to buy almost all DS's clothes from the supermarket?

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My friend thinks I'm a real cheapskate. Both our DCs are 18 months old (her's is a DD, mine's a DS) and we were talking about clothes, how they grow so quickly, get covered in mud/poo/orange and I told her I don't fuss about DS getting mucky because I buy all of his clothes from Sainsbury's/Asda/Tesco. She looked at me like this and diplomatically told me that she thinks that is really tacky. I'm not offended at all (she wouldn't have known if I hadn't said, which I think proves my point) but the clothes I buy DS have all worn really well, are colour-fast, are made from quite nice, thick cotton and aren't emblazoned with Disney and slogans, so what's the problem? I think it's a criminal waste of money to buy clothes that look almost exactly the same from Boden or wherever and then worry about DC getting dirty through normal play and general existence, especially when they need a whole new wardrobe every 6 months anyway. When DS is older (and less likely to have food dribbling down his chin) I don't mind spending a bit more. AIBU?

YANBU - it's better than spending a fortune on clothes that will be either outgrown or stained with a few wears. And it's not all muck and tat anyway - DD has had some lovely Cherokee things.

I love Sainsbury's clothes! I find their kids stuff washes brilliantly and lasts forever.

I do enjoy buying 'nice' things sometimes from Monsoon or wherever but for everyday stuff I really can't see the point of spending a lot on the kids.

Wait til her dd turns into a teen. The £40 jeans which she 'had to have' last week will not be trendy this week and will languish on the floor in her wardrobe and dd will be agitating for a different pair of trews, usually costing more. She'll then wish she'd bought the £10 version from tesco

Lord no YANBU!! I'm exactly the same with my kids. I never understand why people spend a fortune on baby clothes for them to be grown out of in 2 months. DD1 is 5 now so I do spend more on her shoes and she gets the occasional special outfit (by special I mean from Next :)), but that's it. In face I was in Tesco this morning buying DD2 a little pair of boots.
I was outside DD1's school last summer and heard one of her classmates mum say, "You can't leave your cardigan there, it's not a cheap one from Asda you know." DD is one of the more popular kids in the class and also won the most awards last year - all in a cheap cardigan from Asda :o

thecrackfox

yep - another sainsbo's/asda dressed DS here

I buy almost all of my own and husbands clothes from Sainsburys. I like their clothes, they wash well and are well made. They are good value for money. I do like designer clothes, and will happily pay more money if it is something I really like for "best", but for work and everyday wear there is nothing at all wrong with clothes from the supermarket.

Nope. I am head to toe Sainos most days.

YANBU

I have bought nothing new for my baby. Evrything she has (and I have bought up to age two already) is either a gift or secondhand from ebay.

And she was so big at birth and has grown so fast I am really pleased I didn't buy anything new as she has hardly worn a lot of the clothes.

DD's nursery has a little group of princessy girls who aren't allowed to play in the sandpit or do painting because it will ruin their lovely clothes.

DD wears Christmas-themed t-shirts all year round because they are $1 apiece in January and I couldn't give a toss if the nursery took them paintballing.

*ninedragons8 you would let your DD's nursery take her paintballing?! ;)

I buy the majority from supermarkets but pay a bit more in other shops if it's a special occasion. Nothing wrong with kids clothes from supermarkets apart from the fact that there is nowhere near enough boys clothes compared to girls but that's another thread

nope, DS and I dress mainly in Sainsbos clothing. I've tried other supermarkets and found them wanting, and as for the high street stores - why would I pay £12 for an embroidered grey trendy top for a 2 year old when I can get a 3 pack of brightly coloured plain ones for £5? DS has enough years ahead of him dressing in greys and blacks, I want him to be bright and cheerful for as long as possible!!

(that said, Next do have some cute tops for toddlers at the moment, but I do balk a bit at the cost of them)

my dd goes to brownies and so does her bf. but her bf's mum has told her child that she cant get the brownie uniform dirty because it was 'so expensive'.
we got dd uniform second hand on ebay. she knows i'd rather have her climbing a tree or playing than keeping a daft uniform pristine.

Isnt the point of uniforms to save thier real (supermarket) clothes getting ruined?

noting wrong with supermarket, hand me downs,charity shops or ebay. Mums stick together on this and stop mums feeling bas when they are doing thier best.

Is she one of those people that think they are 'posh' for only buying Next for their DC ?

YANBU at all. Supermarket clothes are just the same quality wise IMO, and the price is great. I would just be happy knowing I was the sensible one and my friend was wasting money, her choice.

yabu, you should buy it all from Charity shops and Nearly New sales instead.

Well if you're a cheapskate then I am too. I get most of my DS's clothes from supermarkets, H&M or Primark and the odd thing from Gap Outlet (because it's as cheap as Asda). Sounds like your friend is being completely pretentious. Just ignore her. Maybe she can afford to buy her child's clothes from Monsoon or whatever and that's fine if she can but I bet her child doesn't look any better dressed than yours or mine.

Of course YANBU.

When mine were in Kindergarten they wore stuff mostly from flea markets-as did most of the other children.

yanbu, there's nothing wrong with supermarket clothes and its not nice for children when the mums constantly pulling them away from the paint/sand/glue/whatever else for fear of ruining their clothes - are the clothes so important that they rather their child misses out??? i find that quite sad.

I have received no end of compliments on DD2's Sainsbo's outfits this summer.

What a ridiculous person your "friend" is!

Sainsbo's also sell CharlieLola pants (as they are known in our house) which definitely encouraged DD1 our of pull ups and back into pants after a Series of Unfortunate Events....

Not only that if you've got a preschooler who goes to nursery then you're better off sending them to school in Primarni specials. M son he comes home with the knees out of his jeans at least once a fortnight and I can normally tell what he's had for his lunch just by checking out the stains on his t-shirt.

FWIW I buy my DS clothes anywhere from second hand Ebay to online slightly pricier places. There are certain brands I like for their design, ie a bit more colourful and I have noticed for a few years places like Boots and Sainsburys I am sure their designers/purchasing people are mirroring copying more expensive brands like Oilily and their ilk

God knows what said friend would make of me. Have never bought a full-priced item from anywhere.
All her clothes are from ebay, handed down from her older cousin or sale items. What's the point?

YANBU!

I think a lot of the tesco/sainsbo's stuff is really nice actually. My DS is usually in H&M or supermarket stuff, with nicer bits from the GPs and the sales thrown in.

I went to antenatal with a buyer for tesco babywear, and they look to Mamas and Papa's for styles apparently. Having never been inside a mamas and papas, I can't say whether this shows or not.

YANBU - especially since I design childrenswear for the aforementioned. I'm as highly trained & experienced as my peers who design for the labels, and we draw on all the same source inspiration & trend books.

The only reason our product is cheaper is because of the huge volumes we buy in.

She may think its tacky, but as you said, OP, she couldn't tell the difference.

Keep buying ladies :)