To ask where you buy your DC's clothes?

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There's a thread about Mothercare being a bit rubbish...

My mum advised me against pumpkin patch as apparently the clothes aren't very good quality...

Just being nosy really!

ebay for second hand boden, supermarkets, marks.

Boden, next, gap, H&M and Marks usually.

It depends on the age of your child really. Very young children and crawlers need cheap and cheerful clothing so you don't mind chucking it when it's covered in mud, banana or tomato sauce.

My daughter is almost 5 and so we need clothes that have hard wearing knees and don't look too silly when she's grown 3 inches overnight.

Mostly supermarkets these days with prices being so outrageous in places like Mothercare/Boots/M&S and other chain stores.

Get most of their clothes in the sales and we also have a Next Clearance close by which can have some bargains (although a lot of tat too!).

We have had some Pumpkin Patch clothes as presents - they are ok - not brilliant quality.

eBay or supermarkets for dd2/3
Supermarkets & new look for dd1

It depends on the shape of your dc to be honest. My dd is slim so next and marks are the only shops I can get fitting clothes. Shoes either Clarks or brsntanamo.

Supermarkets, Next, Gap, H&M, Zara.

Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Matalan for everyday clothes as they grow out of them so quickly and they often get stained. My sister buys my DC's clothes from Next as presents (normally 'party dresses or clothes for best!).

ds 5 - H&M or tesco from me. Or primarni for things like socks pants vests, PJ's and beachwear that I don't mind if it gets wrecked. he gets M&S from his nan/aunty & DP's mum, (these outfits usually there's 3/4 are his 'sunday best'.

Shoes however always clarks, unless it's the beach shoes then he has a pair of the primark sandles.

Buy a couple of "smart" outfits in M&S / Next / John Lewis.

Casual clothes from asda / primark / tesco.

DD is 7 and DS1 is 5. DS1 can only wear trousers with adjustable waists or they fall down.

DS2 wearing hand-me-downs.

Asda, H&M, M&S. Also picked up loads of secondhand stuff in charity shops for DC2 due next month.

Tesco, Sainsburys, eBay mostly. Occasional forays into H&M and Next if feeling flush.

Boden (sale), Gap, John Lewis... That's all really. Have given some Pumpkin Patch t-shirts which were good colours (boy) and lasted well.

anywhere where they do the elasticated waist thingies because DD is a tall but skinnie minnie.

Ebay / Tesco / Asda / Sainsburys for most stuff which can get ruined / painted on / destroyed.

Pumpkin Patch / Next / Mothercare / Marks & Spencers for "fancier" clothes.

H & M (great for boys clothes), Tesco, John Lewis, M&S, Primark.

To be fair, PP, Next and Mothercare are the only places where we have gotten clothes in DD's size and they have actually mostly fit. She's still got a pair of jeans from Tesco which she is now 2 years older than the age range, and they're still far too big for her waist!

H&M, boden and Zara, sometimes ebay and I have been known to rummage through the clothes at jumble sales. It depends, I buy new clothes that all co-ordinate for holidays and days out. We home ed, so I save money on play clothes buying 2nd hand bits.

Mainly Boden, Catimini, John Lewis, P.O.P & Gap for my 2 yr old DS.

Asda, Sainsbury's, Next (very rarely), Gap (even rarer), John Lewis, Boots and a shed load second hand from DSiL .
Get a load of pressies from Gap, Next and Boots from family too .

I don't think that any children's clothes shops are completely good or completely bad. There are some lovely things in mothercare, but also some awful tat. Same with Next, M&S and the supermarkets. I've had clothes for DS1, which are now being worn by DS3 and have kept their shape and colour and I've also had things which have fallen apart pretty quickly.

Price is not an indicator of quality. Be selective and buy clothes from lots of different places and look at material quality and stitching.

At the moment I quite like Fat Face. You can't buy everything there, but the things I've bought so far seem well made.

I always go to John Lewis, Gap, Boden, next (sometimes) and M&S for my 4 yr old ds :)

Mainly boden, john lewis and the odd bit from sainsburys for the older one. The young one is mainly boden and john lewis. I hate small children to be dressed in mini adults clothing, and don't like seeing jeans on small ones as they look so comfy. I want them in fun, bright, childish clothes.

• So uncomfy even!