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

Next has some really weird clothes for boys, shirts, waistcoats and tie combos, ok for a wedding, but they have loads of them.

I don't see what's wrong with a dinosaur t-shirt, unlike the glittery pink shit that girls have to put up with, dinosaurs are cool. Diggers, on the other hand, are dull and to be avoided.

I think there's more choice for girls so tempting to buy more clothes than you actually need.

Also girls in general tend to be more interested in clothes and picky about what they'll wear (well my 3 yo is anyway!).

I'll now only buy things I know she actually likes, as she picks what she wants to wear every day and dresses herself. I've spend too much on "tasteful" clothing only for her to refuse to wear it.

Clothes shopping in general with DD is an a nightmare as she usually wants the vilest most glittery inappropriate items, and I want her to have sensible, tasteful stuff - so we usually have to come to a compromise.

I imagine boys are a lot easier to please anyway.

depends whether you are happy for you boys to look like mini soldiers/drug barons

if you mean plain shorts and T shirts and basic jeans - well, put your girls in those then!

with her being tall/thin try vertbaudet, la redoute they give loads of codes out so becomes v cheap, and the sales are v cheap and the clothes are appropriate for the ages not too old looking or inappropriate

Yes, what is it with teeny tiny shirts and waistcoats for babies? Given ds's propensity for puking, he'd look like said banker after several hours in pub...

Agree with what others have said - dd wore mostly boys clothes til age 5 (mainly because I knew a lot of people with slightly older boys, so got lots of handmedowns, admittedly). IMO small children of either sex look great in a plain t shirt & pair of chino style trousers, practical and neat. Mind you, at that age she didn't care in the least what she wore so long as it didn't have scratchy labels or whatever.

In any event, ebay or sales are the way to go, clothes like new for practically nothing.

(a) You can actually dress girls in dinosaur T-shirts
(b) Try actually clothing a boy from these shops and you will notice the proportion of sk8r/skulls/"Look at me, I'm so naughty" stuff that there is
(c) You can find good stuff for girls, you just need to look carefully
Long sleeved t-shirts (Tesco)
Long-sleeved tops (ASDA)
Plain leggings (Tesco)
Loads of leggings (ASDA)

thrifty I hadn't really thought about primark - but my friend wanted to pop in their yesterday for something and i was SO impressed - i have a very skinny/ tiny 3yo boy, and all their jeans/ cords etc were £3 each (with adjustable waistband - i had just done a big shop up in Pumpkin patch (the only place i can get trousers to fit him...)
So am really chuffed i have found Primark! Got a bit carried away though, he now has loads of hoodies/ trousers/ pj's etc for winter!!

resistance You imagined wrong - my DS is a NIGHTMARE! He is sooo fussy. Preschool have complained that he won't wear their tops / high viz jackets/ aprons etc - and when i said to them, thats nothing, he won't wear anything with a colar, he will only wear t-shirts with tractors or trains on, he will only wear shorts, he won't wear anything thats not tight round waist, anything too hot/cold, he will only wear croc.. i have a battle with him EVERY MORNING and usually end up compromising and making a 'deal' with him.
My DD will wear anything... but is a year younger, so i'll reserve judgment!
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A little rant about pumpkin patch - they had sale on yesterday, but half of it wasn't priced and some had 3 different prices, but when i checked receipt when got home, the cheapest price on a few things hadn't been charged, i hate it in there, because you can't see how much each item is when they ring it in (their checkout is just a computer) - but love the clothes.

But you spend more on toys for boys. It's a fact from somewhere. Boys' toys tend to be more expensive electrical stuff, whereas girls like....other stuff.

erm- my boy and girl get the same toys- no such thing as boys toys and girls toys IMO.

Boys clothes in Pumpkin Patch are so yawn. All stylised logo-ey type clothes. The girls stuff seems really pretty though.

Sainsburys have some lovely clothes at the moment for girls. I am coveting the knitted stripey dresses with matching tights. Sadly they dont do them in a size 12-14!!

"no such thing as boys toys and girls toys IMO"

Tell Boots that, with their carefully labelled shelves.

I found lots of things in Sainsburys recently and actually more for DS than DD. Got her a few things in H&M. I probably do spend more on her because I get a bit carried away

But to answer the op, I had 3 boys and then 2 girls, and definitely found the boys easier and cheaper to dress. That may be because I'd spent several boy filled years (with 3 nephews as well), dreaming of tights and hair bobbles, and go slightly mad for them even 3 years into having girls .

nope, i find shopping for dd 21mnths a dream, so easy to get her lovely clothes reasonably, although i have a thing for next and debanhams.

you might think dinasours are cute, i hate them, i want nice plain/striped and so on, not bloody monsters football and other stereotypical shite on my son, therefore he costs me more as i stick to next, boden and baker. ds is 3.

Really struggle with my short but very skinny for height ds1, and don't even get me started on ds4 who has an i width shoe and gets turned away from Clarke....

think unusual builds are just harder full stop. FWIW I often envy girls clothes choices!

IME I find you end up buying girls a wider range of clothes.

for example, my DD will have normal/school shoes, party shoes, winter boots, trainers.
DS will have 1 pair shoes, 1 pair trainers.

DS will have a few pairs jeans, DD will have tights + skirts, party dress(es), leggings, jeans, cropped trousers etc etc.

However, when the sales are on, most shops (mothercare, matalan, george, tesco, M&S, you name it) will have RAILS of girls clothes reduced, and about 3 boys t-shirts and a pair of shorts. The only reason I can think of for this is that perhaps girls clothes are more seasonal??

Anyway, because of this I think I probably spend about the same overall!

I just looked at Professor's link. The first tops are lovely, but there is no equivalent for boys that I can see.

The boys' tops are all hideous and far too grown-up. Grrr!

Oh yes, in answer to op - i know what you mean, BUT sainsiburys is great for girls, i recently bought her loads of funky leggings / long sleeved tops and really warm welly socks

they don't do boys trousers with adjustable waist - i have wasted alot of money on elasticated waists from there. But girls stuff in there is really nice - no sequins & other nasties.

h&m Hate hello kitty

DS1 (ten) has rugby boots, school footie boots, school trainers, home trainers, home walking / shed boots, school shoes, and his crocs for going rockpooling.

Times that by four sons and it is time (though ds4 atm resides in shoes a lovely mumsnetter let us have due to the unusual width)

And as for having a seven year old boy who only wants to wear pink- you should try shopping with him! He loves Hello Kitty LOL

John Lewis best for boys clothes I find.

Baby Gap has some nice stuff in at the moment too (up to age 5 I think?).