thinking its much cheaper to clothe boys than girls

[carriedababi]

trying to kit my dd out for autum and winter.

shes a tall 3 year old.

bloody hell the cheaper shops like tescos and matalan, don't half sell some horrible clotes for girls, by that i mean things that aare far too grown up and liz mcdonald for a 3 year old.

i wanted pink and white long sleeved tees, matalan had some, but they are had a big cut out bit on the back with two big bow, exposing some of the back.

also things like all over sequined leggings.

so to buy the clothes i want for my dd i am forced to buy from dearer shops

wear as the boys clothes, i know theres only so much you can do with boys clothes, but are all lovely dinosaur tee and stuff, i think you could clothe them fairly easiily from tescos matalan etc

Asda and H&M do some nice girls clothes for reasonable prices.

not if your ds is tall and thin you cant, you still have the same problem, and dont get me started on choice.... rows and rows of choice for girls and bugger all for boys.

have you tried primark, cheap and perfect for skinny kids.

the boys need 3 different types of football boots for the same game and prefer addidas and nike to next or matalan

no its not cheaper!

I don't think it's cheaper at all. There's less choice, certainly, but it's no less expensive. Are there any NCT sales near to you? It's that time of year when they're held, and I got some great stuff for my two.

i haven't been in primark or h and m for a ges but i will try then this week.

i dont think its fair to say either is cheaper, they are much the same, although i have found there is much more choice for girls

my dd is not skinny, just tall

the ntc sales are over priced round here
plus when your looking at age 4 clothes they tend to be more worn rather than baby clthes.

Yep, boys are cheaper, until they tear holes in everything.

dd is no stranger to tearing holes in things.
esp in the bottom area.

There is less choice for boys. Rows and rows of pink, one rack of t-shirts with "I'm very naughty" or "I like football" written on them for boys.

I don't think you need to buy so much though - my boys genuinely don't care what they are wearing, and will happily go to a party in the same clothes that they would wear to the park.

Have 3 girls 1 boy, 100% cheaper for boys, no question in my humble opinion. For basics George, Matalan, I've found Primark shrinks, get what you pay for,tesco, ok, tu, not bad.

Why not put her in a dinosaur t-shirt then? Or a plain boy's top?

It may be cheaper to buy clothes for boys but I think it is mainly to do with the fact that there is not much choice and it is especially difficult if you have boys that don't like football.

I think it would be easy to get carried away buying clothes for a DD.

I have just bought DS a pair of grey cords, a pair of navy cotton trousers, a striped fleece, and 2 striped long sleeved T-shirts from Asda. All plain, no silly "cheeky moneky loves football" slogans, all have washed well, and a total of £19 for 5 items.

Mind you, there were racks and racks of tartwear for girls, vile cheap looking stuff. There is always more choice for girls in all supermarkets but I was pleasantly surprised by Asda this time (only dropped in for some orange juice and the local paper, isn't it always the way...)

Second hand is fantastic. When they're a bit bigger it's harder, but lots of parents have tons of clothes for their los and a lot of them never get worn.

Now that we have a baby ds, I've started to buy lots more boys clothes for dd. It feels quite liberating!

Yes, you often find a perfectly nice pair of jeans only to find they have been completely ruined by having Ben 10 on the pocket.

carrie, you might be surprised by the NCT you know. Volunteer to help on the day and you'll get first dibs on things too. I spent less than £30 a few weeks ago, got lots of nice (Boden and Gap mostly) clothes for ds and dd, and all of ds's christmas presents, including a Buzz Lightyear. If your dd is tall, try tesco. Their things always hang off my dd who is pretty average

Agree with the NCT nearly new suggestions. Also, charity shops have helped me. Find your nearest poshest town/city/village and get hunting - I've got loads of stuff recently for 3-year-old DD and baby DS.

Sainsbury tends to be good for girls- and most stuff isn't pink either.
H&M, Gap, John Lewis all v good too, withour being extortionate.

And yes- most boys stuff is covered in vile pictures or slogans- even the all holy boden tbh, and there is very little choice at all. It is cheaper though because its vile.

I suspect that if I had a girl I would be buying a lot of basics from the boys racks - jeans, plain and striped T Shirts etc, because the girls stuff is so pink, and often impractical.

But I also dislike a lot of boys clothing for the reasons other people have mentioned, and I went into NEXT for some basics for DS, and they ony had one very sall and restricted rack of clothes for 5-12 yo boys, and an overwhelment of girls clothing. It's MAD!

Buy more expensive ranges second hand on ebay! Boden stuff washes and ages well, IME.

I've just been into Boots today and they have a new clothing range in very similar to the Mini Mode stuff they used to stock. The boys' stuff was distinctly "meh" but the girls' stuff was gorgeous! No pink overload, no mini-slut clothing. Not as cheap as supermarkets, but not ridiculous prices by any means.

I was impressed! (And have hope for the summer boys' ranges as Mini Mode was always better for boys in the summer anyway - I only have a boy, was disappointed in a way.)

They don't seem to have anything up on the website yet, just this.