiting ages for delivery if the seller remembers to ship it at all and then finding out it doesn’t actually fit. Far easier to just do a bulk order from H&M, Next or Zara (my 8YO mostly wants Zara stuff these days). I don’t think any of those type of normal high street brands are expensive but I guess that’s relative. I’d never judge anyone else’s kids clothes so long as they were activity and weather appropriate. When we’re done with the clothes and presuming they’re not trashed and only fit for the bin I pass them on to a family friend for her kids.

I used a mix bag of second hand /new.

No one would have known which is which. And to be honest after be covered in paint at nursery after enjoying herself it really didn’t matter.

I have no idea whether my friends use second hand/new clothes. Though my close friend does get some great bargains from vinted.

More importantly I wouldn’t judge/mention it either way. Doesn’t affect parenting so completely irrelevant.